Question

Dear Mark，

You may consider this an anonymous(匿名的) testimonial.

We came to your seminar(研究班) with many difficulties and near violent anger, definitely emotionally violent. After taking your course we learned and practiced many of the techniques and principles you taught in the seminar we attended last year. It not only saved our relationship but improved our individual lives. For months and months we had all your rules taped to our walls (with 3M temporary double－sided removable pad tabs) in the bathroom above the sink, on the fridge and in my office and in the utility room. They kept reminding us of the proper ways to handle conflict and it has curtailed the damaging effects of emotional escalation(擴(kuò)大) that really ruined any chance to a loving peaceful life. Although we both are far from where we'd like to be, we are thousands of miles ahead of the painful place where we were before attending your course. Spending the time with you and other couples helped us see that we were not alone and encouraged us to move through this awful phase of our relationship to a happier and more satisfying relationship. We were both motivated to learn and sincerely when we came. We participated honestly and we received great rewards then and now. I believe that we have integrated your techniques into our lives to our benefit.

Thank you for your life's work and course that has helped us grow and create a relationship that is so much more satisfying and pleasant.

We appreciate your part in our lives.

Yours,

Bill & Lori

1. The passage above can be best regarded as a letter of ________.

A. appreciation                      B. apology

C. recommendation                  D. suggestion

2. When the writers first came to the seminar, ________.

A. their relationship nearly came to an end

B. they had lost hope in life

C. they had lost the desire to learn something new

D. they had just got to know each other

3. People attending the seminar mentioned in the letter wanted to learn________.

A. how to improve their interpersonal skills

B. how to control their bad emotions

C. how to deal with difficulties in their work

D. how to make a successful career

4. The underlined word “curtailed” in the passage probably means “________”．

A. let out           B. pointed out   

C. reduced          D. realized

5. The writers of the letter are probably ________.

A. father and son                 B. mother and daughter

C. teacher and student             D. husband and wife

Answer 1

1. 解析：選A。推理判斷題。從信的最后可知，作者寫(xiě)信的目的是向培訓(xùn)班的舉辦者表示感謝。

2. 解析：選A。推理判斷題。從文章開(kāi)頭以及“It not only saved our relationship but improved our individual lives”可斷定，夫妻之間的關(guān)系曾經(jīng)非常緊張，幾近破裂。

3. 解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。綜合信中所提到的培訓(xùn)班的情況，培訓(xùn)班教會(huì)人們?nèi)绾蜗�除不良情緒去獲得平靜的生活。

4. 解析：選C。詞義猜測(cè)題。從書(shū)信的中間可知，培訓(xùn)班教會(huì)人們?nèi)绾螒?yīng)對(duì)沖突，減少不良情緒積累帶來(lái)的負(fù)面影響，以獲得平靜的生活。

5. 解析：選D。推理判斷題。信中提到參加培訓(xùn)班的其他夫婦，因此斷定寫(xiě)信者也是夫婦，特別是前文提到參加培訓(xùn)班拯救了他們之間的關(guān)系。