In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her     voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to     ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had     the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the     letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the    , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her    . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty.     she lost the contest, she     the biggest contest that day: the contest of her     .

Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get    . This young girl could easily have     and nobody would have known it    herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself    .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the     from a spelling contest. Her     for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to     with herself and the     she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today make     you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to     to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are     what we do even when we don’t know.

1.A. loud             B. sweet              C. deep           D. soft

2.A. rarely            B. simply             C. occasionally           D. totally

3.A. forgotten   B. mispronounced C. misunderstood       D. misspelled 

4.A. correct     B. wrong             C. different      D. same

5.A. hall                B. building            C. stage         D. classroom

6.A. bravery          B. courage           C. honesty           D. cleverness

7.A. Though           B. Unless             C.If                    D. Since

8.A. defeated       B. broke              C. won           D. achieved 

9.A. character      B. knowledge          C. life                   D. ability

10.A. paid            B. caught           C. welcome        D. injured

11.A. asked           B. lied         C. explained              D. replied

12.A. except for        B. but             C. besides       D. as well as

13.A. cheap         B. expensive            C. priceless              D. brave

14.A. prize          B. gift          C. skill            D. review

15.A. sense          B. pride          C. respect             D. love

16.A. live        B. work           C. study          D. agree

17.A. plan       B. conclusion             C. discovery       D. choice

18.A. which           B. that                 C. what           D. how

19.A. grow up          B. bring up      C. pick up               D. come up

20.A. recording         B. watching        C. correcting     D. accepting

 

In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  16  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to  17  ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had  18  the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the  19  letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the  20 , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her  21 . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty.  22  she lost the contest, she  23  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her  24  .

Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get  25 . This young girl could easily have  26  and nobody would have known it  27 herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself  28 .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the  29  from a spelling contest. Her  30  for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to  31  with herself and the  32  she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today make  33  you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to  34  to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are  35  what we do even when we don’t know.

16. A. loud	B. sweet	C. deep	D. soft
17. A. rarely	B. simply	C. occasionally	D. totally
18. A. forgotten	B. mispronounced	C. misunderstood	D misspelled
19. A. correct	B. wrong	C. different	D. same
20. A. hall	B. building	C. stage	D. classroom
21. A. bravery	B. courage	C. honesty	D. cleverness
22. A. Though	B. Unless	C.If	D. Since
23. A. defeated	B. broke	C. won	D. achieved
24. A. character	B. knowledge	C. life	D. ability
25. A. paid	B. caught	C. welcome	D. injured
26. A. asked	B. lied	C. explained	D. replied
27. A. except for	B. but	C. besides	D. as well as
28. A. cheap	B. expensive	C. priceless	D. brave
29. A. prize	B. gift	C. skill	D. review
30. A. sense	B. pride	C. respect	D. love
31. A. live	B. work	C. study	D. agree
32. A. plan	B. conclusion	C. discovery	D. choice
33. A. which	B. that	C. what	D. how
34. A. grow up	B. bring up	C. pick up	D. come up
35. A. recording	B. watching	C. correcting	D. accepting

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

     In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her    36    voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and    37    decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had    38   the word. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the    39   letter---so she lost the contest.

     As the girl walked off the   40   , the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her    41   . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty(诚实), even when it   42    her the contest. But the fact is that she   43    the biggest contest that day: the contest of her    44   .

     Probably the biggest test of our character is what we would do if we knew we would never get    45   . This young girl could easily have    46   and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you    47   , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own   48   and character rather than the prize from spelling    49   . Her respect for herself was more important than any    50    others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the   51    she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

     It’s so true that the choices you make today    52   what you are tomorrow. Our children will    53   our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to   54    to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are     55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

36. A. high            B. soft                C. tough           D. sweet

37. A. secretly         B. kindly              C. finally           D. totally

38. A. forgotten        B. mispronounced       C. misspelled       D. lost

39. A. wrong          B. correct              C. different          D. same

40. A. ground          B. stage              C. test               D. classroom

41. A. bravery         B. courage             C.  honesty          D. cleverness

42. A. abolished        B. offered             C. cost              D. wasted

43. A. achieved        B. won                C. broke              D. defeated

44. A. fame           B. knowledge           C. character           D. life

45. A. paid            B. awarded             C. reported           D. caught

46. A. lied            B. escaped              C. changed           D. answered

47. A. accept          B. cheat                C. fight              D. insist

48. A. conscience      B. feeling               C. diligence          D. modesty

49. A. judger         B. champion              C. contest           D. expert

50. A. sense           B. respect               C. pride             D. awareness

51. A. choice          B. conclusion            C. discovery         D. plan

52. A. make           B. change               C. keep             D. create

53. A. give            B. take                 C. set               D. follow

54. A. bring up        B. grow up              C. take up           D. come up

55. A. recording        B. inspecting            C. watching         D. correcting

In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  36  voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and  37  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had  38  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the  39  letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the  40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her

41  . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it  42  her the contest. But the fact is that she  43  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   44  .

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get  45  .This young girl could easily have  46  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you  47  , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  48  and character more than the prize from a spelling  49  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   50  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the  51  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today  52  what you are tomorrow. Our children will  53  our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to  54  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  55  what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

 1.A. high                       B. sweet                          C. tough                           D. soft

 2.A. finally                    B. kindly                            C. secretly                         D. totally

 3.A. forgotten              B. mispronounced          C. misspelled                   D. lost

 4.A. correct                 B. wrong                        C. different                       D. same

 5.A. stage                    B. studio                         C. test                              D. classroom

 6.A. bravery                  B. honesty                     C. courage                        D. cleverness

 7.A. cancelled              B. cost                            C. offered                        D. wasted

 8.A. achieved               B. broke                          C. won                              D. defeated

 9.A. reputation            B. knowledge                   C. 1ife                                D. character

 10.A. paid                              B. awarded                    C. caught                          D. reported

 11.A. escaped              B. 1ied                            C. changed                        D. answered

 12.A. accept                 B. fight                            C. cheat                           D. insist

 13.A. conscience         B. feeling                        C. diligence                      D. modesty

 14.A. contest              B. champion                     C. judger                           D. expert

 15.A. sense                            B. pride                            C. respect                          D. awareness

 16.A. plan                      B. conclusion                   C. discovery                        D. choice

 17.A. make                             B. change                                C. keep                           D. create

 18.A. give                      B. take                            C. follow                             D. set

 19.A. grow up              B. bring up                        C. take up                         D. come up

 20.A. recording                     B. inspecting                    C. correcting                     D. watching

 

 

In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her   36  voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and   37  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had   38  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the   39  letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the   40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her   41 . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it   42  her the contest. But the fact is that she   43  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   44  .

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get   45 . This young girl could easily have   46  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you   47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own   48  and character more than the prize from a spelling   49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any    50  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the   51  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today   52  what you are tomorrow. Our children will   53  our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to   54  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are   55  what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1.	A．high B．sweet C．tough D．soft

 

2.	A．finally B．kindly C．secretly D．totally

 

3.	A．forgotten B．mispronounced C．misspelled D．lost

 

4.	A．correct B．wrong C．different D．same

 

5.	A．stage B．studio C．test D．classroom

 

6.	A．bravery B．honesty C．courage D．cleverness

 

7.	A．cancelled B．cost C．offered D．wasted

 

8.	A．achieved B．broke C．won D．defeated

 

9.	A．reputation B．knowledge C．1ife D．character

 

10.	A．paid B．awarded C．caught D．reported

 

11.	A．escaped B．1ied C．changed D．answered

 

12.	A．accept B．fight C．cheat D．insist

 

13.	A．conscience B．feeling C．diligence D．modesty

 

14.	A．contest B．champion C．judger D．expert

 

15.	A．sense B．pride C．respect D．awareness

 

16.	A．plan B．conclusion C．discovery D．choice

 

17.	A．make B．change C．keep D．create

 

18.	A．give B．take C．follow D．set

 

19.	A．grow up B．bring up C．take up D．come up

 

20.	A．recording B．inspecting C．correcting D．watching