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LEEDS, England—A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

"The hate we hold within us is a cancer, " Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

More than 70 people have become members in Hart's first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian- born Hart.

The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.

The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. "People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness," he said, "People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."

Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.

"The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with," said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people "want to get free of the past".

1.From this passage we know that________.

A．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hate

B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C．without hate, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart

D．people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

2.If you are angry with somebody, you should________.

A．attend Hart’s course

B．never meet him or her any longer

C．persuade him or her to have a positive talk with you

D．treat him or her positively instead of negatively

3.In Hart's first 20- week workshop, people there can ________.

A．meet their enemies                     B．change their attitudes

C．enjoy the professor's teaching             D．learn how to quarrel with others

4.If you are a member in Hart's workshop, you'll________.

A．meet in eight or ten groups

B．get rid of the illness of cancer

C．attend a gathering twice a month

D．pour out everything stored in your mind

5.The author wrote this passage in order to________.

A．persuade Britons to go to Hart's workshop

B．tell us the news about Hart's workshop

C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart's

D．help us to look at various kinds of angers

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B 

【解析】

试题分析：作者介绍了关于Hart工作室的消息。憎恨会导致血液和心脏相关的病，参加这个课程的人可以通过改变态度应该积极的对待憎恨，不是消极的。

1.推理题：从第二段的句子：adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.可知如果没有憎恨，和血液心脏相关的病会少。选C

2.细节题：从第五段的句子：Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."可知如果你对一个人生气，应该积极的对待他，不是消极的，选D

3.细节题：从第五段的句子：The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people.可知参加这个课程的人要改变态度。选B

4.细节题：从第五段的句子：The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight. 可知参加这个课程的人要每两周聚会一次也就是每个月聚会两次，选C。

5.主旨题：从文章的第一段的句子：LEEDS, England—A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.可知作者介绍了关于Hart工作室的消息。选B

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点评：作者介绍了关于Hart工作室的消息。憎恨会导致血液和心脏相关的病，参加这个课程的人可以通过改变态度应该积极的对待憎恨，不是消极的。内容比较适中，对于考生的能力要求不高，只要认真细致阅读，不难发现答案。可以先看题目再读文章，这样可以提高阅读的速度。还要准确定位考点。特别是推理题，要结合上下文的暗示做题，掌握方法是关键。