问题详情：
Dear Mark，
You may consider this an anonymous(匿名的) testimonial.
We came to your seminar(研究班) with many difficulties and near violent anger, definitely emotionally violent. After taking your course we learned and practiced many of the techniques and principles you taught in the seminar we attended last year. It not only saved our relationship but improved our individual lives. For months and months we had all your rules taped to our walls (with 3M temporary double－sided removable pad tabs) in the bathroom above the sink, on the fridge and in my office and in the utility room. They kept reminding us of the proper ways to handle conflict and it has curtailed the damaging effects of emotional escalation(扩大) that really ruined any chance to a loving peaceful life. Although we both are far from where we'd like to be, we are thousands of miles ahead of the painful place where we were before attending your course. Spending the time with you and other couples helped us see that we were not alone and encouraged us to move through this awful phase of our relationship to a happier and more satisfying relationship. We were both motivated to learn and sincerely when we came. We participated honestly and we received great rewards then and now. I believe that we have integrated your techniques into our lives to our benefit.
Thank you for your life's work and course that has helped us grow and create a relationship that is so much more satisfying and pleasant.
We appreciate your part in our lives.
Yours,
Bill & Lori
1. The passage above can be best regarded as a letter of ________.
A. appreciation B. apology
C. recommendation D. suggestion
2. When the writers first came to the seminar, ________.
A. their relationship nearly came to an end
B. they had lost hope in life
C. they had lost the desire to learn something new
D. they had just got to know each other
3. People attending the seminar mentioned in the letter wanted to learn________.
A. how to improve their interpersonal skills
B. how to control their bad emotions
C. how to deal with difficulties in their work
D. how to make a successful career
4. The underlined word “curtailed” in the passage probably means “________”．
A. let out B. pointed out
C. reduced D. realized
5. The writers of the letter are probably ________.
A. father and son B. mother and daughter
C. teacher and student D. husband and wife
【回答】
1. 解析：选A。推理判断题。从信的最后可知，作者写信的目的是向培训班的举办者表示感谢。
2. 解析：选A。推理判断题。从文章开头以及“It not only saved our relationship but improved our individual lives”可断定，夫妻之间的关系曾经非常紧张，几近破裂。
3. 解析：选B。细节理解题。综合信中所提到的培训班的情况，培训班教会人们如何消除不良情绪去获得平静的生活。
4. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。从书信的中间可知，培训班教会人们如何应对冲突，减少不良情绪积累带来的负面影响，以获得平静的生活。
5. 解析：选D。推理判断题。信中提到参加培训班的其他夫妇，因此断定写信者也是夫妇，特别是前文提到参加培训班拯救了他们之间的关系。
知识点：人物传记 故事类阅读
题型：阅读理解
