Question

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 each afternoon, sewing 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 on the 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.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 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."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.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

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者给我们讲述了他的亲身经历，他透过窗户看邻居的时候，以为是邻居家的窗户太脏了，后来作者偶然发现原来是自己的窗户脏。由此作者想要告诉我们，在我们批评别人之前，要先审视一下自己。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window可知，作者一直都以为是邻居的窗户很脏，后来才发现原来是自己的窗子太脏了。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!可知，作者惊奇的发现邻居的窗子是非常干净的，脏的是自己的窗子。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据文意可知，作者一直通过自己脏的窗子看邻居家，还以为是邻居家的窗子太脏。后来他才发现这个事实，因此这里It dawned on me 的意思是，作者终于明白了这个事实，故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据短文的大意和短文的最后一段我们可以知道，作者通过自己的这个经历想要告诉我们，在我们批评别人之前，先要想想自己是否也有这个缺点，故C选项最符合文意。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。