河北省承德市2014高考英语阅读理解综合选练（3）及答案
【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（6）】
It was 8:35 am. My girls and I were rushing through the front door of the school as I yelled, "Hurry up! The bell was about to..." RIIIIIIIIING! The girls froze and their eyes widened. My shoulders sagged (下垂). We were too late.
We were often late for school last year, and every time we ran breathlessly into the attendance office I heard myself making silly excuses to Beth, the long-suffering secretary: our alarm didn't go off; there was so much traffic; it was my husband's fault; the dog... I didn't know - something about the dog!
As time passed by, my lying became a habit, and it raised a red flag for me. Lying - even in the form of "harmless" excuses - means were ashamed. Shame is different from guilt. Healthy guilt is fair and helpful. But shame can be dangerous. Nothing ruins the connection between two people more quickly than shame and lies do. Anyone trying to live a healthy and honest life must avoid shame at any cost. I was trying to live a healthy and honest life, but my excuses were keeping me from reaching my goal. So I vowed to do something different.
The next time we were late, I went to the attendance office. When Beth asked me to fill in a form with the reason for being late, I told the truth. "These days, we are very tired and disorganized, " I wrote. Beth looked
