根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. __【小题1】__ At that time, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter. __【小题2】__.
As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. __【小题3】__
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught.
This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. __【小题4】__
This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment. __【小题5】__

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

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.

【小题1】There is an a__________ of peace and calm in the country; it’s so different from that of cities. 
【小题2】When you are learning to ride a bicycle you must learn to b__________.
【小题3】Being e__________, I don’t feel like doing anything.
【小题4】I need to live in pleasant s__________. It is too crowded and dirty here.
【小题5】Man is the only creature that has a g__________ for speech. 
【小题6】There are many differences between your r__________ beliefs and mine. 
【小题7】The quality of u__________ living has been damaged by excessive noise levels in the city.
【小题8】New evidence has c__________ the first witness’s story.
【小题9】The government has taken some immediate m__________ to prevent trains from crashing again.
【小题10】He was t__________ to stay home at night alone without the company of his parents.
【小题11】He is always a stubborn person; however, we m__________   to persuade him this time.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. __1__ At that time, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter. __2__.

As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. __3__

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught.

This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. __4__

This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment.

__5__

E. It’s so true that the choices you make today make what you are tomorrow.

F. They talked it over and finally decided to simply ask her what she had said.

G. But the fact is that she won the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character.