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【题目】Our children feel stressed out by an educational system that actually uses stress as an educational technique. It's a constant pressure of homework deadlines，essays and exams. And our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life. They'll end up nowhere if they don't pass this or that exam. Our educational system is based on a very Western idea that life is a struggle and you'd better measure up. It's survival of the fittest. While there is some truth to this，not as much as people think.

Our ancestors didn't develop a constant stress environment. Back then，stress came quickly and was over quickly，it wasn't like the stress of modern education. Stress was originally just a shortterm biological response to danger；however，the constant stress of modern education rarely stops. It's long term，at least ten years and usually more.

Recent research has shown that the neurological(神经系统的)response to stress is the same response that is found in depression. So，what's the solution? A number have been proposed，including but not limited to the following.

________.Exercise consumes energy that would otherwise build up in the stress response and could cause physical and mental problems.

Teach relaxation exercises. Allowing the mind and body to relax cuts off the stress response and reduces the neurological fatigue(疲惫)，enabling the individual to recover at least somewhat.

Pay attention to thinking. Training the stressed student to pay attention to his or her own mind to a point where he or she is sufficiently aware to shut off the stress response when necessary.

Of course，there's a logical answer to the problem. Just rearrange our teaching methods to encourage，rather than prevent，the natural curiosity and joy in learning that we are all born with. This would remove the stress and probably cut learning time in half.

【1】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Getting rid of the modern education.

B．Helping children live a happy life.

C．Dealing with stress in modern education.

D．Taking measures to learn at school.

【2】How did our ancestors treat education?

A．They believed education could bring the best out.

B．They felt education could bring shortterm stress.

C．They thought education was the only way to success.

D．They knew the importance of good education.

【3】Which of the following is the best for the blank?

A．Try to save energy as much as possible.

B．Quite a few children avoid exercise.

C．Make sure that kids get exercise.

D．Set a few limits to your physical activities.

【4】If you are a teacher in a high school, ______.

A．you should leave students in a good mood

B．you should ignore the stressed student

C．you should relax yourself as far as possible

D．you should stick to your teaching methods

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇建议类文章。主要阐述了现代教育制度的弊端——学生被各种作业考试围绕，产生了极大的压力，同时作者还比较了现代与过去的压力，接下来提出了几点缓解压力的方法：学生要做运动、放松、专注自己的工作，老师要激发学生兴趣，创造轻松的学习环境。

【1】A主旨理解题。分析全文，作者在第一段It's a constant pressure of homework deadlines，essays and exams. And our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life.提出了学生面对的各种学业压力，于是变得紧张压抑，接下来提出了一些解决方法，对学生和老师都提出了要求，所以本文旨在阐述如何解决现代教育中的压力问题，故选C

【2】A理解判断题。由第二段第一句Our ancestors didn't develop a constant stress environment. Back then，stress came quickly and was over quickly可知在我们的祖先那个时代，压力来的快去的也快，相对于现在长期的教育压力，他们的压力是短期的，故选B

【3】B推理判断题。由该空后面阐述Exercise consumes energy that would otherwise build up in the stress response and could cause physical and mental problems.知锻炼消耗了造成心理和身体问题的压力。（关键在于理解本句，that引导的是energy的定语从句）所以首句应该说明锻炼对于缓解压力的好处，故选C。

【4】A推理判断题。由最后一段的第二句Just rearrange our teaching methods to encourage，rather than prevent，the natural curiosity and joy in learning that we are all born with.知老师应当改进教育方法，不是用强制手段去逼迫学生学习，而是激发他们的兴趣，让他们快乐学习，故选A。