The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic 1 to our class. When the papers were 2 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 3 mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 4 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill 5 even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 6 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked 7 questions, and she didn’t 8 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 9 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 10 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t 11 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 12 I can say: it was the most important single 13 of my life. Thirty years after being 14 to Macaulay’s words, they 15 seem to me the best yardstick (准绳), because they give us a 16 to measure ourselves rather than others.
17 of us are asked to make 18 decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called 19 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 20 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket 21 turned over to the policeman? Should the 22 change received at the store be forgotten or 23 ? Nobody will know except 24 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 25 to live with someone you respect.
1．A．paper B．problem C．test D．lesson
2．A．marked B．completed C．examined D．answered
3．A．easy B．funny C．same D．serious
4．A．cheating B．lying C．guessing D．discussing
5．A．did B．didn’t C．would D．wouldn’t
6．A．come B．leave C．remain D．apologize
7．A．no B．certain C．many D．more
8．A．scold B．reject C．help D．excuse
9．A．unusual B．common C．following D．above
10．A．repeat B．get C．put D．copy
11．A．worry B．know C．hear D．talk
12．A．myself B．ourselves C．themselves D．herself
13．A．chance B．incident C．lesson D．memory
14．A．referred B．shown C．brought D．introduced
15．A．even B．still C．always D．almost
16．A．way B．sentence C．choice D．1lason
17．A．All B．Few C．Some D．None
18．A．quick B．wise C．great D．personal
19．A．out B．for C．up D．upon
20．A．Must B．Should C．Would D．Need
21．A．or B．and C．then D．but
22．A．extra B．small C．some D．necessary
23．A．paid B．remembered C．shared D．returned
24．A．me B．you C．us D．them
25．A．easier B．moll natural C．better D．more peaceful
答案与提示：
本文选材贴近学生。文章一开头引用名人名言作为引子，正文部分有记叙，有议论，增加了试题难度。
1．C 如仅从搭配考虑，A和D项都可，但从第2题前的papers来看，应选C。
2．A 考查词义。mark the papers“给试卷评分”。
3．C 考查常识，且exactly the same mistakes与第4题中的cheat相呼应。
4．A 联系上下文，其他几项意义均不符。这里主要考查cheat的词义“作弊”，而不是一般的意思“欺骗”。
5．B 关键词是even和后一句中的only asked，其中asked暗示我们应用一般过去时，这就要求考生抓住关键信息。
6．C remain after class“下课后留在教室(而其他未作弊的都离开)”。做此题可用排除法，也可依据生活经验判断。
7．A 关键词是下一空后的either。
8．A 关键词：Instead
9．D above“上面的，上文提到过的”。这是一个典型的逾越句子层次的选题，另外本题答案暗示学生要重视首句，不要因第一句未设空而一扫而过。
10．D copy“抄写”。考查词义，也要联系下文的into our exercise — books one hundred times,由此可知老师令我们将麦考莱的名言在笔记本上抄写一百遍。
11．B 本考点所在的句子是行文的过渡句，明确这一点后，就容易选出正确答案。
12．A 关键信息：the other eleven boys, speak for myself“就我自己而言”。
13．C lesson“教训”。就我自己而言，我可以说这件事是我一生中最重要的一个教训。memory回忆，怀念，与most important搭配不当。
14．D 考查固定搭配。这是一道难度很大的题。introduce sb. to sth．即cause sb. to know sth.，使某人认识／知某事物。本句意为：老师把麦考莱的名言告知我们的30年后的今天。
15．B still“仍然，依旧”，与thirty years after。相呼应。强调这句话今天仍然是我行为的准绳。
16．A a way to do sth.“做某事的方法”。可从固定搭配的角度考虑。
17．B 这也是一个逾越句子层次的考点，关键词是下一句的But all of us与之相对比。同时学生也可以根据常识来判断：我当中很少有人被要求作出国家是否参战或部队是否打仗这样的重大决定。很明显这些决定都是总统们才能作出的，所以选A、C不符合逻辑，而选D则太绝对。
18．C 由nations going to war or armies going to battle可知，这些都是重大决定，故选great。
19．D call on／upon sb. to do sth. “要求某人做……”。考查固定搭配，且与上句的are asked to…相呼应。
20．B 下一句的should是一个明显的暗示，如果明白作者这里用了两个并列的疑问句之后就容易作出正确的判断。
21．A 初看这是一道考连词的语法题，但答题时只用语法知识是不够的。考生必须理解该空连词连接的两个成分在意义上是相反的(句子大意是：街上捡到的钱是放进自己的腰包还是交给警察呢?)才能断定or是最佳选项，其他都不符合逻辑。
22．A extra change指“多找的零钱”。
23．D 商店多找的零钱是应该马上忘掉还是退回呢?
24．B
25．C 跟你所尊敬的人一起生活就更好了。
Valentine’s Day (情人节) is on 14, February each year. It is a day for loves, and one of the loveliest holidays in the United States.
Very few Americans know the story of Valentine’s Day. One English story tells that birds select their mates on February 14. Another story says that more than 2, 000 years ago the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers. As part of the celebration, girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container. Boys reached their hands into the container and pulled one out. The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year. Then came a Roman priest Valentinus, who secretly married many young lovers against the Roman king’s order. The Roman Emperor got angry and ordered the killing of Valentinus on February 14, 269 AD.
It is very popular to send cards decorated with hearts and flowers to express love. Today many Americans like to exchange humorous cards with their husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, relatives, and even special friends. Some enjoy the joke of sending“Guess Who”cards to a person he or she secretly admires. Sometimes they put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons (丝带). Candy, perfume, jewelry or a picture with a heart and Cupid (the Roman God of love), who is armed with a bow and arrow, are also sent to express love. Many couples arrange romantic dinners by candle light for this occasion. Universities also hold a Sweetheart Ball for the young students to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
1．Why was Valentius killed in ancient Rome?
A．Because he didn’t finish the task the Emperor gave him.
B．Because he was poor and the Emperor didn’t want to marry his daughter to him.
C．Because he told people how to celebrate Valentine’s Day, which made the Emperor angry.
D．Because he did not follow the Emperor’s order and secretly married many young lovers.
2．What do the university students nowadays do on Valentine’s Day?
A．They celebrate Valentine’s Day in the same way just as the ancient Romans did over 2, 000 years ago.
B．They just send cards decorated with hearts and flowers to the persons they love.
C．They take part in a Sweetheart Ball which universities hold for them.
D．They arrange romantic dinners by candle light for this occasion.
3．The passage is mainly about _____.
A．the story of Valentine’s Day
B．how students celebrate Valentine’s Day in universities
C．how Valentine’s Day was celebrated more than 2, 000 years ago
D．the origin (起源) of Valentine’s Day and the modern ways of celebrating it
4．“Guess Who”card is ______.
A．an unsigned card
B．given to friends and family members
C．sent to a person together with flowers, candy, perfume or a picture
D．usually sent to their friends by students in universities
答案：1—4 D C D A
