When someone has deeply hurt you,it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger.But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health.Indeed,research has shown that people who forgive report more energy,better appetite(胃口)and better sleep patterns.“People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,”says Dr.Frederic Luskin,who wrote the book Forgive for Good.“So it can help save on the wear and tear on our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you,calm yourself first.Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure:a beautiful scene in nature,someone you love.Don’t wait for an apology.“Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,”says Dr.Luskin.“They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way.So if you wait for people to apologize,you could be waiting a very long time.”Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you.Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain.Instead,learn to look for the love,beauty and kindness around you.Finally,try to see things from the other person’s perspective(视角).You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance(无知),fear—even love.To gain perspective,you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.

68.The text is mainly written to explain______.

A.how to keep yourself from being hurt

B.how to stay mentally healthy

C.how and when to remain calm

D.why and how to pardon others

69.According to the writer,what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?

A.Try to figure out why you get hurt.

B.Write a letter to the person who hurt you.

C.Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you.

D.Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt.

70.Dr.Luskin advises us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because______.

A.we are not patient enough

B.we’d feel worse accepting others’apology

C.people seldom want to apologize

D.people don’t mean it when they apologize

One period of our lives when better results are demanded of us is, strangely enough, childhood. Despite being young we are expected to achieve good grades, stay out of trouble, make friends at school, do well on tests, perform chores (杂务)at home and so on. It’s not easy.

Likeable children enjoy many advantages, including the ability to deal more easily with stresses of growing up.In her book Understanding Child Stress, Dr. Carolyn Leonard states that children who are likeable and optimistic are able to gain support from others. This leads to focus and resilience(适应力), the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress. Much research shows that resilience has enabled children to succeed in school, avoid drug abuse, and develop a healthy self-awareness(自我意识).

Why does a likeable child more easily handle stress and do better in his or her life? Because likeability helps create what’s known as a positive feedback loop(回馈圈). The positive feelings you want to see in other people are returned to you, creating constant encouragement and motivation to deal with the daily stress of life.

This feedback loop continues into adulthood. To return once again to the example of teaching, learning becomes easier with a likeable personality. Michael Delucchi of the University of Hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well. Delucchi found that “Students who perceive(察觉) a teacher as likeable, in contrast to(比照) those who do not, may be more attentive to the information that the teacher delivers and they’ll work harder on assignments, and they will learn more.”

You may have noticed this pattern in your own life when you try to give some advice. The more positive your relationship with that person, the more he or she seems to listen, and the more you feel certain that that person has heard you and intends to act on your words.

1.The writer implies in the first paragraph that __________.

A.life is not easy for every one of us

B.children are expected much than we usually think

C.better education results in smarter children

D.to be a likable child is almost impossible

2.According to Dr. Leonard, likeable children __________.

A.will work harder on assignments and learn more

B.can deal more easily with stress independently

C.can achieve more and understand themselves better

D.are always optimistic and ready to help those in need

3.The main purpose of the studies done by Michael Delucchi is to find __________.

A.how a likeable teacher’s teaching style is formed

B.how a teacher’s likeability gains popularity

C.if a likeable teacher draws more attention

D.if a likeable teacher has a positive personality

4.The passage aims at proving that __________.

A.likeable people give better advice

B.likeable people do better in their childhood

C.social creatures enjoy more advantages

D.likeable people do better in life generally

 

                            C

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?  Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr. Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back,thinks it’s because their self-respect is low. “There s always a ‘superior’ (长辈) around ˉa parent, a teacher, a boss—— who knows better.” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer “assertiveness(维护) training” courses——A.T. for short. In the A. T. Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive (进攻的) without hurting other people. In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. Course will help the timid (懦弱的) person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive (动机)——the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do you can learn to speak out.

1. The problem the writer talks about is that…    

A. some people buy things they don t want

B. some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

C. there are too many superiors  

D. some people don t think enough of themselves  

2.The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that .

  A. some people have a low self-respect          

B. there is always someone around who “knows better”

C. salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want

D. people don t share enough              

3. The A.T. Course often                     

A. make people distrust their own answers        

B. make things more favorable for “superiors”     

C. help people know as much as their “superiors”         

D. help people become more important          

4.One thing the A . T. Course don t do is to .        

A. share the need of people                      

B. show they have a right to be themselves         

C. help people overcome fear                      

D. help people to help themselves even if others suffer            

5.A good title for this passage could be .           

A. The Need to Share                        

B. Talk Back When Necessary                    

C. One Way to Build Self-Respect              

D. One Way to Train Speaking Ability

 

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them. "Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning."

"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."

"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.

1.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.

A.a doctor in Qatar

B.Dr. Brown

C.Nurse Maitlan

D.Agatha Christie

2.As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

A.had spent a long time studying the baby's case

B.visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith

C.had never met this baby

D.gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone

3.It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.

A.a harmful substance used to kill insects

B.a dangerous pair of glasses

C.the water in Qatar

D.a dead writer

 

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