【推荐2】Do you have a firm and healthy relationship? Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you some advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners.

Be an honest person with them. Don’t hide things from them and don’t lie. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there’s no trust, there’s nothing there.     1    .

    2     Now, respect isn’t just simply treating them nicely. There’s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. Basically, learn to study your partners’ moods, wants and needs. Don’t just think about yourself, but think about what your partners need out of it as well.

Make sure you are encouraging to your partners. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with.     3    .

Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them.     4    . Laugh a lot with them, and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it’s the secret to a lot in life .Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.

Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust, so always communicate how you feel even if it’s something that upsets you.    5    . If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner. It’s important to communicate this to them, not to keep it bottled up.

A．Make sure you give them respect.

B．Show them your personality.

C．Instead of screaming, talk to them.

D．Laughter is the key to happiness.

E．So please be honest and they’ll learn to open up to you.

F．Don’t start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.

G．Your partners will be able to count on you when necessary.

【推荐1】We are surrounded by people trying to make the world a better place. Peace activists bring enemies together so they can get to know one another and feel each other’s pain. School leaders try to attract a diverse set of students so each can understand what it’s like to walk in the others’ shoes.

It is true that people who are empathetic (共情的) are more sensitive to the perspectives and sufferings of others. They are more likely to make sympathetic moral judgments. The problem comes when we try to turn feeling into action. Empathy makes you more aware of other people’s sufferings, but it’s not clear whether it actually motivates you to take moral action or prevents you from taking immoral action. For example, in the early days of the Holocaust, Nazi prison guards sometimes wept as they killed Jewish women and children, but they still did it.

Empathy directs you toward moral action, but it doesn’t seem to help much when that action comes at a personal cost. You may feel painful for the homeless guy on the other side of the street, but the chances are that you are not going to cross the street to give him a dollar. Studies investigating the link between empathy and moral action suggest that empathy is not a major player when it comes to moral motivation. Its contribution is slight in children, modest in adults, and nonexistent when costs are significant.

Nobody is against empathy. However, it’s not enough. These days empathy has become a shortcut. It has become a way to experience delicious moral emotions without confronting the weaknesses in our nature that prevent us from actually acting upon them. It has become a way to experience the illusion (幻觉) of moral progress without having to do the nasty work of making moral judgments. Teaching empathy is a safe way for schools and other institutions to seem blameless without risking dispute or hurting anybody’s feelings.

People who actually perform pro-social action don’t only feel for those who are suffering, they feel it necessary to act by a sense of duty. Empathy is less important. If you want to make the world a better place, help people debate, understand, reform, revere and enact their moral principles. Accept that principles conflict.

1. Why does the author mention the Holocaust in paragraph 2?

A．To show that empathy is limited in preventing people from wrongdoings.

B．To prove that empathic people are more likely to make compassionate moral judgments.

C．To explain that empathy is helpful for moral teaching.

D．To criticize the immoral actions of Nazis.

2. What will empathetic people probably do when they see the homeless?

A．Reach out to them.	B．Ignore them.
C．Feel sorry for them.	D．Raise money for them.

3. According to paragraph 4, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．People are enthusiastic about empathy.

B．Teaching empathy is a quicker way to achieve moral education.

C．Empathy alone is not sufficient.

D．People are unwilling to take actual actions.

4. According to the author, what’s the best way to make the world a better place?

A．Try to understand what it’s like to walk in the others’ shoes.

B．Be more sensitive to the perspectives and sufferings of others.

C．Stop teaching empathy since it is only a sideshow in moral education.

D．Take on the duty to act and make real moral progress.

【推荐2】I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph 1?

A．The author was very willing to stay with Kate.	B．Kate always helped the author to clean her bed.
C．The author felt proud to have such a roommate.	D．The author didn’t get along very well with Kate.

2. What caused their quarrel to break out?

A．The author placed her shoes under Kate’s bed.	B．The author refused to listen to Kate’s advice.
C．The news of Kate’s grandma’s illness spread.	D．The author was very tired of Kate at school.

3. Why did the author tidy their room silently?

A．Because she realized the importance of tidiness.	B．Because she would like to express her concern.
C．Because she was required by other roommates.	D．Because she expected to be inspected by school.

4. What was their future life like after their argument?

A．They never quarreled with each other about anything again.

B．They separated at once and never wanted to see each other.

C．They completely understood the principle of being roommates.

D．They gained a deeper understanding of each other’s personalities.