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【题目】B

Empathy(同情) is a quality that is essential to most people’s lives and yet the modern world makes it easy to lose sight of the feelings of others. But almost everyone can learn to develop this crucial personality trait(品质), says Roman Krznaric. Roman Krznaric used to regularly walk past a homeless man around the corner from where he lived in Oxford and took almost no notice of him. One day he stopped to speak to him.

It turned out his name was Alan Human and he had a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. They afterwards developed a friendship based on their common interest in Aristotle's ethics (伦理学).

This unexpected meeting taught Roman that having conversations with strangers opens up our empathic minds. We can not only meet amazing people but also challenge the prejudices that we have about others based on their appearance, accents or backgrounds.

Furthermore, it’s about recovering the curiosity everyone had as children. Respect the advice of oral historian Studs Terkel, who always spoke to people on the bus, “Don't be an examiner, be the interested inquirer(探究者).”

The world’s first Empathy Museum, which is starting in the UK in late 2015 and will then be travelling to Australia and other countries. Amongst the unusual exhibitions will be a human library, where instead of borrowing a book you borrow a person for conversation–maybe an unhappy investment banker or a gay father. In other words, the kind of people you may not get to meet in everyday life.

As the psychologist and inventor of emotional intelligence Daniel Goleman puts it, without empathy a person is “emotionally tone deaf”. It's clear that with a little effort nearly everyone can put more of their empathic potential to use. So try putting on your empathy shoes and make an adventure of looking at the world through the eyes of others.

【1】Why did Roman and Alan become good friends?

A. They helped each other.

B. They felt pity for each other.

C. They shared the same interest.

D. They had to depend on each other.

【2】What should adults learn from children?

A. Never judge by appearances.

B. Be curious about others.

C. Never talk to strangers.

D. Always be polite.

【3】According to Paragraph 5, a human library you can .

A. act as a librarian

B. borrow your favorite books

C. meet ordinary people in life

D. expect a talk with someone special

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to Daniel Goleman?

A. Emotional intelligence cannot be improved.

B. Most people don’t have empathy for others.

C. It is important to develop empathy for others.

D. Deaf people have little emotional intelligence.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，论述了同情心的重要性。

【1】C细节理解题。由第二段末的“They afterwards developed a friendship based on their common interest in Aristotle's ethics (伦理学)”可知答案为C项。

【2】B细节理解题。由第四段内容可知，成年人应该像孩子一样对他人感到好奇。故正确答案为B项。

【3】D推理判断题。由第五段中的“you borrow a person for conversation…people you may not get to meet in everyday life”可知，在真人图书馆，你可以和比较特别的人聊天。故正确答案为D项。

【4】C 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“without empathy a person is “emotionally tone deaf””可推断，培养对他人的同情心很重要。故正确答案为C项。