夜雨聆风1996年高考英语完形填空真题
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. Nantette O’Neill gave an arithmetic ___1___ to our class. When the papers were ___2___ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___3___ mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about ___4___ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill ___5___ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ___6___ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. O’Neill asked ___7___ questions, and she did not ___8___ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___9___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___10___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t ___11___ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ___12___ I can say: it was the most important single ___13___ of my life. Thirty years after being ___14___ to Macaulay’s words, they ___15___ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ___16___ to measure ourselves rather than others.
___17___ of us are asked to made ___18___ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ___19___ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ___20___ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket ___21___ turned over to the policeman? Should the ___22___ change received at the store be forgotten or ___23___? Nobody will know except ___24___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ___25___ to live with someone you respect.
1.A. testB. problemC.paperD.lesson
2.A. examinedB. completedC. markedD.answered
3.A. easyB. funnyC. sameD.serious
4.A. lyingB. cheatingC.guessingD.discussing
5.A. didn’tB. didC. wouldD.wouldn’t
6.A. comeB. leaveC. remainD.apologize
7.A. noB. certainC. manyD. more
8.A. excuseB. rejectC. helpD.scold
9.A. aboveB. commonC. followingD.unusual
10.A. repeatB. getC. putD.copy
11.A. worryB. knowC. hearD.talk
12.A. myselfB. ourselvesC. themselvesD.herself
13.A. chanceB. incidentC. lessonD.memory
14.A. referredB. shownC. broughtD.introduced
15.A. evenB. stillC. alwaysD.almost
16.A. wayB. sentenceC. choiceD.reason
17.A. AllB. FewC. SomeD.None
18.A. quickB. wiseC. greatD.personal
19.A. outB. forC. upD.upon
20.A. ShouldB. MustC. WouldD.Need
21.A. andB. orC.thenD.but
22.A. extraB. smallC. someD.necessary
23.A. paidB. rememberedC.sharedD.returned
24.A. meB. youC. usD.them
25.A. easierB. more naturalC.betterD.more peaceful
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1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A6.C 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.D11.B 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.B
16.A 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A21.B 22.A 23.D 24.B 25.C
一、
Common
1.happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places常见的；通常的；普遍的
Jackson is a common English name.杰克逊是常见的英语人名。
2.[ usually before noun]~ (to sb/sth)shared by or belonging to two or more people or by the people in a group共有的；共享的；共同的
They share a common interest in photography.他们在摄影方面兴趣相投。
3.[ only before noun]ordinary; not unusual or special普通的；平常的；寻常的；平凡的
the common garden frog园地里常见的青蛙
4.( BrE disapproving) typical of sb from a low social class and not having good manners粗俗的；庸俗的
She thought he was very common and uneducated.她认为他很粗俗且无教养。
IDIOMS 习语
1.ˌcommon or ˈgarden
( BrE ) ( NAmE also ˈgarden-variety ) ( informal ) ordinary; with no special features普通的；平常的；一般的
2.the ˌcommon ˈtouch
the ability of a powerful or famous person to talk to and understand ordinary people（有权势者或名人的）平易近人的品质
3.make common ˈcause with sb
( formal ) to be united with sb about sth that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve与某人联合起来，与某人合作（以达到共同的目的）
1.[ C]an area of open land in a town or village that anyone may use公共用地；公地
We went for a walk on the common.我们在公地上散步。
2.commons[ sing.] ( US ) a large room where students can eat in a school, college, etc.（学校、大学等的）学生公共食堂
The commons is next to the gym.学生公共食堂在体育馆的旁边。
IDIOMS 习语
1.have sth in common (with sb)
( of people人 ) to have the same interests, ideas, etc. as sb else（想法、兴趣等方面）相同
2.have sth in common (with sth) ( of things, places, etc.东西、地方等) to have the same features, characteristics, etc.有相同的特征（或特点等）
The two cultures have a lot in common.这两种文化具有许多相同之处。
3.in common
( technical 术语)by everyone in a group共有；公有
They hold the property as tenants in common.作为共同租赁人，他们共同占用这份房地产。
4.in common with sb/sth
( formal ) in the same way as sb/sth与…相同
Britain, in common with many other industrialized countries, has experienced major changes over the last 100 years.与许多其他工业化国家一样，英国在过去100年里经历了重大的变化。
以上来源于: 牛津词典
以上来源于: 网易有道翻译
二、
it is always better to live with someone you respect
三、
True virtue shows itself in solitude
四、重点短语
1.make mistakes 犯错
2.cheat in exams 考试作弊
3.remain after class 课后留下
4.copy words 抄写文字
5.exercise-book n. 练习本
6.yardstick n. 准绳，衡量标准
7.measure oneself 审视 / 衡量自我
8.be called upon to do sth. 被要求、需要做某事
9.turn over to… 交给……
10.extra change 多找的零钱
11.live with yourself 心安理得地与自己相处；正视自己的内心
