Question

America’s  No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems”

It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “ Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%),followed by family (30%).Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However , stress is hardly unique to the United States .A British survey in 2013 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2012 that they were experiencing work –related stress at a level that was making them ill .” As a result of “work –related stress, depression or anxiety ,”there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain .”\

The picture is no less bleak (荒凉的) in mainland Europe .According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European Workers across all types of employment sectors .” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”

What about Asia ? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “ Job stress is a  common concern among many countries in the world , both developing and industrialized countries .” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia , including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown .These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

1.What did the author indicate by quoting “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1)?

A. He wanted to talk about health problems in America.

B. He meant to introduce the topic of stress

C. He hoped to emphasize the stress in America

D. He wanted to tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

2.Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. The threat of work-related stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.

B. Stress is always from working and living pressure.

C. Some Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.

D. A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress.

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress

D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

4.It is likely that you’ll read this information in ______.

A. Popular Science             B. New York Medical News

C. Daily Health Report           D. Medicine and Healthcare Journal

5.What’s the best title for this passage ?

A. America’s No.1 Health Problem    B. How to Deal with Stress

C. Attacked by Stress      D. Working Stress around the World

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章从介绍美国头号健康问题入手，引出了压力问题，从工作压力，生活压力到其他问题给人们所带来的压力。接着作者又介绍了在英国，人们同样面临这一影响健康的问题，然后说到在欧洲大陆以及亚洲也都普遍存在着压力影响健康的状况。

1.B推理判断题。文章整篇都是在讲述人们面对的压力问题，所以从文章内容可以判断作者开头提出America’s  No.1 health problem?是为了引出“压力问题”这一话题，故正确答案为B.

2.B细节理解题。从文章第二段Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%)可知除了工作生活方面的压力，人们还要面对如健康，经济等其他方面的压力，所以B选项正确。

3.C推理判断题。从文章末段A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”可知亚洲一些国家的人们存在着由工作压力所造成的健康问题。所以C选项正确。

4.D推理判断题。本文是讲述全球人们都面对的由压力所造成的健康问题，所以文章应该是选自医学健康杂志，故D选项正确。

5.C主旨大意题。文章开头提出America’s No.1 health problem? 然后通篇讲述全世界人们都面对着由压力带来的健康问题，所以文章中心是人们的健康普遍受到压力的影响，故正确答案是C，其他三个选项都片面。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。