Empathy(同情心) lets us feel another person’s pa...

Empathy(同情心) lets us feel another person’s pain and drives us to help. Do any other animals feel empathy? Scientists recently found that rats(老鼠) do, too.

Most people don’t like rats. In many people’s eyes, rats are only bad. But Jean Decety and his partners at the University of Chicago did an experiment. It showed that rats are kind, warm-hearted animals. They can feel each other’s pain.

Scientists placed pairs of rats in plastic cages(笼子) for two weeks. During this time they got to know each other. Then they put one of the rats from each pair into a small container(容器) in the cages. The small container had a door. It was so designed as to fall to the side when the free rat touched it. Many of the trapped(困住的) rats squeaked(吱吱叫) to show their discomfort. The other rats of the pairs could see their suffering(受苦的) friends clearly.

In most pairs, the free rats would become very worried about their friends. They kept trying to save their friends again and again throughout the month. Scientists put the rats’ favorite chocolate in the cages, but the rats didn’t eat it until they had saved their friends successfully. Scientists also found that female rats seemed to act more empathetic than male rats.

“The results are the first to show that rats take action in response to another’s trouble,” Decety said. “Monkeys and chimpanzees have similar behavior. But unlike those animals, rats can be ready used in laboratory studies. They will help us to learn which parts of the brain lead to empathy and helping behavior and whether empathy is natural.”

1.A person with empathy is often _____.

A. kind-hearted    B. clever                        C. active                        D. strong

2.Why didn’t the free rats eat the chocolate at first?

A. Because they were not hungry at that time.

B. Because chocolate was not their favorite food.

C. Because they wanted to save the trapped rats first.

D. Because they were afraid that the chocolate was bad.

3.Which of the following animals were NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Monkeys.          B. Chimpanzees.                C. Rats.                          D. Cats.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Rats can feel other animals’ pain.

B. Chocolate is rats’ favorite food.

C. Rats are empathetic and can feel each other’s pain.

D. Female rats are more empathetic than male rats.

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We’ve all been hurt by another person at one time or another. This pain causes problems. It not only causes us to be unhappy, but can ruin relationships, distract(使分心) us from work and family and other important things, make us unwilling to open up new things.

We need to learn to let go. We need to be able to forgive, so we can move on and be happy. Forgiveness does not mean you erase（忘却；抹去）the past, or forget what has happened. All it means is that you are letting go of the anger and pain, and moving on to a better place.

It’s not easy, but you can learn to do it.

Think about the advantages and disadvantages. Think of all the problems this pain causes you, and realize you need to change. Then think of the benefits of forgiveness—— how it will make you happier, free you from the past and the pain, and improve your relationships and life in general.

Try to put yourself in that person’s situation. Try to understand why the person did what he did. What could he have felt as he did it, and what did he feel afterward? How does he feel now? You aren’t saying what he did is right, but are trying to understand instead.

Understand your responsibility. Try to figure out how you could have been partly responsible for what happened. This isn’t to say you’re taking all the blame, or taking responsibility away from the other person, but to realize that we are not victims(受害者) but participants in life.

Allow peace to enter your life. As you focus on the present, try focusing on your breathing. Imagine each breath going out is the pain and the past, and imagine each breath coming in is peace, entering you and filling you up.

Title:  How to let go and forgive

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Few kids today are taught the value of empathy (同感；同情心). It seems so hard for people to show their love and care toward others and to actually understand what they are going through.

As a child I was taught to go out of my way to make someone else happy. My mom would tell me to say at least one kind word to someone else every day. I admit that it wasn’t very easy to do. But as soon as you see the look of gratitude (感激) in that person’s eyes, you just want to do as much as you can.

I had an experience with a guy that people were always making fun of. Every time I saw that happening, I knew in my heart that it was wrong. I decided I would try to be his friend. I started walking with him and introducing him to people around us. I was making him happy by just doing that. And I loved the fact that I was really making a difference in his life.

After a while I realized that he wasn’t the kind of person everybody thought he was. We are still really good friends today. People have almost completely stopped making fun of him. But he is still what he was. What had changed was the attitudes of others toward him.

From this experience I’ve learned to be more loving toward other people. What I did for my friend was so easy. And at the same time I had a lot of fun. So I hope that everyone could say a kind word to someone else at least once a day.

I can promise it will be the best feeling you can ever get.

One kind word could make someone’s day brighter.

1.We can learn from the fourth paragraph that ________________________________________　 ________________________________________________.

A. one’s attitude to others can be changed

B. one’s nature can be changed as time goes by

C. everyone can have a good friendship

D. people shouldn’t make fun of others

2.The last two paragraphs suggest that _______.

A. saying a kind word will give you friendship and fun

B. it is really a hard thing to say a kind word to others

C. having a lot of fun in life will help to make a good life

D. a kind word may benefit both the speaker and the listener

3.What does the writer focus on in this passage?

A. Understanding.　　 B. Friendship.

C. Kindness.　　 D. Fun.

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Let us begin by saying what causes our dreams. Our dreams do not come from another world. They are not messages from some outside source. They are not a look into the future, either.

All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold, his dreams may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on ice or in snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today.

So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping（feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc. ）and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now. This is why children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.

To show you how this is happening while you are asleep and how your needs and wishes can all be joined together in a dream, here is the story of the experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbed cotton. He would dream he was in hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hand gently!

There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true. In other words dreaming is a way of having your wishes carried out.

1.From the passage we know that our dreams_____.

A. are imagination of our daily life

B. are man’s curious look into the future

C. have nothing to do with our feelings

D. are to some degree connected with our feelings

2.In your dream when you feel like eating something it indicates（暗示）that______.

A. you are in a state of being cold

B. you are in a state of being tired

C. you are in a state of hunger

D. you should have had your dinner that day

3.Older children often dream of examinations probably because_______.

A. they are interested in exams

B. they are often worried about their studies

C. they hope for better life

D. they show much interest in their studies

4.Some scientists’ explanation of dreams _______.

A. is not widely accepted though a bit reasonable

B. gives an exact description of our life

C. provides us with information of dreams

D. is of no use for us

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I suppose that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it’s given from the heart. When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but receive them. Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than understanding it. Most of us don’t value ourselves or our love enough to know this. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of simple saying “I’m so sorry,” when someone is in pain.

One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like that happening to them. Her pain became a story about themselves. Eventually she stopped talking to most people. We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand，we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen, they know we care.

I have even learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the handkerchiefs, until I realized that passing a person a handkerchief may be just another way to shut him down，to take them out of their experience of sadness. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there with them.

This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too shy to speak or did not know the answer. But now I know that a loving silence often has far more power to heal than the kindest words.

1.What does the author value most in the communication with each other?

A. Deep understanding.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Saying “I’m sorry”．

C. Attention from heart.　　　　　　　　 D. Doing nothing.

2.The woman patient stopped telling her story to most people because________.

A. she didn’t get enough respect from others

B. she was discouraged by being often interrupted

C. people often told her their own opinions

D. people couldn’t understand her sad situation

3.If you hand a handkerchief to someone crying，you may________.

A. hurt his feelings

B. make him embarrassed

C. encourage him to continue to cry

D. stop him from letting out his sorrow

4.It can be inferred from the passage that while communicating，________.

A. listening is a perfect way to respond to others

B. people keep silent because they don’t know the answer

C. keeping silent means being too shy to speak

D. it is easy to form the habit of listening silently

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I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most 36thing we ever give to each other is our attention (注意力). Especially if it’s 37from the heart. When people are talking, there’s no need to do 38 but receive them. Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times  39about it is even more important than understanding it.

One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story, people often 40to tell her that they once had something just 41 that happened to her. Her pain became a story about 42. So, finally she stopped 43 to most people because she just felt too lonely. When we interrupt what someone is 44 to let them know that we understand, we 45 the  focus of attention to ourselves. But if we just 46, they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (宽慰) of having someone just listen.

I have 47 learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. I 48 that passing a person a tissue (面巾纸) may be just another 49  to shut them down and take them out of their experience of 50. Now I just listen. When they have 51 all they need to cry, they find me there with them.

This 52  thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very 53. I thought people listened only 54they were too shy to speak or did not know the 55 . A loving silence often has far more power to heal than words.

1.                A．easy           B．important       C．stupid    D．terrible

2.                A．used           B．lost            C．got  D．given

3.                A．anything        B．everything       C．something     D．nothing

4.                A．worrying        B．complaining     C．caring    D．dreaming

5.                A．decided        B．managed        C．preferred     D．interrupted

6.                A．by             B．like            C．about    D．with

7.                A．themselves      B．ourselves       C．himself   D．yourself

8.                A．working        B．studying        C．talking    D．smiling

9.                A．writing         B．saying          C．reading   D．copying

10.               A．learn          B．stop           C．leave D．move

11.               A．smell          B．speak          C．listen D．watch

12.               A．even          B．hardly          C．early D．never

13.               A．explained       B．realized        C．expected  D．imagined

14.               A．question        B．touch          C．love  D．way

15.               A．regret         B．happiness       C．sadness   D．anger

16.               A．cried          B．shouted        C．called D．whispered

17.               A．difficult         B．simple         C．funny D．whole

18.               A．old            B．tall            C．young D．beautiful

19.               A．if             B．but            C．or    D．because

20.               A．plan           B．result          C．answer    D．award

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A person has to be sixteen to drive, seventeen to see certain movies, and eighteen to vote. People can get terrific discounts on all sorts of stuff－provided they’re over sixty-five. Everywhere we look there are age limits that define what people can and can’t do. But creativity has no boundaries, no limitations. Anyone can invent. And they do. Inventors are popping up at the youngest ages.

Sitting in the car waiting for her mom to return from shopping, Becky decided she might as well try to finish her math homework. But it was growing dark and getting hard to see the paper.

“I didn’t have a flashlight, and I didn’t want to open the car door because then the whole car would light up.” recalled Becky. “So I thought it would be neat to have my paper light up somehow, and that’s when the idea came to me.”

It isn’t every day that a ten-year-old invents a product eagerly sought by several businesses, but that’s exactly what Becky Schroeder did when she created a tool that enabled people to write in the dark. Her invention? The Glo-sheet.

That night Becky went home, trying to imagine different ways of making her paper glow in the dark. She remembered all sorts of glow-in-the-dark toys－like balls and Frisbees－and wondered how they were made. She was determined to find a solution. So they very next day, Beck’s dad took her on an outing to the hardware store. They returned with a pail (桶) of phosphorescent paint. She took the paint and stacks of paper into the darkest room in the house－the bathroom. There, she experimented.

“I’d turn on the light, turn it off, turn it on,” said Becky. “My parents remember me running out the room saying ‘It works, it works! I’m writing in the dark!’ ”

She used an acrylic board and coated it with a specific amount of phosphorescent paint. She took a complicated idea and made it work rather simply. When the coated clipboard is exposed to light, it glows. The glowing board then illuminates or lights up the paper that has been placed on top. Two years after her initial inspiration, in 1974, Becky became the youngest female ever to receive a U.S. patent.

She didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet. She didn’t need to. The New York Times wrote an article about an incredible invention－patented by a twelve-year-old, and the inquiries and orders streamed in.

1.From Paragraph 1 , we can draw a conclusion that _________.

A. it is illegal for one to drive under sixteen

B. people enjoy privileges when over sixty-five

C. one is never too old or too young to invent

D. people hate the limitations that define our behavior

2.What caused Becky to invent Glo-sheet?

A. She was trying to do homework when it got dark.

B. She was having trouble with math problems.

C. She was trying to earn some money.

D. She was working on a school project.

3.What is the meaning of the underlined words “phosphorescent paint” in paragraph 5?

A. paint that acts as a glue

B. paint that covers a mark

C. paint that becomes hard

D. paint that glows in the dark

4.What does it mean that Beck “didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet” according to paragraph 8?

A. She kept the original one for her own use.

B. Other people came to her for the Glo-sheet.

C. Becky’s father tried to sell the Glo-sheet.

D. She gave away patent to the government.

5.With which statement would Becky most likely agree?

A. Experience is needed to be a good inventor.

B. Only by inventing things can you know what people need.

C. Always try to sell patent rights to large companies.

D. You never know what you can do unless you try.

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Let’s paint one side of the paper red, and _____ side black.

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As the big weekend approaches, my feelings about you and your marriage are personal and it's more 36  to me that you realize how much I love you and how 37  I am of the amazing woman you have become.

My memory for details is terrible, 38  my memory for how 39  you were as a child is vivid. I loved tossing (轻扔) you 40   in the air in the pool in Marine, and reading   41  books on the floor of the Denver book store with you on my knees.

When I think of you as an adult, it is your 42  that has led you to your vegetarian lifestyle. It is your heart that helps you care for family and friends 43 . For these 44  I have selected three hearts that are this dad's gift to his 45  to marry daughter.

One heart is a small golden box with a 46  of you and me together. It will 47  you that of the men in your life I loved you 48  and will always love you forever and ever.

The second heart is made of jade (玉) and has the Chinese character "Fu". Jade represents luck and "Fu" means 49 . Maria and I want your life to be filled with 50 .

The third heart is just pretty and represents your 51 , inside and 52  kind. You are a wonderful, loving 53  from God, a beautiful human being. So we are delighted that you are entering this exciting part of your life.

Finally, the wedding (婚姻) will be amazing. I can't wait to see you walk down in your beautiful dress. And I can't wait to dance with you in 54 . My hope is that the event and the whole weekend will bring 55  memories.

This from your devoted and proud...Dad

1.A. important      B. difficult            C. surprising           D. appropriate

2.A. pride          B. proud                C. afraid               D. aware

3. A. and           B  so               C. but              D. otherwise

4.A. troublesome        B. precious         C. little               D. hardly

5. A. hard          B. deep             C. high             D. carelessly

6.A. philosophy     B. scientific           C. maths                D. kids

7.A. mind           B. virtue               C. character            D. heart

8.A. in need            B. in short         C. in detail            D. in danger

9.A. purposes       B. people               C. reasons          D. occasions

10.A. never         B. ever             C. soon             D. fortunately

11. A. diary            B. picture              C. book             D. ring

12.A. inform            B. equip                C. remind               D. mind

13.A. first         B. last             C. more             D. least

14.A. wealth            B. power                C. beauty               D. happiness

15.A. it                B. both             C. all              D. that

16.A. behavior      B. shape                C. beauty               D. body

17.A. deep          B. furthest         C. out              D. top

18.A. human         B. gift             C. message          D. punishment

19.A. celebration       B. festival         C. holiday          D. agreement

20.A. short         B. lasting              C. old              D. strange

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Dogs have an understanding of fair play and become angry if they feel that another dog is getting a better deal, a new study has found.

The study looked at how dogs react when a companion is rewarded for the same trick in an unequal way. Friederike Range, a famous researcher, and her colleagues did a series of experiments with dogs who knew how to respond to the command “give the paw”. The dogs were normally happy to repeatedly give the paw, whether they got a reward or not.

But that changed if they saw that another dog was being rewarded with a piece of food, while they received nothing. The dogs hesitated significantly longer when obeying the command to give the paw. Eventually, the unrewarded dogs stopped cooperating.

Researchers always assumed that only humans pay close attention to unfairness. That changed in 2003 when Frans De Waal, a professor of psychology, and a colleague named Sarah Brosnan did a survey on monkeys. Monkeys had to hand a small rock to researchers to get a piece of cucumber(黄瓜) in return. However, the monkeys would suddenly become angry when receiving the piece of cucumber if they saw another monkey receive a more delicious reward, such as a grape, for doing the same job. The monkey that got the cucumber would eventually throw away the food and the rock, and would later just stop performing.

In that experiment, the monkeys considered the fairness of two different types of payment, but when Range and her colleagues did a similar study with their trained dogs, testing to see if dogs would become upset if they only got bread when other dogs received sausage, they found that dogs did not make that kind of subtle (细微的) distinction. As long as the dogs got some kind of food payment, even if it wasn’t the most delicious kind, they would play along.

1. The dogs refused to give their paws when they _____________________.

2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to “__________________”.

3.The monkeys would become angry if they found _____________________.

4. Range finds that, compared with monkeys, dogs __________________.

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