Question

    It was the middle of third grade and I was not sure what had got into me. I lied about many things ---I lied that I had eaten all my dinner, when in fact I buried it in the trash can, I lied that I had made my bed, when clearly I had not. My lies were not hurting anyone, but for some reason I felt the need to tell lies on an impulse (冲动 )that didn't feel like my own. I was labeled a liar.

One day my sisters and I were invited to spend the weekend with my aunt we all loved it. She spoiled us with her time. And she was an amazing artist. She had cool pencils，erasers and other supplies that any young girl would love to get her hands on. Then it happened ...  someone took one of Aunt Kim's good art erasers and rubbed it across the entire top of the TV. The eraser ruined the shiny finish on the TV’s casing. All the three of us were called into the TV room and asked to admit. Nobody did! Aunt Kim told us how disappointed she was.

The next thing I knew was that she was on the phone with my parents and they were on their way to picking me up. It had to be me! I was the liar. I argued, but no one listened. And then before dinner there was a knock at the front door! Aunt Kim was standing there. It turned out my younger sister finally felt guilty! She admitted that she was the one who rubbed the eraser on the TV. I was invited back!

A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future. No matter how big or small your lies are, once you are labeled a liar, earning trust takes a lot of work and time.

1.Why does the author tell lies?

A.She just does that out of a strong desire.

B.She can find pleasure in telling a lie.

C.She is afraid to admit her mistakes.

D.She likes to play tricks on others.

2.What may make Aunt Kim disappointed most?

A.The TV’s finish was ruined. B.The author told a lie again.

C.Nobody admitted the mistake. D.The erasers were totally useless.

3.What’s the reaction of the author’s parents and aunt to the accident?

A.They felt puzzled about who did it.

B.None of them blamed the three girls.

C.They gave the author a chance to admit.

D.They believed it was done by the author.

4.What lesson did the author learn?

A.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

B.A liar pays a lot to win trust again.

C.Lies can never change the fact.

D.An honest man will speak out.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者为自己的撒谎行为付出代价的故事。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的“My lies were not hurting anyone，but for some reason I felt the need to tell lies on an impulse (冲动) that didn't feel like my own.”“我的谎言并没有伤害任何人，但出于某种原因，我觉得有必要在一种不属于我自己的冲动下撒谎。”可知作者撒谎是出于一种难以抑制的冲动。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段的叙述，尤其是Nobody did! Aunt Kim told us how disappointed she was.可推知，姑姑之所以感到失望是因为没有一个人承认这个错误。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中的The next thing I knew was that she was on the phone with my parents and they were on their way to picking me up. It had to be me!“我知道的下一件事是她和我的父母通了电话，他们正在来接我的路上。一定是我!”可知，因为作者经常撒谎，作者的父母和姑姑都认为是作者做了那件事。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段的No matter how big or small your lies are, once you are labeled a liar, earning trust takes a lot of work and time.“无论你的谎言是大是小，一旦你被贴上了说谎者的标签，赢得信任就需要大量的工作和时间。”可知，作者通过自己的亲身经历明白了一个道理：撒谎的人如果重新赢得他人的信任需要花费很多时间和努力。故选B。