Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not , I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account ).I love how singer Judy Garland put it, “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself , instead of a second-class version of somebody else .”
Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents, and with your boss? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that:
In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass. I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off.
At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that anymore, because I wasn’t really helping them. They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me.
It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposit（儲蓄）into your PBA and will build strength.
小題1:The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “         ”.
小題2:Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?
A．Be your true self rather than follow others.
B．Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class.
C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.
D．Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent.
小題3:What does the author expect to show by Jeff’s story ？
A．honesty can be of great help.
B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one.
C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.
D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds.
小題4:In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express              .
A．one must be brave to be honest
B．it’s difficult to be honest when others are not
C．one should be honest when making a deposit
D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D

小題1:詞義猜測題，由前句中的real可知作者形成了一種對比，整個句子的意思是：你是真實的或是你讓人看起來不真實呢？
小題2:細節(jié)題。有第一段最后一句可知答案。“Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself , instead of a second-class version of somebody else .”
小題3:推理判斷題。由Jeff’s story 可以看出一個人的不誠實的行為是不正確。而不誠實的行為作者指出了不僅僅是作弊這一種現(xiàn)象，所以答案不能選擇C。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)作者的觀點可以知道，誠實是一種自我投資，對一個人的成長和未來的工作和生后都有很大的幫助。
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