Question

(2015 •泰州) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空限一词。(15分) 

   In a national spelling competition,an ll-year-old girl,Sara,was asked to spell a word. But because of her low voice,the judges (裁判) were not sure i 1 the girl spelled the word with B or D. They asked her to repeat what she said. By then,Sara realized that she had made a m 2 Instead of telling a 1 3 ，she told them that she said the wrong letter. As a result,she 1 4 the competition.

   As the girl went back to her seat,all the people stood up and cheered for what she did. She smiled. Many newspapers r 5 the girl’s story the next day. In fact,she won great respect from others b 6 she was honest.

   The young girl could simply tell a lie and nobody would find it out except h 7 But she was brave e 8 to tell the truth. She made the right choice.

   It’s true that the choices we make today will decide w 9 we are like tomorrow. Our children will follow us. So if you want them to grow up to be h 10 , we must show them that we are honest ourselves.

1. i 2. m 3. 1 4. 1 5. r

6. b 7. h 8. e 9. w 10. h 

Answer 1

1. if (句意：由于她的声音低，裁判不能确定_____那个女孩是用B还是D拼写那个单词的。由首字母联想到if“是否”。)

2. mistake (句意:到那时，Sara意识到她已经犯了一个_____。理解后句可知，她犯了一个错误。由首字母联想到mistake。)

3. lie (句意：她告诉他们她说了错误的字母，而没有说______ 。跳读后文可知，她没有撒谎。由首字母联想到He。)

4. lost (句意:结果她_____了比赛。由前后文可知她输了比赛，由首字母联想到lost。)

5. reported (句意:第二天许多报纸______女孩的故事。由常识和首字母联想到report。用其过去式，意为“报道”。)

6. because (句意:事实上，她赢得其他人极大的尊重_____她是诚实的。分析前后句的逻辑关系，可知后句是前句的原因。 由首字母联想到because。)

7. herself (句意:这个小女孩能够撒个谎，除了______没有人会发现。根据前文讲述可知，只有她自己才知道她最初的答 案，由首字母联想到herself。)

8. enough (句意:但是她_______勇敢地说出事实。由句意和首字母联想到enough。)

9. what (句意:事实上我们现在做的选择决定着我们未来会成为________ 。由首字母联想到what ,作为be like的宾语。)

10. honest (句意：因此你想要他们长大后是____的，我们必须向他们展示我们自己是诚实的。理解全文和首字母联想到 honest 。)