Britons Learn to Forgive
LEEDS, England—A Leeds University psychology(心理学) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.
“The hatred (仇恨) 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 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 cancer of hate in these people. “People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said. “People confuse（混淆） 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”.
小题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 hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart
D．people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies小题2: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小题3:If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll .
A．pay much money to Hart
B．go to the workshop every night
C．attend a gathering every fortnight
D．pour out everything stored in your mind小题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 angers
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
题目分析：本文介绍了Professor Ken Hart举办的以劝说人们忘记恨意而原谅别人的活动，并介绍了相关信息。
小题1:推理题：根据第二段内容"The hate 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.说明人们心里有恨，那么对导致他们患有高血压和心脏病，那么如果没有了恨意，那么高血压和心脏病也就没有了。故选C。
小题2:推理题：根据文章第三段中“People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."和"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”说明在这个课程里人们会改变他们对待所恨的人的态度，从消极变成积极，最后会原谅他们。故选B。
小题3:细节题：根据第三段中“The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight”.说明每两个星期有一词2个小时的8-10人的活动，那么一个月有2次这样的活动。故选C。
小题4:主旨题：本文着重介绍了Professor Ken Hart组织的这样的活动，并详细介绍了这个活动的中心思想和相关内容。故选B。