The measure 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 Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn’t 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
| 小题1: | | A．test | B．problem | C．paper | D．lesson |
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| 小题2: | | A．examined | B．completed | C．marked | D．answered |
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| 小题3: | | A．lying | B．cheating | C．guessing | D．discussing |
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| 小题4: | | A．come | B．leave | C．remain | D．apologize |
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| 小题5: | | A．no | B．certain | C．many | D．more |
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| 小题6: | | A．excuse | B．shout | C．help | D．scold |
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| 小题7: | | A．above | B．common | C．following | D．unusual |
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| 小题9: | | A．myself | B．ourselves | C．themselves | D．herself |
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| 小题10: | | A．chance | B．incident | C．lesson | D．memory |
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| 小题11: | | A．even | B．still | C．always | D．almost |
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| 小题12: | | A．measure | B．respect | C．love | D．believe |
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| 小题14: | | A．quick | B．wise | C．great | D．personal |
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| 小题16: | | A．Should | B．Must | C．Would | D．Need |
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| 小题17: | | A．extra | B．small | C．some | D．necessary |
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| 小题18: | | A．paid | B．remembered | C．shared | D．returned |
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| 小题20: | | A．easier | B．more natural | C．better | D．more peaceful |
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小题1:前后照应逻辑推理 从词语搭配的角度考虑，四个选项都可以填入空白处，但只要考生抓住第一自然段结尾的test一词，便能得出A为该题的最佳答案，而其余三个选项均不合题意。再则文章中出现了papers，mistakes，exams等词，作者们也不难排除其它三项而推出答案为test。
小题1:常识运用逻辑推理词义比较 同学们被检查(examined)，试卷被回答(answered)考试结束(completed)，老师批阅(marked)完试卷后才能发现问题。
小题1:逻辑推理词义辨析 在考试中作弊根本不算什么新鲜事。cheat作弊，欺骗；lie说谎；guess猜测, 推测；discuss讨论, 论述。
小题1: 逻辑推理词义比较 Mrs O’Neill只要求这12位男同学课后留下。come来临，到达；leave离开，动身；remain保持，逗留，保持着原来的状态；apologize 道歉, 辩白。
小题1:前后照应语句连贯 此句与后句是并列关系，后句的否定及句中的either决定了此空必须填no。
小题1: 逻辑推理常识运用词义比较 学生犯错误，老师要批评的。可Mrs O’Neill本应该却没问任何问题也没有训斥作者们。excuse 原谅, 申辩；reject拒绝，驳回；help 帮助；scold 责骂, 申斥, 斥责。
小题1:前后照应 文章引用的置于文章上方的(above)麦考莱的名言：衡量一个人真正的为人，要看他在知道永远也不会被人发现的情况下做些什么。
小题1:逻辑推理词义比较固定搭配 Mrs O’Neill让作者们将麦考莱的这句名言在笔记本上抄写一百遍。其它三词与exercise-books 没有联系。get into进入, 陷入, 穿上；put…into使进入, 把……翻译成, 在……上种植；copy… into把……抄写/复写/复制到……；repeat重做, 复述，通常不与into搭配。
小题1:前后照应固定搭配 前句提到其他孩子，本句是说自己(myself)。speak for oneself陈述某人的看法，为自己辩护, 发表个人意见, 说自己的事，此处指"就作者自己来看
小题1:词义比较逻辑推理 就作者自己而言，作者可以说，这件事也许是偶然(chance)的，当然是一个事件(incident)，作者会很久的记住(memory)，它对作者的一生教育作用最大，实为最重要的唯一的一次教训(lesson)。
小题1:词义比较逻辑推理 三十年过去了，这句话今天仍然(still)是作者行为的准绳。even甚至，表示过分情况；still依然，仍旧，表示原有情况不变地存在/保持的状态；always 总是, 永远, 始终，表示一直不变的状态；almost几乎, 差不多，表示接近的情况。
小题1:词义比较逻辑推理 麦考莱的名言给了作者衡量自己而不是别人的方法
小题1:前后照应 国家参战，士兵出征这些不是你作者决定的。也就是说，作者们当中很少有人(few)作出这样的决定。这些都是大人物的事情。注意后句中的But的转折意义，与all of us相对，此空应该选Few。
小题1:常识运用逻辑推理 国家宣战，军队参战都是大事情。作者们当中很少有人被要求个人作出像参加战争这样大(great)的决定。make great /quick /wise/ personal decisions作出伟大/快速/英明/个人的决定。
小题1:固定搭配词义辨析 作者们每天被要求得作出许多个人的决定。call upon号召, 拜访，call upon sb to do sth号召/要求某人做某事而call out出动, 唤起, 大声叫唤；call for要求, 提倡, 为...叫喊，虽有"要求"的意思，但不能与不定式构成复合结构；call up召唤, 使想起, 提出, 打电话给。
小题1:语法结构前后照应 从接在后面的句子中用should提问，可知此处也用should。
小题1:词义比较固定搭配 extra change不应得到的、多找的零钱，small /some /necessary /change少许/一些/必要的零钱/找头。
小题1:词义比较常识运用 商店多找回的零钱是应该不说出去还是应该退还给商店。商店多找回的零钱当然应该还回去(return)，而不应该只是记得(remember)，不应该分享(share)或是再付(pay)出去。
小题1:逻辑推理前后照应 一旦发生这类事情，除了(you)自己以外，别人不会知道的。此句与文章的开头恰好相互呼应。
小题1:逻辑推理词义比较 跟一个你所尊敬的人，即你的自作者，一起生活更好些。better是范畴词，它包括了其它三项(更安逸舒适/更自然正常/更平静安宁)的内容，其它三项仅仅只是better的某一种表现形式而已，如果选它们中的任何一项就都不完整。 |
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试题【The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would ne】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed(叹息), knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried to his mum “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”
He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared.
Later he married and became a lawyer. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket棺材. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”
小题1:Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?| A．Because her son had a tiny face. | B．Because she saw her son crying. | | C．Because her son was born imperfect. | D．Because her son was in her arms. |
小题2:Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?| A．Nervous. | B．Sympathetic. | C．Proud. | D．Angry. |
小题3:We can infer that the person who donate the ears is_____.| A．A doctor. | B．His father. | C．His mother. | D．A stranger. |
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A, the mother felt sorry for the son without ears B. the doctor didn’t like the baby
C. the boy meant everything to the mother D. the father kept the secret until mother died
小题5:The best title for the passage would be ________.| A．Mother’s hair | B．An unforgettable memory | | C．Who gave me the ears? | D．Who is my best respectable person? |
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My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”“I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.”“Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”
小题1:What can be inferred in the first paragraph?| A．The Berry Factory is a gift store | | B．The Berry Factory has few shop clerks. | | C．The Berry Factory has many branches around the country | | D．The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country. |
小题2: Which of the following words can best describe Shari?| A．Talkative | B．Creative | C．Kind-hearted | D．Well-known |
小题3: The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.| A．shocked | B．excited | C．tired | D．frightened |
小题4:We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.| A．the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate | | B．the waitress’ best friend broke up with her | | C．the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari | | D．the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer |
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Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
小题1:Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?| A．Their titles are all written with capital letters. | | B．A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer. | | C．He used “Y” to refer to “you”. | | D．He used letters in a special way in them |
小题2:What’s the second paragraph mainly about?| A．Edward’s schooling | B．Edward’s parents | | C．Edward’s family | D．Edward’s childhood. |
小题3:E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________.| A．he went to France without permission | B．he looked like a Frenchman | | C．he was thought to be German agent | D．he drove away a car that belonged to the army |
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Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the 21 of the class when he entered high school, his 22 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 23 if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was 24 to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never 25 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His 26 father was always in the stands, with words of 27 for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 28 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael 29 the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 30 immediately.
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 31 , a silent young man eagerly 32 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 33 .
“Coach, please let me 34 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach 35 . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n) 36 . He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their 37 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 38 you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 39 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 40 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”
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| 小题4: | | A．required | B．determined | C．satisfied | D．reminded |
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| 小题5: | | A．failed | B．lost | C．missed | D．won |
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| 小题7: | | A．encouragement | B．judgment | C．wisdom | D．amusement |
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| 小题8: | | A．after | B．since | C．towards | D．before |
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| 小题9: | | A．went through | B．turned over | C．got over | D．tore up |
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| 小题10: | | A．school | B．home | C．field | D．class |
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Some say everyday miracles(奇迹) are predestined(注定的)—the right time for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.
In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother’s Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give. The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.
When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn’t planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(换班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance. She was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving him CPR(心肺复苏术), breathing into his mouth and giving him chest compressions. And he revived in the end.
After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.
Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking.
Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, he used skills he’d first learned in Scouts. The food that was trapped in the woman’s throat was freed. The colour began to return to her face.
“The food was stuck in my throat. I couldn’t breathe,” she said. She thought she was dying. “I was very frightened.”
Who was the woman?
Penny Brown.
小题1: The author wrote the passage to show us that .| A．miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere | | B．whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day | | C．God will help those who give others a helping hand | | D．miracles won’t come without any difficulty sometimes |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE of Kevin Stephan?| A．He was hit in the face by a boy and almost lost his life. | | B．He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills. | | C．He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college. | | D．He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke. |
小题3:Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?| A．She was invited to give the players directions. | | B．She volunteered to give medical services. | | C．She was a little worried about his son’s safety. | | D．She came to watch her son’s game and cheered for him. |
小题4:The underlined word “revived” in the third paragraph most likely means .| A．came back to life | B．became worse | C．failed | D．moved |
小题5: When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt .| A．happy | B．surprised | C．sad | D．worried |
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