Roman Krznaric used to regularly walk past a homeless man around the comer from where he lived in Oxford and took almost no notice of him. One day he stopped to speak to him.
It turned out his name was Alan Human and he had a degree in Philosophy,Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. They afterwards developed a friendship based on their common interest in Aristotle's ethics(倫理學(xué)) .
This unexpected meeting taught Roman that having conversations with strangers opens up our empathic(同情的) minds. We can not only meet amazing people but also challenge the prejudices that we have about others based on their appearance, accents or backgrounds.
Furthermore,it's about recovering the curiosity everyone had as a child. Respect the advice of oral historian Studs Terkel,who always spoke to people on the bus, “Don’t be an examiner,be an interested inquirer(探究者).”
The world's first Empathy Museum is starting in the UK in late 2015 and will then be traveling to Australia and other countries. Among the unusual exhibitions will be a human library,where instead of borrowing a book you borrow a person for conversation — maybe an unhappy investment banker or a gay father. In other words,the kind of!people you may not get to meet in everyday life.
As the psychologist and inventor of emotional intelligence Daniel Goleman puts it,without empathy a person is “emotionally tone deafIt's clear that with a little effort nearly everyone can put more of their empathic potential to use. So try putting on your empathy shoes and make an adventure of looking at the world through the eyes of others.
11. Why did Roman and Alan become good friends?
A. They helped each other.
B. They felt pity for each other.
C. They shared the same interest.
D. They had to depend on each other.
12. What should adults learn from children?
A. Never judge by appearances.
B. Be curious about others.
C. Never talk to strangers.
D. Always be polite.
13. According to Paragraph 5 ,in a human library you can .
A. act as a librarian
B. borrow your favorite books
C. meet ordinary people in life
D. expect a talk with someone special
14. Which of the following is TRUE according to Daniel Goleman?
A. Emotional intelligence cannot be improved.
B. Most people don't have empathy for others.
C. It is important to develop empathy for others.
D. Deaf people have little emotional intelligence.
(個人情感)
本文是議論文。文章論述了同理 心的重要性。
11. C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段末的 They afterwards developed a friendship based on their common interest in Aristotle's ethics 可知。
12. B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段 Furthermore,it's about recovering the curiosity everyone had as a child ... be an interested inquirer
可知，成年人應(yīng)該像孩子一樣對 他人感到好奇。
13. D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段中 的 you borrow a person for conversation … peopie you may not get to meet in everyday life 可知， 在真人圖書館，你可以和比較特 別的人聊天。
14. C.推理判斷題。由最后一段中 的 without empathy a person is “emotionally tone deaf ”可推斷，培養(yǎng)對他人的同理心很重要。
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