Question

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a________ that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found a perfectly smooth（光滑的） rock and threw it. The stone was too ________ , however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the ________ of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too ________ about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been ________ , I started to feel guilty. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing ________.

I decided that I would ________ my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a ________ saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I ________ the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I ________an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."

1.A. word B. lesson C. subject D. song

2.A. smooth B. solid C. soft D. light

3.A. back B. age  C. sound D. turn

4.A. excited B. happy C. sad D. scared

5.A. discoveredB. excused C. praised D. remembered

6.A. you B. me C. him D. her

7.A. count B. find C. save D. spend

8.A. note B. book C. magazine D. poster

9.A. threw B. handed C. offered  D. bought

10.A. sounded B. smelled C. felt  D. tasted

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者主要向我们讲述了小时候的一件小事对他的深远影响。作者从发生在自己身上的事情中深深地体会到诚实，知错能改的重要性。当时才12岁的作者和他的一个朋友玩扔石子，其目的只是为了看到石头从老太太的屋顶滚下来象导弹一样射到院子里，至于打破老太太的窗户当然不是故意的。惴惴不安的他终于勇敢地向老太太承认了错误。老太太原谅了他，没有要他赔钱，反而说为作者能承认自己的错误而觉得骄傲。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：然而，她曾经给我上的那堂关于“宽恕”的课却始终让我难以忘怀。A. word单词；B. lesson功课，教训；C. subject 科目；D. song 歌曲。从下文可知，老太太的做法对他产生了深远影响，给了他一个教训。故答案为B。

2.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：石头太光滑了。A. smooth光滑的；B. solid结实的；C. soft柔软的；D. light明亮的，轻轻的。上文曾提到smooth这个单词。故答案为A。

3.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：听到碎玻璃的声音，我们知道自己惹祸了。A. back后面；B. age年龄；C. sound声音；D. turn转弯，变化。依据语境理解，老太太的窗户是看不到的，只能听到碎玻璃的声音。故答案为C。

4.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：当天晚上，我太害怕被抓住了，没有考虑到冬天里的破玻璃窗会给老太太带来什么样的麻烦。A. excited兴奋的；B. happy愉快的；C. sad悲伤的；D. scared害怕的。依据语境可知，我很害怕被抓住，故选D。

5.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：但是，过了几天，当我确信自己没被发现时。A. discovered发现；B. excused原谅；C. praised表扬；D. remembered记住。依据上下文可知，砸玻璃的事没有被发现，作者反而感到内疚起来。故答案为A。

6.D考查代词及语境理解。句意：不过，在她面前，我已经不像过去那样自在了。A. you你；B. me我；C. him他；D. her她。此处的her代指老太太。故答案为D。

7.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我决定把送报纸挣的钱攒起来。A. count数；B. find发现；C. save节省，解救；D. spend花费。根据下文可知，作者想把送报纸挣的钱送给老太太作为补偿。故答案为C。

8.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我把钱装进一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的玻璃感到很抱歉。A. note笔记，便条；B. book书；C. magazine杂志；D. post海报。依据语境可知，应该是在信封里的一张便条上写下自己想要说的话。故答案为A。

9.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：第二天，我把报纸递给老人。当老太太微笑着从我手上接过报纸时，我也能向她回报一个热情的微笑。A. threw扔；B. handed上交；C. offered 提供；D. bought买。依据上下句句意可知，答案为B。

10.吃了几块饼干后，我摸到了一个信封，就把它拽了出来。 A. sounded听起来；B. smelled闻起来；C. felt感觉，触摸；D. tasted尝起来。已有C答案是触觉，最符合题意。故答案为C。

考点：故事类短文。