Forgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudies,however,saythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgiveness,youprobablydon’tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversity,ontheotherhand,showthatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being. WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangry,theychangecoloursandoftengainspecialpower.Intherealworld,angerislessobviousandmaybemoredangerous.That’swhyProfessorFredLuskin,founderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGood,saysholdingontoangerandhatredcanharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Twonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameidea. Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstress,lessbackpain,andlessdepression.Theyalsohavefewerheadaches,lowerbloodpressure,andfewerproblemsonsleeping. Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Techniquessuchasdeepbreathorthoughtcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelse. Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Instead,it’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast. 小题1:Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisviewpointclear______. |
A.byraisinghisownexamples | B.basedonhisownexperience |
C.bymentioningsomestudies | D.bymentioningsometypicalpatients |
小题2:Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto______.
A.supporttheviewpointthatangerandhatredharmphysicalandmentalhealth |
B.introduceafamousexpert |
C.letthereaderknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfaces |
D.showhowtocontrolone’stemper |
小题3:Theunderlinedphrase“holdingonto”inthispassagepossiblymeans“______”.
A.removing | B.keepingup | C.gettingridof | D.learningabout |
小题4:WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentio