Question

【题目】 Words have great power. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Many of us have been offended by words and know how badly words hurt. 【1】. Trust me if you are not careful in this area, your emotions will soon be controlled by the words of the people around you.

● 【2】.

If someone tells you “You are a fool.”, don’t believe it in your mind. People who hurt you can never really harm you unless you allow yourself to be defined by these words. You are a child of God. You are very valuable in the sight of God, so never allow yourself to feel inferior just by the words of other people.

● Turn those words into positive thoughts within you.

If there is something wrong with your actions, and others are trying to correct you, it can sometimes hurt your feelings if their words are hurtful. 【3】. Think like this in your mind, “Yes, I’m wrong, but I’ll find out ways to improve. Now I have hope because I know I can change.”

● Respond softly.

If someone speaks in a hurtful way, take a deep breath first and try to speak softly and kindly in response. 【4】. On the contrary, an angry answer is like a sword, which will bring harm instead of healing.

● Be silent.

【5】. It’s none of your business. We need not respond to every personal comment from people. It’s not your problem that they keep on hurting you on purpose. So simply leave it.

A. A soft answer turns away anger

B. Don’t worry about what others say

C. It is wise to correct others’ mistake by soft words

D. Never let negative words of others define who you are

E. In that case change those words into positive thoughts

F. If someone is purposefully hurting you for no reason, simply be silent and ignore it

G. Today I will share a few tips on how to handle the effect of negative words spoken to you

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【5】F

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。具体说明了如何处理言语伤害。

【1】考查考生对上下文顺承关系的理解能力。根据上一句Many of us have been offended by words and know how badly words hurt. 我们很多人都被冒犯过，也知道这些话有多伤人。可知这些话是消极的，需要有一些技巧去应付，而且G 可以引出下文的小标题话题，故选G选项。

【2】根据下文“People who hurt you can never really harm you unless you allow yourself to be defined by these words.” 伤害你的人永远不会真正伤害你，除非你允许自己被这些话定义。可知空白处应选概况总结本段，且含有“不要让别人的消极话语定义你是谁”的意思，故答案为D。

【3】根据In that case 指代上文中“it can sometimes hurt your feelings if their words are hurtful.”， 再根据本段小标题Turn those words into positive thoughts within you.可知应该把这些消极的话语转为积极的想法，故答案为E。

【4】根据下文逻辑关系“On the contrary, an angry answer is like a sword, which will bring harm instead of healing.” 相反，一个愤怒的回答就像一把剑，只会带来伤害而不是治愈。可知此处要求回应问题要态度温和不要愤怒，故答案为A 。

【5】根据下文中“It’s not your problem that they keep on hurting you on purpose. So simply leave it.” 他们故意不断地伤害你，这不是你的问题。所以就离开吧。可知面对说话伤害你的人不要理他，故答案为F。