【推荐1】Charity Cycling UK has recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of dooring after discovering that many people don’t know what it is and those that do seem to think it’s a joke. Dooring happens when a driver or passenger opens the door into another road user - typically a cyclist - without looking for other road users.

Cycling UK’s chief executive Paul Tuohy told Gloucestershire Live, “Some people seem to see car dooring as a bit of a joke, but it’s not and can have serious consequences. Cycling UK wants to see great awareness made about the dangers of opening your car door, and people to be encouraged to look before they open.”

The charity says 2,009 of the 3,000 injuries were sustained(遭受) by cyclists, resulting in five deaths but says this might not be the full extent of the dangers.

Cycling UK says not all car dooring incidents will be attended by police, so the charity has written to transport minister Jesse Norman calling for a public awareness campaign urging all drivers to look before opening vehicle doors. One of the ways that the charity suggests could prevent injuries through dooring is the “Dutch Reach”, where people leaving a vehicle reach over and use the non-door side hand to open the door.

Cycling UK also suggests serious laws and advice on safer road positioning for people who cycle.

Mr Tuohy said, “In the Netherlands they are known for practising a method, known sometimes as the ‘Dutch Reach’, which we think could be successfully encouraged in the UK.”

“Cycling UK has written to the Department for Transport asking them to look into this, and stress the dangers of ‘car dooring’ through a public awareness THINK style campaign.”

If you’re really concerned about opening a door into the path of a cyclist coming behind you, consider using what’s known as the “Dutch Reach” to open the door. That will naturally turn you in your seat and give you a much better view of what’s coming up alongside the car.

1. Why does the author mention the figures in Paragraph 3?

A．To arouse wide public concern.	B．To describe the terrible accident.
C．To show the dangers of car dooring.	D．To stress the importance of traffic safety.

2. While doing the Dutch Reach, you should ______.

A．stand up from your seat	B．open the car door politely
C．use inside hand to open the car door	D．use outside hand to open the car door

3. What can be learned from the text?

A．Many people are ignorant of car dooring.

B．The Dutch Reach is well received in England.

C．Dooring incidents are all attended by the police.

D．Drivers are to blame for door incidents.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards car dooring?

A．Enthusiastic	B．Curious
C．Negative	D．Concerned

【推荐2】Is forgiveness against our human nature? To answer our question, we need to ask a further question: What is the essence of our humanity? For the sake of simplicity, people consider two distinctly different views of humanity. The first view involves dominance and power. In an early paper on the psychology of forgiveness, Droll (1984) made the interesting claim that humans’ essential nature is more aggressive than forgiving allows. Those who forgive are against their basic nature, much to their harm. In his opinion, forgivers are compromising their well-being as they offer mercy to others, who might then take advantage of them.

The second view involves the theme of cooperation, mutual respect, and even love as the basis of who we are as humans. Researchers find that to fully grow as human beings, we need both to receive love from and offer love to others. Without love, our connections with a wide range of individuals in our lives can fall apart. Even common sense strongly suggests that the will to power over others does not make for harmonious interactions. For example, how well has slavery worked as a mode of social harmony?

From this second viewpoint of who we are as humans, forgiveness plays a key role in the biological and psychological integrity of both individuals and communities because one of the outcomes of forgiveness, shown through scientific studies, is the decreasing of hatred and the restoration of harmony. Forgiveness can break the cycle of anger. At least to the extent the people from whom you are estranged accept your love and forgiveness and are prepared to make the required adjustments. Forgiveness can heal relationships and reconnect people.

As an important note, when we take a Classical philosophical perspective, that of Aristotle, we see the distinction between potentiality and actuality. We are not necessarily born with the capacity to forgive, but instead with the potential to learn about it and to grow in our ability to forgive. The actuality of forgiving, its actual appropriation in conflict situations, develops with practice.

1. What is Droll’s idea about forgiveness?

A．People should offer mercy to others.

B．Aggressive people should learn to forgive.

C．Forgiveness depends on the nature of humanity.

D．People who forgive can have their own welfare affected.

2. What does the example in Paragraph 2 illustrate?

A．To forgive is to love.	B．To dominate is to harm.
C．To fight is to grow.	D．To give is to receive.

3. What does the underlined word “estranged” mean in the passage?

A．Connected and harmonious.	B．Separated and disconnected.
C．Forgiving and loving.	D．Aggressive and hostile.

4. What is the writer’s attitude toward forgiveness?

A．Favorable.

B．Reserved.

C．Objective.

D．Skeptical.

5. What is message of the last paragraph?

A．Forgiveness is in our nature.

B．Forgiveness grows with time.

C．It takes practice to forgive.

D．Actuality is based on potentiality.

【推荐3】Teach Yourself How to Play a Musical Instrument

If you're low on cash but interested in learning how to play a new musical instrument, consider some of these tips.

Set a goal for yourself.

    1     Is it to form a rock band with your friends, play with an orchestra, write music, or to simply play for your own enjoyment? Be realistic about your goals when you're just starting to learn how to play a new instrument.    2    

Research different instruments.

Choosing an instrument takes more than just picking the one that looks the most impressive.There can be many variations(变化) in range as well as other factors that affect the sound like the number of strings on a guitar or bass.    3     If so, you can see which one you're most comfortable with.

Take lessons.

Consider learning how to play a musical instrument by yourself.There are plenty of books, training videos, and online resources available.They can teach you how to play most instruments.    4     Take your time while learning, but set aside some time at least every week so that you practise good habits and stay motivated.Once you've mastered basic skills, you'll be well on your way to mastering your chosen instrument.

Never stop learning.

Sometimes it might be frustrating to make little progress or tiresome to keep up with practising.    5     Work hard at what you want to do and always keep improving.

A．What's more, many of them are completely free.

B．Consider carefully what kind of lessons you want.

C．Think over what you would like to get out of this experience.

D．Therefore, you have got pleasure from playing the instrument.

E．However, remember you had a goal that you wanted to achieve.

F．Most importantly, before you buy, consider trying them out for a bit first.

G．It can be time－consuming at first, but the results can be even more rewarding.