Question

I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy back in 1954. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else someday.

On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old lady's house. I found a smooth rock and sent it. The stone headed straight for a small window on the old lady's back door. At the sound of broken glass, we took off from the old lady's yard.

I was too scared about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.

I decided to save my paper delivery 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 note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window. Then I put the envelope through the letter slot in her door. My soul felt redeemed (救贖) and I couldn't wait for the freedom of, once again, looking straight into the old lady's eyes.

The next day, I. handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and said, "Here, I have something for you. " It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I continued my route.

After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I'm proud of you. ”

1.What work did the author do at the age of 12?

A. Repairing roofs. B. Collecting old papers.

C. Picking rocks. D. Delivering newspapers.

2.Why did the author and his friend escape from the old lady's yard?

A. They broke the old lady's back door.

B. They broke the old lady's window.

C. They heard the old lady shouting.

D. They were seen by the old lady.

3.What did the author do to make up for his mistake?

A. He gave the old lady papers for free.

B. He saved some money to cover the cost.

C. He apologized in the old lady's presence.

D. He bought cookies for the old lady.

4.According to the passage, the old lady was a person who was .

A. strict B. patient C. generous D. helpful

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Seven dollarsB. Being honest C. A silly mistake D. True forgiveness

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文作者主要向我們講述了小時(shí)候的一件小事對他的深遠(yuǎn)影響。作者從發(fā)生在自己身上的事情中深深地體會到誠實(shí)，知錯(cuò)能改的重要性。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy back in 1954. 我不會忘記我的一個(gè)顧客當(dāng)我12時(shí)，The next day, I. handed the old lady her paper.我給她送報(bào)紙，故選D項(xiàng)。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到I found a smooth rock and sent it. The stone headed straight for a small window on the old lady's back door. At the sound of broken glass, we took off from the old lady's yard.不小心石頭砸到玻璃，因此我們很快就跑了，故選B項(xiàng)。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到I decided to save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window.我決定省下遞送費(fèi)，省了三個(gè)月，我認(rèn)為能夠支付她的玻璃的錢了， 故選B項(xiàng)。

4. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I'm proud of you.給了我一些餅干，并且還把錢還給了我，說明這個(gè)人非常的慷慨，故選C項(xiàng)。

5. 標(biāo)題。本文提到作者打破別人的玻璃，省下錢來賠給人家，但那個(gè)顧客不僅僅給了餅干，還把錢還給作者，以作者為豪，這才是真正的寬容，故選D項(xiàng)。

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