Leeds, England--A Leeds University psychology(心理學(xué)) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

“The hatred(痛恨) 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 the memory. “They realize their bitterness(痛楚) 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 a visit to 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(否定) attitudes(態(tài)度) towards forgiveness,” he said. “People confuse(使混亂) 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 angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitude toward the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claring-bull, 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 from the past”.

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 different angers

From the passage we can find 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 hatred, people have less trouble connected with blood and heart

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

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

A. meet their enemies                 B. change their minds

C. enjoy the professor’s speech          D. learn how to quarrel with others

If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll have to _________.

A. pay much money to Hart            B. go to the workshop every night

C. attend a gathering twice a month      D. pour out everything stored in your mind

【小題1】B

【小題2】C

【小題3】B

【小題4】C


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