With the pace of life continuing to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
小題1:People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.
A．they do not know how to enjoy themselves
B．they do not believe that relaxation is important for health
C．they are travelling fast all the time
D．they are becoming busier with their work
小題2:According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.
A．not fearing stress
B．knowing the art of relaxation
C．high sense of responsibility
D．having control over performance
小題3:Which of the following statements is true?
A．We can find some ways to avoid stress
B．Stress is always harmful to people
C．It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D．Different people can withstand different amounts of stress
小題4:In Paragraph 3 "such a reaction" refers back to_______.
A．"making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"
B．"reaction to stress both chemically and physically"
C．"responding to crises quickly"
D．"losing heart at the signs difficulties"
小題5:What does the author think of stress?
A．Stress is a bad thing.
B．Different people can withstand the same amount of stress.
C．A certain amount of stress is not a bad thing.
D．Our health will become endangered if we cannot remove stress.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：本文主要講了隨著生活節(jié)奏的加快，人們每天面臨很多壓力。作者認為一定的壓力不是一件壞事，但是一旦長期存在著巨大壓力，就會影響身體健康。
小題1: 根據(jù)With the pace of life continuing to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, it is hard to slow down，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities.故選A。
小題3: 根據(jù)The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual.故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)I When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically.故選B。
小題5: 根據(jù)In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life.故選C。
點評：這篇文章非常簡單，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，很容易選出正確答案。閱讀短文時，常常會遇到一些生詞。這時，要沉著，冷靜，細心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通過對全篇短文的理解，就很有可能猜測出生詞的大意。另外，還可以從含有生詞句子的上下文，以及句子和段落之間的關系來判斷、理解生詞以求獲得其真正含義。猜測生詞的另一種方法是，根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法推測。遇到生詞后，可從構(gòu)詞法角度分析判斷生詞。
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