高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星 *制作整理）模块质量测评五 (Module 5) (时间： 100 分钟满分： 120 分) 第一部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节： (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。A I recently visited a friend in the hospice(晚期病人收容所 ) unit at one of our local hospitals. As I was talking with Bill, a gentleman walked into the room. The gentleman leaned over the bed to embrace Bill crying and so did Bill. Later I knew that they hadn't spoken in over 25 years for an argument over a piece of property(财产)．I left the hospice unit thinking, there's something wrong when we can't forgive. Life is short and it's difficult to make up for all the time that has been lost. This experience caused me to consider the power of forgiveness and the need for it in our lives. Sure when someone says something or does something to cause us harm, it hurts. But we need to move beyond the hurt, to healing, which comes from forgiveness. I'd like to think of forgiveness as the brave choice we make to clear our lives resentment, bitterness, anger, hatred and revenge. We need to ask ourselves, “Do I want to waste precious time and energy carrying around these nasty feelings？”Often forgiveness is not for the other person; it is for us — to let it go and begin again. Forgiveness brings healing,_freedom, and peace back into our lives. It opens our eyes to see what happened. It calls on us to pull down the walls, stop the silent treatment and put an end to the cold war. Use today as an opportunity to open the cold door that has been closed too long. Forgive. Let it go. Put it behind you and see how much better you will feel. Give it...
