I will never forget the lesson about my window. Four years ago, I moved to a house in a large town. One of my new neighbors’ house was only a few feet away from mine. There lived a woman. Through one of my windows, I could see her reading by her window every afternoon.
Several months later, I found I couldn’t see the woman clearly. I thought her window was too dirty. I said to myself, “Why doesn’t she clean her window? It looks terrible!”
One afternoon, I decided to clean my house including the window. I felt tired after three hours of hard work. So I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise! I could see the woman reading there clearly again! By that time, I realized that my own window was too dirty, not hers! I really felt ashamed for myself. I had been watching her through my dirty window in the past days!
The experience is very important for me. So I try to clean the window of my heart before judging others.
【小题1】How long has the writer lived in the house according to the passage?
A.One years | B.Two years. | C.Three years. | D.Four years. |
A.Read by her window. | B.played tennis on the grass. |
C.Danced in her house. | D.sang in front of the house. |
A.the writer’s window was dirty |
B.the woman’s house was too far |
C.the woman didn’t open her window |
D.there was something wrong with his eyes. |
A.高兴的 | B.放松的 | C.羞愧的 | D.自豪的 |
A.clean the house | B.judge others | C.help neighbors | D.learn English |
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:文章介绍了作者搬家后的亲身经历,他没有清理自己的窗户,反而认为别人的窗户不干净。从中也得出了正视自己内心偏见的道理。
【小题1】细节题:根据短文第一段第二句Four years ago, I moved to a house in a large town可知作者在这个房子里面住了4年。选D。
【小题2】细节题:根据第一段最后一句I could see her reading by her window every afternoon,可知每天下午这个妇女在窗户边上看书。选A。
【小题3】细节题:根据第三段第六句中的I realized that my own window was too dirty, not hers可知作者看不清这个女的,因为自己的窗户是脏的,选A。
【小题4】细节题:从倒数第二段的句子:I really felt ashamed for myself.通过此事件作者对自己的行为感到羞愧。选C。
【小题5】推理题:根据短文第四段第二句I try to clean the window of my heart before judging(评判) others. 可知作者知道怎么判断别人。选B。
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Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.
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“But the sign there doesn’t say ‘STOP’,” answered Mr Williams, “ It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”
The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched(抓) his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street !”
【小题1】Mr Williams was driving ____ one evening.
A.to a party | B.to his office |
C.home after work | D.to work from home |
A.was driving at a high speed | B.was driving onto the main road |
C.was going to stop his car | D.was driving slowly |
A.he didn't see any “STOP” sign there |
B.he paid no attention to the traffic rules |
C.he didn't have to stop |
D.he was eager to get home |
A.he met a mad man |
B.he realized that he himself was mistaken |
C.Mr Williams dared to speak to him like that |
D.Mr Williams would not apologize to him |
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“Okay,” replied the embarrassed Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”
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【小题1】Why didn’t Mr. Hogan want to play Charlie for money?
A.He was worried he would lose the match. |
B.He thought it was unfair for Charlie. |
C.He didn’t care about money. |
D.He preferred chicken to money. |
A.Mr. Hogan was not good at playing golf |
B.Charlie did well in other sports before playing golf |
C.Mr. Hogan didn’t try his best to play |
D.Charlie Boswell was born blind |
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【小题1】The poetry collection Fall Higher .
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B.is Young’s latest collection of poetry |
C.makes darkness as its main theme |
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A.was born with heart disease |
B.received a heart transplant in February |
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A. The writer had less enthusiasm than before, but he still kept on writing. |
B. The writer expected some bright future, but he was disappointed. |
C. The writer devoted more time to poems, so he grasped a good chance. |
D. The writer wrote poems with less enthusiasm, so he quitted fora while. |
A. “How Grasp Green” is the first poem in FaU Higher |
B. Young began all his poems with his illness. |
C. Young’s fether died when Young was 49 years old. |
D. Young’s health situation is mentioned in his poetry. |
A.The meaning of Fdl Higher. |
B.Dean Young and his heart problems. |
C.Dean Young and his latest collection. |
D.An analysis of Dean Young’s poems. |
A.grateful | B. pessimistic | C. guilty | D.considerate |
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【小题1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.Many children in those days starved to death. |
B.Children at that time grew much faster. |
C.Children in those days had to work like adults. |
D.Children at that time couldn’t stay together. |
A.Because they had to work long hours. |
B.Because the weather was hot and they were tired. |
C.Because the project was too hard. |
D.Because they didn’t have time to eat. |
A.because he was the strongest and fastest man |
B.for fear that his friends would lose their jobs |
C.so that they could regain their strength |
D.in order be the hero of the railroad workers |
A.Kind and determined. | B.Cautious and considerate. |
C.Brave and strict. | D.Hardworking and stubborn. |
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"It is," he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
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¨Are you married?"
“I don't know. "
“You don’t know?" she said.
“Well, when I was in jail I wrote to my wife," he said. ¨‘I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn't stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, she could just forget me. I'd understand. Get a new guy, I said - she's a wonderful woman – and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me. And she didn't. Not for three and a half years. "
"And you're going home now, not knowing?"
" Yeah," he said shyly. ‘‘Last week, when I was sure the parole was coming through, I wrote her again. There's a big oak tree just as you come into town, I told her that if she didn't have a new guy and if she'd take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd get off and come home. If she didn't want me, forget it - no handkerchief, and I'd go on through. "
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She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying. All except Vingo. Vingo sat there stunned, looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs —20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds. As the young people shouted, the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
【小题1】According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?
A.The young people are travelling from Florida to New York. |
B.Vingo was put in prison ten years ago, and now he was set free to go home. |
C.The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence. |
D.At last, Vingo went home together with the three boys and three girls. |
A.Vingo was nervous because he didn't know whether his wife would accept him. |
B.Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn't answer his letter. |
C.Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him. |
D.Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children. |
A.humorous | B.loyal | C.generous | D.hard-working |
A.Young people are always curious about everything new around them. |
B.Home is always the first place a person wants to go. |
C.Don’t laugh at a person who has no home. |
D.It is impolite to ask questions about one's privacy that he or she doesn't want to tell. |
A.A story of a poor man | B.The power of love |
C.Help from strangers | D.Going home |
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“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered.
“It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.”
“No,” the woman still refused.
“OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.
“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill.
“What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.
After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.
【小题1】Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?
A.He wanted to show his kindness. |
B.He wanted to have a pleasant journey. |
C.He wanted to earn some money from it. |
D.He wanted to make friends with the woman. |
A.$ 500. | B.$ 5. | C.$ 10. | D.$ 490. |
A.The woman told the man the answer to her question. |
B.The woman gave the man’s money back to him. |
C.The woman asked the man another question. |
D.The woman didn’t know the answer, either. |
A.clever | B.friendly | C.polite | D.honest |
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【小题1】How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?
A.By speaking. |
B.By using sign language. |
C.By reading lips. |
D.By making loud noises. |
A.they wanted him to live a normal life |
B.they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong |
C.he wouldn't mix with other disabled children |
D.he wasn't taken good care of in the special school |
A.He did a lot of outdoor activities. |
B.He was pushed hard to study every day. |
C.He attended private classes after school. |
D.He worked very hard both in and after class. |
A.He did very well in his study. |
B.He succeeded in entering a regular school. |
C.He reached his goals in spite of his disability. |
D.He took part in the World Yacht Race. |
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