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! 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 others through the dirty window of my heart?
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.
56. 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
57. The writer was surprised that _________.
A. the woman was sitting by her window B. the woman’s window was still terrible
C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon D. the woman’s window was clean
58. “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
59. 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
60. 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.
B
grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!
根据以上杂志专栏内容，回答下列问题。
61. Who created Sudoku?
A. Howard Garnes. B. Sudoku. C. Kaji Maki. D. Nikoli.
62. Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?
A. He was the boss of Nissan Company.
B. He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.
C. He was the president of The Times.
D. He is an American.
63. Which is NOT true about Sudoku?
A. Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.
B. It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.
C. Each grid has more than one number.
D. It became popular around the world in 2005.
64. In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?
A. 5. B. 4. C. 3. D. 1.
65. What should “Z” be in the puzzle?
A. 8. B. 5. C. 2. D. 4.
C
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy” he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.
“Unum! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tiger, I won't say unkind words to you any more.” Tiger waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a
new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!"
66. The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” because .
A. he was thinking about the words B. he didn't understand the words
C. he wanted to talk to his dog D. he liked talking to himself
67. What made the boy start his new life?
A. The people laughing at him. B. The kind words spoken to him.
C. The hard life. D. His lovely dog. 68. He was feeling when he whistled to his dog.
A. funny B. sad C. lonely D. excited
69. Which of the following is Right according to the passage?