2004年6月7日下午，英语考试一结束，走出考场的考生们个个按捺不住激动的心情，“《英语周报》上有高考原题呀！”此时，编辑部也已是铃声响成一片，考生、老师、家长纷纷通过打电话、发短信、来邮件，表达激动和感激之情，“《英语周报》太伟大了”。
笔者通过2004高考英语试题（全国卷）与《英语周报》（高中版）的对比，发现有80%的高考试题都以极其相似甚至相同的形式在《英语周报》上出现过。单项填空、阅读理解、短文改错、书面表达无一例外。就连“硬骨头”听力也被许多考生“啃”下来，因为《英语周报》的听力磁带语言地道、发音准确、语速适当，高考听力对于《英语周报》的读者来说不再是“噩梦”而是辉煌的开始。
这不是惊人的巧合，而是《英语周报》人与时俱进、准确定位的结果，是《英语周报》编辑“慧眼识珍珠”的结果，更是全国数千名教坛精英们精诚合作的结果。作为全国英语教学辅导类优秀报纸，《英语周报》牢牢把握“求高、求准、求实、求新，为大中小学外语教学服务”的办报宗旨，紧扣大纲和课程标准，贴近高考，精讲精练，突出实效，为全国1300万读者打造一份高质量、高品位文化精品，并始终走在素质教育的前沿。
2001年的完形填空和本报高三版模拟
试题（Ⅱ）极为相似， 阅读理解A篇和本报高三版第29期阅读B篇完全一样；2002年试题有近三分之一与本报上的试题类似；2003年听力材料和本报的听力练习大面积重叠，书面表达也极为相似。
2004年高考，《英语周报》再次博得了社会各界的一致好评。事实胜于雄辩！2004年高考再次证明：“众多报纸谁最好，高考检验见分晓！”。
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阅读理解
NMET2004 阅读理解C篇
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger． But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health．Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite (胃口) and better sleep patterns．“People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr.Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good．“So it can help save on the wear and tear on our system and allow people to feel more energetic．”
So when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first．Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love． Don't wait for an apology．“Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr.Luskin．“They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way． So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you． Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain． Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you． Finally, try to see things from the other person's perspective (视角)． You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance (无知) , fear－even love． To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person's point of view．
65．The text is mainly written to explain ＿＿＿＿＿．
A． how to keep yourself from being hurt
B． how to stay mentally healthy
C． how and when to remain calm
D． why and how to pardon others
66．According to the writer, what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?
A． Try to figure out why you get hurt．
B． Write a letter to the person who hurt you．
C． Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you．
D． Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt．
67．Dr.Luskin advises us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because ＿＿＿＿＿．
A． we are not patient enough
B． we'd feel worse accepting others' apology
C． people seldom want to apologize
D． people don’t mean it when they apologize
《英语周报·高二版》第43期第1版佳作艺苑
The art of forgiveness
To forgive may be divine (极好的), but no one ever said it was easy． When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your grudge (怨恨)．But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health．
“People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic, Ph.D．, author of Forgive far Good． “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune (免疫) system and allow people to feel more energetic．”
So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
Calm yourself．To reduce your anger, try a simple stress-management technique．Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love．
Don't wait for an apology． Many times the person who hurt you has no intention of apologizing．They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way．So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a rather long time． Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean reconciliation (和解) with the person who upset you．
Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者)． Mentally replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused your pain．Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you．
Try to see things from the other person’s perspective (角度)． So, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance(无知), fear --- even love． Then you may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view．
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness． Research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite(食欲) and better sleep patterns．
Don't forget to forgive yourself．“For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge,” Frederic says．“But it can rob you of your self-confidence (自信) if you don't do it．”
通过对比，我们可以看出两篇文章的主题完全一致，都是“宽恕的艺术”，内容大同小异，只不过高考题为了加强难度，把“宽恕”的具体建议集中在一段，而《英语周报》编辑把同一篇文章做得很精美，既有标题，又有条理，不失为阅读精品。毫无疑问，高考遇“故知”，无疑于“雪中送炭”，既减轻了考生的心理负担，又增添了必胜的信心。
