Question

第二节完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50 各题后给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  31  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and  32  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had  33  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the  34  letter. So she lost the contest.
　　  As the girl walked off the  35 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her　36  .
　    Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's honesty，even when it  37  her the contest. But the fact is that she  38  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   39  .
　　Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get  40  .This young girl could easily have  41  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  42  , you make yourself cheap." This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  43  and character more than the prize from a spelling  44  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   45  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the  46  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
　　  It's so true that the choices you make today  47  what you are tomorrow. Our children will  48  our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to  49  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  50  what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.
31. A. high           B. sweet            C. tough           D. soft
32. A. finally         B. kindly          C. secretly          D. totally
33. A. forgotten       B. mispronounced   C. misspelled       D. lost
34. A. correct        B. wrong            C. different        D. same
35. A. stage          B. studio            C. test             D. classroom
36. A. bravery        B. honesty           C. courage         D. cleverness
37. A. cancelled      B. cost             C. offered           D. wasted
38. A. achieved       B. broke            C. won             D. defeated
39. A. reputation     B. knowledge       C. 1ife             D. character
40. A. paid           B. awarded          C. caught          D. reported
41. A. escaped        B. 1ied              C. changed         D. answered
42. A. accept        B. fight             C. cheat            D. insist
43. A. conscience     B. feeling           C. diligence        D. modesty
44. A. contest         B. champion       C. judger           D. expert
45. A. sense          B. pride            C. respect          D. awareness
46. A. plan           B. conclusion      C. discovery        D. choice
47. A. make         B. change           C. keep             D. create
48. A. give           B. take              C. follow          D. set
49. A. grow up        B. bring up         C. take up          D. come up
50. A. recording      B. inspecting        C. correcting        D. watching

Answer 1

31-35  DACBA     36-40  BBCDC     41-45  BCAAC   46-50  DACAD 

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