Question

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.

1.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

2.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

3.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

4.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 window

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文通过作者亲身经历的一个故事：通过自己的脏窗户看邻居时，总在想为什么邻居不擦干净窗户，直到自己擦干净自己窗户时，才恍然大悟。告诉人们：不要通过自己的狭小去评价别人。

1.推理判断题。题意：作者通过窗户看不清一切是因为什么？A. the woman’s window was dirty那位妇女的窗户是脏的；B. the writer’s window was dirty作者的窗户是脏的；C. the woman lived nearby那位妇女住在附近；D. the writer was near-sighted作者近视了。根据短文内容，作者把自己的窗户擦干净后，就可以看清楚一切了，说明是作者的窗户是脏的。故选Ｂ。

2.细节理解题。题意：作者对什么感到惊奇？A. the woman was sitting by her window那位妇女坐在窗户边；B. the woman’s window was clean.那位妇女的窗户是干净的；C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon那位妇女在下午做了扫除；D. the woman’s window was still terrible那位妇女的窗户还很糟。由文中的：What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean! 可知，作者在擦干净自己的窗户时，惊奇地发现那位妇女的窗户是干净的。故选Ｂ。

3.细节理解题。题意：什么是清楚的？A. the writer had never met the woman before作者以前从未见过那位妇女；B. the writer often washed the window作者经常洗窗户；C. they both worked as cleaners她们都是清洁工；D. they lived in a small town她们住在一个小镇上。由短文第一段里的：There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, 可知，作者以前从未见过那位妇女。故选Ａ。

4.主旨大意题。题意：从短文中，我们可以学到什么？A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often一个人不应该经常批评别人；B. one should often make his windows clean一个人应该经常保持窗户清洁；C. one must judge himself before he judges others一个人要评价别人前得先评价一下自己；D. one must look at others through his dirty window一个人得透过自己的脏窗户看待别人。短文通过作者的故事告诫我们，要评价别人关，要先审视一下自己。故选Ｄ。