Question

Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

_____1._______ Try the following steps:

Calm yourself. _____2.________ You can 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 does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. ______3._______ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

_____4._______ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. _____5.______ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.

A.Why should you forgive?

B.How should you start to forgive?

C.Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D.Try to see things from your offender’s angle.

E.For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F.To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.

G.If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.F

3.G

4.D

5.E

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。文章講述了原諒別人和自己的方法。

1.B考查上下文的語境理解及邏輯推理。根據上文“原諒不是一件容易的事”可知，下文要講“怎樣開始原諒別人”，這和下面嘗試以下幾個步驟相一致。故選B。這是一個承上啟下句。

2.F考查上下文的語境理解及邏輯推理。根據下文談的是“具體做法：做深呼吸和想一些快樂的事情。”所以上文應該是抽象的方法。故選F（嘗試簡單的幾種控制壓力技術）。

3.G考查上下文的語境理解及邏輯推理。根據上文的Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way.可知，許多次傷害你的人不想道歉。他們可能傷害了你，或者他們和你有不同的看事情的方法。所以等待他們道歉將是很長的時間，甚至等不到。故選G。

4.D考查上下文的語境理解及邏輯推理。根據后文的You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.可知D正確。試著從冒犯者的角度看問題。

5.E考查上下文的語境理解及邏輯推理。根據前文Don’t forget to forgive yourself可知選E。

考點：考查語境理解及邏輯推理。