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 (做针线活) 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 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 (缺点 ) ?
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.
B. the writer"s window was dirty
C. the woman lived nearby
D. the writer was near-sighted
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
B. it cheered me up
C. I was badly hurt
D. it began to get dark
A. the writer had never met the woman before
B. the writer often washed the window
C. they both worked as cleaners
D. they lived in a small town
B. one should often make his window clean
C. one must judge himself before he judges others
D. one must look at others through his dirty window
half in and half __1__ of her car. He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said,
"Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very __2__ ."
"That"s very kind of you," the woman said. "I"m having a lot of __3__ with it. I think it"s stuck (卡
住). " "Together we"ll soon move it," the man said. He __4__ into the back seat of the car and took hold
of the other end of the box. He said, "I"m ready. " And he began to __5__ hard.
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were __6__ in the
face. "Let"s rest for a minute," the man said. "I"m sorry, but it __7__ stuck. " A few minutes later, the man
said, "Let"s try again. Are you ready?" __8__ of them took hold of the box again. "One, two. three! " the
man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, "You are__9__ . It really is stuck. I don"t think
there"s __10__ we can get it out of the car. " "Get it out of the car!" The woman cried. "I"m trying to get it
in!"
( ) 1. A. in
( ) 2. A. heavy
( ) 3. A. trouble
( ) 4. A. got
( ) 5. A. pull
( ) 6. A. white
( ) 7. A. goes
( ) 8. A. Every
( ) 9. A. ready
( ) 10. A. anything
B. strong
B. questions
B. stepped
B. carry
B. tired
B. falls
B. All
B. right
B. anywhere
C. dear
C. matter
C. came
C. push
C. red
C. grows
C. Either
C. clever
C. any one
D. new
D. accidents
D. walked
D. lift
D. hurt
D. seems
D. Both
D. sure
D. any way
Thomas Adams discovered bubble gum (泡泡糖) in the 1870s. He was an American. He wanted to
find a use for chicle. Chicle is a Spanish word for sticky water that comes from one kind of Mexican
tree. Mr. Adams wanted to make rubber (橡胶) from chicle.
Mr. Adams worked in his home while he tried to find a way to make the chicle stronger. His son,
Horatio, also helped him now and then.
One day, young Horatio began to chew the chicle while he watched his father work. It did not taste
very good, but Horatio enjoyed chewing it. Then the young boy began to blow bubbles with the new
chicle which his father had made. Mr. Adams had discovered bubble gum by accident.
Mr. Adams gave up trying to find a way to make rubber from chicle, Instead, he wanted to try and
sell the new gum that he had made. He thought other people might like the taste, too.
He began to see his new kind of chicle as candy. In no time. children everywhere began chewing
bubble gum.
1. Where was Thomas Adams from?
A. Canada.
B. The United States.
C. Europe
D. England.
2. Who was Horatio Adams?
A. Thomas" father.
B. Thomas" wife.
C Thomas" brother.
D. Thomas" son.
3. What was Thomas Adams trying to make?
A. A new kind of rubber.
B. A new kind of chicle.
C. A new kind of candy.
D. Electric light.
4. Why did Thomas Adams want to sell bubble gum?
A. His son enjoyed chewing it.
B. He thought many people would like it.
C. He could not make strong rubber from chicle.
D. All of the above.
5. Which of these sentences is not true?
A. Horatio helped his father.
B. Thomas Adams made rubber from chicle by accident.
C. Horatio was the first person to chew bubble gum.
D. Thomas Adams never made rubber.
With every Olympic song, I found an excitement growing inside me when I was first to skate at the
age of five. But, unfortunately, I was badly hurt in a match. I quickly stopped my skating. Smiling, my
understanding husband just shook his head, "Skating is your passion(酷爱之物), but of course we can
stay at home."
It was crazy, I know, that a thirty-seven-year-old mother of two wanted to skate circles under disco
ball lights after 10 years. I found the excitement growing inside me. I loved to skate. So I was out there
having the time of my life, listening to the music with a smile upon my face and heart, with only one desire
to skate again.
I belonged here. It was so right to be back on the ice.
"Did you use to be a skater?" A little girl looked up at me with questioning eyes. Taking time to give
my answer, I looked around the rink(溜冰场), where I could see so many years of lessons, Olympic
dreams, and a love of the ice that I knew would never die.
"No," I replied. "I am a skater." With a smile, I glided away. Skating had finally turned me into a
champion--a winner of a lifelong passion for my favorite sport.
B. her husband didn"t want her to skate
C. she had to look after her children
D. she didn"t love skating any more
B. 10
C. 27
D. 32
B. she loved skating very much
C. she wanted to earn a lot of money
D. she didn"t love to stay at home
B. 消逝
C. 旋转
D. 跑步
B. to be a champion of the Olympics
C. to be a good mother
D. to win the lifelong passion
Mr. Anderson works as a headmaster in a middle school. His father 1._____(have) a factory in a
town and makes a lot of money. Mr. Anderson"s father loves his son very much and gives his son
everything he wants. However, Mr. Anderson keep 2.______(try) to save everything he can.
One summer it was raining hard for a long time and many people 3______ (lose) their houses and
farms during a flood. The government asked people to help those who 4_______(be) in trouble. As a
headmaster, Mr. Anderson told the whole school 5_______ (collect) money for the people who had
lost their homes.
"Each of us should 6______(help) the farmers who are in trouble after the flood," he said at a school
meeting.
Mr. Anderson"s speech moved all the teachers and the students. They 7______(do) their best to
help the hungry people with money and goods. Mr. Anderson was very pleased with the result.
As soon as he 8______(get) home that afternoon, his little son asked Mr. Anderson to buy him a new
motorbike. The little boy had given his old one to the people in need.
"How dare you do that?" Mr. Anderson said angrily.
"You told us to collect money this morning, 9______(not, do) you?
"Yes, I did," 10______(say) the father. "But I was asking for other children, not for you!"
was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li
asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said , “Miss Li, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has
a bad smell。” Most of the children agreed with him.
“I’m sorry, children.”, said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”
B. Chinese
C. chemistry
D. maths
B. air
C. earth
D. weather
B. black
C. clean
D. clear
B. wrote to
C. heard from
D. sent for
B. less and less
C. cleaner and cleaner
D. dirtier and
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