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.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. People who are able to forgive feel less stress.

B. People who are able to forgive feel less depression.

C. People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.

D. People who are able to forgive feel less tired.

5.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.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了生气会损害我们的健康，原谅和宽容别人使我们保持愉快的心情，有利于我们的健康。原谅别人也有利于健康。

1.细节理解题，根据第一段several new studies,...stuies from...可知作者是通过一些研究中提出的观点来说明他的观点。故选C。

2.细节理解题，根据第二段says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health.可知选A.

3.词义猜测题，keep up 持续，保持，句意是总是生气这种状态会伤害我们的身心健康。 B

4.细节理解题。文章第三段提到了Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ，就是没有提到feel less tired，故选D。

5.标题归纳题。文章主要讲生气会损害我们的健康，原谅和宽容别人使我们保持愉快的心情，有利于我们的健康，原谅有利于健康。故选B。

考点：健康保健类阅读。