Question

    Anger is not wrong. I know this statement seems shocking and challenges the wildly popular “Positive Thinking” movement, which encourages us to “be full of positive energy” and “let go of our anger”. However, the truth is that anger is just an emotion, and emotions are neither right nor wrong. We do not consciously select them.We do, on the other hand, select how we express our emotions and there are definitely right and wrong means of expression.

The reason we’re often urged to “keep a lid on”our anger is that few people ever learn proper and positive ways to express anger. Instead, we are taught that “anger is wrong” and “you should keep your anger inside”. But these messages don't change the fact that, for most of us, anger exists.

Many popular “Positive Thinking” programmes assume that success comes from “controlling our emotion” and that this can be done by simply repeating positive statements.Interestingly, these positive slogans often include a lot of negativity. “Only losers complain! I am a winner!” is one popular saying. The belief that those who disagree with us are losers is actually quite negative and is often used as an excuse for rude language and personal attacks.

When it comes to dealing with negative situations in our daily lives, the ability to reasonably express anger or disagreement is an important skill. But we must use balanced and non­violent methods to express our dissatisfaction. Frustration at unfair policies or treatment can certainly cause anger, but our anger can never be an excuse for abusing family members, damaging schools, attacking doctors or most seriously, engaging in terrorism.

Instead of pretending that anger doesn't exist, we should start teaching appropriate means of dealing with anger.When we experience anger feelings in ourselves or others, what we should “let go of” is the silly idea that we can remove anger with just a few sweet words. Instead, we should find reasonable solutions to the causes of those angry feelings. We need to accept anger as a natural emotion but stop using it as an excuse for violent and destructive behavior. Anger isn't wrong, but failure to deal with it appropriately is.

1.What is the writer's opinion about the “Positive Thinking” movement?

A.It can help people control their negative feelings.

B.It does not offer useful solutions for dealing with anger.

C.Following such advice can improve people's chances for success.

D.Most of the people who participate in such programs are dishonest.

2.The underlined expression “keep a lid on” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________．

A.freely express B.always forgive

C.hold inside D.completely forget

3.What information would have been useful to add to the final paragraph?

A.The names of some good books that talk about anger issues.

B.The viewpoints of people who hold the opposite opinion to the writer.

C.Different studies that provide some evidence supporting the writer's belief.

D.Some examples of how to deal with anger in a positive and beneficial way.

4.The content of this passage is mostly based on________．

A.fact B.opinion

C.theory D.story

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了“愤怒是否有错”的话题，生气并没有错，关键是你以什么样的方式去发泄自己的愤怒。

1.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“The belief that those who disagree with us are losers is actually quite negative and is often used as an excuse for rude language and personal attacks.”可知作者认为“Positive Thinking” movement中所提出的观点是消极负面的，通常被认为是粗鲁行为和个人攻击的借口而已，并不能提供处理愤怒的有用的解决方法。故B项正确。

2.词义猜测题。根据横线后一句Instead, we are taught that “anger is wrong” and “you should keep your anger inside”.可知很多人被教育愤怒是错误的，我们应该把愤怒藏在心里，而不是显露在外。由instead可知，划线句与前面一句相反，因此推断句意是：我们经常被敦促“掩盖”我们的愤怒的原因是很少有人学会正确和积极的方式来表达愤怒。故“keep a lid on”意为“藏在心里”，故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句“Instead of pretending that anger doesn't exist, we should start teaching appropriate means of dealing with anger.”可知，作者认为我们应该教会人们合理的处理愤怒的方法。结合最后一句“Anger isn't wrong, but failure to deal with it appropriately is.”可知作者认为愤怒并没有错，错在于不能恰当地处理愤怒。因此推断如何以积极和有益的方式处理愤怒的一些例子应增添到最后一段，通过具体的例子来说明要用积极有用的方法处理愤怒，这样更有利于说理。故D项正确。

4.推理判断题。本文是一篇议论文，根据第一段可知主要讨论了“愤怒是否错误”的话题。接下来文章主要通过呈现观点的方式论证观点，并没有举例说明，也没有引用理论。故B项正确。