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　　Lets Help Eliminate Workplace Anger "How many of you have been angry at least once today？" asked the conductor of an anger-management seminar. According to an article The New York Times, most of those in the room raised their hands." The fact is," the seminar leader continued," people get angry an average of 10 to 14 times a day. But anger is especially endemic to work. If you have a jib, youre guaranteed to get angry." Up would have gone my hand, had I been in the room and heard that last mark. And I would have respectfully disagreed. Although some statistics indicate that the number of on-the-job flare-ups has increased in recent years, to hold onto the nation that workplace anger is therefore guaranteed is counterproductive. It leaves one with the impression that any efforts to remain even-tempered at work are, at best, only a bandit. Anger-management experts do offer a few common-sense guidelines to minimize work related anger: dont let it fester; dont look for snubs in what are purely innocent incidents; dont get caught up in other peoples gripes; if you start to lose control, take a break. I would add, pray. Instead of sitting there fuming over some encounter, why not use the time to listen for Gods thoughts, his messages to you? To be sure, they will snuff out the heat of anger and bring calmness, clarity, and healing. "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end" Better still, one can act preemptively to prevent a volatile atmosphere on the job. A good start is to consider that the people we work with —— whether its the person at the desk across from ours or the president of the company —— are not what we see on the surface. If we take it for granted that our coworkers are so many individuals composed merely of an assortment of physical and emotional characteristics, then our overall expectations on the job, as well as our concern for the well-being of those we work with, are limited. But our true nature isnt the sum of material and sometimes fiery emotional elements. Each one of us is Gods child. Everyones true selfhood comes from this one source —— God, divine Spirit —— and is therefore purely good and spiritual. "Man (including woman) is the offspring, not of the lowest, but of the highest qualities of Mind," wrote Mary Baker Eddy, author of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures". This divine Mind, or God, is expressing in each of us these "highest qualities" as our real nature, respectfully and loving, and revealing our actual relation to one another as sons and daughters of God. What we should be counting on at work, then, or anywhere else where people come into contact with one another, is an atmosphere in which everyone feels upheld by Gods thoughts of peace. In this atmosphere, solid relationships develop and solution appear even in situations where it was believed that none were possible. So, instead of bracing for a showdown with a fellow worker, you can arrive at work filled with the conviction that you and your colleagues, clients, and customers are all inherently good-natured —— God-natured —— the offspring of a totally loving creator. Youre certain to have higher expectations, more compassion, more patience. A real peacemaker attitude. This is doing more than managing work-related anger. This is helping to eliminating it.

　　

　　47. What's the meaning of the first sentence in the second paragraph "Up would have gone my hand"?

　　A) would have raised my hand.

　　B) would have vetoed the proposal by raising my hand.

　　C) would have strongly opposed to the view.

　　D) would have disagreed aired my own view.

　　48. What guidelines do the anger-management experts offer to subside workplace anger?

　　A) calm down and try to solve the problem.

　　B) take a breath begin to lose control.来源：考试大

　　C) divert your attention to pleasant things.

　　D) all of the above.来源：考试大

　　49. What does the author of "Science and Heath" try to convey readers in the book?

　　A) man is created by God with divine qualities.来源：考试大

　　B) human beings' real nature is as respectful as God.

　　C) we are all offspring of God, our relationship with others are that of brotherhood or sisterhood, so there's no reason for conflicts.

　　D) all of the above points.来源：考试大

　　50. what's the main idea of this passage?

　　A) we should spare no efforts to eliminate workplace anger.

　　B) pray can help minimize work-related anger.来源：考试大

　　C) the Christian atmosphere in which everyone feels as equal sons and daughters of God should be advocated to reduce work-place anger.

　　D) among various solution to workplace anger, resorting to peace by virtue of Christian belief is most efficient.