题目内容
In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They found out that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events has a great effect on your chances of staying healthy.
By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illnesses”.If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. even if stressful events are dangerous, many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription(处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move.?
The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of what we know about people. It is supposed that we're all weak and passive in the face of difficulty. But many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental damage.
【小题1】The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us _______.?
A.what should be done to avoid stress? |
B.the way of dealing with major events may cause stress? |
C.what kind of event would cause stress? |
D.how to deal with sudden changes in life? |
A.great fear about the mental problems it could cause? |
B.widespread worry over its harmful effects? |
C.a deep research into illnesses connected with stress? |
D.popular avoidance of stressful jobs? |
A.discouraged when faced with difficulty |
B.physically and mentally weak? |
C.more experienced in the face of difficulty |
D.uninterested in what happens to them |
A.To tell people the discoveries about stress.? |
B.To tell people how to keep healthy.? |
C.To help people avoid stressful events.? |
D.To help people view stress properly. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
解析【小题1】细节理解题。从第一段的:“They found out that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage.”可知答案。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段的:“By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message.”可得答案。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的:“It is supposed that we're all weak and passive in the face of difficulty. But many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before.”可知,经历stress的人更坚强。
【小题4】理解作者写作意图。通读全文,特别前二段,可知文章按照时间顺序列出对stress的研究发现。
If you thought sports stars Yao Ming and Liu Xiang or Internet entrepreneurs Zhang Chaoyang and Ding Lei would automatically be on the list of the” Men of Our Time”,then you could be behind the times.
The surprise in the list of 10 men released by the All-China Women’s Federation yesterday is that it contains no celebrities- and the guiding factors seem to be care and sympathy for the opposite sex.
In fact,Liu and Yao,as well as actor Pu Cunxin—the image ambassador for China’s anti-HIV,AIDS campaign—appeared in a booklet given out at the contest’s launch ceremony in January.The federation wouldn’t say why they are not in the final list.
The winners,with an average age of 47.5,were selected by women officials and journalists of the nine women’s newspapers in China,whose standard was men promoting equality between the sexes.
Li Zhong hua, a 46-year—old air force officer who test-flies planes,said he thought he was chosen because” he takes good care of his family,and is a gentleman”.
”Gentlemen get more respect in our society.They should be like those in the movie Titanic,who let women and children lave first in life rafts。”he told China Daily.
Shi Hua shan,a 48-year-old policeman in Gui xi of Jiangxi Province,said that he became a”man in the eyes of women” because” women love stories of heroes saving beauties".
His team has rescued more than 180 women who were taken away by force and sold as wives in the mountain regions of Fujian Province.
Some other” Men of Our Time” are:
Lang Jinghe,67,gynecologist at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing,who has made breakthroughs in ovarian cancer;
Ma Li,33,official in Xuzhou of Jiangsu Province,whose shelter has helped 196 victims of domestic violence;Li Mingshull,43,lawyer in Beijing,who is active in campaigns against family violence;Liu Ri,51,a mine worker in Lu’an of Shanxi Province,who took care of his paralyzed
parents·in-law for 23 years with his wife.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is right?
A.Liu Xiang, a sports star, was on the list of the “Men of Our Time”. |
B.LiZhonghua was a man in the eyes of women because he was an excellent air force officer. |
C.Shi Huashan rescued women from forced marriages |
D.The honor was given to Pu Cunxin at the launch ceremony in January. |
A.Yao Ming | B.Ma Li | C.Pu Cunxin | D.Liu Xiang |
A.famous scientists | B.famous actors |
C.well-known people | D.well.known sports stars |
A.a science magazine | B.an advertising booklet |
C.a travel brochure | D.a newspaper |
Much of European train is about efficiency and comfort --- leaving and arriving on time and having a comfortable seat. But the following European trains don’t necessarily offer the fastest journeys --- just the most memorable.
Sweet Switzerland: The Chocolate Train Route: Montreux to Broc, Switzerland Time: 9 hours, 45 minutes, roundtrip www.raileurope.com This charming train, running in summer and fall, climbs from Montreux overlooking Lake Geneva to the old town of Gruyeres, population 1,600, home to the cheese of the same name. Tour the cheese factory and the local castle, have lunch, then reboard the train and continue on to Broc. There you’ll be bussed to the Cailler-Nestle chocolate factory, lying between Lake Gruyeres and mountains. |
Tunnels Galore: The Bernina Express Route: Chur, Switzerland, to Tirano, Italy Time: 4 hours, 14 minutes www.visitflam.com This train takes on seven-percent inclines (斜坡), 55 tunnels, and 196 bridges --- reaching a height of 7,391 feet and then dropping to 5,905 feet before coming to a stop. It travels through the Alps south from Switzerland’s oldest town to an Italian town of just under 10,000 people. |
A Hotel on Wheels: Francisco de Goya Route: Paris, France, to Madrid, Spain Time: 13 hours, 30 minutes www.elipsos.com Leave Paris in the evening, enjoy a three-course dinner and the increasingly rural scenery, sleep with the rhythm of the rails, and wake the next day as you arrive in Madrid, rested and ready to tour the most populous (人口密集的) city in Europe. First class includes a welcome drink, good dinner, breakfast, and an in-room bathroom with shower. |
The Epic Journey: Trans-Siberian Railway Route: Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia Time: 19 days www.trans-siberia.com This route, a symbol of Russian culture, crosses eight time zones to connect the Russian capital with a port on the Pacific Ocean. On board, poor stay with rich, young with old, foreigners with locals. Social differences disappear as passengers share a unique rail experience. |
1.Travelling from Montreux to Broc on the Chocolate Train, you ____________.
A. will spend about five hours
B. have to go in winter and spring
C. will see a famous chocolate factory
D. can have lunch on the train
2.Which of the following websites offers more information about Francisco de Goya?
A. www.trans-siberia.com B. www.visitflam.com
C. www.raileurope.com D. www.elipsos.com
3.Which of the following trains can help you learn about Russian culture?
A. Trans-Siberian Railway. B. The Chocolate Train.
C. Francisco de Goya. D. The Bernina Express.
4.The passage is most probably taken from a _____________.
A. news report B. book review
C. travel magazine D. geography textbook