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.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过多个研究结果来告诉我们谅解别人能够让我们从中受益，呼吁我们要学会谅解学会原谅。

1.C 推理题。根据文章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说明作者是通过一些研究来说明这个情况的。故C正确。

2.A 推理题。根据第二段前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.说明一旦生气会导致人体的一些变化，这些变化也许对人的身体是有伤害的，故A正确。

3.B 推理题。根据第二段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.说明现实生活中很多人都没有把自己的愤怒表现出来，而是放在内心深处。该词是指保持，控制的意思。故B正确。

4.B 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段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.说明本文是关于原谅别人可以让我们自己受益。故B项正确。

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