Question

Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.

When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.

The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.

So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.

Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.

1.The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.

A．by raising his own examples

B．based on his own experience

C．by mentioning some studies

D．by mentioning some typical patients

2.The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to______.

A．support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health

B．introduce a famous expert

C．let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces

D．show how to control one’s temper

3.The underlined phrase“holding on to”in this passage possibly means“______”.

A．removing         B．keeping up        C．getting rid of       D．learning about

4.The best title for this passage is probably _______.

A．Forgiveness                           B．Forgiveness Is Good for Health

C．A Secret to Keeping Health                D．Anger Is Bad for Health

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過多個研究結果來告訴我們諒解別人能夠讓我們從中受益，呼吁我們要學會諒解學會原諒。

1.C 推理題。根據文章1,4段Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, 和The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure說明作者是通過一些研究來說明這個情況的。故C正確。

2.A 推理題。根據第二段前3行When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous.說明一旦生氣會導致人體的一些變化，這些變化也許對人的身體是有傷害的，故A正確。

3.B 推理題。根據第二段In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. 和holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health.說明現實生活中很多人都沒有把自己的憤怒表現出來，而是放在內心深處。該詞是指保持，控制的意思。故B正確。

4.B 主旨大意題。根據文章主題段第一段Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits.說明本文是關于原諒別人可以讓我們自己受益。故B項正確。

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點評：本文主要講述的是諒解別人對我們的好處。本文要求考生在閱讀理解整體語篇的基礎上，把握文章的真正內涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索，這是推理的前提和基礎;要對文字的表面信息進行挖掘加工，由表入里，由淺入深，從具體到抽象，從非凡到一般，通過分析、綜合、判定等，進行深層處理，符合邏輯地推理。不能就是論事，斷章取義，以偏概全。要忠實于原文，以文章提供的事實和線索為依據。