Question

【題目】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：本文為一篇說明文。原諒冒犯你的人對你的身心健康大有裨益，但是該如何去原諒他們呢？可通過以下幾個步驟：使自己冷靜下來；不要等待他人道歉；擺脫冒犯者對你的控制；從冒犯者的角度看問題以及原諒自己。

【1】B。本句起到承上啟下的作用，根據(jù)“Try the following steps...”可知本句應該是提出問題：如何開始原諒他人？接著才會提出具體的步驟。B項以問句的形式引出下文，符合上下文串聯(lián)。

【2】F。根據(jù)橫線前句Calm yourself. 本段建議我們首先要冷靜下來，因為人在憤怒的時候會失去理智。只有F項中的make your anger die away與calm yourself意思一致。故F項符合上下文串聯(lián)。

【3】G。本段指出，不要等待他人道歉。因為許多時候傷害你的人就沒打算道歉，他們也許故意想要傷害你或者和你看問題的方式不同，如果等待他人道歉，就會等相當長的時間。G項中的wait for people to apologize與本段標題一致。

【4】D。根據(jù)If you understand your offender以及from your offender’s point of view可看出，本段標題為D項，即“從冒犯者的角度看問題”。

【5】E。本段標題為“不要忘記原諒你自己”與E項中的forgiving themselves一致，并且E項與后面的句子But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it之間正好用but連接，有轉折的語氣。