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Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue,but no one has ever said it is easy.When someone has deeply hurt you,it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate.However,forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial

to your physical and mental health.People who forgive show less sadness,anger and stress and more hopefulness,according to a recent research.

1.Try the following steps.

Calm yourelf. 2. You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature or someone you love.

Don’t wait for an apology.Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. _3.__Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者).Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain.Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings,learn to look for the help,beauty and kindness around you.

4. If you understand your offender ,you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. _5.__ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.

A．Why should you forgive?

B．How could you start to forgive?

C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D．Try to see things from your offender’s angle.

E.For some people,forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F.To make your anger die away,try a simple stress-management technique.

G.If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 1 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 2 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) makes up about 50% of what we really 3 . And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so 5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6 , different societies treat the 7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8 contact (接触) even with friends, certainly not with 9 .

People from Latin American countries, 10 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in 11 , it may look like a Latino is 12 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 13 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 14 -which the Latino will in return regard as 15 _ .

Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 16 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 17 cultures, there’s a strong possibility of 18 . But whatever the situation, the best 19 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 20 _.

1. A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further

2. A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages

3. A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean

4. A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult

5. A．well B．far C．much D．long

6. A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short

7. A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings

8. A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone

9. A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies

10. A．in other words B．on the other hand

C．in a similar way D．by all means

11. A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment

12. A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following

13. A．closer B．faster C．in D．away

14. A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out

15. A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness

16. A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think

17. A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich

18. A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness

19. A．chance B．time C．result D．advice

20. A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased

It was at this shop _______ I bought my skirt. How about coming to my home to have a look tonight?

A．that B．where C．which D．what

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom.

"What time is your bus " asked Mike.

"There's plenty of time yet," answered Tom.

"Well, I'll get you some more tea then," said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward(倒行)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven."

"You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.Tom went into the station cafe because .

A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C. he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls

D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2.What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror

A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve C. Half past eleven D. Half past one

3.From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .

A. the time is right B .it's going slowerC. it's going backwardD. it's going faster

4.Which of the following is true？

A. Tom arrived in Paris on time

B. The next bus would leave in half an hour

C. After that Tom didn't like clocks any longer

D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5.Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story

A. The Mirror of the Station B. Not A Careful Man

C. Missing A Bus D. The Clock In The Mirror

These days we are all conditioned to accept newness, whatever it costs. Very soon, there is no doubt that Apple's tablet (平板电脑) will seem as a vital tool of modern living to us as sewing machine did to our grandparents. At least, it will until someone produces an even smarter, thinner and more essential tablet, which, if recent history is any guide, will be in approximately six months' time. Turn your back for a moment and you find that every electronic item in your possession is as old as a tombstone. Why should you care if people laugh just because you use an old mobile phone? But try getting the thing repaired when it goes wrong. It's like walking into a pub and asking for an orange juice. You will be made to feel like some sort of time-traveler from the 1970s. "Why not buy a new one?" you will get asked.

And so the mountain of electrical rubbish grows. An average British person was believed to get rid of quite a number of electronic goods in a lifetime. They weighed three tons, stood 7 feet high, and included five fridges, six microwaves, seven PCs, six TVs, 12 kettles, 35 mobile phones and so on. Even then, the calculation seemed to be conservative. Only 35 mobiles in a lifetime? The huge number of electronic items now regularly thrown away by British families is clearly one big problem. But this has other consequences. It contributes greatly to the uneasy feeling that modem technology is going by faster than we can keep up. By the time I've learnt how to use a tool it's already broken or lost. I've lost count of the number of TV remote-controls that I've bought, mislaid and replaced without working out what most of the buttons did.

And the technology changes so unbelievably fast. It was less than years ago that I spotted an energetic businessman friend pulling what seemed to be either a large container or a small nuclear bomb on wheels through a railway station. I asked. "What have you got in there? Your money or your wife?" "Neither," he replied, with the satisfied look of a man who knew he was keeping pace with the latest technology, no matter how ridiculous he looked. "This is what everyone will have soon—even you. It's called a mobile telephone."

I don't feel sorry for the pace of change. On the contrary, I'm amazed by those high-tech designers who can somehow fit a camera, music-player, computer and phone into a plastic box no bigger than a packet of cigarette. If those geniuses could also find a way to keep the underground trains running on the first snowy day of winter, they would be making real progress for human beings. What I do regret, however, is that so many household items fall behind so soon. My parents bought a wooden wireless radio in 1947, the year they were married. In 1973, the year I went to university, it was still working. It sat in the kitchen like an old friend—which, in a way, it was. It certainly spoke to us more than we spoke to each other on some mornings. When my mum replaced it with a new-style radio that could also play cassette-tapes, I felt a real sense of loss.

Such is the over-excited change of 21st-century technology that there's no time to satisfy our emotional needs. Even if Apple's new products turn out to be the most significant tablets I very much doubt if they will resist this trend.

1.When you try getting an old mobile phone repaired, ____.

A. you are travelling through time B. you are thought to be out of date

C. you will find everything wrong D. you have got to buy a new one

2.Throwing away so much electronic rubbish makes the writer feel quite _____.

A. lost and upset B. unbelievably fast

C. broken or lost D. regularly wasteful

3.The example of the businessman implies that____.

A. the businessman mastered the latest technology

B. mobile phones used to be quite big just years ago

C. the businessman was a very ridiculous person

D. the writer failed to follow modern technology

4.The passage is organized in the pattern of ____.

A. time and events B. comparison and contrast

C. cause and effect D. examples and analysis

5.Which of the following is conveyed in the passage?

A. The fast pace of change brings us no good.

B. We have to keep up with new technology.

C. Household items should be upgraded quickly.

D. We should hold on for new technology to last.

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