Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her sit by her window each afternoon, sewing(针线活) or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was seen clearly. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through(通过) my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own mistakes?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
【小题1】The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.

A．the woman’s window was dirty

B．the writer’s window was dirty

C．the woman lived nearby

D．the writer has short sight

【小题2】The writer was surprised that _________.

A．the woman was sitting by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading

B．the woman’s window was clean as soon as he washed his own window

C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon, so the writer could see the woman clearly

D．the woman’s window was still terrible after he washed his own window

【小题3】 “It dawned on me” probably means “_________”.

A．I began to understand it

B．it cheered me up

C．I knew the woman’s window grew light

D．it began to get dark

【小题4】It’s clear that _________.

A．the writer didn’t meet the woman ago

B．the writer often washed the window

C．they both worked as cleaners

D．they lived in a small town

【小题5】From the passage, we can learn _________.

A．one shouldn’t criticize others very often

B．one should often make his windows clean

C．one must judge himself before he judges others

D．one must look at others through his dirty windows

选择所给词或短语并用其正确形式填空

coffee,      exercise,      better,      healthy,     sleep

   ...but I’m pretty healthy. I __1__ every day, usually when I come home from school. My eating habits are pretty good. I try to eat a lot of vegetables. I eat fruit and drink milk every day. I never drink _2____.Of course, I love junk food too, and I eat it two or three times a week. Oh, and I _3___ nine hours every night. So you see, I look after my health.And my _4___ lifestyle helps me get good grades. Good food and exercise help me to study _5____.

 

Dear Students，

I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.

I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.

In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.

__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.

Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.

In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

1.	A．found B．had　 C．chose D．liked

 

2.	A．interesting B．important C．easy D．difficult

 

3.	A．never B．also　 C．ever D．already

 

4.	A．hotels B．streets C．houses D．classrooms

 

5.	A．looking over B．looking after C．getting on well with D．paying for

 

6.	A．money B．food　 C．medicine D．hope

 

7.	A．One B．Another C．The other D．Other

 

8.	A．give out B．give up C．give back D．give away

 

9.	A．until B．while C．when D．after

 

10.	A．happy B．unlucky C．sad　 D．friendly

 

Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There’s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don’t see the need for presents.

Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn’t. I don’t often re­member a friend’ s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I’d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner — that kind from his or her homeland — won’t go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can’t be given presents.

You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, ‘It’s so nice. Thanks…’when you get Christ­mas or birthday presents.

You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.

At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.

1.What do the underlined words ‘close friends’ mean in the passage?

A．The friends who are very kind.

B．The friends who live close to each other.

C．The friends who were once classmates.

D．The friends who you like most.

2.What kind of presents don’t Americans usually open in front of the givers?

A．The small presents

B．Christmas or birthday presents.

C．The expensive presents.

D．The presents for dinner party.

3.Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?

A．To pay them.

B．To help them.

C．To thank them.

D．To make them work harder.

4.Which of the following do you think is right?

A．American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough.

B．The writer of this passage must be an American.

C．Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas.

D．Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Present-giving in the United States.

B．Customs (习俗) in the United States.

C．American people and present-giving.

D．When and how to give presents.

 

阅读下面短文，从方框中选出适当的词，并用其正确的形式填空，使短文意思完整。每词限用一次。

throw    me    protect     good    light

It’s very important for everyone to protect the environment. As a student, I always try my  1  to save energy at home. I turn off  2  when I don’t need them. And I try to save water when I wash the dishes. I don’t  3  bottles or newspaper away because it’s better to recycle them.
I think everyday activities at home can make a difference to the environment. I feel proud of  4 , and I will not only keep saving energy but also advise others to do the same things as me. If everyone cares about  5  the environment, I’m sure we’ll have a better life.