As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, 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 is, 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.
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
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
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.
4.In the last sentence of the passage, "do so " refers to ______.
A."expose ourselves to stress"
B."find ways to deal with stress"
C."remove stress from our lives"
D."established links between diseases and stress"
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 1my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps around the ring. The 2cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 3it. You could hear the faint 4of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 5because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 6and I was able to 7what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 8. Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 9the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 10to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit.
She tried to 11but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run. 12, miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 13. It really made the 14seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 15. I had 16in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 17her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 18. As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 19: terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 20he saved my sister’s.
1.A. picking B. warming C. catching D. setting
2.A. bitterly B. hardly C. gently D. perfectly
3.A. challenged B. witnessed C. enjoyed D. hated
4.A. ceremony B. tradition C. victory D. laughter
5.A. windy B. bright C. dark D. cloudy
6.A. quiet B. quality C. impression D.significance
7.A. rely on B. focus on C. insist on D. put on
8.A. let out B. held on C. participated in D.took place
9.A. close to B. out of C. into D. towards
10.A. able B. frightened C. content D. proud
11.A. evaluate B. worry C. scream D. escape
12.A. Accidentally B. Normally C. Generally D. Somehow
13.A. sped up B. rose up C. broke down D. wore out
14.A. moment B. contest C. comment D.technique
15.A. advancing B. breathing C. concluding D. dreaming
16.A. that B. none C. neither D. it
17.A. hit B. recognized C. missed D. acknowledged
18.A. how B. what C. when D. why
19.A. actions B. emotions C. attitudes D. thoughts
20.A. if B. because C. as if D. so that
______ almost all our time to our schoolwork in the past three months, we have almost no time for fun and play.
A.Having devoted B.Devoted
C.To devote D.To have been devoted
He tried to persuade his friends to travel with him, so he traveled alone．
A.in store B.in vain C.in turn D.in trouble
We agreed to accept ______ they thought was the best tourist guide．
A.whatever B.anyone C.whichever D.whoever
Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans ________ to New Zealand, later followed by more Europeans, ________ for a better life.
A. coming; seeking B. to come; seeking
C. came; to seek D. to come; to seek
