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20．A stress ball is a small ball designed t o help relieve stress by exercising the muscles in the hand．Actually，a stress ball does not necessarily have to be shaped like a ball．（36）DThe main characteristic is that it can fit easily in a hand，and it is changeable，allowing a user to squeeze it out of shape while providing some resistance to force the muscles of the hand to work．
（37）FSqueezing a stress ball while imagining a reduction in stress is a frequently-recommended stress management tool for people in demanding jobs．Stress balls are often given away at conferences and other corporate events as promotional tools，reflecting their widespread use．
In addition to this，a stress ball can be useful for physical strain．Physical therapists use a very similar tool to help people flex and stretch the muscles in their hands．Squeezing a stress ball can reduce the amount of strain associated with repetitive tasks like typing．（38）B．
A variety of things can be used to fill a stress ball．The filling should be firm，with a bit of give to it，forcing people to work to deform the stress ball．You can make your own basic stress ball by filling a balloon with corn starch（淀粉）．Beans and plastic granules（顆粒） may also be used．（39）A．
Using a stress ball doesn't require any particular instructions or skills．（40）CRepeated use of a stress ball can，of course，cause the same problems that other repetitive motions are associated with，but taking breaks from typing and other repetitive tasks to squeeze a stress ball a few times can be beneficial．

A．However，these fillings are less smooth．
B．Also，it can help to develop hand strength．
C．All you need to do is pick the ball and squeeze it．
D．A wide variety of shapes can be found on the market．
E．One of the best handmade gifts for men is a stress ball．
F．Stress balls are supposed to be very useful for mental stress relief．
G．This can be easily cured by keeping something like a stress ball in the hand．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了減壓球的作用以及使用方法．

解答 36．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)橫線前句Actually，a stress ball does not necessarily have to be shaped like a ball．可知stress ball不一定是球形，還可以是各種形狀．所以D項(xiàng)"A wide variety of shapes can be found on the market．各種形狀的減壓球都可以在市場(chǎng)上找到"與上下文一致；故選D．
37．F．推理判斷題．根據(jù)橫線后句Squeezing a stress ball while imagining a reduction in stress is a frequently-recommended stress management tool for people in demanding jobs．可知把減壓球給尋找工作的人，可以讓他們減輕壓力．同時(shí)根據(jù)下一段第一句In addition to this，a stress ball can be useful for physical strain．中的also可知本段介紹的是減壓球的巨大作用．故F項(xiàng)是本段的中心思想．
38．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)本段前句Squeezing a stress ball can reduce the amount of strain associated with repetitivetasks like typing．可知本段主要敘述減壓球的具體作用，橫線句也應(yīng)該介紹減壓球某一方面的作用．選項(xiàng)中只有B項(xiàng)"Also，it can help to develop hand strength．"是減壓球的作用之一．故B項(xiàng)符合上下文串聯(lián)．
39．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)橫線前句．Beans and plastic granules（顆粒） may also be used．可知使用了凸起的顆粒和豆子形狀，這讓減壓球很粗糙，不光滑．故A項(xiàng)"However，these fillings are less smooth．"符合上下文串聯(lián)；故選A．
40．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)前文Using a stress ball doesn't require any particular instructions or skills可知玩減壓球不需要特別的說明和技巧，只需要捏球就行；故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 七選五閱讀是完成性閱讀，和完形填空很類似，不同的是一個(gè)選詞，一個(gè)選句子．解題時(shí)，要注意上下文語境，充分考慮信息詞（選項(xiàng)中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的詞），選出最符合語境的句子．