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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.
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

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

"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

It's clear that _____.

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

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

Franklin’s ships had everything they needed . They had enough food in tins for three years and thousands of litres of lemon juice to stop disease. They also had two libraries with 3,000 books , excellent maps , scientific instruments , musical instruments and a new invention: a camera.
Franklin and his men left Engand on May 19th , 1845 and they sailed without problems across the Atlantic towards Canada . When Franklin arrived at Baffin Bay in July 1845, things were going very well for the expedition . On July 26th , some sailors saw Franklin’s ships when they were entering the bay . That was the last time that anyone saw Franklin and his men alive .
The British government became very worried when they heard nothing from Framklin . They sent expeditions to 1ook for him , but the expeditions all returned without any news . The government offered ￡20,000 to anybody who could help Franklin or anybody who had information about Frailklin . Nobody came with information .
Then, in August 1850 some sailors found the first signs of the Franklin Expedition while they were searching on Devon Island: some old food tins , some papers , and , something very strange , the graves of three men . The men all died in January 1846 while Franklin was waiting in Baffin Bay for the ice to melt . But why did they die? The three men were all young and three deaths in the first months of the expedition were very strange . What happened to them ? And where were the ships and all the other sailors? The mystery of the Franklin Expedition was growing stronger…
Franklin’s ship was last seen by some sailors when .

A．reaching in Atlantic on May 19th , 1845

B．entering a bay on July 19th , 1846

C．arriving at Baffin Bay in July 1845

D．coming into Baffin Bay on July 26th , 1845

At last the first signs of the Franklin Expedition were found .

A．in August 1850 on Devon Island

B．in January 1846 near Baffin Bay

C．on May 19th , 1845 near Baffin Bay

D．in January 1846 on Devon Bay

The word “melt” in the last paragraph means .

A．go away

B．pass

C．break into pieces

D．turn into water

Which of the following statements is NOT right?

A．Franklin was a British sailor .

B．According to the passage , people don’t know why they died and what happened to them in the passage .

C．On July 26th , 1845 some sailors saw Franklin’s ship entering Baffin Bay .

D．Franklin’s ships had everything they needed , so it was too heavy to sail .

The best title of the passage is .

A．The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition

B．Franklin’s Ships

C．Iceberg Was the Killer

D．Sailing sometimes Was Very Dangerous

This is a glass of water, tasteless, right? However if you add sugar, it will taste sweet, but if you add vinegar,（醋）it will become bitter. The same is true with our life. The taste of life is created by our choices.
If kindness is added to a stranger, you will have a friend; but if hostility（敌意） is added, you will have an enemy. If love is added to a pile(堆) of red bricks（砖） you will have a home, but if hate is add to those bricks , you will have an concentration camp（集中营）.So my dear friends，never complain that life is boring and the world is disappointing. If you don’t like the taste of your life, change it yourself.
Three years ago, I weighed more than 100 hundred kilograms which caused much difficulty in my life, like always failing my P.E examinations, always being laughed at by girls, and being terrified to speak in public. It was my grandmother’s encouragement that changed my life. She said “My dear, if you can’t change your appearance, why not treat it as your own style.” So I began to accept the new way of thinking and developed the confidence to make a difference and finally I found a totally new world.
So my dear friend, if faith, hope, love, endurance are added to your life, you will find the confidence to work out all your problems.
If love is added to a pile of red bricks, what will you get?

A．An concentration camp.

B．A home.

C．A friend.

D．An enemy.

What difficulty did I have three years ago?

A．I always failed P.E examinations.	B．I was laughed at by girls.
C．I was terrified to speak in public	D．All above.

If we don’t like our life, we should ______________.

A．add sugar in it	B．add vinegar in it
C．use red bricks to make a home.	D．change it ourselves.

What do the underline words mean?

A．You should pay attention to others’ opinions.

B．Be yourself and accept yourself as what you are.

C．You should always change yourself.

D．You’d better treat yourself as carefully as you can.

Where has the Time gone? is the hottest song that has moved thousands of Chinese. Chinese parents give their children endless love and ask nothing in return. However, sometimes, daughters and sons are too busy growing up and forget that their parents are getting older and older. What should we do? Let’s have a look at a letter of a father’s.
Dear son，
One day if you see me old and I am not myself, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating…, if I cannot dress…, have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
If, when I speak to you, I say the same things one thousand and one times, do not stop me and listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you one thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep.
When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame（羞辱） me nor scold（责备） me. Remember when I had to chase you with a thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath.
When you see me meet something new, give me the necessary time and don’t laugh at me. I taught you how to do so many things… to eat well, to dress well… to face life.
If I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
When sometimes I lose the memory during our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous because the most important thing is not my conversation but to be with you and to have you listen to me.
Yours,
Father
What do the Chinese parents often do?

A．They often get dirty when eating.

B．They often read stories to their children at night.

C．They give their children endless love and ask nothing in return.

D．They often refuse to take a shower.

What would the father do, if he wanted his son to go to sleep?

A．He would read the same story many times to make his son sleep.

B．He would invent many excuses.

C．He would scold his son.

D．He would teach his son to count sheep.

According the father, what should you do, when your old parents lose the memory during your conversation?

A．Go on talking with them.	B．Leave them alone.
C．Go for a walking with them.	D．Be with them and listen to them.

Why does the writer write this passage?

A．To introduce the song, Where has the Time gone?

B．To show what we should do when our parents are old.

C．To show a father’s love to his son.

D．To complain that we are too busy.

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her family have just ended their one-week trip in China. The whole world has paid attention to the two elegant and beautiful first ladies who have made a difference in the relationship(关系) between China and the U.S.A.
Mrs. Obama has visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, and the pandas. She has tasted Peking Duck and experienced some other Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that this trip to China can bring a real understanding of our eastern world to the first family of the United States.
Today, the number of exchange students between China and the U.S. has reached more than 4 million every year. There are more than 11,000 people traveling to and from each side of the Pacific（太平洋）.If the two countries can increase the exchange in travel, language, cuisine, and cultural understanding, this will help a lot in improving the understanding between the two countries.
Education was an important theme of Mrs. Obama’s visit, and it is crucial to the development of Sino-US relationship. China has an ancient tradition of placing a high value on education, and the first lady herself is an outstanding example of a person who changed her own destiny(命运) through education. She took education as the key theme of her speech at Peking University, encouraging students from the two countries to learn more about and get wider experience of each other.
The whole world has paid attention to the two wonderful ladies because ___________.
A. they are elegant and beautiful
B. they have made a difference in the relationship between China and the U.S.A.
C. they pay attention to education
D. they hope students can learn from each other
Mrs. Obama has visited the following places except___________.

A．Terracotta Warriors	B．the Forbidden City
C．the Great Wall	D．the Summer Palace

The underline word “Sino” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______
A. China B. Japan C. Canada D Australia
The theme of Mrs. Obama’s speech at Peking University is_________

A．understanding

B．education

C．Sino-US relationship

D．exchange students

A．the busiest street	B．the biggest station
C．the most beautiful park	D．the highest point