【题目】I’m Sorry, I Wont Apologize

Almost daily,news reports include accounts of public figures or heads of companies being forced to say they're sorry. In a recent case,Marge Schott,managing partner of the Cincinnati Reds,at first did not want to apologize for her remark that Hitler "was good at the beginning but he just went too far. "Under pressure,she finally said that she regretted her remarks "offended many people". Predictably and especially given her history with such comments many were not satisfied with this response and successfully lobbied for her resignation.

This particular use of "I'm sorry" has a familiar ring. The other day my husband said to me,"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings." I knew he was really trying. He has learned,through our years together,that apologies are important to me. But he was grinning,because he also knew that "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings" left open the possibility indeed,strongly suggested that he regretted not what he did but my emotional reaction. It sometimes seems that he thinks the earth will open up and swallow him if he admits fault.

It may appear that insisting someone admit fault is like wanting him to humiliate himself. But I don't see it that way,since it's no big deal for me to say I made a mistake and apologize. The problem is that it becomes a big deal when he won't.

This turns out to be similar to the Japanese view. Following a fender bender,according to a Times article,the Japanese typically get out of their and bow,each claiming responsibility. In contrast,Americans are instructed by their insurance companies to avoid admitting fault. When an American living in Japan did just that even though he knew he was to blame the Japanese driver "was so incensed by the American's failure to show contrition that he took the highly unusual step of suing him."

The Japanese driver and I are not the only ones who are offended when someone obviously at fault doesn't just fess up and apologize. A woman who lives in the country told me of a similar reaction. One day she gave her husband something to mail when he went into town. She stressed that it was essential the letter be mailed that day,and he assured her it would. But the next day,when they left the house together,she found her unmailed letter in the car. He said,"Oh,I forgot to mail your letter." She was furious not because he had forgotten,but because he didn't apologize.

【1】What was Marge Schott forced to do?

A. To make a prediction of the future.

B. To say "Hitler was good at the beginning."

C. To say "Im sorry."

D. To count figures.

【2】 The author felt _____ .

A. her husband regretted the choice he had made

B. her husband regretted what he did

C. her husband regretted her emotional response

D. her husband regretted the dirty words he had used

【3】 According to the author,when one makes a mistake,he should _____ .

A. admit it and apologize

B. avoid admitting it

C. wxplain it away

D. make every effort to maintain his face

【4】According to the passage,what would Japanese drivers usually do after a car accident?

A. They would admit their own faults.

B. They would blame each other.

C. They would avoid admitting faults

D. They would sue each other.

【5】 What does the underlined word furious in the last paragraph mean?

A. Angry

B. Surprised

C. Crazy

D. Mad

【题目】It was a cold and windy fall day. I, a fourth-grade pupil, jumped out of the car. “Bye Mom! I yelled as she ______ away. I ran in the front doors and saw my friends waiting for me. We started to walk down the ______ to our classroom. The hallway was so loud as usual and you could ______ hear yourself think. My friend Casey said to me “Erin, your shoelace is ______. “I will tie it when we get in the classroom, thanks though. I replied. Well, I was ______.

We were still walking to our class and my friend Jenny was telling us ______. As we were walking and laughing I stepped on my shoelace and ______ on my face. ”Are you okay Erin? my friends asked me. Well, I wasn’t because I had a bloody nose and blood ______ on my uniform. I looked up from the floor and I saw everyone was staring at me. I ______ and tied my shoelace, put my backpack back on my back, and ran to my classroom. I didn’t ______ anything to my friends. I put my stuff at my desk when I got in the classroom, got a ______ for my nose, and went up to the teacher and asked for a nurse’s pass to get my nose ______ up. When I left the teacher, I saw my friends. I walked ______ by because I didn’t say anything to them. They were laughing and I thought they were laughing at me so I didn’t talk to them for the rest of the ______.

During lunch they came up to me and asked “So how is your ______? “Fine! I yelled, “I saw you laughing at me when I was on my way to the ______. “We weren’t laughing at you. Jenny told another joke. My friends said. “Well, I was ______ at you because I thought you were laughing at me. I’m sorry, do you guys ______ me? “Yes, we forgive you. But next time you should ask us ______ you assume something. My friends said. “OK guys, want to play soccer? I asked, “Sure! they said and then we went outside to ______ the soccer ball happily.

【1】 A. drove B. walked C. flew D. went

【2】A. road B. hallway C. front door D. path

【3】 A. properly B. relatively C. ridiculously D. barely

【4】 A. unfitted B. unbearable C. untied D. uncomfortable

【5】 A. wrong B. upset C. vain D. sure

【6】 A. stories B. jokes C. lies D. facts

【7】 A. lay B. slided C. fell D. stood

【8】 A. attached B. stuck C. flashed D. got

【9】 A. got up B. turned up C. showed up D. took up

【10】 A. demand B. tell C. say D. do

【11】 A. backpack B. shoelace C. uniform D. tissue

【12】 A. bandaged B. cleaned C. washed D. wounded

【13】 A. directly B. brilliantly C. elegantly D. cautiously

【14】 A. day B. morning C. afternoon D. fall

【15】 A. face B. pass C. nose D. foot

【16】 A. teacher B. nurse C. classroom D. office

【17】 A. mad B. exhausted C. dissatisfied D. rude

【18】 A. swear B. punish C. evaluate D. forgive

【19】A. until B. before C. if D. unless

【20】 A. squeeze B. seize C. kick D. play

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