文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文,Karie在一次拼写比赛中错误拼写单词“honestly”却未被老师发现,并以100分的成绩获得了第一名。第二日她主动向老师坦诚错误并归还奖品,而老师也因为她的诚实未收回奖品,将它作为诚实的奖品送给了Karie。
Karie double-checked the words on her spelling test. If she got 100, she’d win the spelling competition and a new dictionary.
The next class, Ms. Mark marked their papers and announced, “Congratulations, Karie! You’ve made it!” Ms. Mark presented (颁发) Karie with her prize, on which it said: To Karie Carter, for her perfect score in spelling.
“Mom, I made it!” Karie shouted, showing her spelling test and prize when she got home. “I can spell nicely, and quickly and honesly, and ...”
Honesly? Oh, no! H-O-N-E-S-L-Y! “Mom, I don’t feel so good,” Karie said, putting the test paper into her schoolbag.
“Probably too much excitement. How about some tea?”
“A ‘t’ is exactly what I needed.” Karie answered in a low voice.
Later, Karie went to her room and fell onto the bed. How could she tell the class she hadn’t earned the prize after all? She thought back to the last time they’d picked up pizza. When they realized they’ve got too much change and want to return it, her brother Kevin kept saying, “But it’s not our fault (错误). Why should we return it?” If Kevin had been right about the change, then it wasn’t Karie’s fault that Ms. Mark had given her the prize. She should have been more careful. “If I put the missing ‘t’ back in, no one would ever know.” Karie thought.
Karie got to school early the next morning. She gave her teacher the spelling paper and the dictionary. “I can’t keep this. I misspelled honestly and you didn’t catch it.”
For a moment, Ms. Mark stood quietly and looked at the dictionary. Then, she crossed out the word “perfect” and wrote “honest” before handing the dictionary back to Karie.
“I get to keep this? Honestly?”
“For honestly, no.” Ms. Mark smiled. “But for honesty, yes.”
26. To get 100, what did Karie do during the spelling competition?
A.She checked the words twice. | B.She discussed with her classmates. |
C.She checked the words in the dictionary. | D.She asked help for her brother Kevin. |
27. Why did Karie say that a “t” is exactly what she needed?
A.Because there was no tea in her schoolbag. |
B.Because she was pleased with her spelling competition. |
C.Because she was thirsty and her mom just made some tea for her. |
D.Because she realized that she missed the letter “t” in the word “honestly”. |
28. What is not mentioned in the passage?
A.Karie’s brother’s words about the changes. |
B.The students’ feelings about Karie’s prize. |
C.Karie’s thought about the result of the competition. |
D.Ms. Mark’s activities the next morning. |
29. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Karie was weak in spelling English words. |
B.Karie felt upset when she just arrived home. |
C.Ms. Mark made a mistake in checking Karie’s spelling test. |
D.Ms. Mark took back Karie’s prize in the end. |
30. What is the best title of the passage?
A.An Honest Mistake | B.How to be Honest |
C.A Spelling Competition | D.Karie’s Fault |