Question

【题目】 When I was a twelve-year-old newspaper boy, an old lady who was my customer lived near my house. I have even forgotten her name. On a winter afternoon, I was playing with my friend near the old lady's backyard. I found a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out, but the stone hit a small window of her house. Suddenly, I saw the old lady standing behind the window. We knew we were in trouble, and ran away quickly. We were scared about that we would be caught and didn't worry about the old lady with the broken window in winter.

The next morning, she was still greeting me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper. I made up my mind to save my money to correct my mistake. After four weeks, I had ten dollars. I put the money in an envelope (信封)with a note explaining everything and hoped that the ten dollars would cover the cost for repairing the window.

I waited until it was dark, and put the envelope in her door. The next day, I handed the old lady her newspaper and she thanked me for it as usual and gave me a bag of cookies. After eating several cookies, I found an envelope and pulled it out. When 1 opened it, I was surprised. Inside were the ten dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you." I smiled in relief. However, I shall never forget the lesson she taught me: It is a virtue (美德)to excuse a mistake.

【1】The writer was scared because he___________________.

A.hit the old ladyB.forgot the old lady's name

C.broke the old lady's windowD.lost the old lady's newspaper

【2】The old lady ____________ at last.

A.got some cookiesB.gave back the money

C.corrected her mistakeD.taught herself a lesson

【3】What did the writer learn from the old lady?

A.To pay for his own faults.B.To help people in trouble.

C.To make money in a right way.D.To excuse other's mistake.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文作者讲述的是作者小时候在和朋友玩耍时，砸碎了邻居老人的窗户，本以为老人会生气，可是老人仍然每天笑脸相迎。作者决定攒钱赔偿，四个星期后他把10元钱装进一个信封并写了道歉的话。第二天，老人把钱还给了作者，并留言说为他骄傲。作者如释重负，表示永远不会忘记老人教给自己的教训:宽恕错误是一种美德。

【1】

细节理解题。根据I found a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out, but the stone hit a small window of her house. ……We were scared about that we would be caught and didn't worry about the old lady with the broken window in winter.可知，作者很害怕，是因为他打破了老太太的窗户，故答案选C。

【2】

细节理解题。根据When 1 opened it, I was surprised. Inside were the ten dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."可知，最终，老太太于把钱还给了作者，故答案选B。

【3】

理解归纳题。根据I shall never forget the lesson she taught me: It is a virtue to excuse a mistake. 我永远不会忘记她给我的教训:宽恕错误是一种美德。可知，作者从老太太身上学到了原谅别人错误的美德，故答案选D。