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In Xinjiang, most people knew the stories of Avantis (阿凡提). Avantis was a very clever man. People liked him because he not only spoke for the 1. ________  but also was always ready to help them.

One day Avantis 2. ________ two men arguing with each other. A lot of peple stood around them. One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the 3. ________ was a young man. The young man just 4. ________ by the eating house. The owner of the eating house told the young man to 5. ________ him money. The young man explained that he hadn’t taken anything from the eating house., 6. ________ the owner said that the young man had taken the 7. ________ of the nice food from the eating house, and he must pay for it. So Avantis went up to the owner and said, “I’ll pay you the money. ” Avantis 8. ________ out some 9. ________ from his pocket and put them into his own bag. He shook his bag, and people heard the 10. ________ of the coins. Then Avantis said to the owner, “I have paid you the money. ”

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At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often pay for their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence（独立) is learned from childhood.

     From an early age, American children learn to do things by themselves. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.

     Using money in the right way is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little help or advice from parents. If the child wants more money, it must be earned by doing extra chores.

     Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions

and make mistakes. Failure often teaches more than success.

1.. Many young American people begin to live on themselves ________ .

   A. at the age of eighteen  B. from an early age   C. after they get married    D. when they find jobs

2. An American child learns to ________ at the age of 2.

   A. do a lot of chores  B. put on their own clothes     C. study for a test        D set the table

3. The underlined word “allowance” means ________ .

   A. pocket money     B. present    C. prize     D. toy

4. A child can get some more money by ________ .

   A. understanding the value of money    B. doing a lot of homework

   C. reading a lot of books              D. doing some more chores

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. American children learn to be independent from an early age.

   B. American children always use or save their money with the help of their mother.

   C. American children are allowed to make some decisions and mistakes.

   D. Failure is needed in children’s life as well as success.

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next to ours was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there and whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing (缝纫) and 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, “Why doesn’t that woman clean her window? It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my apartment, including cleaning the window.

Late in the afternoon 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 seen. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing 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 (缺点) ?

From then on, whenever I want to judge (判断) someone, I ask 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 can see others’ world more clearly.

1. The writer couldn’t see anything clearly through the window because ________  .

   A. the woman’s window was dirty     B. the writer’s window was dirty

   C. the woman lived far away         D. the writer was near-sighted

2. After the writer finished the cleaning, he was surprised to find that ________  .

   A. the woman was sitting by her window      B. the woman’s window was still terrible

   C. the woman was cleaning her window       D. the woman’s window was clean

3. The underlined part “it dawned on me ” probably means “________ ”.

A. I began to understand it                 B. it cheered me up

C. I could see myself through the window     D. it began to get light

4. From the passage we know that ________ .

A. both the woman and the writer lived in a small town  B. the writer often cleaned his window   

C. both the woman and the writer worked as cleaners    D. the writer never met the woman

5.From the passage we can learn that ________ .

A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often 

B. one should often keep his windows clean

C. one should judge himself before he judges others

D. one should look at others through his dirty window

完形填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 46. ________ everyone, except her boyfriend. He was always there for her. The blind girl said that if she could see the world, she would 47. ________ him.

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to the blind girl. She could see 48. ________ , including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 49. ________ , will you marry me? ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was blind, too. She 50. ________ to marry him. Her boyfriend 51. ________ sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.”

This is how human changes when situations change. Only 52. ________ people remember what life was like before and the people who were always there even in the 53. ________ situations.

Hold every person close to your heart because you might wake up one day and 54. ________ that you have lost a diamond (钻石) while you were too busy collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a(n) 55. ________ person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

1. A. loved      B. hated     C. helped    D. missed

2. A. marry      B. invite     C. visit     D. teach

3.A. something    B. anything     C. nothing    D. everything

4.A. future      B. world     C. dream    D. gift

5. A. agreed      B. refused     C. decided    D. planned

6. A walked away    B. went through    C. hanged out    D. came over

7. A. many       B. a lot of     C. few     D. some

8. A. most difficult    B. most beautiful     C. best    D. poorest

9.A. mean       B. realize     C. show     D. forget 

10.A. busy       B. important   C. perfect    D. active

Tom had his bad tooth ________ yesterday.

   A. put out    B. to put out    C. pulled out    D. to pull out

-- Is this article difficult to understand?  

   -- Yes, ________ it isn’t long and there aren’t any new words in it.

   A. though     B. so     C. because    D. since

Do you still remember ________ ?

A. that I told you     B. what I told you    C. did I tell you    D. what did I tell you

People are often made ________ by the ________ man.

A. laugh; interested      B. to laugh; interested

C. laugh; interesting     D. to laugh; interesting

– Did you ride your bicycles to the beach yesterday?

   -- Yeah. ________ we had!

A. What fun    B. What a fun   C. How fun    D. How a fun