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【題目】What do you do when somebody hurts you? Do you want to hurt that person back, or do you hold it against them for the rest of your life? If you answered “yes” to these questions, know that you are like most people. To forgive is something that most people generally have difficulty with.

People don’t forgive readily, because it is easier to hate than to forgive. Some people think to forgive is a sign of weakness, but actually to forgive takes courage and effort.

Forgiveness is a gift from a generous heart. It is not a reward for good behavior. It is not based on whether the person deserves it or whether the person has asked for it.

Besides, forgiveness is an act and a process, which often takes time. The deeper your pain, the longer it usually takes to completely forgive. It is an act because it is not just the words you say, but also your actions which show if you’ve truly forgiven someone.

Forgiveness is necessary because it releases you from the burden of bitterness and hate. It takes a lot of energy to hate and to keep that hate in place. Hate puts unnecessary stress on your body. It is a well-known fact, proven by numerous studies, that bitterness and hate can actually make you sick. The moment that affected people forgive and let go of their hate, they will start to get well. Forgiveness brings freedom, whereas revenge (報復) is neither sweet nor satisfying.

I have personal experience of this. I used to be very cynical about life and didn’t forgive easily. At the time, I also struggled in every area of my life. Things just didn’t seem to work out for me. It is as if everything that could go wrong, always went wrong. That was until somebody told me to take a look at my attitude. And when I forgave those who wronged me and changed my attitude, everything else changed. It didn’t happen overnight. It took a while, but I could see and feel the difference.

Are things not working out in your life, despite you doing all the “right” things? Is it possible that you are holding “unforgiveness” in your heart? It is worth thinking about. By Leonard J. Roost

【1】Why is it hard for people to forgive?

A. Forgiveness means not giving in.

B. Forgiveness depends on good behavior.

C. Forgiveness needs good will from both sides.

D. Forgiveness requires courage and generosity.

【2】What can we conclude from the text?

A. Hate may actually cause illness.

B. Revenge helps to reduce the hate in your heart.

C. When you feel sick, it makes it difficult to hate.

D. Hate goes away when you say you will forgive.

【3】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

A. B. C. D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，很多人在受到傷害的時候，都不會輕易原諒別人。文章敘述了不會原諒他人給我們帶來了很多的痛苦，建議我們要改變態(tài)度，學會原諒。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段People don’t forgive readily, because it is easier to hate than to forgive. Some people think to forgive is a sign of weakness, but actually to forgive takes courage and effort.可知人們很難原諒的原因是原諒需要人們有勇氣，付出努力，因此D正確。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段Hate puts unnecessary stress on your body. It is a well-known fact, proven by numerous studies, that bitterness and hate can actually make you sick.可知恨會使人生病。而根據(jù)第五段最后一句Forgiveness brings freedom, whereas revenge (報復) is neither sweet nor satisfying.可知B錯誤。C想表述與第五段不符，不是生病使人不恨。D表述也是錯誤的，不是說不恨就不恨的，故選A。

【3】文章的篇章結構題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知第一段介紹主題To forgive is something that most people generally have difficulty with.（原諒是很多人很難做到的事情）第二段提出but actually to forgive takes courage and effort.原諒需要勇氣和努力，接下來的三四段是解釋第二段的觀點，原諒需要勇氣和努力。而第五段則提出了原諒的好處，第六段試舉例說明，最后一段是得出結論，所以B正確。

此題屬于篇章結構題中的（1）了解文章結構的組織形式。答案需要從文章的整體結構人手。

本文的第一段提出觀點，其后的第二、五段分別從不同角度進行具體論證，最后一段是總結段。因此本文是“總——分——總”結構。

題干Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage? 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知第一段介紹主題To forgive is something that most people generally have difficulty with.（原諒是很多人很難做到的事情）第二段提出but actually to forgive takes courage and effort.原諒需要勇氣和努力，接下來的三四段是解釋第二段的觀點，原諒需要勇氣和努力。而第五段則提出了原諒的好處，第六段試舉例說明，最后一段是得出結論，所以B正確。

本文的第一段提出觀點，其后的第二、五段分別從不同角度進行具體論證，，三，四段則是進一步解釋第二段的觀點，最后一段是總結段。因此本文是“總——分——總”結構。B選項