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阅读理解     Once an old man used to go out to jog every morning. One day he was running around a track that circled the high school football field while the football team was conducting their practice. When the players began running their races up and down the field, the man said to himself determinedly, "I'll just keep running if they don't stop." So they ran and he ran. They kept on running and he kept on running.     Finally, totally exhausted, the old man had to stop. When he stopped, an equally exhausted football player walked over to him and said, "Sir, I'm glad you finally stopped. Our coach has told us that we have to keep running as long as you are jogging!     It seems to me that we can sometimes find ourselves in a similar kind of situation when it comes to conflicts—that is when we have different opinions about something with someone and get into an argument with him or her, our voices get raised. Neither side wants to be the first to give in, to stop speaking in anger. Everyone has the attitude, "I'll just keep on till he gives in." So the other party stays mad. So we stay mad. And on we go, finally finding ourselves emotionally and even physically exhausted by the continuing animosity(敌意).     Let me challenge you to do something very difficult. The next time you get into an argument, be the first to give in. Be the first to stop the shouting and the name-calling. Be the first to say, "I'm sorry." It's the quickest way to stop that. As a saying goes, "A soft answer turns away extreme anger, but a harsh (严厉的) word stirs up anger." （1） What happened to the old man that day? A . He guided the students to practice running. B . He joined the football team to play a game. C . He asked the players to take care of the football field. D . He decided to compete with the football players. （2） Why did the football player come to the old man? A . To show respect for his great courage. B . To praise him for his good performance. C . To express satisfaction with his stopping running. D . To complain to him about his keeping running. （3） What does the underlined word "conflicts" in Paragraph 3 mean? A . Misunderstandings. B . Disagreements. C . Misfortunes. D . Disappointments. （4） What's the purpose of the last paragraph? A . To provide the effective way to make an apology. B . To show it is hard for us to take up the challenge. C . To warn us to control our bad emotion properly. D . To advise us to take active action when we disagree with others. 答案： D C B D

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