Question

Can feeling of nostalgia (怀旧) be good for you? or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?

For years, medical experts have studied nostalgia and the reasons for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say linger (徘徊) in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.

Dr. Louise Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia. She says these feelings often begin when a young person is between 13 and 19 years old.

"This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood, " Kaplan says. "You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden

past. You remember your childhood as a time when life was perfect."

These feelings continue as a person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.

Kaplan says these feelings are not always actually existing. The good old days weren't always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly.

"Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams, " Kaplan says. "It might give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today, in your present life." She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from "cutting yourself off from your aim."

"At its best, " Kaplan says, "nostalgia has the ideas for the future."

1.According to the passage, feelings of nostalgia _____.

A．can cause you to think of your past which was full of hopes and dreams

B．can make you succeed in life

C．fill one with hopes for the future

D．bring about a love for the past and a hope for the future

2.The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that _____.

A．they can hardly keep up with changes in today's world

B．times are hard, so they can not keep up with changes

C．many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes in the modem world

D．they lived in the past, of which they are always proud

3.Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

A．Too much nostalgia is harmful.

B．Nostalgia shows that a person is not satisfied with his present life.

C．Only women have feelings of nostalgia.

D．A little nostalgia can make a person's life more colorful.

4.According to Kaplan's idea, _____.

A．nostalgia is sure to be harmful

B．nostalgia can be helpful

C．nostalgia is always very good

D．nostalgia is bad indeed

5.We may also use _____ as the topic of the article.

A．Thoughts on Nostalgia

B．The reasons for Nostalgia

C．Why Do They Think Back to the Past

D．Nostalgia, Good or Bad

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】本文讲述了怀旧是有利的还是不利的？怀旧说明了什么？怀旧的原因是什么？

1.细节题。根据"Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams,可知答案为A。

2.细节题。根据many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world, so they think back to their younger years.可知成年人怀旧是因为很难跟上现代世界的改变。

3.细节题。根据too much nostalgia is harmful.可知A被谈到；根据They say linger (徘徊) in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life.可知B被谈到。根据文章倒数第二段，可知适当的怀旧会使人有希望去实现那些梦想，说明会使人的生活更有色彩。故C没被谈到。

4.细节题。根据she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly，可知B正确。

5.概括标题。本文主要讲述了怀旧到底是好是坏？故选D。