文章大意:本文描述了一个“踢猫效应”的故事,展示了负面情绪如何在不同人之间传递,最终伤害到无辜的个体。它提醒我们要学会控制情绪,避免将愤怒和不满传递给他人,以建立更和谐的社会环境。
One day, a businessman (商人) hurried (匆忙) to go to his office in the morning. When he opened the door of his car, a dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit (咬) his leg! He was angry and threw a rock at the dog.
After arriving at his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers (经理). During the meeting, he took out his anger (愤怒) on his managers. They were sad and angry about this, then took out their anger on the workers working under them.
One of the workers was still angry when he came home from work. His wife opened the door. She asked him, “Why are you so late today?” The man shouted at his wife, “I didn’t go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don’t ask me stupid questions!” His wife was sad because he shouted at her for no reason. She turned her anger on their son. He was watching TV. “This is all you do. You have no interest in studying! Turn off the TV now!”
The son became sad and angry as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He took a rock and threw it at the dog. The dog ran away, shouting sadly.
31. What made the businessman angry in the morning?
A.He went to the office in a hurry. | B.A dog was sleeping under his car. | C.A dog suddenly bit him. | D.He didn’t catch the dog. |
32. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A.The dog. | B.The meeting. | C.The worker. | D.The businessman’s anger. |
33. Why did the worker shout at his wife?
A.He was still angry. | B.He was tired after working. | C.His wife asked a difficult question. | D.His son was watching TV. |
34. Which is the correct order of the story?
a. The son threw a rock at the dog.
b. The worker shouted at his wife.
c. The businessman called a meeting.
d. The wife was angry with her son.
e. The dog bit the businessman.
A.a-d-e-c-b | B.e-c-b-d-a | C.e-c-d-a-b | D.a-d-b-e-c |
35. What can we learn from the story?
A.We should be careful of a sleeping dog. | B.We should study hard at home as students. | C.We should learn not to shout at others. | D.We should learn to control our anger. |