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.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 |
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 |
“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 |
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 |
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 |
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests. You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time! If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.
| A．doesn’t like you | B．likes you |
| C．can’t afford to do so | D．is too busy |
It’s impolite ______.
| A．to ask about the price of a certain thing |
| B．to say “thank you” to hosts |
| C．take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner |
| D．to eat up everything on your plate |
The meal ends with _______ usually.
| A．soup | B．coffee | C．meat or fish | D．dessert |
When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.
| A．ask what time you should arrive | B．take your wife with you |
| C．drink as more as possible | D．eat more snacks as you can |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them. |
| B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc. |
| C．The husband and the wife usually sit together. |
| D．You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that |
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood .Exercise helps us to think better! If we get up early and go to bed early , we’ll _________ .
| A．have enough exercise | B．be healthy |
| C．think better | D．have strong blood |
If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep, maybe he _____ .
| A．becomes wise | B．won’t do well in his work |
| C．goes to school in time | D．has enough sleep |
A person needs exercise because _______ .
| A．it makes him healthy | B．he has a lot of homework to do |
| C．he is strong enough | D．he does exercise |
Exercise makes the ______ move quickly and smoothly(流畅)
| A．body | B．blood | C．children | D．head |
Which of the following if Not TRUE?
| A．Exercise does good to a person’s head |
| B．A student should have 10 hours’ sleep |
| C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early. |
| D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise. |
When Bill is very young, he loves picture. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of paper. She is very bad at drawing, but bill likes her pictures and always wants more. Then, when he is a little older, Bill’s mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he begins drawing pictures, too. But they are never good .When Bill is five years old, his mother gives him a small blackboard and some pieces of a baby on the blackboard, he draws lines(线条) and rubs(擦) them out too for ten minutes , but when he looks at his picture , he is not happy. “Well”, he says at last(最后) to his mother, “I’ll put a tail(尾巴) on it and make it a monkey.” Bill ___ when he is very young.
| A．loves watching TV very much |
| B．often wants his mother to draw pictures for him |
| C．likes old pieces of paper very much |
| D．always wants his mother to buy pictures for him |
He is a little older, so his mother gives him ____ and lets him begin drawing pictures .
| A．some paper and ink | B．a book and some pens |
| C．some pencils and a drawing book | D．a blackboard and some old paper |
How old is he when he is trying to draw a baby on the blackboard?
| A．He’s five years old | B．He’s fifteen years old |
| C．He’s fifty years old | D．He’s five like a cat |
Bill wants to put a tail in the picture , so _________ .
| A．it looks like a duck | B．it looks like a dog |
| C．it looks like a monkey | D．it looks like a cat |
Which of the following sentences is right?
| A．Bill’s mother does will in drawing. |
| B．bill isn’t bad at drawing. |
| C．There are three people in the story. |
| D．Bill isn’t happy when he looks at his picture of a baby |
Danish was a very lazy girl. Her mother always asked her to learn to read, __1 __she didn’t．It was disappointing．Her mother was __2__ about that．
One morning，Dinah just __3__ and was looking through the window．She saw her cousin skating on the __4__．He was wearing a pair of shoes she had never __5__ before．It was a pair of roller-skates(旱冰鞋)．Dinah thought it was interesting to __6__ on the street．She got up quickly and went outside．She asked her cousin if she __7__ try his shoes on．Her cousin said to her，”I know that your __8__ has been asking you to learn to read，but you haven’t 1earned．It is just because you are __9__．If you can read by New Year’s Day，1 will send you a pair of __10__ like this．”
From then on，Dinah read every day and began to like reading．On New Year’s Day she received a pair of roller—skates from her cousin．
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Dear Laura,
Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my exchange program in France. It’s even better than I thought it would be. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice. They go out of their way to make me feel at home. And you wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved! I’m very comfortable speaking French now. Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t bother me like it used to. My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are really different from the way they are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it. You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit! (You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork). Another thing is that it is very rude to say you’re full. If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “It was delicious.” Also, it’s rude to put your hands in your lap. You should always keep your hands ,but not your elbows, on the table. I have to say, I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to things and don’t find them so strange any more. I’ll write soon and tell you more about life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year.
Wang KunHow was Wang Kun before she arrived in France?
_____________________________________________.Why did she have no reason to be nervous?
______________________________________________.How has her French improved?
________________________________________________.What is one particular challenge she is facing?
________________________________________________.What does she find surprising?
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