When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite(胃口) and better sleep patterns. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopeful,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the wear and tear on our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”

   So when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you may never be thinking of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective(视角). You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance(无知),fear—even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.

The text is mainly written to explain ___.

   A. how to keep yourself from being hurt      B. how to stay mentally healthy

   C. how and when to remain calm            D. why and how to pardon others

According to the writer, what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?

   A. Try to figure out why you get hurt.

   B. Write a letter to the person who hurts you.

   C. Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you.

   D. Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt.

Dr. Luskin advised us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because___.

   A. we are not patient enough          B. we’d feel worse accepting other’s apology

   C. people seldom want to apologize      D. people don’t mean it when they apologize

When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities,reading probably isn’t what they have in mind.    Yet a new study by fatness researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of reading—depending on the choice of material—can cause weight loss in teenage girls.

The study’s experimental group included 31 fat girls aged 9 to 13,who took part in the Healthy Lifestyles Program at Duke Children’s Hospital. The girls read a novel called Lake Rescue,whose protagonist (主人公) is an overweight teenager who struggles with low self­esteem,feelings of loneliness and teasing because of her size. A group of 33 girls read a different book called Charlotte in Paris,which did not have an overweight character,and another group of 17 girls read neither book.

At the end of the six­month experiment,all the girls who read books had lost weight,but the girls who read Lake Rescue lost more. They lowered their body mass index (BMI) by 0.71,compared with 0.33 in the Charlotte group,an average 0.05 increase among the nonreaders.

The idea behind the study,says Dr Sarah Armstrong,director of Healthy Lifestyles,was to find a way to encourage the girls without adopting the restrictive and often authoritative voice of so many other nutrition and diet programs. Lake Rescue was the perfect instrument,says Armstrong;it presents a likable character to whom the girls could relate and whom they could learn from. As the book progresses,its protagonist learns to make healthier lifestyle choices and finds an adviser to help keep her on track. Armstrong says,“She learns that she can become healthier,and the ‘I can do it’ feeling resonates (产生共鸣) with the teenage girls.”

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.There are different ways to help overweight kids lose weight.

B.Lifestyle is important for kids.

C.Lake Rescue is the perfect weight­losing instrument.

D.Reading can help kids lose weight.

2.How many girls took part in the experiment?

A.31.              B.33.               C.64.              D.81.

3.What does the underlined word “She” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Armstrong.                            B.The protagonist in Lake Rescue.

C.A character in Charlotte in Paris.            D.A girl in the first group.

4.According to the passage we can know that ________.

A.overweight girls are living unhappily

B.reading is the best way to lose weight

C.different reading materials play different roles in losing weight

D.people will become fat if they don’t read

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the above passage?

A.Education.         B.Entertainment.      C.Health.           D.Advertisement.

 

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