【题目】Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman living there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat 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 (看见). 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?” 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 writer’s window was dirty

B. the woman’s window was dirty

C. the woman lived nearby

D. the writer was near-sighted

【2】 “It dawned on me” in paragraph5 probably means “_______”.

A. it began to get dark

B. it cheered me up

C. I began to understand it

D. I knew it grew light

【3】 It’s clear that ________.

A. they lived in a small town

B. the writer often washed the window

C. they both worked as cleaners

D. the writer had never met the woman before

【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 windows

【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

The relationship between parents and teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says ,“ I care about my child, and I value school.” The best way a parent can show how much he or she values learning is by sending a prepared child to school every day. 【1】 Once a child gets behind in class, catching up can be difficult

Parents and teachers are partners in student development. A school community is built on relationships established(确立)among children, teachers, and children’s families.

Here are tips for creating a positive relationship with your child’s teacher.

Meet with your child’s teacher in the fall. 2 —his or her special needs, outside activities, health, and home study habits.

Look for the positive. 3 . Share with your child’s teacher something you particularly appreciated regarding the teacher’s role in the academic and /or social development of your child.

Let the teacher know that you want to support the work that is being done in class. Ask for suggestions for expanding school activities into home activities.

4 You can send a note of thanks when something special takes place in the classroom and your child is involved.

Be willing to participate in or set up a conference when you or your child’s teacher feel a special meeting is needed, such as

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Your child seems to be deeply upset about something that happened at school.

A. When a child is absent from school, important lessons my be missed

B. Phone your child’s teacher if necessary

C. The teachers need to feel appreciated for the job they do.

D. This is a good time for the teacher to learn more about your child

E. Express your appreciation to the teacher

F. The beginning of every term is very important

G. There is a dramatic drop in your child’s grades

【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What is a yawn and why do people yawn? A yawn is often associated with a person being tired. 【1】____ People yawn for many reasons including stress, boredom, emotion and overwork.

Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious(会传染的)? If one person yawns, this appears to cause another person to yawn. Researchers have found that 40-60% of people who see a picture of someone yawning will yawn themselves.__2__

Some people think that yawning is rude and suggests that you are bored or uninterested. Maybe a yawn is a signal to a group that it's time to go to sleep, or if someone yawns when they're bored, it may be a sign to change the topic of conversation. _3__ Animals of all types yawn. If you have a dog or cat, you've probably seen your pet yawn several times. Even some birds yawn such as cockatiel parrots, Adelie penguins and Emperor penguins.

Some of the scientific explanations of why we yawn claim it is caused by physical needs. One likely explanation is that the yawning reflex happens when our blood needs more oxygen. The deep breath helps supply the levels of oxygen in our blood. _4_ It is also thought that the same chemicals in our brain that affect our moods and emotions cause us to yawn.

Superstitions about yawning have been around for hundreds of years and can date back to the ancient Greeks. A common superstition says that a person must cover his or her mouth when yawning so that the soul does not escape through the mouth. _5__ Today most people do not believe these superstitions and know that a yawn is a physical reflex.

A. Did you yawn while reading this article?

B. Yawning is not limited to humans.

C. It will make you lose interest in your work.

D. But this is not always the cause for a yawn.

E. Even reading the word YAWN can make people yawn.

F. Other people believe that yawning is a sign that danger is near.

G. Another common theory is that a yawn helps regulate our body temperature.

【题目】While astronauts in space get to do many exciting thingsthey miss out on ordinary things that we all take for granted—being able to walk on firm groundhanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot steaming pizzaThough not much can be done about the first two thingsthere may soon be a solution to the third onethanks to this cool 3-D pizza printer

About a year agoNASA offered $125 ,000 to Anjan Contractora 3-D technology expertto build a device(设备)that would allow astronauts to make pizza on demandThe mechanical engineer promised that his invention would produce pies in large quantities that lookedtasted and even smelled like pizza made in common ovens

Late last yearthe engineer presented a video of his first prototype(原型)that begins by creating a single slice of dough(面团)that is cooked and printed at the same timeThen comes the tomato “sauce” — a mix of tomato powderoil and water and finallya protein slice that resembles cheeseWhile the video doesn’t show the baking processthe inventor says that once the pizza is printedit can be ready to be consumed in 7 seconds

While the pie in the video looks delicious enough to attract any pizza loverAnjan Contractor is far from ready for astronautsThat’s because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 yearsThough that may sound unrealisticactually it is not

Anjan Contractor believes that the only way that is possible is that the water is removed from all the ingredients(配料)and then they are reduced to the powder formThisas you can imaginewill not be so easyButwhile the printer may not be ready for spaceit certainly looks ready enough for people on earthHopefullyNASA and Contractor will consider selling it to those not fortunate enough to go to Mars

1Why does the author mention the things that astronauts in space cannot do

A. To ask us not to take common things for granted

B. To show they live a difficult life there

C. To show their life is boring in space

D. To introduce the topic of the text

2NASA offered $ 125000 to Anjan Contractor mainly to _______

A. create some new type of 3-D printer

B. attract more companies to work for NASA

C. help astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one day

D. produce pizza in large quantities to earn great profits

3The biggest challenge that Anjan Contractor is faced with now is probably that _______

A. he has no money left to go on with his research

B. the pizza doesn’t seem appetizing to pizza lovers

C. he has no way to make pizza that can last for thirty years

D. he cannot make the food container last for decades

4What’s the best title of the passage

A. NASA is trying its best to help astronauts eat better

B. Astronauts may soon be able to enjoy steaming hot pizza

C. NASA is working on making pizza for common people

D. A 3-D pizza printer has been used to make pizza

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