Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”

Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).

Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.

Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.

However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.

The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.

Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.

1.Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about __________.

A. her marks on the exams

B. which seat to take during exams

C. not being able to sit in the front

D. not being allowed to eat in class

2.According to the survey in Paragraph 2, __________ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.

A. nearly half                          B. about 1,400

C. almost seven hundred                 D. about one seventh

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Stress is a kind of serious heart disease.

B. Stress is always bad for people.

C. Stress is always useless for an exam.

D. Stress is greatly needed sometimes.

4.The best title of this passage is “__________”.

A. Many students face stress now.

B. People’s stress is sometimes important.

C. How to get less stress

D. How to get good results with the help of stress.

 

You may know about “ junk food” like French fries. But do you know about “junk sleep”?

    Recently, a British survey found that electronic(电子) products in teenagers bedrooms are affecting(影响)their sleep.

    The survey was done among 1,000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours sleep every day. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.

    Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.

“This is very worrying.” Said Dr Chris Idzikowski, a British expert, “We call it ‘junk sleep’, It means you don’t get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad, too. If you don’t get good rest, you don’t perform well in school the next day.”

The survey found that 40 percent of the kids felt tired each day, with girls between 13 and 16 feeling the worst. Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, Mp4 or TV IN THEIR BEDROOM. And many of them have all three.

1. This passage is mainly about______.

A. junk food                B. junk sleep

C. electronic products        D. the importance of sleep

2. _______of the children in the survey sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.

A. 200                    B. 300

C. 500                    D. 1,000

3.“Junk food” and “junk sleep”are similar to each other in the way that_______.

A. they are both low in quality                    B. they are both produced in factories

C. people enjoy both in their spare time            D. they are both good to people’s health

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Teenagers need 4 to 7 hours of sleep each day.                 

B. Few of the teenagers have a phone in their bedrooms.

C. Teenagers spend too much time on electronic products.

D. Girls between 15 and 16 spend the least time on electronic products.

5. Which of the following is the best solution to the problem?

A. Parents watch TV together with their children                  

B. Forbid teenagers to use any electronic product.

   C. Teenagers limit (限制) their use of the electronic products.                 

   D. The use of mobile phone and Mp4 is not allowed at school

 

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