题目内容
The apology that he ________________ all the people deeply touched.
- A.made; made
- B.took; to make
- C.to make; made
- D.made; making
make an apology“道歉”;make sb.touched“让人受感动”。
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When you do some minor image editing (修正) on your computer screen, you may make some mistakes, so from time to time you’d click undo (撤消).
There are things in life we cannot undo as easily and completely as we would with our computer files. A wrong turn, a hurtful word said to a loved one, a bad move — these we all commit as we walk our life’s journeys, no matter how careful we are in our steps. Once committed, we can no longer undo many of these mistakes, especially because unlike with our computer documents, each thing we do and say has vast impact as they involve not just us — the file that we are working on — but also others, the unopened files and computer programs in our system.
So I guess our life’s mistakes are not like our pencil scrawls (潦草书写) that can be effectively corrected with an eraser, or errors on our computer works that can be undone with an undo button. But there are effective and reliable tools we can use—APOLOGY and FORGIVENESS. Simply click the APOLOGY button when you have committed a mistake that has hurt a loved one and the words “I’m Sorry” will flash on the other person’s screen. But, you have to be truly sorry and you must be prepared not to commit the same mistake again for your APOLOGY to work. Sincerity is definitely a necessary part.
When someone clicks the APOLOGY button and the words “I’m sorry” flash on your screen, all you have to do is click back the FORGIVENESS (原谅) button. It means that you have wholeheartedly accepted the other person’s APOLOGY. But not only that. You also have to click it when someone has sent you back the message “It’s okay. Forget about it.”. It means that you are also forgiving yourself for your mistake; that you won’t keep feeling so bad having committed it.
And lastly, don’t forget to keep clicking the SAVE button. Going through the whole process of editing—of doing and undoing, of apologizing and forgiving — is useless if you fail to save the LESSON for future use. Let the saved file be a reminder of the healing process you once went through to make yourself better; for you not to forget the lesson; and for others to access and learn from.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.However careful we are, we still make mistakes in life. |
B.Things we do and say can affect computer programs in our system. |
C.We can undo life’s mistakes if we are careful enough. |
D.An eraser is an effective tool for our computer works. |
A.one wants to make the computer work perfectly |
B.one’s mistakes won’t influence others any more |
C.one is actually saying “I’m sorry” |
D.one won’t make the same mistake again |
A.The UNDO button. | B.The APOLOGY button. |
C.The SAVE button. | D.The FORGIVENESS button. |
A.we want to go through the whole process of editing |
B.we need to learn a lesson from the past mistakes |
C.we want to make the healing process faster |
D.we need to use the computer properly |
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.
1.According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_______”.
A.You have good reason to get upset |
B.I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame |
C.I apologize for hurting your feelings |
D.I’m at fault for making you upset |
2.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _______.
A.the complexities involved should be ignored |
B.their ages should be taken into account |
C.parents need to set them a good example |
D.parents should be patient and tolerant |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _______.
A.a social issue calling for immediate attention |
B.not necessary among family members |
C.a sign of social progress |
D.not as simple as it seems |