Question

If something happens that makes you feel angry, try these things to help prevent angry feelings from building up inside.

1) Exercise. Go for a walk, work out, or go to play a sport. Lots of research has shown that exercise is a great way to improve your mood and decrease negative feelings.

2) Write down your thoughts and emotions. You can write things in lots of ways, for example, in a journal or as your own poetry or song lyrics(歌词). After you’ve written it down, you can keep it or throw it away—it doesn’t matter. The important thing is, writing down your thoughts and feelings can improve how you feel. When you notice, label, and release feelings as they show up in smaller portions, they don’t have a chance to build up inside.

3) Think deeply or practice deep breathing. This method is the best one among all the tips if you do it regularly, as it’s more of an overall stress management technique that can help you use self?control when you’re mad. If you do this regularly, you’ll find that anger is less likely to build up.

4) Talk about your feelings with someone you trust. Lots of times there are other emotions, such as fear or sadness, beneath anger. Talking about them can help.

These ideas can be helpful for two reasons:

1) They help you cool down when you feel like your anger might explode. When you need to cool down, do one or more of the activities in the list above. Think of these as alternatives(可选择的办法)to taking an action you’ll regret, such as shouting at someone. Some of them, like writing down feelings, can help you release tension and begin the thinking process at the same time.

2) They help you manage anger in general. What if there’s no immediate problem to solve—you simply need to shift into a better mood？Sometimes when you’re angry, and you have no better way to manage anger although you have tried your best, you just need to stop dwelling on how mad you are.

1．The passage is mainly about________.

A．some ways that help solve immediate problems

B．how to deal with angry feelings

C．some kinds of anger that people often feel

D．how to manage tension

2．If you write down your feelings, you may________.

A．create some poetry

B．improve the way you feel

C．make your mood worse

D．discover something about yourself

3．According to the passage, the best way for people to feel better is to________.

A．think deeply or practice deep breathing regularly

B．go for a walk regularly

C．write down their thoughts and emotions

D．have a talk with people they trust

4．You will probably feel regretful if you________.

A．are hurt by other people’s anger

B．throw away what you have written about your feelings

C．show your anger to others

D．find ways to control anger

Answer 1

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1.    根据第一段 “...to help prevent angry feelings from building up inside” 可知，本文主要介绍的是抑制怒火的方法。

2.    根据第三段“The important thing is, writing down your thoughts and feelings can improve how you feel”可知,答案为B。

3.    根据第四段 “Think deeply or practice deep breathing. This method is the best one among all the tips if you do it regularly...”可知，答案为A。

根据第七段 “Think of these as alternatives to taking an action you’ll regret, such as shouting at someone”可知，当对别人发火后，自己可能会后悔。