Question

Americans are more stressed than ever, according to an American Psychological Association survey, and nearly one-third of the people say stress impacts their physical or mental health. If you have any of these symptoms, your stress might be making you sick. Here’s how to battle against them.

If you’ve never suffered from headaches but suddenly your head is constantly striking, you might be too stressed. Stress releases chemicals that can cause changes to nerves and blood vessels（血管）in the brain, which brings on a headache. Stress can cause them or make them worse. It’s also common for your muscles to tense up when you’re stressed, which can also cause a headache. WHAT TO DO: If you don’t want to take medicine, try spreading lavender（薰衣草）oil on your temples（太阳穴）when a headache starts.

Stress can make you mentally sick, too. Too much of the stress hormone cortisol（皮质醇）can make it harder to concentrate, causing memory problems as well as anxiety or depression says Dr. Levine. WHAT TO DO: Relax until you regain your concentration. Practice closing your eyes and breathing in and out slowly, concentrating only on your breath.

Losing a few strands of hair is normal—old hair follicles（囊）are replaced by new ones over time—but stress can disturb that cycle. Significant stress pushes a large number of hair follicles into what’s called a resting stage and then a few months later those hairs fall out, according to MayoClinic. org. Stress can also cause the body’s resistant system to attack your hair follicles, resulting in hair loss. WHAT TO DO: Be patient. Once your stress level returns to normal, your hair should start growing back.

1.If you’re stressed, you might have one of the following symptoms EXCEPT that        .

A. you keep getting headaches    B. you always have a cold

C. your hair is falling out    D. your brain feels confused

2.Which of the following is suggested if your brain goes out of focus?

A. Breathing slowly with your eyes closed.

B. Waiting until your brain returns to normal.

C. Spreading lavender oil on your temples.

D. Relaxing and attacking your brain softly.

3.What will happen once we get over our stress according to the passage?

A. Our hair starts falling out and then grows back.

B. Our body’s resistant system attacks your hair follicles.

C. Our hair starts growing again.

D. A serious headache starts.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】这是一篇应用文。作者介绍了一些压力过大的症状并就如何对抗这些症状提出了一些建议。

1.细节理解题。由第一个方框内的“If you’ve never suffered from headaches but suddenly your head is constantly striking, you might be too stressed”，第二个方框内的“Too much of the stress hormone cortisol（皮质醇）can make it harder to concentrate, causing memory problems”和第三个方框内的“Losing a few strands of hair is normal—old hair follicles（囊）are replaced by new ones over time—but stress can disturb that cycle”可知，压力过大会导致人们头疼，大脑混乱，掉头发，故用排除法，B选项切题。文章没有提到感冒这个症状。

2.细节理解题。由第二个方框中的“Relax until you regain your concentration. Practice closing your eyes and breathing in and out slowly, concentrating only on your breath.”可知，当你无法集中注意力时，作者建议你闭上眼睛，慢慢地进行呼吸。故A选项正确。

3.细节理解题。由最后一个方框内的“Once your stress level returns to normal, your hair should start growing back”可知，一旦我们拜托了压力过大的状况，那么，我们的头发将会开始重新生长。故C选项正确。