Most people feel stress at some time on their lives. Some people like this pressure and work better because of it. Other people are not comfortable with any stress at all; they soon become unhappy if they feel stress. Sometimes stress can lead people to do things they wouldn’t usually do, such as overeat, smoke, drink, or use drugs. Stress, however, is a very normal part of life.
It is important to understand that stress doesn’t come from an event itself; that is from the things that are happening in our lives. It comes from the meaning we give to what has happened. For example, a crying baby may be stressful to one person, but it may not bother another person at all; a traffic jam may be stressful to one person while another person may be able to stay calm. We can experience stress any time we feel we don’t control. It can come from a feeling that we can’t do anything about a situation. Basically, it is the body’s way of showing anxiety or worry. Stress is not just caused by our mental or emotional condition. It is also influenced by how tired we are, whether we have a balanced diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercises, and whether we are relaxed.
The point at which stress becomes a problem changes from day to day, even for the same person, in some situation, if we are rested and feel good about ourselves, a little stress will not be a problem. In another situation, if we are tired or feel unsure about our abilities, even a small amount of stress can cause problems. For example, we might begin to worry about things that haven’t happened yet instead of working on things that are happening now. Or we might not feel able to find solutions to everyday problems.
If we feel stressed, there are several things that we can do. First, we need to learn how to relax and breathe slowly and smoothly. We can also take some time out of our worried, busy schedule to notice the small things in life. Smell the air, look at the flowers, notice the small designs in the leaves on a tree—these activities can do much to quiet us and to give ourselves a small break in a busy schedule.
We need to take care of our bodies. Being tired makes it easier for us to get sick and to develop physical problems related to stress. We need to get enough rest, eat well, and do some regular exercise. Scientists have found that for our minds to think clearly, our bodies need to have certain vitamins and minerals; some of the most important vitamins are the B-complex vitamins. Doing regular exercise is also a physical way to let go of angry feelings or feelings of helplessness.
Finally, we need to find what is causing the stress in our lives. Once we have found it, we need to begin to change that part of our lives. If we believe that we can control stress we can begin to control our lives. Then we can start to use stress in a positive way.
1. The passage is mainly concerned with ______.
2. All of the following statements are correct EXCEPT that ______.
3. Which of the following is NOT among the solutions to stress provided by the passage?
4. Which of the following is correct according to the passage?
5. The passage talks about many aspects of stress EXCEPT ______.
问题1选项
A.stress
B.physical exercise
C.diets
D.anxiety
问题2选项
A.whether we like it or not, stress is a normal part in our lives
B.something stressful to one person may be nothing at all to another
C.stress is something that we can hardly control because it appears almost everywhere in our lives
D.whether stress causes problems or not mainly depends on we feel about ourselves
问题3选项
A.We need to take care of our bodies.
B.We need to discuss it with a psychological doctor.
C.We need to find what is causing the stress in our lives.
D.We need to learn how to relax and breathe slowly and smoothly.
问题4选项
A.Stress is always a good thing.
B.Stress is horrible to most people.
C.Whether stress brings about people’s happiness depends on the attitudes of people.
D.Smoking and drinking are caused by stress.
问题5选项
A.how to use stress in a positive way
B.the way stress is formed
C.how to relieve stress
D.how to help people who take drugs as a victim of stress
第1题:A
第2题:D
第3题:B
第4题:A
第5题:D
1.【试题答案】A
【试题解析】细节事实题。通读全文。A选项“压力”，文章围绕着压力展开来讨论，压力在我们日常生活中无处不在，A选项正确。B选项“体育运动”，文章提到体育锻炼是缓解压力的好办法，但并不是文章主要内容，B选项可排除。C选项“饮食”，文章部分内容提到了饮食，压力会使人造成不良的饮食习惯，C选项可排除。D选项“焦虑”，文章提到压力会使人焦虑，焦虑并不是文章主要内容，可排除D选项。因此A选项正确。
2.【试题答案】D
【试题解析】推理判断题。D选项“压力是否会引起问题主要取决于我们对自己的感觉”，可以定位到文章第二段最后一句It is also influenced by how tired we are, whether we have a balanced diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercises, and whether we are relaxed.（它还受到我们的疲劳程度，是否有均衡的饮食，是否有足够的维生素和矿物质，是否有足够的体育锻炼，是否放松等因素的影响），压力不仅仅是由我们的精神或情绪状况引起的，还受到各种因素的影响，因此不仅仅是由于我们自身的感觉，D选项说法不正确。A选项“不管我们喜不喜欢，压力是我们生活中很正常的一部分”，文章第一段第一句Most people feel stress at some time on their lives.（大多数人在生活中都会有压力），也就是压力是我们生活的一部分，因此A选项可排除。B选项“对一个人有压力的事情对另一个人来说可能根本不算什么”，文章第二段第三句For example, a crying baby may be stressful to one person, but it may not bother another person at all;（例如，一个哭泣的婴儿可能对一个人有压力，但可能对另一个人没有任何影响），也就是对于一个人造成的压力，对于另外一个人可能不算什么，B选项可排除。C选项“压力是我们很难控制的东西，因为它几乎在我们的生活中无处不在”，文章第一段最后一句Stress, however, is a very normal part of life.（然而，压力是生活中很正常的一部分），也就是压力是不能够避免的，压力在我们生活中无处不在，C选项可排除。因此D选项正确。
3.【试题答案】B
【试题解析】推理判断题。B选项“我们需要和心理医生讨论一下”，文章没有提到需要找心理医生讨论压力，B选项符合题意。A选项“我们需要照顾好我们的身体”，文章倒数第二段We need to take care of our bodies.（我们需要照顾好我们的身体），A选项可排除。C选项“我们需要找出是什么造成了我们生活中的压力”，可以定位到文章最后一段第一句we need to find what is causing the stress in our lives.（我们需要找到是什么在我们的生活中造成压力），C选项可排除。D选项“我们需要学习如何放松和缓慢而平稳地呼吸”，文章倒数第三段第二句We need to learn how to relax and breathe slowly and smoothly.（我们需要学习如何放松和呼吸缓慢和顺畅），D选项可排除。因此B选项正确。
4.【试题答案】A
【试题解析】推理判断题。C选项“压力是否带来人们的幸福取决于人们的态度”，可以定位到文章第一段第二句Some people like this pressure and work better because of it. Other people are not comfortable with any stress at all; they soon become unhappy if they feel stress.（有些人喜欢这种压力，并因此工作得更好。有些人对任何压力都感到不舒服；如果他们感到压力，他们很快就会不开心），但对于另外的人来说，压力对他可能没有影响，因此可推测，压力是否给人们带来幸福感，取决于他们的态度，C选项正确。A选项“压力总是一件好事”，可以定位到文章第一段倒数第二句Sometimes stress can lead people to do things they wouldn’t usually do, such as overeat, smoke, drink, or use drugs.（有时压力会导致人们做一些他们通常不会做的事情，比如暴饮暴食、抽烟、喝酒或吸毒），压力有时候也会带来负面影响，A选项可排除。B选项“压力对大多数人来说都是可怕的”，文章只是提到大多数人会面临压力，并没有说大多数人觉得压力可怕，B选项可排除。D选项“吸烟和喝酒是由压力引起的”，以偏概全，可排除D选项。因此A选项正确。
5.【试题答案】D
【试题解析】推理判断题。D选项“如何帮助吸毒的人作为压力的受害者”，文章提到，压力可能会使人吸毒，但并没有提到如何帮助吸毒的人，D选项文章没有提到。A选项“如何积极地利用压力”，文章最后一句Then we can start to use stress in a positive way.（然后我们可以开始积极地利用压力），可排除A选项。B选项“压力形成的方式”，可以定位到文章第二段最后一句It is also influenced by how tired we are, whether we have a balanced diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercises, and whether we are relaxed.（它还受到我们的疲劳程度，是否有均衡的饮食，是否有足够的维生素和矿物质，是否有足够的体育锻炼，是否放松等因素的影响），B选项可排除。C选项“如何缓解压力”，文章提到三种方式缓解压力，C选项可排除。因此D选项正确。
