广东省惠州市2015届高三第三次调研考 英语试题
Ⅰ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
To forgive may be great, but no one ever said it was easy. When someone has deeply ___1___you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your dislike. But forgiveness is possible -- and it can be surprisingly ___2___ to your physical and mental health.
People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more ___3___,and it can help people to feel more vital.
So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
Calm yourself. To ___4___ your anger, try a simple stress-management technique. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a ___5___ scene in nature, someone you love.
Don't wait for an ___6___. Many times the person who hurt you has no ___7___ of apologizing. 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 ___8___ an awfully long time. Keep in mind that forgiveness does not ___9___ mean peace with the person who upset you or understanding of his or her action.
Take the control away from your offender. ___10___ replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded ___11___, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Try to see things from the other person's perspective. If you can ___12___ that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear -- even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your ___13___ point of view.
Don't forget to ___14___ yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge, but it can ___15___ you of your self-confidence if you don't do it.
1 A damaged B hit C hurt D destroyed
2 A harmful B beneficial C commercial D painful
3 A hopefulness B meaningfulness C sadness D sickness
4 A strengthen B produce C reduce D add
5 A strange B beautiful C small D big
6 A excuse B answer C explanation D apology
7 A intention B chance C choice D reason
