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    The measure 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. Nanette O’Neillgave an arithmetic___to our class. When the papers were___,she discovered that twelve boys had made the __ mistakes throughout the test.

There is really nothing new about__in the exams. Perhaps that was __ Mrs. O’Neill didn’t evensay 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 didn’t__us either.She wrote on the blackboard the__words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to__these words into our exercisebooksone hundred times.

I don’t__about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most importantsingle__of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they__seem to methe best yardstick(准绳), because they give me a__to measure myself rather than others. ___of usare asked to make great decisions about__ going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us arecalled upon daily to make a great many ___ decisions. Should the wallet, found in the street, be putinto a pocket or turned over to the ____? Should the__change received at the store be forgottenor___? Nobody will know except___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better tolive with someone you respect.

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

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

3.A. same B. usual C. silly D. serious

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

5.A. how B. why C. what D. when

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

7.A. excuse B. reject C. spare D. scold

8.A. above B. common C. special D. following

9.A. get B. put C. copy D. repeat

10.A. worry B. hear C. talk D. know

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

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

13.A. way B. choice C. reason D. sentence

14.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None

15.A. nations B. families C. individuals D. organizations

16.A. final B. temporary C. important D. personal

17.A. finder B. stranger C. passer-by D. policeman

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

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

20.A. me B. us C. you D. them

 

1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.D 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.C 【解析】 这是一篇故事类阅读。文章主要讲了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Thomas Macaulay的名言。在本文中作者通过回忆自己上学时候,作弊被罚抄的经历说明了人应该要诚实。 1.考查名词辨析。根据第一段末的test一词可以判断作者在进行考试。A. test测试;B. paper纸;C. lesson课; D. problem问题,故选A。 2.考查动词辨析。结合生活常识,可知只有判完试卷后才会发现问题。A. examined检查;B. finished完成;C. marked打分数;D. answered回答,故选C。 3.考查形容词辨析。从下文内容可知作者和那些同学都作弊了,所以都错在了同样的地方。A. same相同的;B. usual通常的; C. silly愚蠢的;D. serious严重的,故选A。 4.考查名词辨析。根据Perhaps that was ___5___ Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it.可知当时,在作者的学校,作弊是很常见的现象。A. lying说谎;B. talking谈话;C. guessing猜测;D. cheating作弊,故选D。 5.考查连词辨析。句意:也许这就是老师对这件事只字未提的原因。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,故选B。 6.考查动词辨析。从下文可知放学后,老师把这些学生留下来抄写句子。A. come来;B. leave离开;C. remain留下;D. apologize道歉,故选C。 7.考查动词辨析。根据She wrote on the blackboard the ___8___ words by Thomas Macaulay.可知老师什么也没问,也没有责骂我们。A. excuse 借口;B. reject拒绝;C. spare节约;D. scold责骂,故选D。 8.考查形容词辨析。文章开篇提到过Thomas Macaulay的名言,所以这里意思是她在黑板上写下了Thomas Macaulay的上述句子。A. above上文的;B. common普通的;C. special特殊的;D. following下面的,故选A。 9.考查动词辨析。根据into our exercise books one hundred times.可知老师让我们抄写这些句子。A. get获得; B. put放;C. copy抄写;D. repeat重复,故选C。 10.考查动词辨析。根据Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single ___11___ of my life.可知我不知道其他的十一个男孩。A. worry担心;B. hear听到;C. talk说话;D. know知道,故选D。 11.考查名词辨析。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。A. chance 机会;B. lesson课; C. incident事件; D. memory记忆,故选B。 12.考查副词辨析。句意:在被介绍了Thomas Macaulay的话三十年后,它们对我来说仍然是最好的衡量标准,因为它们给了我一种衡量自己而不是他人的方法。A. even甚至;B. still 仍然;C. always总是;D. almost几乎,故选B。 13.考查名词辨析。句意:在被介绍了Thomas Macaulay的话三十年后,它们对我来说仍然是最好的衡量标准,因为它们给了我一种衡量自己而不是他人的方法。A. way方法;B. choice选择;C. reason原因;D. sentence句子,故选A。 14.考查代词辨析。句意:我们很少有人被要求就国家参战或军队参战做出重大决定。A. All全部;B. Few很少;C. Some一些;D. None没有人,故选B。 15.考查名词辨析。句意:我们很少有人被要求就国家参战或军队参战做出重大决定。A. nations国家;B. families家庭;C. individuals个人;D. organizations组织,故选A。 16.考查形容词辨析。下文提到的内容Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the ___17___? Should the ___18___ change received at the store be forgotten or ___19___? 都是个人的决定。A. final最终的;B. temporary暂时的;C. important重要的;D. personal个人的,故选D。 17.考查名词辨析。句意:在街上捡到的钱包,应该放在口袋里还是交给警察。A. finder发现者;B. stranger陌生人;C. passer-by过路人;D. policeman警察,故选D。 18.考查形容词辨析。句意:在商店里,额外找的零钱是应该忘记还是退回呢? A. some一些;B. extra额外的;C. small小的;D. necessary必要的,故选B。 19.考查动词辨析。句意:在商店里,额外找的零钱是应该忘记还是退回呢? A. paid支付;B. shared分享; C. returned退回;D. remembered记得,故选C。 20.考查代词辨析。根据But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.可知这里意思是除了你,没有人知道。A. me我;B. us我们;C. you你; D. them他们,故选C。
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