Question

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

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

There is nothing really new about cheating in exams. Perhaps that was why 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 no questions, and she did not scold （責備）us, either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ____ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ____ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t ____ 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 (準繩), because they give us a ____ to measure ourselves rather than others.

____ of us are asked to made great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. ____ the wallet which was found in the street be put into a pocket ____ turned over to the policeman? Should the extra（額外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ____? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ____ to live with someone you respect.

【1】A. testB. problemC. paperD. lesson

【2】A. easyB. funnyC. sameD. serious

【3】A. comeB. leaveC. remainD. apologize

【4】A. aboveB. commonC. followingD. unusual

【5】A. repeatB. getC. putD. copy

【6】A. worryB. knowC. hearD. talk

【7】A. myselfB. ourselvesC. themselvesD. herself

【8】A. chanceB. incidentC. lessonD. memory

【9】A. evenB. stillC. alwaysD. almost

【10】A. wayB. sentenceC. choiceD. reason

【11】A. AllB. FewC. SomeD. None

【12】A. ShouldB. MustC.WouldD. Need

【13】A. andB. orC. thenD. but

【14】A. paidB. rememberedC. sharedD. returned

【15】A. harderB. betterC. more peacefulD. more natural

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】B

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

這篇短文作者講述的是他小時候參加一次數(shù)學考試，和另外11個男孩作弊，老師發(fā)現(xiàn)后并沒有責備他們，而是讓他們記住了Thomas Macaulay的一句話，而從那以后這句話也成為了作者衡量自己的一個標準。

【1】句意：一天，Nannette O’Neill 夫人給我們班進行了一次數(shù)學考試。test考試；problem問題；paper紙；lesson課。根據(jù)下文When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___2___mistakes throughout the test.可知，這里是進行一次數(shù)學考試，故應選A。

【2】句意：當她批閱試卷的時候，她發(fā)現(xiàn)12個男孩在考試中都犯了完全一樣的錯誤。easy容易的；funny有趣的，滑稽的；same相同的；serious嚴重的。根據(jù)下文There is nothing really new about cheating in exams.可知，這12個男孩在考試中作弊了，所以他們的答案是完全相同的，故應選C。

【3】句意：她只是讓這12個男孩下課后留下來。come來；leave離開；remain留下；apologize道歉。根據(jù)句中after class和下文Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___4___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___5___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times可知，這里說的是下課后，其他同學都走了，而這12個男孩被留了下來，故應選C。

【4】句意：相反地，她在黑板上寫下了上面Thomas Macaulay的那句話。above以上；common普通的；常見的；following下面的；unusual不尋常的。短文的開頭就點明了Thomas Macualay的那句話，所以這里應說“上面的…”，故選A。

【5】句意：然后她命令我們把這句話在作業(yè)本上抄寫100遍。repeat重復；get得到；put放下；copy復制，抄寫。根據(jù)空后…these words into our exercise-books可知，老師是讓我們把這句話抄寫到作業(yè)本上。故應選D。

【6】句意：我不知道其他11個男孩是怎樣的。worry擔心；know知道；hear 聽見；talk談話。根據(jù)下句話Speaking for ___7___ I can say: it was the most important single ___8___of my life.可知，作者寫了自己從這件事中得到的教訓，而對于另外那11個男孩，作者是不了解他們的想法的。故應選B，know about…知道…的情況，了解。

【7】句意：而對于我自己，我可以說：這是我一生中最重要的一個教訓。myself我自己；ourselves我們自己；themselves他們自己；herself她自己。根據(jù)句意I can say…可知，這是作者自己的情況，故應選A。

【8】句意：而對于我自己，我可以說：這是我一生中最重要的一個教訓。chance機會；incident事件；lesson課，教訓；memory記憶。根據(jù)下文Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ___9___ seem to me the best yardstick (準繩), because they give us a ___10___ to measure ourselves rather than others.可知，這件事給了作者一個教訓，從此以后他都以這句話為衡量自己的準繩。故應選C。

【9】句意：在知道了Macaulay的那句話三十年之后，他們仍然是我最好的準繩，因為他們給了我們一種衡量自己而不是別人的方法。even甚至；still仍然；always總是；almost幾乎。根據(jù)句中Thirty years after being introduced…可知，到現(xiàn)在那句話仍然是作者衡量自己的一個標準。故應選B。

【10】句意：在知道了Macaulay的那句話三十年之后，它們仍然是我最好的準繩，因為它們給了我們一種衡量自己而不是別人的方法。way方式；sentence句子；choice選擇；reason原因，理由。根據(jù)句意可知，那句話是衡量自己的一個方式，a way to…表示“…的方式”，故應選A。

【11】句意：我們很少有人被邀請就國家參戰(zhàn)或是軍隊參戰(zhàn)做出重大的決定。All所有的；Few很少；Some一些；None一個也沒有。根據(jù)下句話But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions.可知，我們每天都會做很多個人的決定，而像那種國家參戰(zhàn)、軍隊參戰(zhàn)的重大決定我們是沒有人去做的。故應選B。

【12】句意：在大街上撿到的錢包是應該放進口袋還是應該交給警察？Should應該；Must必須；Would將，情愿；Need需要。根據(jù)下句話Should the extra（額外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ___14___?可知，這里作者通過問句來舉例，當我們在生活中遇到了這樣的事情時應該怎么做，故應選A。

【13】句意：在大街上撿到的錢包是應該放進口袋還是應該交給警察？and和，而且；or 或者；then然后；but但是。根據(jù)下句話Should the extra（額外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ___14___?空前用or可知，這里也是表示選擇關系，意為“是…還是…”，故應選B。

【14】句意：在商店里多收的零錢是應該被忘記還是應該歸還？paid付錢；remembered記得；shared分享；returned歸還。根據(jù)句意可知，當我們多收了零錢的時候，是忘記還是去歸還，故應選D。

【15】句意：但你必須要心安理得，和一個你尊敬的人一起生活是更好的。harder更困難的；better更好的；more peaceful更平靜的；more natural更自然的。根據(jù)句意…to live with someone you respect.可知，和一個你尊敬的人一起生活要更好，這里作者是在告誡我們要做真實的自己，要活得心安理得。故應選B。

這篇短文作者講述了他小時候的一件事，通過這件事他明白了一個道理，那就是我們都應該活得心安理得。文章是記敘文，敘述詳細、清楚，敘事部分比較容易理解，講道理的部分稍有難度。題型是完形填空，考查學生們在具體語境中運用語言的能力，綜合性較強。做題時，應先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)上下文的語境做題，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔細辨析選項中每個單詞的意思和用法；最后將答案代入原文，再讀一遍，檢查答案是否正確。例如第8小題，考查名詞辨析，chance機會；incident事件；lesson課，教訓；memory記憶。根據(jù)下文Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ___9___ seem to me the best yardstick (準繩), because they give us a ___10___ to measure ourselves rather than others.可知，這件事給了作者一個教訓，從此以后他都以這句話為衡量自己的準繩。故應選C。再如第13小題，考查連詞辨析，and和，而且；or 或者；then然后；but但是。根據(jù)下句話Should the extra（額外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ___14___?空前用or可知，這里也是表示選擇關系，意為“是…還是…”，故應選B。