Question

Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.

The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases(疾病), exams, making money, getting married(结婚), moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendship and so on.

How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?                      

            Stress                                     Test

Do you	Yes	No
easily get angry?
often sleep badly?
get headache a lot?
take sleeping pills?
find it difficult to relax?
smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?

Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻）stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should X_ more often ,because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

1.Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

A. Taking exams.              B. Changing jobs. 

C. Taking sleeping pills.        D. Making money.

2.According to the passage, which of the followings is true?

A. Women and young people never have stress

B. Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.

C. People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress.

D. People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress.

3.What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A. Talking with friends.           B. Listening to light music.

C. Doing relaxing exercises.        D. Laughing , smiling and crying.

4.“X” in the passage should be the word  “        ”。

A．cry            B. laugh             C. smile        D. smoke

5.The main idea of the passage is         .

A. about stress and how to relieve stress.

B. that there are many reasons for having stress.

C. that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress.

D. that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live better.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：压力是我们日常生活中无处不在。不仅男性，而且还有女性和年轻人。压力的最重要的原因是：死亡，疾病，考试，赚钱，结婚，搬家，换工作，结束友谊等。做放松练习，与朋友聊天，听轻音乐是减轻应力方式的。然而，现在医生说有更简单的方法的人应该经常的微笑。当你大笑或微笑时，你的身体放松。他们还说，尤其是男人要哭，因为哭是一种自然缓解压力的方式。

1.1】细节理解题。问题：下列描述中哪一个不是压力的原因？分析原句：The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases(疾病), exams, making money, getting married(结婚), moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendship and so on.句意：应力的最重要的原因是：死亡，疾病，考试，赚钱，结婚，搬家，换工作，结束友谊等。分析中得知只有第三项没有出现，故选：C

2.2】细节理解题。问题：通过对短文的阅读，哪句是正确的？联系原文：Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.句意：压力是我们日常生活中无处不在。故选：B

3.doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes.句意：现在医生说有更简单的方法的人应该经常的微笑。当你大笑或微笑时，你的身体放松。同时最后一句也提到了哭也是一种更简单的方法，故选：D

4.because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.句意：因为哭是一种自然缓解压力的方式。从而得知上文提到的方法是哭，故选：A

5.

考点：社会现象类阅读。