Question

【题目】Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Guilt is one of the most painful emotions that human experience but also one of the most common. Nobody enjoys feeling guilty, but this emotion serves an important purpose: It alerts a person when he or she has done something wrong. This enables the person to make amends and work to heal relationships that were damaged by their actions 【1】

Nevertheless, guilt can be destructive if it is not dealt with in the right way, It can cause people to avoid others because they are too embarrassed to apologize for their actions or inactions. Some try to avoid at the pain of duty by turning to other worse habits. 【2】

The proper response to guilt depends on what kind of guilt you're dealing with. For false guilty, it's important to recognize that the guilt does not reflect an actual ethical failure.

For example, some false guilt focuses on failing to meet expectations you had for yourself. 【3】 No one is perfect, and no one can do everything, so admitting your limits is actually a sign of humility.

It is also important to acknowledge what you're feeling. Even when you don't need to feel guilty, these feelings are real and normal, Try to balance them with positive thoughts, but realize that it often takes time for feelings to change.

【4】 If so, don't try to conceal it. Apologize and ask for forgiveness. Learn from your mistakes, and try to avoid committing the same acts again. Getting on well with the person you hurt should make you guilty feeling fade.

Guilt is painful, but it can serve a good purpose if you use it well.

A. Other people experience false guilt because of high expectations for themselves.

B. It's possible that you feel guilty because you actually did something wrong.

C. Others try to cover up their guilt by blaming others or becoming angry.

D. It can also motivate people to avoid making similar mistakes later.

E. In this case, it's important to remind yourself that you have limits.

F. Moreover, guilt can result in physical and mental discomforts meanwhile

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】E

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。内疚是人类经历的最痛苦的情绪之一，也是最常见的情绪之一。但如果你好好利用它，它是有好处的。文章列举了内疚感可以带来的好处。

【1】根据上文“This enables the person to make amends and work to heal relationships that were damaged by their actions”可知内疚感使人能够作出弥补，并努力治愈他们的行为所破坏的关系，即本句为叙述内疚带来的优点，故对应选项D中的also，表示“它也可以激励人们避免以后犯类似的错误。”故选D。

【2】根据上文“Some try to avoid at the pain of duty by turning to other worse habits.”中some“一些人”可对应到C选项中others“其他人”，表示列举不同的情况，故选C。

【3】根据后文“No one is perfect”（没有人是完美的）即每个人都有自己的极限，可对应到E选项中“limits”，故选E。

【4】根据后文“Apologize and ask for forgiveness.”道歉并请求原谅，可知你的确做了错事所以才感觉内疚，故可对应到B选项“你可能因为做错了事而感到内疚。”，故选B。