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 arithmetic1to our class. When the papers were2she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about3in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to4after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked5questions, and she didn’t6us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the7words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to8these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for9I can say:it was the most important single10of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they11seem to me the best yardstick(準(zhǔn)繩), because they give us a way to 12ourselves rather than others.
13of us are asked to make14decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called15daily to make a great many personal decisions.16the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 17change received at the store be forgotten or18? Nobody will know except19. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always20to live with someone you respect.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      test
    2. B.
      problem
    3. C.
      paper
    4. D.
      lesson
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      examined
    2. B.
      completed
    3. C.
      marked
    4. D.
      answered
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      lying
    2. B.
      cheating
    3. C.
      guessing
    4. D.
      discussing
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      come
    2. B.
      leave
    3. C.
      remain
    4. D.
      apologize
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      no
    2. B.
      certain
    3. C.
      many
    4. D.
      more
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      excuse
    2. B.
      shout
    3. C.
      help
    4. D.
      scold
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      above
    2. B.
      common
    3. C.
      following
    4. D.
      unusual
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      repeat
    2. B.
      get
    3. C.
      put
    4. D.
      copy
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      myself
    2. B.
      ourselves
    3. C.
      themselves
    4. D.
      herself
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      chance
    2. B.
      incident
    3. C.
      lesson
    4. D.
      memory
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      even
    2. B.
      still
    3. C.
      always
    4. D.
      almost
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      measure
    2. B.
      respect
    3. C.
      love
    4. D.
      believe
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      All
    2. B.
      Few
    3. C.
      Some
    4. D.
      None
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      quick
    2. B.
      wise
    3. C.
      great
    4. D.
      personal
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      out
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      up
    4. D.
      upon
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      Should
    2. B.
      Must
    3. C.
      Would
    4. D.
      Need
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      extra
    2. B.
      small
    3. C.
      some
    4. D.
      necessary
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      paid
    2. B.
      remembered
    3. C.
      shared
    4. D.
      returned
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      me
    2. B.
      you
    3. C.
      us
    4. D.
      them
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      easier
    2. B.
      more natural
    3. C.
      better
    4. D.
      more peaceful
ACBCA DADAC BABCD ABDBC
1.前后照應(yīng)邏輯推理 從詞語搭配的角度考慮,四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都可以填入空白處,但只要考生抓住第一自然段結(jié)尾的test一詞,便能得出A為該題的最佳答案,而其余三個(gè)選項(xiàng)均不合題意。再則文章中出現(xiàn)了papers,mistakes,exams等詞,作者們也不難排除其它三項(xiàng)而推出答案為test。
2.常識(shí)運(yùn)用邏輯推理詞義比較 同學(xué)們被檢查(examined),試卷被回答(answered)考試結(jié)束(completed),老師批閱(marked)完試卷后才能發(fā)現(xiàn)問題。
3.邏輯推理詞義辨析 在考試中作弊根本不算什么新鮮事。cheat作弊,欺騙;lie說謊;guess猜測, 推測;discuss討論, 論述。
4. 邏輯推理詞義比較 Mrs O’Neill只要求這12位男同學(xué)課后留下。come來臨,到達(dá);leave離開,動(dòng)身;remain保持,逗留,保持著原來的狀態(tài);apologize 道歉, 辯白。
5.前后照應(yīng)語句連貫 此句與后句是并列關(guān)系,后句的否定及句中的either決定了此空必須填no。
6. 邏輯推理常識(shí)運(yùn)用詞義比較 學(xué)生犯錯(cuò)誤,老師要批評的?蒑rs O’Neill本應(yīng)該卻沒問任何問題也沒有訓(xùn)斥作者們。excuse 原諒, 申辯;reject拒絕,駁回;help 幫助;scold 責(zé)罵, 申斥, 斥責(zé)。
7.前后照應(yīng) 文章引用的置于文章上方的(above)麥考萊的名言:衡量一個(gè)人真正的為人,要看他在知道永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)被人發(fā)現(xiàn)的情況下做些什么。
8.邏輯推理詞義比較固定搭配 Mrs O’Neill讓作者們將麥考萊的這句名言在筆記本上抄寫一百遍。其它三詞與exercise-books 沒有聯(lián)系。get into進(jìn)入, 陷入, 穿上;put…into使進(jìn)入, 把……翻譯成, 在……上種植;copy… into把……抄寫/復(fù)寫/復(fù)制到……;repeat重做, 復(fù)述,通常不與into搭配。
9.前后照應(yīng)固定搭配 前句提到其他孩子,本句是說自己(myself)。speak for oneself陳述某人的看法,為自己辯護(hù), 發(fā)表個(gè)人意見, 說自己的事,此處指"就作者自己來看
10.詞義比較邏輯推理 就作者自己而言,作者可以說,這件事也許是偶然(chance)的,當(dāng)然是一個(gè)事件(incident),作者會(huì)很久的記住(memory),它對作者的一生教育作用最大,實(shí)為最重要的唯一的一次教訓(xùn)(lesson)。
11.詞義比較邏輯推理 三十年過去了,這句話今天仍然(still)是作者行為的準(zhǔn)繩。even甚至,表示過分情況;still依然,仍舊,表示原有情況不變地存在/保持的狀態(tài);always 總是, 永遠(yuǎn), 始終,表示一直不變的狀態(tài);almost幾乎, 差不多,表示接近的情況。
12.詞義比較邏輯推理 麥考萊的名言給了作者衡量自己而不是別人的方法
13.前后照應(yīng) 國家參戰(zhàn),士兵出征這些不是你作者決定的。也就是說,作者們當(dāng)中很少有人(few)作出這樣的決定。這些都是大人物的事情。注意后句中的But的轉(zhuǎn)折意義,與all of us相對,此空應(yīng)該選Few。
14.常識(shí)運(yùn)用邏輯推理 國家宣戰(zhàn),軍隊(duì)參戰(zhàn)都是大事情。作者們當(dāng)中很少有人被要求個(gè)人作出像參加戰(zhàn)爭這樣大(great)的決定。make great /quick /wise/ personal decisions作出偉大/快速/英明/個(gè)人的決定。
15.固定搭配詞義辨析 作者們每天被要求得作出許多個(gè)人的決定。call upon號(hào)召, 拜訪,call upon sb to do sth號(hào)召/要求某人做某事而call out出動(dòng), 喚起, 大聲叫喚;call for要求, 提倡, 為...叫喊,雖有"要求"的意思,但不能與不定式構(gòu)成復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu);call up召喚, 使想起, 提出, 打電話給。  
16.語法結(jié)構(gòu)前后照應(yīng) 從接在后面的句子中用should提問,可知此處也用should。
17.詞義比較固定搭配 extra change不應(yīng)得到的、多找的零錢,small /some /necessary /change少許/一些/必要的零錢/找頭。
18.詞義比較常識(shí)運(yùn)用 商店多找回的零錢是應(yīng)該不說出去還是應(yīng)該退還給商店。商店多找回的零錢當(dāng)然應(yīng)該還回去(return),而不應(yīng)該只是記得(remember),不應(yīng)該分享(share)或是再付(pay)出去。
19.邏輯推理前后照應(yīng) 一旦發(fā)生這類事情,除了(you)自己以外,別人不會(huì)知道的。此句與文章的開頭恰好相互呼應(yīng)。 
20.邏輯推理詞義比較 跟一個(gè)你所尊敬的人,即你的自作者,一起生活更好些。better是范疇詞,它包括了其它三項(xiàng)(更安逸舒適/更自然正常/更平靜安寧)的內(nèi)容,其它三項(xiàng)僅僅只是better的某一種表現(xiàn)形式而已,如果選它們中的任何一項(xiàng)就都不完整。
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