The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.―Thomas MacaulaySome thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O’Neil gave an arithmetic(算术)  ___ 36 ___  to our class. When the papers were  ___ 37 ___  she discovered that twelve boys had made the same mistakes throughout the test.

  There is really nothing new about  ___38___  in the exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill  ___39___  even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to  ___40___  after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs. O’Neill asked  ___41___  questions, and she didn’t  ___42___  us either. Macaulay, she wrote on the blackboard the  ___43___  words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to  ___44___  these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

  I don’t  ___45___  about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single  ___46___  of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they  ___47___  seem to me the best yard-stick(准绳), because they give us a  ___48___  to measure ourselves rather than others. ___49___  of us are asked to make  ___50___  decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called  ___51___  daily to make a great many personal decisions.  ___52___  the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the  ___53___  change received at the store be forgotten or  ___54___? Nobody will know except ___55___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确和拼写正确。

Today is January 26^th. Our class had a discussion

about       to stay at home or go out for a trip as the winter                         

holiday is d      near. Some of us are in favor of staying at home. ___________

They think it’s both _______(方便)and comfortable. What’s more,          ___________

they can save money for other purposes. But they will l      the chance

___________

of getting to know the outside world. However, o      prefer to go out  ___________

for traveling since it can increase their ______(知识) and broaden their        ___________

horizons. But maybe they’ll spend more money and meet many     (困难)

___________

while traveling. P       , I think it would be much better to stay      ___________

at home, for I can do what I like, such ______reading books, watching       ___________

TV and _______ my parents with some housework.

一．根据首字母或中文完成句子：

1.At the museum, visitors are requested not to touch the e_______________.

2.The government yesterday ____(宣布) to the media that they would create some new jobs.

3.The IT i___________ is playing an important role in the development of economy.

4.Though caught in a snowstorm, the pilot g _________ the plane to a safe landing.

5.Three fourths of the earth’s s ________ is covered with water, our earth is an ocean planet.

6.I feel really happy to be e _________ in this famous university to teach advanced English.

7.He was too ____________ (没经验) for the job. He worked here no more than three days .

8.Many young soldiers helped to r ___________ people from the fire of the hotel. One of them was killed and some were injured.

9.Some students in our class are worried about their p _______ and want many people to like them.

10.He suddenly experienced a f ____ of shame when his name was mentioned at the meeting.

11.My computer c ______ suddenly last night and all of my documents I was working on got lost.

12.The child was t __________ at the piano his parents sent to him on his birthday.

13.This machine is used to ___________ (监测) a patient’s pulse.

14.The decision was c ________ by all the members.

15.He seems to be honest and trusted, but in r ________ he often tells lies.

16.He has an e __________ talent for music.

17.I think that we have many o __________ of meeting interesting people on the train when traveling.

18.Matter has three states . For example, water is ___________(液体).

19.A number of parents have v _______ concern about their children’s safety.

20.She d ________ a talk on philosophy during her visit to her mother school.

阅读下面短文, 根据汉语或首字母提示以及文章内容, 在每条横线上填入一个适当的英语单词, 使短文意思完整。
【小题1】Today is January 26th. Our class have a discussion about w_______ to
【小题2】stay at home or go out________ a trip as the winter holiday is near. Some of us
【小题3】are in favor of staying at home. They think it’s ________ convenient and
【小题4】comfortable. What’s more, they can _________(省) money for other purposes.
【小题5】_______ they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.
【小题6】However, o        prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase
【小题7】their ________(知识) and broaden their horizons. But they will spend
【小题8】more money and meet many difficulties while traveling. P       ,
【小题9】I think it would be better to stay home, for I can do what I like, such ______
【小题10】reading books, watching   TV and h        my parents with some housework.

单词拼写:根据中文意思或首字母提示写出正确的单词。（共10小题；满分5分）
【小题1】 Please r________ me of the time when we have to hold the important meeting.
【小题2】Without the teacher’s p_____, you cannot play with the computer in our class.
【小题3】C_______(好奇心) is part of a child’s nature.
【小题4】Knowledge can be of great b______ to everybody.
【小题5】I am looking for a job in which I can c        my work with my interest.
【小题6】He ______（发现） his old friend Jack in the crowd.
【小题7】In many parts of China, there e______ the idea that boys are important than girls.
【小题8】It is a t________ to play tricks on others on April 1.
【小题9】Today’s festivals have many o_________ ,some religious , some seasonal , and some for
special people or events .
【小题10】There was frost in the ground, c_______ that fall had arrived .