第二节完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，

题目内容：

第二节完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50 各题后给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 31 voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 32 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had 33 the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the 34 letter. So she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the 35 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her　36 .

　 Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's honesty，even when it 37 her the contest. But the fact is that she 38 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 39 .

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get 40 .This young girl could easily have 41 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that's just it: She would know she did wrong. It's been said, "If you 42 , you make yourself cheap." This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 43 and character more than the prize from a spelling 44 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 45 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 46 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It's so true that the choices you make today 47 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 48 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to 49 to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are 50 what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.

31. A. high B. sweet C. toughD. soft

32. A. finally B. kindlyC. secretly D. totally

33. A. forgotten B. mispronouncedC. misspelled D. lost

34. A. correctB. wrong C. differentD. same

35. A. stage B. studioC. testD. classroom

36. A. bravery B. honestyC. courageD. cleverness

37. A. cancelled B. costC. offeredD. wasted

38. A. achieved B. brokeC. won D. defeated

39. A. reputationB. knowledgeC. 1ifeD. character

40. A. paidB. awardedC. caughtD. reported

41. A. escapedB. 1iedC. changed D. answered

42. A. acceptB. fightC. cheatD. insist

43. A. conscienceB. feelingC. diligenceD. modesty

44. A. contest B. championC. judgerD. expert

45. A. sense B. prideC. respect D. awareness

46. A. plan B. conclusionC. discoveryD. choice

47. A. makeB. changeC. keepD. create

48. A. give B. take C. followD. set

49. A. grow up B. bring up C. take upD. come up

50. A. recordingB. inspecting C. correcting D. watching

正确答案：

31-35 DACBA36-40 BBCDC 41-45 BCAAC46-50 DACAD

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。