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. __61__ 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. __62__.As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspapers wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. __63__ 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. __64__ 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. __65__ A．So she won the contest. 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 cheated.” 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.
| 小题1:F 小题2:B 小题3:G 小题4:D 小题5:E |
| 小题1:F 通过下文可知，她没有撒谎，仍然说出错误的单词，可见裁判们讨论决定给他一次机会重复一遍。 小题2:B 由于说出了实话，错了一个单词，当然会失败。 小题3:G 虽然她比赛失败，但她却赢得了人格魅力奖。 小题4:D 那女孩本可以撒谎的，因为没有人会知道。所以，只有她知道她做错了。正所谓“如果你骗别人，就是在骗自己。 小题5:E今天你所做的选择，成就明天的你。 |