【Forgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudies,however,saythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgiveness,youprobablydon’tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedica】

　　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．byraisinghisownexamplesB．basedonhisownexperienceC．bymentioningsomestudiesD．bymentioningsometypicalpatients小题2:Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto______.A．supporttheviewpointthatangerandhatredharmphysicalandmentalhealthB．introduceafamousexpertC．letthereaderknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfacesD．showhowtocontrolone’stemper小题3:Theunderlinedphrase“holdingonto”inthispassagepossiblymeans“______”.A．removingB．keepingupC．gettingridofD．learningabout小题4:WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentio