Question

Forgiving(原谅) 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(愤怒) can change your well-being.

When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colors 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, say holding on to anger and hatred(仇恨) 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 unhappiness. 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. Skills 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 doesn’t 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 opinion clear ___________.

A. by showing his own examples    B. based on his own experience.

C. by using some studies.    D. by introducing some patients.

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

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

B. introduce a famous expert

C. let the readers know the different colors of cartoon faces

D. show how to control one’s temper

3.The underlined phrase “ holding on to” in the passage possibly means_______.

A. taking away    B. keeping up

C. getting rid of    D. learning about

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】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.考查细节理解。从第一段的句子：Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits.和后面作者举的例子，文章反复出现studies 这个词，看出作者使用了一些调查证明他的观点。故答案为C项。

2.考查推理判断。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.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，说明卡通人物表明愤怒和憎恨对健康不利。答案为A项。

3.考查词义猜测。从所在的句子看出是“一直处于愤怒憎恨的情绪对身体和精神都有伤害。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。根据四个选项的意思可知keep up(保持)符合文意。故答案为B项。