In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty. she lost the contest, she the biggest contest that day: the contest of her .
Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get . This young girl could easily have and nobody would have known it herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the from a spelling contest. Her for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to with herself and the she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today make you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are what we do even when we don’t know.
【小题1】A．loudB．sweet C．deepD．soft【小题2】A．rarelyB．simplyC．occasionallyD．totally【小题3】A．forgotten B．mispronouncedC．misunderstoodD．misspelled【小题4】A．correctB．wrongC．different D．same【小题5】A．hallB．buildingC．stageD．classroom【小题6】A．bravery B．courageC．honestyD．cleverness【小题7】A．ThoughB．UnlessC．If D．Since【小题8】A．defeatedB．broke C．wonD．achieved【小题9】A．characterB．knowledge C．lifeD．ability【小题10】A．paidB．caughtC．weleD．injured【小题11】A．askedB．liedC．explained D．replied【小题12】A．except forB．butC．besidesD．as well as【小题13】A．cheap B．expensive C．pricelessD．brave【小题14】A．prizeB．giftC．skill D．review【小题15】A．senseB．prideC．respectD．love【小题16】A．liveB．workC．studyD．agree【小题17】A．planB．conclusionC．discoveryD．choice【小题18】A．whichB．that C．whatD．how【小题19】A．grow upB．bring upC．pick up D．e up【小题20】A．recordingB．watchingC．correctingD．acceptingD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文讲述了在一个全国单词竞赛中发生的一个诚实的小姑娘的故事。她本来有机会纠正自己的错误答案，赢得比赛，而她诚实地说出了本来错误的答案，输了比赛，却赢得了别人的尊重
【小题1】D考查形容词辨析A大声的B甜的C 深的D柔软的 从下文知，她的声音很轻(soft)，以至于裁判不确定她说的是a还是e。其他选项都不符合语境 。
【小题2】B考查副词辨析A罕见的B简单地C偶然地D完全地 句意，他们讨论一下最后决定简单的问她她所说的，根据提到ask her what she had said，听不清她所说，故简单的问问，所以选B项。
【小题3】D考查动词A忘记B发错音C误解D拼写错误 从上下文可知，到此时，小女孩知道她拼错了(misspelled)单词。故选D项。
【小题4】B考查形容词辨析A正确的B错误的C不同的D同样的。句意 她没有说谎她说实话，她说错了字母。根据下文提到 so she lost the contest ，故得知她说错了。故选B项
【小题5】C考查名词辨析及语境理解。由常识可知，小女孩走下了舞台(stage)。其他选项都不符合语境 故选C项。
【小题6】C考查名词辨析及语境理解A勇敢B勇气C诚实D聪明 从上下文可知，观众为小女 孩的诚实(honesty)而鼓掌 故选C项。
【小题7】A考查连词辨析及语境理解。根据上文提到 so she lost the contest 失掉比赛，the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her courage，赢得赞扬，故虽然失掉比赛，但是记得人们的尊重。
【小题8】C考查动词辨析及语境理解A打败B打破C赢得D取得。根据上文提到，虽然她输掉比赛，但她赢得最大的成功。
【小题9】A 考查名词辨析及语境理解A性格B知识C生命D能力 由语境可知，但她赢得了(won)最大的比赛，那就是人格(character)的比赛。
【小题10】B考查动词辨析A支付B抓住C欢迎D受伤 get caught表示“被抓住，被发现”。这里是说：如果我们知道永远不会被发现，我们会怎么做 故选B项
【小题11】B考查动词辨析A问B说谎C解释D回答 句意 这个小女孩，很容易说谎，没有人知道她在说什么，根据上文提到第一段the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E，评委也没有听清楚，所以很容易说谎，故选B项。
【小题12】B考查介词及语境理解。根据上文，the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E ，除了她自己没有人会知道的，故选B项。
【小题13】A考查形容词辨析A便宜的B贵的C无价的D勇敢的 句意 如果你人作弊，你会让自己变得很没有价值， 根据句意分析她不肯作弊，不想贬低自己的人格。
【小题14】A 考查名词辨析及语境理解A奖赏B礼物C技巧D复习 。句意 这个小女孩非常聪明看重她的人格而不是比赛的奖品。根据语境得知选A项。
【小题15】C考查名词辨析及语境理解句意 自尊比别人所给的尊重更为重要。根据下句话提到any respect，故得知自我的尊重。所以选C项。
【小题16】A考查动词辨析及语境理解 根据上下方得知，她不肯为奖品而向自己屈服，说出真相，得知她为自己而活。故选A项。
【小题17】D考查名词辨析A计划B结论C发现D选择 。句意 她此刻所做的选择会产生一生的影响，考查固定短语 make a choice,做出选择，made分词做后置定语，故选D项。
【小题18】C考查介词及语境理解 句意 这是如此真实的，以至于我们今天所做的选择决定明天的我们。What sb be ,你是什么样的人，故选C项。
【小题19】A考查动词短语。A长大B抚养C拾起D出现。句意 我们的孩子会仿照我们的行为，因此如果我们想让他们长大了诚实，我们就必须诚实。根据语境得出A项。
【小题20】B 考查动词辨析A 记录 B 看 C 改正 D 接受。句意 切记，当我们没有意识到某些问题的时候，我们的孩子在看着我们的表现。上文提到Our children will follow our behavior，故选B项。
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