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完形填空 　　I know I should have told the headmaster at the time．That was my real 　　1　　． 　　He had gone out of the study for some 　　2　　, leaving me alone．In his absence I looked to see 　　3　　 was on his desk．In the 　　4　　 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 　　5　　 “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Serious of Biographies(人物传记)”． 　　A(n)　　6　　 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 　　7　　．I did not．The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 　　8　　 until the start of the exam so I could not 　　9　　 reading it． 　　When the headmaster 　　10　　, I was looking out of the window． 　　I should have told him what had 　　11　　 then．It would have been so 　　12　　 to say：“I’m sorry, but I 　　13　　 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk．You’ll have to 　　14　　 it．” 　　The chance passed and I did not 　　15　　 it．I sat(参加考试)the exam the next day and I won．I didn’t 　　16　　 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow． 　　That was thirty-eight years 　　17　　 when I was fifteen．I have never told anyone about it before, 　　18　　 have I tried to explain to myself why not． 　　The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 　　19　　 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk．　　20　　 there must have been more behind it．Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap(使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner(道德困境)． (1) [　　] A． plan B． fault C． grade D． luck (2) [　　] A． reason B． course C． example D． vacation (3) [　　] A． this B． which C． that D． what (4) [　　] A． drawer B． corner C． middle D． box (5) [　　] A． names B． words C． ideas D． messages (6) [　　] A． honest B． handsome C． friendly D． active (7) [　　] A． desk B． paper C． book D． drawer (8) [　　] A． question B． key C． note D． secret (9) [　　] A． help B． consider C． practise D． forget (10) [　　] A． disappeared B． stayed C． returned D． went (11) [　　] A． existed B． remained C． happened D． continued (12) [　　] A． tiring B． easy C． important D． difficult (13) [　　] A． saw B． gave C． set D． made (14) [　　] A． repeat B． defend C． correct D． change (15) [　　] A． take B． have C． lose D． find (16) [　　] A． remember B． learn C． mean D． pretend (17) [　　] A． past B． ago C． then D． before (18) [　　] A． either B． never C． nor D． so (19) [　　] A． by B． besides C． through D． without (20) [　　] A． But B． Though C． Otherwise D． Therefore

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;5．B;6．A;7．B;8．D;9．A;10．C;11．C;12．B;13．A;14．D;15．A;16．C;17．B;18．C;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	句意为“我知道我本应在那时告诉校长，那确实是我的错”。由后文可知作者在校长出去的时候看了“英语写作奖”的题目，然后赢得了第二天的考试，对此作者后悔不已，并告诫我们不管多么小的错误，都会让人陷入很严重的道德困境。作者早已意识到自己的错误，此处应为“That was my real fault”。
(2)	“他由于一些原因出去了”，文中没有说明原因为什么。for some reason“由于某种原因”，所以B、C、D三项不符合题意。
(3)	“他出去的时候，我看了看他桌子上有什么东西。”此处应填引导宾语从句的连词并在宾语从句中作主语，排除掉A项和C项，which不符合题意。
(4)	“一小片纸放在桌子中间。”上文已经说到桌子上的东西，所以in the drawer “在抽屉里”，in the box “在盒子里”和in the corner“在(街道)拐角里面”，不符合题意。
(5)	由后半句可知“纸上写着一句话”。
(6)	由后半句可知此处应为honest。句意为“一个诚实的孩子，一看到那张纸就应该避免再看那个标题的”。handsome“英俊的”，friendly“友好的”，active“积极的”，均不符合题意。
(7)	第一段最后一句说到“In the middle was a small piece…”可知此处应为“paper”。
(8)	“英语写作奖”的题目直到考试大家才知道,，考试之前对“我”来说也是一个秘密。
(9)	could，not，help，“禁不住做某事”，上一句又说到写作题目在考试前一直是个秘密，所以作者的好奇心促使他情不自禁的想看看题目。
(10)	由后文可知此时headmaster回来了。
(11)	“我本应告诉他当时发生的事。”existed“存在”，remained“保留”，continued“继续”，均不符合题意。
(12)	由后句“I’m sorry…”可知当时说句道歉的话很容易。
(13)	“我看到了’英语写作奖’的题目”。
(14)	因为前句说到“我看到了题目”等于漏题了，所以最好“换一个题目”。
(15)	“机会过去了，我没有抓住”，“抓住机会”用take the chance。
(16)	I didn’t mean to cheat“我没打算考试作弊”，mean to do“打算做某事”。
(17)	“那是38年前我15岁时候的事”。ago与过去时连用，past和时间连用表示“(多长时间)过去了”，then“然后，那时”，before一般与完成时连用。
(18)	nor用在never后表示否定的延续，后面用倒装，意为“也不”，由上句“never”可知此处也用一个有否定意味的词“既不……也不……”，而且后半句已用了倒装形式。句意为“我以前既没有告诉任何人，也没有设法向自己解释为什么不告诉其他人”。
(19)	句意为“很明显，如果我不承认看了桌子上的东西，就不能承认看到了题目”。D项符合题意，not…without…表示“不……就不……”。
(20)	由后一句可知此处为转折关系，作者虽然没承认自己作弊，但却一直受到自己道德的谴责。