Question

The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.     —— Thomas Macaulay

About thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O’Neill gave a math       to our class. When the papers were    , she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the          mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about            in exams. Perhaps that was         Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to       after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked            questions, and she didn’t       us, either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the         words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to copy these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for       I can say: it was the most important single         of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they       seem to me the best yardstick (准绳) now because they give us a way to          ourselves rather than others.

      of us are asked to make         decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called           daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet,           in the street, be put into a pocket or       to the policeman? Should the         change received at the store be forgotten or         ? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

1.A. paper         B. question       C. test            D. problem

2.A. marked     B. completed         C. examined     D. answered

3.A. easy          B. same            C. funny           D. serious

4.A. lying         B. discussing         C. guessing        D. cheating

5.A. because        B. when               C. why           D. how

6.A. remain        B. apologize    C. leave         D. come

7.A. many         B. certain             C. no      D. more

8.A. excuse       B. reject             C. help             D. scold

9.A. above        B. common           C. following       D. unusual

10.A. herself     B. ourselves          C. themselves      D. myself

11.A. chance      B. incident           C. lesson           D. memory

12.A. still        B. even             C. always          D. almost

13.A. adjust        B. control            C. help          D. measure

14.A. All         B. Few              C. Some            D. None

15.A. quick       B. wise              C. great            D. personal

16.A. upon   B. out           C. for                D. up

17.A. finding   B. found       C. find      D. founded

18.A. turned up   B. turned on     C. turned over     D. turned back

19.A. small       B. extra             C. some            D. necessary

20.A. paid         B. remembered       C. shared          D. returned

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：衡量一个人真正的品质，要看他在知道永远也不会被人发现的情况下做些什么，这是英国历史学家麦考莱的名言。在本文中作者通过回忆自己上学期间作弊被罚抄写这句名言的事情讲述了人应该要诚实，要培养真正的好品质。

1.C考查名词辨析。A. paper 试卷，纸；B. question 问题； C. test 测试； D. problem 问题；根据第一段末的test一词可以判断作者在进行考试，选C。

2.A考查动词辨析。A. marked 判分；做记号；B. completed 完成；C. examined 检查； D. answered回答；从情理可知只有判完试卷后才会发现问题，选A。

3.B考查形容词辨析。A. easy 容易的；B. same 相同的；C. funny 有趣的；D. serious严肃的；从下文内容可知作者和那些同学都作弊了，所以都错了同样的地方，选B。

4.D考查动词辨析。A. lying 躺，说谎； B. discussing 讨论； C. guessing 猜想；D. cheating 作弊，欺骗；根据上文内容可知在作者的学校当时作弊是很常见的，选D。

5.C考查连词辨析。A. because 因为； B. when 当……时候； C. why 为什么； D. how如何；根据前后内容可知是因果关系，固定句型：That is why……那就是为什么，选C。

6.A考查动词辨析。A. remain 留下，保持；B. apologize 道歉； C. leave 离开； D. come 来；从下文可知放学后老师把这些学生留下来抄写句子，故选A。

7.C考查代词辨析。A. many 许多B. certain 某些，确信； C. no 不； D. more更多；根据后句either可知此句是否定句，选C。

8.D考查动词辨析。A. excuse 原谅； B. reject 拒绝； C. help 帮助； D. scold责怪；根据上句内容可知老师没有说什么话，也没有责怪他们，选D。

9.A考查形容词辨析。A. above 以上的； B. common 常见的； C. following 接下来的； D. unusual不寻常的；从下文可知作者永远地记住了文章开始的话，也就是老师让他们抄写的句子，故选A。

10.D考查代词辨析。A. herself 她自己； B. ourselves 我们自己；C. themselves 他们自己；D. myself我自己；固定短语：for oneself 为自己，代表自己；选D。

11.C考查名词辨析。A. chance 机会； B. incident 事件； C. lesson 课，教训； D. memory记忆；从上文内容可知作者受到了教训，学到了人生中宝贵的一课，选C。

12.A考查副词辨析。A. still 仍然； B. even 甚至； C. always 总是； D. almost几乎；从上文内容可知三十年后作者仍然记得那些话，故选A。

13.D考查动词辨析。A. adjust 调整，适应； B. control控制； C. help帮助； D. measure测量；根据首句内容可知这句话是衡量一个人的标准，选D。

14.B考查代词辨析。A. All 全部； B. Few 很少； C. Some 一些；D. None没有；根据空后内容可知很少人去对国家大事做出决定，选B。

15.C考查形容词辨析。A. quick迅速的； B. wise 明智的； C. great 伟大的； D. personal个人的；从后面的nations going to war or armies going to battle可知这些是重大的决定，故选C。

16.A 考查介词辨析。A. upon 在之上 ；B. out 在外面； C. for 为了； D. up 在上部；call upon to do sth要求做某事；call for sth需要； call up 打电话，召集；call out 大声叫唤 ，唤起；根据句意可知人们都需要做出一些日常的决定，而call for后面跟名词，故选A。

17.B考查动词辨析。A. finding发现； B. found 发现，建立； C. find 发现； D. founded建立，成立；从结构可知此处是非谓语做定语，和被修饰词wallet之间是被动关系，用过去分词，选B。

18.C考查动词短语辨析。A. turned up 出现，调大； B. turned on 打开； C. turned over 上交， 翻转； D. turned back转身；根据句意可知人们会犹豫：是把钱包放入自己的口袋呢还是交给警察呢？

19.B考查形容词辨析。A. small 小的；B. extra 额外的；C. some 一些；D. necessary必要的；从句意可知人们会考虑商店多找的零钱该不该退回，故选B。

20.D考查动词辨析。A. paid 付款； B. remembered 记忆； C. shared 分享；D. returned归还；根据句意可知此处是指该退回多找的零钱还是忽略掉，选D。

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