【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ill 2 that lying does not offer the same longterm benefits (好處) as honesty does. Sometimes people lie for the purpose of being 3 . For example, my cousin Joanne was 4 to her friend39。s birthday party and she asked for my 5 on her dress. In fact, her dress was terrible, but I 6 and told her that the dress was beautiful. How could I 7 her excitement over the dress? Looking back at that moment, I probably should have told her the truth, considering that the guests 8 her. After that I realized the 9 of telling the truth. My brother once helped his best friend cheat on a 10 test. That night, he told me what happened at school. I was very 11 and asked him to say sorry to his math teacher immediately 12 he went to school the next day 13 , the teacher only forced the two boys to take the test again. If my brother had not followed my 14 , he might have been kicked out of school. 15 , my brother39。s behavior sets a good example for his friend. So he 16 his friend and helped him avoid serious punishment. In some cases, lying seems to be 17 . For example, how can one 18 to young children what has happened when they lose one of their family members? Lying seems kind, but if one lies to children, they may feel more 19 when they discover the facts. Therefore, it is important for each of us to be 20 anytime.1. A. answerB. reasonC. truthD. result2. A. findB. meanC. imagineD. include3. A. activeB. politeC. fairD. silent4. A. sentB. forcedC. rushedD. invited5. A. opinionB. decisionC. informationD. instruction6. A. stoppedB. arrivedC. smiledD. appeared7. A. hideB. ruinC. controlD. cause8. A. cared aboutB. looked afterC. depended onD. laughed at9. A. dangerB. purposeC. importanceD. possibility10. A. mathB. historyC. spellingD. listening11. A. shyB. proudC. angryD. excited12. A. sinceB. whenC. thoughD. before13. A. ClearlyB. PainfullyC. StrangelyD. Luckily14. A. ruleB. adviceC. exampleD. timetable15. A. So farB. HoweverC. BesidesD. As usual16. A. savedB. missedC. believedD. refused17. A. difficultB. unusualC. interestingD. necessary18. A. proveB. explainC. reportD. suggest19. A. relaxedB. impatientC. confidentD. surprised20. A. honestB. braveC. kindD. careful【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）C；（10）A；（11）C；（12）B；（13）D；（14）B；（15）C；（16）A；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）A； 【解析】【分析】本文主要講述了作者通過自己和哥哥的事情闡述了誠實(shí)的重要性，認(rèn)為對我們每個(gè)人來說，任何時(shí)候都保持誠實(shí)是很重要的。 （1）句意：盡管撒謊可以讓人暫時(shí)逃過懲罰，但真相總會(huì)水落石出的。A. answer答案；B. reason理由；C. truth真相；D. result結(jié)果。根據(jù)本文第一句Honesty is always the best policy可知本文講的是誠實(shí)與撒謊，所以這里要表達(dá)的是撒謊可以讓你暫時(shí)躲過懲罰，但真相總會(huì)出來的，故選C項(xiàng)。 （2）句意：在大多數(shù)情況下，人們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)說謊并不能帶來與誠實(shí)（帶來的）相同的長期利益。A. find發(fā)現(xiàn)；B. mean 意味著；C. imagine想象；D. include包括。結(jié)合語境，這里要表達(dá)的是人們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)說謊并不能帶來與誠實(shí)（帶來的）相同的長期利益。故選A。 （3）句意：有時(shí)候人們?yōu)榱硕Y貌撒謊。A. active積極的；活躍的；B. polite禮貌的；C. fair公平的；D. silent沉默的。根據(jù)后文. In fact, her dress was terrible, but I ___6___ and told her that the dress was ，盡管她的裙子很糟糕，我還是說她的裙子很漂亮。這是一種禮貌。所以這里要表達(dá)的是有時(shí)候人們?yōu)榱硕Y貌撒謊。故選B。 （4）句意：比如，我的表妹喬安妮被邀請參加她朋友的生日聚會(huì)。A. sent發(fā)送；寄；B. forced強(qiáng)迫；C. rushed 猛沖；D. invited邀請。結(jié)合語境可知，表妹被朋友邀請去生日聚會(huì)，故選D。 （5）句意：她問我對她的裙子的看法。A. opinion意見；看法；B. decision決定；C. information信息；D. instruction說明，指令。根據(jù)后文told her that the dress was beautiful可知這里表妹問了我對于她裙子的看法。故選A。 （6）句意：事實(shí)上，她的裙子很糟糕，但我還是微笑著告訴她她的裙子很好看。A. stopped停止；B. arrived到達(dá) ；C. smiled 微笑；D. appeared出現(xiàn)；顯得。我告訴表妹她的裙子很好看，這是一種夸獎(jiǎng)，所以我應(yīng)該是微笑著說的，故選C。 （7）句意：我怎么能毀掉她對這件裙子的激動(dòng)之情？A. hide藏；B. ruin毀壞；C. control控制；D. cause導(dǎo)致。結(jié)合語境可知，我不忍心破壞表妹對這件裙子的激動(dòng)之情，故選B。 （8）句意：回想那一刻，考慮到（聚會(huì)上的）客人嘲笑了她，我可能本應(yīng)該告訴她真相的。 A. cared about在乎；B. looked after照顧；C. depended on依靠 ；D. laughed at嘲笑。根據(jù)In fact, her dress was terrible可知表妹的裙子很糟糕，所以生日聚會(huì)上的客人應(yīng)該是嘲笑了她。故選D。 （9）句意：在那之后我意識(shí)到了說出真相的重要性。A. danger危險(xiǎn)；B. purpose目的；C. importance重要性；D. possibility可能性。根據(jù)前文I probably should have told her the truth, considering that the guests ___8___ ，表妹穿了糟糕的裙子被嘲笑了。所以這里要表達(dá)的是通過這件事我意識(shí)到了說出真相的重要性。故選C。 （10）句意：我的哥哥曾經(jīng)幫他最好的朋友在一次數(shù)學(xué)考試中作弊。A. math數(shù)學(xué)；B. history歷史；C. spelling拼寫；D. listening聽力，收聽。根據(jù)后文的asked him to say sorry to his math teacher 可知我的哥哥是幫他的好朋友在數(shù)學(xué)（math）考試中作弊，故選A。 （11）句意：我非常生氣，要求他第二天去學(xué)校的時(shí)候立即向他的數(shù)學(xué)老師道歉。A. shy害羞的；B. proud驕傲的；C. angry生氣的；D. excited激動(dòng)的；興奮的。根據(jù)前文可知“我”認(rèn)為是很重要的，所以聽到哥哥作弊，我應(yīng)該是感到生氣的（angry），故選C。 （12）句意：我非常生氣，要求他第二天去學(xué)校的時(shí)候立即向他的數(shù)學(xué)老師道歉。A. since自從；因?yàn)锽. when當(dāng)……時(shí)候；C. though盡管；D. before在…….之前。結(jié)合語境語境，此處是我要哥哥第二天去學(xué)校的時(shí)候向他的數(shù)學(xué)老師道歉。故選B。 （13）句意：幸運(yùn)地是，老師只讓這兩個(gè)男孩重新考試。A. Clearly清楚地；顯然地；B. Painfully痛苦地；C. Strangely奇怪地；D. Luckily幸運(yùn)地。根據(jù)后文. If my brother had not followed my ___14___, he might have been kicked out of ，因此老師只讓哥哥和他的朋友重新考試對于他們來說是幸運(yùn)的，故選D。 （14）句意：如果我的哥哥沒有聽取我的建議，他可能會(huì)被趕出學(xué)校。A. rule規(guī)則；B. advice建議；C. example例子；D. timetable時(shí)間表。根據(jù)后文可知哥哥聽取了我的建議說了實(shí)話，follow one39。s advice為固定搭配，意為“聽取某人的建議”符合語境。故選B。 （15）句意：除此之外，我哥哥的行為也給他的朋友樹立了一個(gè)好榜樣。A. So far到目前為止；B. However然而；C. Besides此外，而且；D. As usual像往常一樣?？崭裉幥昂蟮木渥訛檫f進(jìn)關(guān)系，用C項(xiàng)（此外）連接最為恰當(dāng)，故選C。 （16）句意：所以他救了他的朋友，幫助他的朋友避開了嚴(yán)重的懲罰。A. saved拯救；B. missed錯(cuò)過；想念；C. believed相信；D. refused拒絕。根據(jù)helped him avoid serious ，這是救了（save）他。故選A。 （17）句意：在某些情況下，說謊似乎很困難。 A. difficult困難的；B. unusual不尋常的；C. interesting有趣的；D. necessary有必要的。根據(jù)后文的例子For example, how can one ___18___ to young children what has happened when they lose one of their family members?（例如，當(dāng)失去一個(gè)家庭成員時(shí)，如何向年幼的孩子解釋發(fā)生了什么？）可知這里要表達(dá)的是說謊是困難的，故選A。（18）句意：例如，當(dāng)失去一個(gè)家庭成員時(shí)，如何向年幼的孩子解釋發(fā)生了什么？A. prove證明；B. explain解釋；C. report報(bào)道；D. suggest建議。當(dāng)失去了家人時(shí)，應(yīng)該是向孩子解釋（explain）發(fā)生了什么，故選B。 （19）句意：說謊似乎是善意的，但如果一個(gè)人對孩子撒謊，孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)事實(shí)時(shí)可能會(huì)感到更加驚訝。A. relaxed放松的；B. impatient不耐煩的；C. confident自信的；D. surprised感到驚奇的。結(jié)合語境，此處孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)事實(shí)后應(yīng)該是感到驚訝的，故選D。 （20）句意：因此，對我們每個(gè)人來說，任何時(shí)候都保持誠實(shí)是很重要的。A. honest誠實(shí)的；B. brave勇敢的；C. kind善良的；D. careful仔細(xì)的，小心的。作者通過自己和哥哥的事情闡述了誠實(shí)的重要性，所以這里作者要表達(dá)的是任何時(shí)候都保持誠實(shí)是很重要的。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查完形填空。首先要通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細(xì)讀文章逐一作答，注意上下文語境、詞匯的復(fù)現(xiàn)和連詞銜接。最后通讀一遍檢查驗(yàn)證。4．請閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 We don39。t meet people by accident. Every person you meet will have a(n) 1 in your life, big or small. So