Question

【题目】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 life, being ______ from morning till night, it is hard to _________ down. But relaxation is necessary for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a ______ part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. However, it is not the bad thing that is often supposed to be. A ________ amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give _______ to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ________ health.

The amount of stress a person can _________ depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities (经营责任). Others lose heart at the __________ of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and __________.

In fact, we make a choice between “fright and fight”. And in more __________ days the choices made the difference between life and ________. The crises we meet today are _______ to be so extreme, but however __________ the stress is, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that ________ becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with ________. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

【1】A. angry B. busy C. well D. happy

【2】A. slow B. calm C. get D. turn

【3】A. physical B. natural C. hard D. terrible

【4】A. small B. certain C. large D. great

【5】A. purpose B. resource C. influence D. instruction

【6】A. ill B. good C. strong D. weak

【7】A. hear B. see C. bear D. meet

【8】A. end B. site C. sight D. impression

【9】A. physically B. mentally C. economically D. spiritually

【10】A. modern B. difficult C. ancient D. different

【11】A. work B. hardship C. unhappiness D. death

【12】A. unlikely B. likely C. necessary D. probable

【13】A. great B. little C. big D. late

【14】A. situation B. trouble C. health D. number

【15】A. stress B. illness C. bitter D. happiness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】A

【6】A

【7】C

【8】C

【9】A

【10】C

【11】D

【12】A

【13】B

【14】C

【15】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了关于压力的问题，随着生活工作节奏越来越快，人们的压力越来越大，同时本文也介绍了一些缓解压力的方法。

【1】B考查形容词。A. angry 生气的；B. busy 繁忙的； C. well良好的 ；D. happy高兴的；根据上文可知一旦你习惯于仓促的生活，从早到晚的处于繁忙中。此处应为繁忙的，故选B。

【2】A考查动词。A. slow 放慢；B. calm 放松；C. get 得到；D. turn转变；根据上文可知很难从繁忙的生活中慢下来，故选A。

【3】B考查形容词。A. physical物理的； B. natural 自然的，天生的；C. hard 难的；D. terrible糟糕的；根据情理可知压力是生活中自然的一部分，故选B。

【4】B考查固定短语。A. small小的；B. certain一定量的；C. large 大的；D. great棒的；a certain amount of （固定短语）一定量的。根据句意一定量的压力给我们提供动力是很重要的，故选B。

【5】A考查名词。A. purpose 目的；B. resource 资源；C. influence 影响； D. instruction指导；此处应为一定的压力在提供动力方面有着重要的意义，它可以提供生活的目的，故选A。

【6】A考查固定搭配。A. ill病的；B. good 好的；C. strong 强壮的 ；D. weak虚弱的；ill weak n.不健康。根据情理可知当压力失控时，就会导致我们的坏表现以及不健康，故选A。

【7】C考查动词。A. hear 听；B. see 看； C. bear 忍受；D. meet遇见；根据情理可知一个人所能够承受的压力在很大程度上取决于他这个个体，故选C。

【8】C考查名词。A. end 结束； B. site 选址；C. sight 视力，视线；D. impression印象；at the sight of 当看到 ... 时； 一见 ... 就。根据上下文可知其他人一看到问题不简单就失去了信心，故选C。

【9】A考查副词。A. physically物理地；实际上 ； B. mentally 心灵地；C. economically在经济上；节约地；D. spiritually精神地；根据上下文可知此当面临危险，无论是以什么形式，我们的反应既有化学的也有物理的，故选A。

【10】C考查形容词。A. modern 现代的；B. difficult 困难的 ；C. ancient 古老的；D. different不同的；根据文章大意事实上，我们会做出“逃避还是迎战”的选择，在以前这就是生与死的选择。故选C。

【11】D考查名词。A. work 工作；B. hardship 困难；C. Unhappiness不幸；D. Death死亡；根据情理可知应是生与死的选择此处应为动词death，故选D。

【12】A考查形容词。. A. unlikely 不太可能的；B. likely可能的 ；C. necessary 必须的 ；D. probable可能的；根据上文此处应该是我们今天遇到的危机不大可能如此极端，故选A。

【13】B考查形容词。A. great 很棒的；B. little 小的 ，少的；C. big大的；D. late迟到的；根据文意可知我们今天遇到的危机不大可能如此极端，但是无论压力多么微不足道，我们对其反应是一样的，故选B。

【14】C考查名词。A. situation 情形；B. trouble 困难；C. health 健康 ； D. number数字；根据上下文可知只有当连续不断的压力，使我们长时间持续对它做出反应时，我们的健康才会受到危害，故选C。

【15】A考查名词。A. stress 压力；B. illness 疾病； C. bitter 苦难；D. Happiness幸福；根据文意可知高血压、心脏病等严重疾病与压力有关已经无可辩驳，故选A。