her former "enemies"．

　　My experience with my daughter teaches me that the ability to engage "with the other"， to form a judgment, to avoid tough judgements, and to show sympathy is learned first, and practiced best, at home - even if, as in my case, it is my children who teach me the lesson. Researchers believe the key to developing those abilities in our children lies in how we respond to their feelings, especially the negative ones.

　　We should all make efforts to create a world where we are all better able to take the perspective (观点) of others, stay away from tough judgments and recognize and respect the humanity in the souls around us. This desire makes my own struggling to be better worth all the efforts every day.

　　语篇解读：本文主要介绍了作者在对女儿道歉时，受到女儿回答的影响，意识到我们需要同情和理解对方。

　　4．What did the author think of her daughter's reaction?

　　A．Her daughter was not so kind.

　　B．Her daughter did better than her.

　　C．Her daughter's words annoyed her.

　　D．Her daughter should make an apology.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段中作者对女儿道歉时女儿的答语可知B项正确。

　　5．The author mentions the example of Megan in order to ________.

　　A．show that blacks and Jews are treated unfairly

　　B．judge whether what Megan did was right or not

　　C．show that there are no forever enemies in our life

　　D．prove that people should show understanding to each other　

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。作者列举梅甘的例子是为了证明自己前面提到的以及后面还要重复强调的观点，即我们要学会站在对方的角度去看待问题，亦即人们之间要互相理解。

　　6．Why did Megan change her attitude towards her former "enemies"？

　　A．Because she forgave them at last.

　　B．Because she knew them better later.

　　C．Because she made herself understood by them.

　　D．Because she felt great sympathy towards them.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，梅甘之所以把那些人当成敌人，是因为她并没有真正了解那些人，后来通过了解之后发现他们并不是自己以前认为的那样。

　　7．What's the author's attitude toward our future?

A．Hopeful. B．Doubtful.