Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. There was another building not far from mine. A woman lived there. I had never met her, but I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.
After several months, I began to find that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “What a lazy woman! I want to know why she doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning, I decided to clean my flat, including the window. I worked the whole morning. When I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Everything in the woman’s flat could be seen clearly. Her window was clean!
I began to understand. I watched the woman’s window from my own dirty window. That’s the problem!
This is quite an important lesson for me. How often do I look at and criticize(批评) others through the dirty window of my heart?
From then on, whenever I want to judge someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see others’ world more clearly.The writer couldn’t see things clearly through the window because .
A.the woman’s window was dirty |
B.the writher’s window was dirty |
C.the woman lived far away |
D.there was something wrong with the writer’s eyes |
It’s TRUE that .
A.the writer had never met the woman before |
B.the woman often drank and read by the window in the morning |
C.they both worked as cleaners |
D.the woman lived alone |
When did the writer begin to understand he had a wrong idea about the woman’s windows?
A.A few months ago. |
B.A few months later. |
C.Before he cleaned his windows. |
D.After he cleaned his windows. |
John |
My hobby is surfing. I started it when I was 5. I ’m twelve years old. I like surfing because when I surf I feel like I can beat the ocean. I surf every Monday and Wednesday. |
Lucy |
I started collecting stamps last year. I like it because it’s fun to see the good stamps that I can get. I collected a lot of them before, but this school year I stopped collecting because of the study. |
Molly |
My hobby is dancing. My mom says I have a natural talent. I dance nearly every day . The only bad part is that I get bad results because I spent much time dancing. So I must study hard. |
John has been surfing for __________years.
A.5 | B.11 | C.6 | D.7 |
What does Molly’s mother mean?
A.Molly likes dancing very much. | B.Molly could dance since she was born. |
C.Molly does well in dancing. | D.Molly will be a dancer. |
The reason why Lucy give up her hobby is that ________.
A.It’s fun to see the stamps. | B.She has collected stamps for a year. |
C.She has to study hard. | D.She has collected many. |
Do you often feel weak or tired when you get up in the morning? Do you often wake up with a headache? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot’s advice (建议) and start feeling better.
Get up and move. If you hate feeling tired and unhappy, you should start exercising. Try running, swimming or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals(化学产品) that give us energy and make us feel happier. If you dislike exercising, listen to your favourite music and dance to it. That’s exercise, too.
Eat healthily. You should eat three balanced meals every day and you shouldn’t eat too much fast food. If you need some more extra energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Mix together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk. It tastes great.
Get out close to the open air. The smell of flowers will make you feel happy. Even the smell of your favourite food can change the way you feel!
Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the water from hot to cold and back to hot again. You’ll feel the difference.
Laugh! You should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three times a day. It will make you feel great!
Problem: You feel tired and weak or wake up with a ___ |
Dr. Talbot’s advice: ● Start ___ ● Listening to your favourite music and __ ● Don’t eat too much ___ ● Drink the mixed fresh fruit juice to get more extra ___ ● Stay ___ ● Wake up your body by __ ● Try to laugh for at least ___ |
It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way, they must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire(愿望)to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people can not cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.
A.food | B.beds | C.rainwater | D.hope |
One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.
A.their boat met bad weather | B.their boat hit a big rock and it was broken |
C.nobody knew how to sail | D.a fish bit holes in their boat |
People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.
A. fish and birds B rainwater
C. both sea water and rainwater D. both A and BFrom the article (文章) we can know that ______.
A.It’s not interesting to sail around the world. |
B.Fish in the sea are so dangerous. |
C.we must have a strong desire(愿望)to live when we are in danger. |
D.Nobody knows when we will die. |
The world has many beautiful sounds. We can hear the songs of birds and the laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And it’s all because of our ears! They bring us a world of sounds.
But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, nut too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.
Many people in China can’t hear ordinary sounds clearly. Lots of them are children. Most of them are born with good hearing. But six children of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born. And if a children has hearing problems, he or she usually will also have some learning problems at school.
A lot of things can cause fearing problems, like, too much earwax is not good for our hearing. And noise louder than 85 decibels (分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.
Hearing is important for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:
◎ Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go, wear earplugs.
◎ When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.
◎ Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your parents to help you clean it out.
Keep these things in mind. Then you won’t be saying “WHAT? WHAT?” when you are older.What does the underlined word “earwax” mean in the passage?
A.耳膜 | B.耳鸣 | C.耳垢 | D.耳疾 |
Which of the following is NOT talked by the writer?
A.Illness and hearing problems. | B.people with hearing problems. |
C.Ways to protect our ears. | D.Danger of loud noise. |
____________ is/are bad for our ears.
A.A little earwax | B.Earplugs | C.All noise | D.Noise louder than 85 decibels |
The underlined sentence means ___________.
A.When you get older, you know it’s not polite to ask “What?”. |
B.When you get older, you still have good hearing. |
C.When you get older, you won’t ask questions. |
D.When you get older, you will have fewer questions. |
On Saturdays, most people are busy shopping. Some of them go to the shops, and some go to the supermarkets. But in American, most shoppers enjoy shopping in the shopping malls.
A mall is a group of many shops. There you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything you need. Shopping malls provide parking for your cars. Usually, the mall is under one roof so the shoppers do not get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow.
After shopping, you may get tired. You can walk into the sitting-room for a short rest. If you go into the dinning rooms in the malls, you can have a good meal. Now more and more Americans like to go shopping there.In America, Most people enjoy shopping in ____________.
A.supermarkets | B.shops | C.streets | D.malls |
Most people like to do shopping ____________.
A.on weekends | B.on Sundays | C.every day | D.every week |
People don’t have to worry about rain or wind, because the mall is ____________.
A.under one roof | B.on the ground floor | C.in the open air | D.without roof |
In a shopping mall, you can find _____________ to park your car.
A.a big house | B.a place | C.a small shop | D.a room |