题目内容
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
As the pace (一步、速度) of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation (放 松). Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being active from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Pressure is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the had thing it is often supposed to be. A certain quantity of pressure is vital (充满活力) to provide motivation (动力) and give purpose to life. It is only when the pressure gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The quantity of pressure a person can withstand (抵挡,经受住) depends very much on the individual (个人). Some people are not afraid of pressure, and such characters are obviously prime (根本的,主要的) material for managerial responsibilities(责任), others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed (暴露)to pressure , in whatever form, we react (反应) both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive (原始的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises (危机) we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme but however little the pressure is, it involves (包含) the same answer. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to pressure, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove pressure 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 ________.
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A.they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
B.they believe that work is better than relaxation
C.they are traveling fast all the time
D.they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
2.According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.
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A.unyielding (坚强的)will to hold out pressure
B.knowing the art of relaxation
C.high sense of responsibility
D.having control over performance
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
B.Pressure is always harmful to people's health.
C.It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D.Different people can bear (负载) different quantity of pressure.
4.In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ________.
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A.“expose ourselves to pressure”
B.“find ways to deal with pressure”
C.“remove pressure from our lives”
D.“establish(建立) links between diseases and pressure”
5.According to the writer, the right attitude toward pressure is ________.
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A.to avoid it
B.to regard it as vital motivation
C.to try to cope (成功地应付) with it
D.to find some relaxation
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第二部分:阅读理解(共25小题;第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分,满分45分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最
佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
41. The whole text is mainly about _______.
A. different tribes have different languages
B. the Indians had many kinds of languages
C. how Indians communicated between different tribes
D. why the Indians used many languages
42. An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A. send messages in code
B. get the attention of someone in the distance
C. warn someone of danger
D. to tell a friend from an enemy
43. Sign language is _______.
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C. a kind of gesture only for Indians
D. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures
44. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.
A. they thought they could easily make themselves understood
B. they could use signals or sign language
C. different tribes lived far away and never met each other
D. they never communicated with one another