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

“The hatred we hold within us is a tumor,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that it 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 tumor of hatred 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 hatred

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.According to the passage, if you are angry with somebody, you should________.

A. have lots of negative attitudes towards him or her

B. never meet him or her again

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

D. try to build up a positive attitude towards the person

3.What does the underlined word “tumor” probably mean?

A. cancerB. danger C. disease D. influence

4.The author wrote this passage in order to________.

A. persuade us 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 anger

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a ________ in the waiting area, ________ him it would be at least 40 minutes ________ someone would be able to see him. I saw him ________ his watch and decided, because I was ________ busy — my patient(病人) didn’t appear at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him ________ he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he ________ to go to the nursing home (疗养院) to eat breakfast with his ________. He told me that she had been ________ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ________ if he was a bit late. He replied that she ________ knew who he was, and that she had not been able to ________ him for five years now. I was ________, and asked him, “And you ________ go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said. “She does not know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back my ________ as he left.

Now I ________ that in marriages, true love is ________ of all that is. The happiest people do not ________ have the best of everything; they just ________ everything they have. ________ isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breathB. testC. seatD. bath

2.A. persuadingB. promisingC. understandingD. telling

3.A. ifB. beforeC. sinceD. after

4.A. taking offB. fixingC. looking atD. winding

5.A. veryB. alsoC. seldomD. not

6.A. ifB. whichC. whenD. that

7.A. neededB. forgotC. agreedD. happened

8.A. daughterB. wifeC. motherD. sister

9.A. lateB. wellC. aroundD. there

10.A. lonelyB. worriedC. doubtfulD. hungry

11.A. so farB. neitherC. no longerD. already

12.A. recognizeB. answerC. believeD. expect

13.A. movedB. disappointedC. surprisedD. satisfied

14.A. onlyB. thenC. thusD. still

15.A. smileB. tearsC. wordsD. judgment

16.A. realizeB. suggestC. hopeD. prove

17.A. agreementB. expressionC. acceptanceD. education

18.A. necessarilyB. completelyC. naturallyD. frequently

19.A. learnB. valueC. hateD. try

20.A. PowerB. BeautyC. TrustD. Life

There is a well-known story about a farmer found an eagle(鹰) egg. The story reminds us of the importance of developing our full potential(潜力).

One day, a hardworking found an eagle’s egg lying on the ground of his farm. He was in a hurry he paid no attention to it and placed it together with all the chicken eggs. After several days, the egg hatched(孵化)and the little eagle into the world.

The eagle thought he was same as the other chickens, the eagle pecked(啄食)and dug for worms. He ran about and sometimes jumped around, flying a few in the air like the chickens. Over the years, the eagle grew old and tired. One day he saw a splendid bird overhead, and asked, “ is that?” “That’s the king of the -- the bald eagle,” replied a chicken. “The sky is her home. We’re chickens -- our home is the farm.”

And so the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that’s what he believed he was.

Are you an eagle that like a chicken? , many people have great talents but bring them to use. Actually, we make our talents take off by developing our character strengths. Suppose there was a young man who in the world. He asked questions about his environment, explored new neighborhoods where he lived, and soon he mentally mapped out the city he lived in. He used his curiosity to make the of his talents for spatial(空间的)intelligence.

When we use our character strengths, we will that we are eagles.

1.A. whose B. he C. which D. who

2.A. woman B. farmer C. lady D. worker

3.A. and B. because C. as D. but

4.A. carefully B. nervously C. carelessly D. slowly

5.A. come B. came C. comes D. coming

6.A. an B. a C. the D. /

7.A. but B. or C. and D. so

8.A. feet B. inches C. foot D. kilometers

9.A. fly B. flying C. flew D. flown

10.A. Where B. How C. Which D. Who

11.A. mountains B. sea C. forest D. sky

12.A. in B. over C. on D. about

13.A. after B. like C. before D. among

14.A. acts B. looks C. sounds D. thinks

15.A. Unfortunately B. Unbelievably C. Fortunately D. Interestingly

16.A. sometimes B. never C. regularly D. always

17.A. can B. could C. must D. might

18.A. was excited B. was surprised C. was terrified D. was interested

19.A. use B. effort C. best D. least

20.A. worry B. fear C. respect D. recognize

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