广东省惠州市2013-2014学年高一下学期期末考试 英语试题
Ⅰ 语言知识及应用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the middle of my third grade, and I always lied for no reason about many things. Later, I realized that I was labeled(标签为) a liar, and my parents did not___1__ me. Therefore, I promised to___2__telling lies.
A few days later, my sister and I were invited to spend the weekend with my aunt. On that day, someone took one of Aunt Kim’s erasers and___3__it across the top of the TV. The eraser ruined the shiny___4__of the TV. When Aunt Kim discovered the destrction, all three of us were called into the TV room and asked to tell the___5__. Nobody did! The next thing I knew was that she was on the phone with my parents and they were on their way to___6__ me up.
It must be me! I was the___7__. I was taken home and sent to my room. I begged them to believe that I was innocent, but no one___8___.
I stayed in my room the rest of that day. My parents___9__let me out for dinner. And then there was a knock at the front door. Aunt Kim was standing there. It turned out that my younger sister finally felt___10__! She___11__that she was the one who rubbed the eraser on the TV. Aunt Kim had come to get me. I was invited back!
I don’t even remember being___12__at my sister. I learned a valuable lesson about lying. A liar is not believed when he tells the truth.No matter how big or___13__your lie is, once you are labeled a liar, ___14__trust takes a lot of work and time. I promised myself right then___15__to lie again.
1 A. understand B. care C. trust D. like
2 A. begin B. continue C. try D. stop
