Passage 1

Ten years ago, I lived in a building in New York. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there whom I had never met. 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: “Why doesn’t that woman wash her window? It really looks terrible.”

One morning I decided to clean my apartment, 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 very clear. Her window was clean!

Then, it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was looking at 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 the woman clearly because ____.

A. the woman’s window was dirty

B. the writer’s window was dirty

C. the woman lived next door to him

D. the writer was near-sighted

2. “It dawned on me” in Paragraph 5 probably means “____”.

A. I began to understand it

B. it cheered me up

C. it grew light

D. it began to get dark

3. From the passage, we can learn ____.

A. people shouldn’t criticize others very often

B. people should keep their windows clean

C. people should judge themselves before they judge others

D. people should be kind and friendly to their neighbors


Passage 2

Children start out as natural scientists. They are interested in looking into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy – there’s no need for a lot of expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity (好奇心).

First, listen to their questions. I once visited a second-grade classroom to talk about working as a scientist. The children asked me “textbook questions” – about schooling, salary, whether I liked any job. When I finished answering, I said: “Do you have questions of your own – about science?”

After a long time, a boy put up his hand. “Am I just a bag of blood? Whenever I cut myself, I see blood.” This began a lot of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

Second, give them time to think. Studies have shown that after asking a question, adults usually wait only one second or less for an answer – no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children can give more logical, complete and creative answers.

Third, watch your language. Once you have a child telling his idea in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good.” These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can mean that the discussion is over. Instead, you can say “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before,” or come up with more questions or ideas.

Never push a child to “Think!” It doesn’t make sense – children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so he won’t have his own idea.

Last, show, don’t tell. Real-life feelings of nature are far more exciting than any lesson children can learn from a book or a TV program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大镜), and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner.

Doing this and they will clearly see that learning is not something that happens only in school. Learning is something to be enjoyed every day – for a lifetime.

1. When children are in a science discussion, adults should ____.

A. ask them a lot of textbook questions

B. praise the children as often as possible

C. end the discussion with “That’s interesting”

D. leave time for them to come up with better ideas

2. What does the word “this” refer to in the 6th paragraph?

A. Telling children to discuss.

B. Finding the answer you want.

C. Pushing children to think.

D. Talking about science.

3. These are the ways for adults to share children’s curiosity EXCEPT ____.

A. encouraging them to ask questions of their own

B. telling them encouraging stories instead of boring facts

C. being patient when children answer questions

D. offering them chances to see things by themselves



Passage 3

从下面方框中选择适当的选项填入短文中，使短文通顺、完整。选项中有两个选项是多余选项。

A. ourselves B. left C. house D. whenever

E. enough F. remembered G. surprise H. car

I. nothing J. poor K. took L. baby


On a snowy evening, Ms Grant was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her 1 had broken down. Just then a poor man named Dave walked past. He was on his way back home from work.

Ms Grant wondered, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her 2 , he stopped and said with a smile: “What’s wrong, madam?” Ms Grant told him what was happening.

After forty minutes, Dave was able to fix the car. The lady wanted to pay him.

“No, it’s 3 , madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope 4 you see someone in trouble, please give him a hand.”

A few minutes later, Ms Grant saw a shabby (破旧的) house by the road. She 5 Dave’s words, so she stopped. The hostess warmly invited her in. Ms Grant could see that they were a 6 family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 7 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly.

Dave came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their 8 was to be born the next month but there wasn’t 9 money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be alright. A stranger has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping 10 .

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____

6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____


Passage 4

阅读还原：请选择正确的句子填入文中，其中有一句话是多余的。



A. However, there are four kinds of friends that everyone should have.

B. And they are kind enough to let you borrow anything you want.

C. So, treat them well and you’ll have a happy life.

D. Another kind of friend is the fun friend.

E. Making friends is very easy.



There are many kinds of friends in the world. 1

First, there is the school or work friend. This is the person who helps you get through the school or work day. But you never really go out with them outside of these places. However, they are important in your life as you will spend a lot of time with them.

2 You can’t really discuss anything important with them. But if you are feeling sad, they’re great to go out with because they can cheer you up and make you forget all your troubles.

The next kind of friend is really unusual and having one makes you very lucky. They are really kind so they pay for you every time you go out. They usually have many of the things you can’t afford to buy. 3

Finally, there is the best friend. This is the person who knows you inside out. The person you would have no problem spending the whole day with.

Friends are the most important thing in your life. 4



本期参考答案

Key for Page III:

一: 1. focused on 2. as safe as 3. preparation for 4. in preparation for 5. hide 6. solution 7. blame for 8. affects

二: BCADCC


Key for Page VI:

一: 1-5 CBBBC 6-10 BBCBA

二: 1. being 2. study 3. stay 4. allowed 5. hate, worry about 6. were, choose 7. cleaning 8. Memorizing, improve

三:1. friendly 2. serious 3. quiet 4. calm 5. creative

6. confident 7. energetic 8. nervous 9. tired 10. boring


Key for Page VII:

Passage 1: BAC Passage 2: DCB

Passage 3: HGIDF JBLEA Passage 4: ADBC