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Passage 2 During the past 10 years, there have been many studies showing a positive associationbetween religion and health. In general, many of the effects of religion on health are thought to beattributable to better health behavior habits and social support, although many studies have foundindependent effects of religiousness. Another possibility is that religiousness and religious copingare related to positive outcomes through their enhancement of self-regulation. Religions positdesirable and undesirable characteristics and encourage their adherents to develop the former andsuppress the latter. Take, for example, the seven deadly sins in Christianity: pride, envy, gluttony,lust, sloth, anger, and greed. We know that gluttony, anger, and sloth lead to poor physiologicalregulation and poorer health. But greed for material gain, envy at the possessions or abilities ofothers, and overweening pride may also result in poorer emotional regulation. At their best, religions also provide ways of developing self-regulation. For example,Christians are enjoined to practice certain virtues to help combat the "deadly sins"—patience is theantidote to anger, liberality to greed, diligence to sloth, kindness to envy, abstinence to lust, andhumility to pride. All of the world's major religions—Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Vedanta, andTaoism—at their best promote temperance, self-control, patience, and compassion. The relationshipbetween religion and health may become a fascinating topic for discussion.
41. According to the passage, which of the following statement about religion is TRUE?
(A) The connection between religion and health remains negative.
(B) Non-religious people tend to be healthier than religious people.
(C) Religion can promote self-regulation.
(D) Intolerance, injustice, and hatred are virtues that should be promoted and cultivated.

參考答案

答案：C
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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