Question

【题目】 The measure（衡量）of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. — Thomas Macaulay

Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nannette O’Neill gave a math ___ to our class. When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ____mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about cheating in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ____ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked no questions, and she did not scold （责备）us, either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ____ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ____ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t ____ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ____ I can say: it was the most important single _____of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ____ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳), because they give us a ____ to measure ourselves rather than others.

____ of us are asked to made great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. ____ the wallet which was found in the street be put into a pocket ____ turned over to the policeman? Should the extra（额外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ____? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ____ to live with someone you respect.

【1】A. testB. problemC. paperD. lesson

【2】A. easyB. funnyC. sameD. serious

【3】A. comeB. leaveC. remainD. apologize

【4】A. aboveB. commonC. followingD. unusual

【5】A. repeatB. getC. putD. copy

【6】A. worryB. knowC. hearD. talk

【7】A. myselfB. ourselvesC. themselvesD. herself

【8】A. chanceB. incidentC. lessonD. memory

【9】A. evenB. stillC. alwaysD. almost

【10】A. wayB. sentenceC. choiceD. reason

【11】A. AllB. FewC. SomeD. None

【12】A. ShouldB. MustC.WouldD. Need

【13】A. andB. orC. thenD. but

【14】A. paidB. rememberedC. sharedD. returned

【15】A. harderB. betterC. more peacefulD. more natural

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】B

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

这篇短文作者讲述的是他小时候参加一次数学考试，和另外11个男孩作弊，老师发现后并没有责备他们，而是让他们记住了Thomas Macaulay的一句话，而从那以后这句话也成为了作者衡量自己的一个标准。

【1】句意：一天，Nannette O’Neill 夫人给我们班进行了一次数学考试。test考试；problem问题；paper纸；lesson课。根据下文When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___2___mistakes throughout the test.可知，这里是进行一次数学考试，故应选A。

【2】句意：当她批阅试卷的时候，她发现12个男孩在考试中都犯了完全一样的错误。easy容易的；funny有趣的，滑稽的；same相同的；serious严重的。根据下文There is nothing really new about cheating in exams.可知，这12个男孩在考试中作弊了，所以他们的答案是完全相同的，故应选C。

【3】句意：她只是让这12个男孩下课后留下来。come来；leave离开；remain留下；apologize道歉。根据句中after class和下文Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___4___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___5___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times可知，这里说的是下课后，其他同学都走了，而这12个男孩被留了下来，故应选C。

【4】句意：相反地，她在黑板上写下了上面Thomas Macaulay的那句话。above以上；common普通的；常见的；following下面的；unusual不寻常的。短文的开头就点明了Thomas Macualay的那句话，所以这里应说“上面的…”，故选A。

【5】句意：然后她命令我们把这句话在作业本上抄写100遍。repeat重复；get得到；put放下；copy复制，抄写。根据空后…these words into our exercise-books可知，老师是让我们把这句话抄写到作业本上。故应选D。

【6】句意：我不知道其他11个男孩是怎样的。worry担心；know知道；hear 听见；talk谈话。根据下句话Speaking for ___7___ I can say: it was the most important single ___8___of my life.可知，作者写了自己从这件事中得到的教训，而对于另外那11个男孩，作者是不了解他们的想法的。故应选B，know about…知道…的情况，了解。

【7】句意：而对于我自己，我可以说：这是我一生中最重要的一个教训。myself我自己；ourselves我们自己；themselves他们自己；herself她自己。根据句意I can say…可知，这是作者自己的情况，故应选A。

【8】句意：而对于我自己，我可以说：这是我一生中最重要的一个教训。chance机会；incident事件；lesson课，教训；memory记忆。根据下文Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ___9___ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳), because they give us a ___10___ to measure ourselves rather than others.可知，这件事给了作者一个教训，从此以后他都以这句话为衡量自己的准绳。故应选C。

【9】句意：在知道了Macaulay的那句话三十年之后，他们仍然是我最好的准绳，因为他们给了我们一种衡量自己而不是别人的方法。even甚至；still仍然；always总是；almost几乎。根据句中Thirty years after being introduced…可知，到现在那句话仍然是作者衡量自己的一个标准。故应选B。

【10】句意：在知道了Macaulay的那句话三十年之后，它们仍然是我最好的准绳，因为它们给了我们一种衡量自己而不是别人的方法。way方式；sentence句子；choice选择；reason原因，理由。根据句意可知，那句话是衡量自己的一个方式，a way to…表示“…的方式”，故应选A。

【11】句意：我们很少有人被邀请就国家参战或是军队参战做出重大的决定。All所有的；Few很少；Some一些；None一个也没有。根据下句话But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions.可知，我们每天都会做很多个人的决定，而像那种国家参战、军队参战的重大决定我们是没有人去做的。故应选B。

【12】句意：在大街上捡到的钱包是应该放进口袋还是应该交给警察？Should应该；Must必须；Would将，情愿；Need需要。根据下句话Should the extra（额外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ___14___?可知，这里作者通过问句来举例，当我们在生活中遇到了这样的事情时应该怎么做，故应选A。

【13】句意：在大街上捡到的钱包是应该放进口袋还是应该交给警察？and和，而且；or 或者；then然后；but但是。根据下句话Should the extra（额外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ___14___?空前用or可知，这里也是表示选择关系，意为“是…还是…”，故应选B。

【14】句意：在商店里多收的零钱是应该被忘记还是应该归还？paid付钱；remembered记得；shared分享；returned归还。根据句意可知，当我们多收了零钱的时候，是忘记还是去归还，故应选D。

【15】句意：但你必须要心安理得，和一个你尊敬的人一起生活是更好的。harder更困难的；better更好的；more peaceful更平静的；more natural更自然的。根据句意…to live with someone you respect.可知，和一个你尊敬的人一起生活要更好，这里作者是在告诫我们要做真实的自己，要活得心安理得。故应选B。

这篇短文作者讲述了他小时候的一件事，通过这件事他明白了一个道理，那就是我们都应该活得心安理得。文章是记叙文，叙述详细、清楚，叙事部分比较容易理解，讲道理的部分稍有难度。题型是完形填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文的语境做题，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔细辨析选项中每个单词的意思和用法；最后将答案代入原文，再读一遍，检查答案是否正确。例如第8小题，考查名词辨析，chance机会；incident事件；lesson课，教训；memory记忆。根据下文Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ___9___ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳), because they give us a ___10___ to measure ourselves rather than others.可知，这件事给了作者一个教训，从此以后他都以这句话为衡量自己的准绳。故应选C。再如第13小题，考查连词辨析，and和，而且；or 或者；then然后；but但是。根据下句话Should the extra（额外的） change that was received at the store be forgotten or ___14___?空前用or可知，这里也是表示选择关系，意为“是…还是…”，故应选B。