四川省雅安市2020-2022届（三年）高三三诊英语试题汇编：完形填空(含答案)
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四川省雅安市
2020-2022届（三年）高三三诊英语试题分类汇编
完形填空
四川省雅安市2022届高三三诊英语试卷
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1946, 23-year-old John Goodenough headed to the University of Chicago. When he arrived with a dream of studying physics, a professor 41 him that he was already too old to succeed in the 42 .
Recently, Dr. Goodenough 43 me that story and then laughed. He 44 the professor's advice and at 94, caused a heated 45 in the tech industry with his strong creativity. He and his team 46 a patent （专利）on a new kind of battery that, if it 47 as promised, would be so cheap, lightweight and safe that it would change electric cars greatly and 48 petroleum （石 油）-fueled vehicles. This was not the first time Dr. Goodenough had been 49 discussed. In 1980, at age 57, he coin vented the lithium-ion battery （锂电池）. In 2019, he was 50 the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
When I asked him about his late-life 51 , he said, "Some of us are turtles （乌龟）；we crawl and 52 along, and we haven’t maybe figured it out by the time we're 30. But the turtles have to 53 walking. "
Dr. Goodenough started in physics and got 54 with chemistry and materials science, while 55 keeping his eye on the social and political trends. "You have to draw on a fair amount of experience in order to be able to put 56 together, " he said, "I'm grateful for the 57 that have been opened to me in different periods of my life. At just the 58 moment, when I was looking for something, it walked in the door. "
We tend to assume that creativity 59 with age. However, Dr. Goodenough's story suggests that some people actually become more 60 as they grow older.
41. A. teased B. taught C. threatened D. warned
42. A. region B. job C. field D. experiment
43. A. showed B. read C. told D. brought
44. A. hated B. ignored C. valued D. took
45. A. discussion B. disagreement C. argument D. quarrel
46. A. looked for B. searched for C. applied for D. waited for
47. A. helps B. develops C. proves D. works
48. A. blow up B. spread out C. kill off D. speed up
49. A. formally B. happily C. widely D. suddenly
50. A. elected B. titled C. sent D. awarded
51. A. success B. hobby C. effort D. belief
52. A. hesitate B. struggle C. get D. come
53. A. give up B. set about C. keep on D. dream of
54. A. involved B. bored C. satisfied D. pleased
55. A. already B. only C. also D. never
56. A. news B. ideas C. chances D. choices
57. A. windows B. roads C. hearts D. doors
58. A. possible B. special C. secret D. right
59. A. fades B. improves C. increases D. connects
60. A. ambitious B. creative C. attractive D. famous
四川省雅安市2021届高三三诊英语试卷
第一节 完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D) 中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Angela Hernandez was driving to her sister’s home near Los Angeles, on July 6 when a small animal ran onto the road. Hernandez didn’t want to 41 the animal, so she turned quickly, causing her to 42 her car and fall over the cliff .
“I don’t really remember much of the 43 ,” Hernandez said. “I just remember waking up in my car with water coming up over my knees. My head hurt and when I 44 it, I found blood on my hands.”
By 45 one of her windows, she was able to get out of her car and get to shore, where she fell asleep. When Hernandez 46 , she began to understand her 47 . She had been badly hurt. And she was stuck on a tiny beach.
Hernandez spent each day walking on the beach, searching for help, but was 48 to make her way back up to the highway. She climbed as high as she could to 49 people on the highway. She 50 someone would hear or see her. But every day, she would have to climb back down. No one had 51 her.
Hernandez didn’t 52 it, but people were out looking for her. But foggy weather made the search 53 .
On July 13, two travelers, Chelsea and Chad Moore, were looking for a place to fish. 54 they heard a cry for help. Then they 55 Hernandez. They called for 56 , and Hernandez was rushed to a hospital.
Hernandez is 57 in the hospital. Her head is hurt and she has many broken bones. But Hernandez doesn’t seem 58 these problems. “None of that matters,” she says. “I’ve met some of the most 59 human beings that I think I’ll ever meet in my life. They 60 my life.”
41. A. hit 42. A. take care of 43. A. fall 44. A. covered 45. A. breaking 46. A. passed by 47. A. action 48. A. unable 49. A. talk with 50. A. realized 51. A. noticed 52. A. accept 53. A. hard 54. A. Naturally 55. A. chose 56. A. peace 57. A. seldom 58. A. tired of 59. A. humorous 60. A. created B. discover B. make use of B. animal B. touched B. repairing B. woke up B. decision B. afraid B. shout at B. promised B. believed B. forget B. necessary B. Suddenly B. invited B. work B. also B. worried about B. successful B. guided C. catch C. lose control of C. travel C. washed C. closing C. stayed up C. result C. ready C. deal with C. agreed C. followed C. know C. impossible C. Usually C. remembered C. praise C. still C. sure of C. popular C. saved D. serve D. get hold of D. car D. treated D. cleaning D. got around D. situation D. certain D. look for D. hoped D. called D. regret D. quick D. Finally D. saw D. help D. even D. interested in D. beautiful D. took
四川省雅安市2020届高三三诊英语试卷
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the rooftop of an old lady’s house. The purpose of our play was to observe how the stones ___21___ to missiles (导弹) as they rolled to the roof’s edge. I found myself a perfectly ___22___ rock and threw it out. The stone slipped from my hand and ___23___ straight for a small ___24___ on the lady’s back porch(走廊). At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were ___25___.
I was too scared about getting ___26___ that first night. ___27___ a few days passed and I hadn’t been discovered. I started to feel guilty(自责) for her ___28___from the bottom of my heart. She ___29___ greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper, but I was no longer able to act comfortable in her ____30____.
I made up my mind that I would ____31____ my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the ____32____ in an envelope with a note explaining that I was ____33____ for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would ____34____ the cost for repairing it.
I waited until it was ____35____, advanced to the old lady’s house quietly, and put the letter in her door.
The next day, I was given a bag of cookies made by herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies. ____36____, I felt an envelope in the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was ____37____. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m ____38____ of you.”
Forty-three years seems like a long time to ____39____ the name of a mere acquaintance. Yet it dwells in my memory that she taught me a lesson in ____40____ that I shall never forget.
21. A. approached B. changed C. attached D. exploded
22. A. smooth B. huge C. soft D. round
23. A. left B. escaped C. headed D. leaped
24. A. roof B. porch C. window D. door
25. A. in danger B. in panic C. in pain D. in trouble
26. A. charged B. fined C. arrested D. caught
27. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover
28. A. misfortune B. homelessness C. furniture D. damage
29. A. even B. never C. still D. rarely
30. A. house B. mind C. memory D. presence
31. A. save B. earn C. spend D. donate
32. A. paper B. money C. stone D. glass
33. A. shy B. sorry C. frustrated D. worried
34. A. include B. equal C. afford D. cover
35. A. afternoon B. morning C. dark D. dawn
36. A. Unfortunately B. Unexpectedly C. Gradually D. Naturally
37. A. surprised B. frightened C. disappointed D. embarrassed
38. A. fond B. delighted C. proud D. ashamed
39. A. forget B. remember C. imagine D. delete
40. A. kindness B. honesty C. generosity D. forgiveness
答案：
四川省雅安市2022届高三三诊英语试卷
41—45 DCCBA 46—50 CDCCD 51—55 ABCAC 56—60 BDDAB
四川省雅安市2021届高三三诊英语试卷
41—45 ACABA 46—50 BDABD 51—55 ACABD 56—60 DCBDC
四川省雅安市2020届高三三诊英语试卷
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者有一次打破了一位女士家的窗户，虽然没有被人抓住，但是作者开始从心底为她的不幸感到内疚。作者省下每天送报纸的钱，装进信封放在了女士家的门口，结果第二天女士将钱归还了作者。这位女士给作者上的“宽恕”一课却一直留在作者的记忆中，永远不会忘记。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们玩的目的是观察石子在滚到屋顶边缘时是如何变成导弹的。A. approached接近；B. changed变化，改变；C. attached附上；D. exploded爆炸。结合后文to missiles as they rolled to the roof’s edge可知作者他们扔石头的目的是观察石头在滚到屋顶边缘时是如何变成（changed）导弹的。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我给自己找了块非常光滑的石头扔了出去。A. smooth光滑的，顺利的；B. huge巨大的；C. soft柔软的；D. round圆的。结合上文as they rolled to the roof’s edge.可推知要想石头能够滚下屋顶，那么肯定要选取尽量光滑的石头扔出去。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：石头从我手中滑落，径直朝那位女士后门廊的一扇小窗户滑落。A. left离开；B. escaped逃走；C. headed朝向；D. leaped跳跃。结合后文At the sound of broken glass可知石头径直朝那位女士的窗户滑落了。head for“前往，朝向”。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：石头从我手中滑落，径直朝那位女士后门廊的一扇小窗户滑落。A. roof屋顶；B. porch走廊；C. window窗户；D. door门。结合后文At the sound of broken glass可推知石头打中了女士的一扇小窗户。第三段中for breaking her window也有提示。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：一听到碎玻璃的声音，我们知道有麻烦了。A. in danger在危险中；B. in panic惊慌地；C. in pain痛苦；D. in trouble有麻烦。作者他们扔石头，打破了别人家的窗户，知道自己有麻烦了。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一天晚上我太害怕被抓住了。A. charged控告；B. fined罚款；C. arrested逮捕；D. caught抓住。作者打破了别人的窗户，因此害怕被人抓住。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，几天过去了，我没有被发现。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides而且；D. Moreover此外。结合上下文语境，可知为转折关系，故应用连接词副词however。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始从心底为她的不幸感到内疚。A. misfortune不幸；B. homelessness无家可归；C. furniture家具；D. damage损害。作者他们打破了这位女士的窗户，对女士来说这是一种不幸，作者从心底为她的不幸感到内疚。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：每天我给她送报纸时，她仍然微笑着和我打招呼，但在她面前，我已不再能表现得坦然自若了。A. even甚至；B. never从不；C. still仍然；D. rarely很少地。根据后文greeted me with a smile each day可知作者打破了这个女士的窗户，但是女士仍然（still）还是每天微笑着和作者打招呼。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天我给她送报纸时，她仍然微笑着和我打招呼，但在她面前，我已不再能表现得坦然自若了。A. house房子；B. mind思维；C. memory记忆；D. presence存在。作者每天要去给女士送报纸，但是在女士面前，作者已不再能表现得坦然自若了。此处考查短语in one’s presence“当着某人的面；在某人面前”。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定把送报纸的钱省下来，三个星期后我就有了7美元。A. save节省；B. earn赚得；C. spend花费；D. donate捐赠。根据后文my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars.可知作者将自己送报的钱节省下来，为了给女士补偿打破窗户玻璃的费用。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把钱装进了一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉，希望这7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。A. paper纸；B. money钱；C. stone石头；D. glass玻璃。根据后文Inside were the seven dollars可知作者把自己存下来的钱放进了一个信封里。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我把钱装进了一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉，希望这7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。A. shy害羞的；B. sorry抱歉的；C. frustrated沮丧的；D. worried担心的。根据后文for breaking her window可知作者在纸条里对自己打破她家窗户感到很抱歉。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把钱装进了一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉，希望这7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。A. include包含；B. equal等于；C. afford买得起；D. cover足够支付，覆盖。结合后文the cost for repairing it.可知是指7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。cover此处表示“足够支付（费用）”。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直等到天黑，悄悄地走到老太太的家门口，把信放在她的门上。A. afternoon下午；B. morning早晨；C. dark黑暗；D. dawn黎明。结合后文第二天女士给了作者一包饼干和归还了作者的7美元，可推知作者是天黑的时候去放信封的，为了不让他人发现。故选C。
【36题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：出乎意料的是，我感到包里有一个信封。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Unexpectedly出乎意料地，意外地；C. Gradually逐渐地；D. Naturally自然地。作者并未想到包里还有个信封，因此是“出乎意料地”。故选B。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我打开信封时，我很惊讶。A. surprised惊讶的；B. frightened害怕的；C. disappointed失望的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据后文Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said可知信封里正是作者给女士的7美元，作者因此感到很惊讶。故选A。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：里面是7美元和一张纸条，上面写着:“我为你感到骄傲。”A. fond喜欢的；B. delighted高兴的；C. proud骄傲的，自豪的；D. ashamed羞愧的。从上文The next day, I was given a bag of cookies made by herself.可知女士给了作者一包饼干，还归还了作者的7美元，可推知女士原谅了作者，并为作者勇于承担错误的行为感到骄傲。短语be proud of sb.“为某人感到骄傲”。故选C。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：要记得一个仅仅认识的人的名字，43年似乎是一段很长的时间。A. forget忘记；B. remember记得；C. imagine想象；D. delete删除。根据后文the name of a mere acquaintance可知是指记得一个仅仅认识的人的名字。故选B。
【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，她给我上的“宽恕”一课却一直留在我的记忆中，我将永远不会忘记。A. kindness仁慈；B. honesty诚实；C. generosity慷慨；D. forgiveness宽恕。结合上文内容可知，女士归还了作者的钱，还说自己为作者感到骄傲，可知是女士宽恕了作者犯下的错误。故选D。
2020-2022届（三年）高三三诊英语试题分类汇编
完形填空
四川省雅安市2022届高三三诊英语试卷
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1946, 23-year-old John Goodenough headed to the University of Chicago. When he arrived with a dream of studying physics, a professor 41 him that he was already too old to succeed in the 42 .
Recently, Dr. Goodenough 43 me that story and then laughed. He 44 the professor's advice and at 94, caused a heated 45 in the tech industry with his strong creativity. He and his team 46 a patent （专利）on a new kind of battery that, if it 47 as promised, would be so cheap, lightweight and safe that it would change electric cars greatly and 48 petroleum （石 油）-fueled vehicles. This was not the first time Dr. Goodenough had been 49 discussed. In 1980, at age 57, he coin vented the lithium-ion battery （锂电池）. In 2019, he was 50 the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
When I asked him about his late-life 51 , he said, "Some of us are turtles （乌龟）；we crawl and 52 along, and we haven’t maybe figured it out by the time we're 30. But the turtles have to 53 walking. "
Dr. Goodenough started in physics and got 54 with chemistry and materials science, while 55 keeping his eye on the social and political trends. "You have to draw on a fair amount of experience in order to be able to put 56 together, " he said, "I'm grateful for the 57 that have been opened to me in different periods of my life. At just the 58 moment, when I was looking for something, it walked in the door. "
We tend to assume that creativity 59 with age. However, Dr. Goodenough's story suggests that some people actually become more 60 as they grow older.
41. A. teased B. taught C. threatened D. warned
42. A. region B. job C. field D. experiment
43. A. showed B. read C. told D. brought
44. A. hated B. ignored C. valued D. took
45. A. discussion B. disagreement C. argument D. quarrel
46. A. looked for B. searched for C. applied for D. waited for
47. A. helps B. develops C. proves D. works
48. A. blow up B. spread out C. kill off D. speed up
49. A. formally B. happily C. widely D. suddenly
50. A. elected B. titled C. sent D. awarded
51. A. success B. hobby C. effort D. belief
52. A. hesitate B. struggle C. get D. come
53. A. give up B. set about C. keep on D. dream of
54. A. involved B. bored C. satisfied D. pleased
55. A. already B. only C. also D. never
56. A. news B. ideas C. chances D. choices
57. A. windows B. roads C. hearts D. doors
58. A. possible B. special C. secret D. right
59. A. fades B. improves C. increases D. connects
60. A. ambitious B. creative C. attractive D. famous
四川省雅安市2021届高三三诊英语试卷
第一节 完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D) 中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Angela Hernandez was driving to her sister’s home near Los Angeles, on July 6 when a small animal ran onto the road. Hernandez didn’t want to 41 the animal, so she turned quickly, causing her to 42 her car and fall over the cliff .
“I don’t really remember much of the 43 ,” Hernandez said. “I just remember waking up in my car with water coming up over my knees. My head hurt and when I 44 it, I found blood on my hands.”
By 45 one of her windows, she was able to get out of her car and get to shore, where she fell asleep. When Hernandez 46 , she began to understand her 47 . She had been badly hurt. And she was stuck on a tiny beach.
Hernandez spent each day walking on the beach, searching for help, but was 48 to make her way back up to the highway. She climbed as high as she could to 49 people on the highway. She 50 someone would hear or see her. But every day, she would have to climb back down. No one had 51 her.
Hernandez didn’t 52 it, but people were out looking for her. But foggy weather made the search 53 .
On July 13, two travelers, Chelsea and Chad Moore, were looking for a place to fish. 54 they heard a cry for help. Then they 55 Hernandez. They called for 56 , and Hernandez was rushed to a hospital.
Hernandez is 57 in the hospital. Her head is hurt and she has many broken bones. But Hernandez doesn’t seem 58 these problems. “None of that matters,” she says. “I’ve met some of the most 59 human beings that I think I’ll ever meet in my life. They 60 my life.”
41. A. hit 42. A. take care of 43. A. fall 44. A. covered 45. A. breaking 46. A. passed by 47. A. action 48. A. unable 49. A. talk with 50. A. realized 51. A. noticed 52. A. accept 53. A. hard 54. A. Naturally 55. A. chose 56. A. peace 57. A. seldom 58. A. tired of 59. A. humorous 60. A. created B. discover B. make use of B. animal B. touched B. repairing B. woke up B. decision B. afraid B. shout at B. promised B. believed B. forget B. necessary B. Suddenly B. invited B. work B. also B. worried about B. successful B. guided C. catch C. lose control of C. travel C. washed C. closing C. stayed up C. result C. ready C. deal with C. agreed C. followed C. know C. impossible C. Usually C. remembered C. praise C. still C. sure of C. popular C. saved D. serve D. get hold of D. car D. treated D. cleaning D. got around D. situation D. certain D. look for D. hoped D. called D. regret D. quick D. Finally D. saw D. help D. even D. interested in D. beautiful D. took
四川省雅安市2020届高三三诊英语试卷
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the rooftop of an old lady’s house. The purpose of our play was to observe how the stones ___21___ to missiles (导弹) as they rolled to the roof’s edge. I found myself a perfectly ___22___ rock and threw it out. The stone slipped from my hand and ___23___ straight for a small ___24___ on the lady’s back porch(走廊). At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were ___25___.
I was too scared about getting ___26___ that first night. ___27___ a few days passed and I hadn’t been discovered. I started to feel guilty(自责) for her ___28___from the bottom of my heart. She ___29___ greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper, but I was no longer able to act comfortable in her ____30____.
I made up my mind that I would ____31____ my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the ____32____ in an envelope with a note explaining that I was ____33____ for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would ____34____ the cost for repairing it.
I waited until it was ____35____, advanced to the old lady’s house quietly, and put the letter in her door.
The next day, I was given a bag of cookies made by herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies. ____36____, I felt an envelope in the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was ____37____. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m ____38____ of you.”
Forty-three years seems like a long time to ____39____ the name of a mere acquaintance. Yet it dwells in my memory that she taught me a lesson in ____40____ that I shall never forget.
21. A. approached B. changed C. attached D. exploded
22. A. smooth B. huge C. soft D. round
23. A. left B. escaped C. headed D. leaped
24. A. roof B. porch C. window D. door
25. A. in danger B. in panic C. in pain D. in trouble
26. A. charged B. fined C. arrested D. caught
27. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover
28. A. misfortune B. homelessness C. furniture D. damage
29. A. even B. never C. still D. rarely
30. A. house B. mind C. memory D. presence
31. A. save B. earn C. spend D. donate
32. A. paper B. money C. stone D. glass
33. A. shy B. sorry C. frustrated D. worried
34. A. include B. equal C. afford D. cover
35. A. afternoon B. morning C. dark D. dawn
36. A. Unfortunately B. Unexpectedly C. Gradually D. Naturally
37. A. surprised B. frightened C. disappointed D. embarrassed
38. A. fond B. delighted C. proud D. ashamed
39. A. forget B. remember C. imagine D. delete
40. A. kindness B. honesty C. generosity D. forgiveness
答案：
四川省雅安市2022届高三三诊英语试卷
41—45 DCCBA 46—50 CDCCD 51—55 ABCAC 56—60 BDDAB
四川省雅安市2021届高三三诊英语试卷
41—45 ACABA 46—50 BDABD 51—55 ACABD 56—60 DCBDC
四川省雅安市2020届高三三诊英语试卷
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者有一次打破了一位女士家的窗户，虽然没有被人抓住，但是作者开始从心底为她的不幸感到内疚。作者省下每天送报纸的钱，装进信封放在了女士家的门口，结果第二天女士将钱归还了作者。这位女士给作者上的“宽恕”一课却一直留在作者的记忆中，永远不会忘记。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们玩的目的是观察石子在滚到屋顶边缘时是如何变成导弹的。A. approached接近；B. changed变化，改变；C. attached附上；D. exploded爆炸。结合后文to missiles as they rolled to the roof’s edge可知作者他们扔石头的目的是观察石头在滚到屋顶边缘时是如何变成（changed）导弹的。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我给自己找了块非常光滑的石头扔了出去。A. smooth光滑的，顺利的；B. huge巨大的；C. soft柔软的；D. round圆的。结合上文as they rolled to the roof’s edge.可推知要想石头能够滚下屋顶，那么肯定要选取尽量光滑的石头扔出去。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：石头从我手中滑落，径直朝那位女士后门廊的一扇小窗户滑落。A. left离开；B. escaped逃走；C. headed朝向；D. leaped跳跃。结合后文At the sound of broken glass可知石头径直朝那位女士的窗户滑落了。head for“前往，朝向”。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：石头从我手中滑落，径直朝那位女士后门廊的一扇小窗户滑落。A. roof屋顶；B. porch走廊；C. window窗户；D. door门。结合后文At the sound of broken glass可推知石头打中了女士的一扇小窗户。第三段中for breaking her window也有提示。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：一听到碎玻璃的声音，我们知道有麻烦了。A. in danger在危险中；B. in panic惊慌地；C. in pain痛苦；D. in trouble有麻烦。作者他们扔石头，打破了别人家的窗户，知道自己有麻烦了。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一天晚上我太害怕被抓住了。A. charged控告；B. fined罚款；C. arrested逮捕；D. caught抓住。作者打破了别人的窗户，因此害怕被人抓住。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，几天过去了，我没有被发现。A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides而且；D. Moreover此外。结合上下文语境，可知为转折关系，故应用连接词副词however。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始从心底为她的不幸感到内疚。A. misfortune不幸；B. homelessness无家可归；C. furniture家具；D. damage损害。作者他们打破了这位女士的窗户，对女士来说这是一种不幸，作者从心底为她的不幸感到内疚。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：每天我给她送报纸时，她仍然微笑着和我打招呼，但在她面前，我已不再能表现得坦然自若了。A. even甚至；B. never从不；C. still仍然；D. rarely很少地。根据后文greeted me with a smile each day可知作者打破了这个女士的窗户，但是女士仍然（still）还是每天微笑着和作者打招呼。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天我给她送报纸时，她仍然微笑着和我打招呼，但在她面前，我已不再能表现得坦然自若了。A. house房子；B. mind思维；C. memory记忆；D. presence存在。作者每天要去给女士送报纸，但是在女士面前，作者已不再能表现得坦然自若了。此处考查短语in one’s presence“当着某人的面；在某人面前”。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定把送报纸的钱省下来，三个星期后我就有了7美元。A. save节省；B. earn赚得；C. spend花费；D. donate捐赠。根据后文my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars.可知作者将自己送报的钱节省下来，为了给女士补偿打破窗户玻璃的费用。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我把钱装进了一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉，希望这7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。A. paper纸；B. money钱；C. stone石头；D. glass玻璃。根据后文Inside were the seven dollars可知作者把自己存下来的钱放进了一个信封里。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我把钱装进了一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉，希望这7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。A. shy害羞的；B. sorry抱歉的；C. frustrated沮丧的；D. worried担心的。根据后文for breaking her window可知作者在纸条里对自己打破她家窗户感到很抱歉。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把钱装进了一个信封，并附上一张纸条，解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉，希望这7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。A. include包含；B. equal等于；C. afford买得起；D. cover足够支付，覆盖。结合后文the cost for repairing it.可知是指7美元足够支付修理窗户的费用。cover此处表示“足够支付（费用）”。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我一直等到天黑，悄悄地走到老太太的家门口，把信放在她的门上。A. afternoon下午；B. morning早晨；C. dark黑暗；D. dawn黎明。结合后文第二天女士给了作者一包饼干和归还了作者的7美元，可推知作者是天黑的时候去放信封的，为了不让他人发现。故选C。
【36题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：出乎意料的是，我感到包里有一个信封。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Unexpectedly出乎意料地，意外地；C. Gradually逐渐地；D. Naturally自然地。作者并未想到包里还有个信封，因此是“出乎意料地”。故选B。
【37题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我打开信封时，我很惊讶。A. surprised惊讶的；B. frightened害怕的；C. disappointed失望的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据后文Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said可知信封里正是作者给女士的7美元，作者因此感到很惊讶。故选A。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：里面是7美元和一张纸条，上面写着:“我为你感到骄傲。”A. fond喜欢的；B. delighted高兴的；C. proud骄傲的，自豪的；D. ashamed羞愧的。从上文The next day, I was given a bag of cookies made by herself.可知女士给了作者一包饼干，还归还了作者的7美元，可推知女士原谅了作者，并为作者勇于承担错误的行为感到骄傲。短语be proud of sb.“为某人感到骄傲”。故选C。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：要记得一个仅仅认识的人的名字，43年似乎是一段很长的时间。A. forget忘记；B. remember记得；C. imagine想象；D. delete删除。根据后文the name of a mere acquaintance可知是指记得一个仅仅认识的人的名字。故选B。
【40题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，她给我上的“宽恕”一课却一直留在我的记忆中，我将永远不会忘记。A. kindness仁慈；B. honesty诚实；C. generosity慷慨；D. forgiveness宽恕。结合上文内容可知，女士归还了作者的钱，还说自己为作者感到骄傲，可知是女士宽恕了作者犯下的错误。故选D。