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.
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解析：文章的主题是品德和诚信，做人一定要诚实，做诚实的人，我们就必须以身作则！
【小题1】D。根据上下文可知由于她的声音太小，评委们不确定她拼这个词时用的是A还是E。
【小题1】A。他们商议一番后，决定干脆问小女孩说的是什么？
【小题1】C。这时小女孩已经知道自己拼错了这个词。但她说了真话——她说的是错误的字母。
【小题1】B。形容词 辨析。解析见上题。
【小题1】A。根据上下文可知当女孩走下台时，全场观众都站起来为她的诚实和正直鼓掌欢呼。
【小题1】B。名词辨析。解析见上题。
【小题1】B。固定用法。Cost sb sth使某人失去某事物。
【小题1】C。根据句意：但事实上她赢得了这一天最大的比赛：品德比赛。
【小题1】D。名词辨析。解析见上题。
【小题1】C。根据句意：对我们品行和诚实最大的考验可能就是：在知道自己永远不会被发觉的情况下我们会怎么做。
【小题1】B。小女孩要说谎很容易，因为除了她，没有人知道她要说的是什么，但问题就在这里：她自己会知道做错了。
【小题1】C。上下文串联。解析见上题。
【小题1】A。小女孩是如此坚强聪明，与拼字比赛得奖相比，她更珍惜自己的良心和品德。
【小题1】A。解析见上题。
【小题1】C。与赢得比赛相比，她把自尊看得更重要，可知C正确。
【小题1】D。她知道，那一刻她所作的选择是她今后必须面对的。
【小题1】A。你今天做出的选择决定着你的明天，这话千真万确。
【小题1】C。孩子们更愿意模仿我们的行动而不乐于听从我们的劝告。
【小题1】A。所以，如果我们要求他们做诚实的人，我们就必须以身作则，不管我们是否可以掩饰。
【小题1】D。请记住，在我们自以为孩子们没看见或不知道的时候，他们却正视着我们，观察着我们，观察着我们的点点滴滴。