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【题目】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】试题分析：本文为一篇说明文。原谅冒犯你的人对你的身心健康大有裨益，但是该如何去原谅他们呢？可通过以下几个步骤：使自己冷静下来；不要等待他人道歉；摆脱冒犯者对你的控制；从冒犯者的角度看问题以及原谅自己。

【1】B。本句起到承上启下的作用，根据“Try the following steps...”可知本句应该是提出问题：如何开始原谅他人？接着才会提出具体的步骤。B项以问句的形式引出下文，符合上下文串联。

【2】F。根据横线前句Calm yourself. 本段建议我们首先要冷静下来，因为人在愤怒的时候会失去理智。只有F项中的make your anger die away与calm yourself意思一致。故F项符合上下文串联。

【3】G。本段指出，不要等待他人道歉。因为许多时候伤害你的人就没打算道歉，他们也许故意想要伤害你或者和你看问题的方式不同，如果等待他人道歉，就会等相当长的时间。G项中的wait for people to apologize与本段标题一致。

【4】D。根据If you understand your offender以及from your offender’s point of view可看出，本段标题为D项，即“从冒犯者的角度看问题”。

【5】E。本段标题为“不要忘记原谅你自己”与E项中的forgiving themselves一致，并且E项与后面的句子But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it之间正好用but连接，有转折的语气。