阅读理解。
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. 1 By now, 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 reporters 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 .
B. As a result, she lost the contest.
C. The judges wanted to give her another chance.
D. It"s been said, "If you cheat, you make yourself cheap."
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.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
―Thomas Jefferson
As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I pushed as hard for 1 as they
did.
A dramatic incident, 2 , following a game in which I was appointed as a referee (裁判), 3 my views on
victories and defeats. I was refereeing a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle, New York,
between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was coached by Dan O"Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck.
The gym was 4 with audience, and the volume of noise made it 5 to hear. The game was well played
and 6 contested. Yonkers was 7 by one point as I 8 the clock and discovered there were only 30
seconds left to play.
Yonkers, 9 the ball, passed off-shot-missed. New Rochelle recovered-pushed the ball up court - shot. The
ball 10 around the rim and off. The fans shouted with disappointment.
New Rochelle, the 11 team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in ( 拨进篮框) for what looked like victory.
The noise of whistles, screams and shouts was 12 . I took a quick look at the clock and saw that the game
was over. I hadn"t heard the final buzzer (终场哨声) because of the noise. I 13 with the other official, but he
could not help me.
Still 14 help in this chaos, I approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said,"Mr. Covina,
the buzzer 15 as the ball rolled off the rim, 16 the tap-in was made."
I was in the unpleasant position of having to tell Coach O"Brien the 17 news."Dan," I said, " Yonkers won
the game."
His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, "I"m sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the
final basket."
Suddenly, Coach O"Brien"s face 18 . He said, "That"s okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I"m 19 of
you."
Turning to me, he said, "Al, I want you to meet my 20 , Joe."
The two of them then walked off the court together, shoulder to shoulder.
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| Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult,I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father"s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son"s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father"s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before? The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I"m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I"m delighted with my new friend. My dad in his new home in Arizona is back to me from where he was. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult? | |||||||||||||||||
| A. He did not love his children. B. He was too proud of himself. C. He was silent most of the time. D. He expected too much of her. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______. | |||||||||||||||||
| A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? | |||||||||||||||||
| A. More critical B. More talkative C. Gentle and friendly D. Strict and hard-working | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to _______. | |||||||||||||||||
| A. the author"s son B. the author"s father C. the friend of the author"s father D. the cafe owner | |||||||||||||||||
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| One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 2 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him, which he was 4 to read, but I could 5 that he was keeping an eye on me. when the waiter brought my 6 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 12 without another glance in my direction. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 . "Well," he said,"that man was a detective (侦探). He 14 you here because he though you were the man he 15 ." "What?" I said, showing my 16 . The owner continued,"He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 18 ." "Well, it"s really 19 I came to a restaurant where I"m known," I said." 20 , I might have been in trouble." | |||||||||||||||||
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