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【题目】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 seated by her window every afternoon, sewing or reading.

As 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 clearly visible. 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 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 shortcomings

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.

【1】Why couldn’t the writer see everything clearly through the window?

A. Because the woman’s window was dirty.

B. Because the writer’s window was dirty.

C. Because the woman lived nearby.

D. Because the writer was near-sighted.

【2】The writer was surprised that .

A. the woman was sitting by her window

B. the woman’s window was clean

C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon

D. the woman’s window was still terrible

【3】The underlined sentence “it dawned on me” probably means “ ”.

A. I began to understand it

B. it cheered me up

C. I knew it grew light

D. it began to get dark

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】试题本文是一篇哲理小品，作者通过因透过自己脏兮兮的窗户没能准确看清一个人这件小事感悟到，在评判别人之前，必须先看清楚自己，然后才能更清楚地看到自己周围的世界。

【1】题意：为什么作者不能透过窗户看到一切？考查细节理解题。根据第二段开头I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window.，联系下文but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.，可知自己的的窗户很脏，故选B。

【2】题意：作者惊讶地发现 。考查细节理解题。A. the woman was sitting by her window那个女人坐在窗边。B. the woman’s window was clean那个女人的窗户是干净的。C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon 那个女人下午打扫卫生。D. the woman’s window was still terrible 那个女人的窗户仍然很可怕。根据What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!，可知个女人的窗户是干净的，故选B。

【3】题意：下划线的句子“it dawned on me”意思是 。考查句意理解题。A. I began to understand it我开始明白了；B. it cheered me up它使我振作起来。C. I knew it grew light我知道它变轻了；D. it began to get dark天开始黑了。根据下文I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.，可知弄清了看不清的真正原因，故选A。

【4】题意：从这篇文章中我们能了解到什么？考查细节理解题。A. One shouldn’t criticize others very often. 一个人不应该经常批评别人。B. One should often make his windows clean.人们应该经常把窗户擦干净。C. One must judge himself before he judges others.在判断别人之前，必须先判断自己。D. One must look at others through his dirty windows.一个人必须透过他肮脏的窗户看别人。根据作者最后的感悟Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window”，可知评判别人之前，必须先看清楚自己。故选C。