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 (批評) 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 (評判) 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.
【小題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
【小題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
【小題3】The underlined sentence "It dawned on me" probably means "____".
A.I began to understand itB.it cheered me up
C.I knew it grew lightD.it began to get dark
【小題4】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 cleaner
D.they lived in a small town
【小題5】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


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:
【小題1】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段內(nèi)容I had been criticizing (批評) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.說明看不清楚真正的原因是我的窗戶臟了。故B正確。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段2,3行What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!說明我驚訝我看不清楚是因為我的窗戶臟了,而她的窗戶是干凈。
【小題3】A 推理題。根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批評) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.說明我終于搞清楚了原因我看不清楚的原因不是對方的窗戶臟了,而是我的窗戶臟了。故該詞應(yīng)該指理解,明白。故A正確。
【小題4】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行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.說明我從來都沒有見過她,故A正確。
【小題5】C 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (評判) someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?"說明當(dāng)我們要評價別人的時候,首先得評價我們自己,故C正確。
考點:考查哲理性短文閱讀
點評:文章通過一個小故事告訴我們當(dāng)我們要評價別人的時候,首先得評價我們自己。本文較有思想性,考查也較為全面,推理題和細(xì)節(jié)題仍然是考查的重中之重,要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀短文,根據(jù)選項,準(zhǔn)確定位,合理判斷。

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