Question

When was the last time you were late and expected someone to understand? How about the time you left your dishes on the table for someone else to clean up? Or perhaps you left the lid on the peanut butter jar loose, and the person after you opened the jar to find it dry and not fresh.
Often, we are eager to ignore our own faults. But we have higher standards when it comes to our expectations of someone else who has the same expectations. We need to as equally understand the weaknesses of others and excuse them just as we excuse ourselves.
Two of my strengths are punctuality(準(zhǔn)時(shí)) and organization. I like to meet deadlines when they are due and keep the space around my computer neat and orderly. But sometimes things happen, and I slip from being perfect. When this happens, I show myself mercy and lower the standard for myself. However, if someone else makes a mess around my computer, I might not show them as much mercy as I show myself. If it can happen to me, then I should be willing to realize that it can happen to someone else as well.
I am not suggesting that we should not work on improving our faults, or that it should be right to be late or leave a mess behind us. Although we should always be working towards self-improvement, we shouldn’t have a double standard that says we are excused from our own mistakes but we cannot excuse someone else. If we are not 100-percent perfect, we shouldn’t expect others to be.
Mercy shows an understanding heart. If we are blind to our own faults, we will not be very merciful towards others. Showing a little mercy goes a long way when life’s little mistakes take place. When the tables are turned, showing mercy towards someone’s shortcomings could cause us to receive some in return

1. 1.
   From the first paragraph we can learn that______.
   
   1. A.
      we all make a mess sometimes
   2. B.
      we all need private space
   3. C.
      we should accept others’ help with gratitude
   4. D.
      we should not open the lid on the peanut butter jar
2. 2.
   How does the author develop the third paragraph?
   1. A.
      By raising questions
   2. B.
      By giving examples
   3. C.
      By analyzing opinions
   4. D.
      By showing research findings
3. 3.
   The underlined part,   “When the tables are turned” in the last paragraph, can be best replaced by______.
   
   1. A.
      “When good luck comes”
   2. B.
      “When benefits increase”
   3. C.
      “When our mistakes happen”
   4. D.
      “When the situation is changed”
4. 4.
   What would be the best title for this passage?
   1. A.
      Changing Bad Daily Habits
   2. B.
      Excusing Our Own Faults
   3. C.
      Being Merciful Toward Others
   4. D.
      Working Toward Self-improvement

Answer 1

ABDC
試題分析 本文是記敘文，每個(gè)人都有犯錯(cuò)的時(shí)候，要寬恕才能同樣的得到回報(bào)，互相理解。
1.A推斷題。第一段列舉很多種狀況，每個(gè)人都有一團(tuán)糟的。故選A項(xiàng)。
2.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段When this happens, I show myself mercy and lower the standard for myself. However, if someone else makes a mess around my computer, I might not show them as much mercy as I show myself。作者學(xué)會(huì)關(guān)于當(dāng)最后期限到時(shí)，舉例說明自己是如何對(duì)待的。故選 B項(xiàng)。
3.D 推斷題。Showing a little mercy goes a long way when life’s little mistakes take place，當(dāng)犯錯(cuò)時(shí)表現(xiàn)出一些仁慈來，故下文應(yīng)是當(dāng)情況發(fā)生改變時(shí)，對(duì)別人的缺點(diǎn)的寬恕會(huì)使我們得到回報(bào)。故選 D項(xiàng)。
4.C 主旨大意。文章主要表達(dá)我們應(yīng)該諒解別人的錯(cuò)誤毛病。故選 C項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn) 日常生活類閱讀