68. Stress can affect the heart by the followings EXCEPT ___________.

　 A. decrease the pulse rate　　　　　　　　 D. causing asthma

　 C. a loss of carbon dioxide　　　　　　　　 D. causing breathing problem

67. How is alcoholism caused by stress?

　 A. Alcohol is used to relieve stress.　　　　 B. Alcohol is popular.

　 C. Alcohol is a chemical.　　　　　　　　 D. Alcohol is similar to medicine.

66. According to the essay, which of the following parts of the body does not have physical problem caused by stress?

　 A. The arms　　　　 B. Stomach　　　　　 C. The lungs　　　　 D. The heart

65. What is the text mainly about?

　 A. Some problems with young generation.　 B. Different attitudes towards iPod.

　 C. Young people’s addiction to iPod.　　　 D. Advantages and disadvantages with iPod.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

　 There is a famous expression in English: “Stop the world, I want to get off!” This expression refers to a feeling of panic, or stress, that makes a person want to stop whatever they are doing, try to relax, and become calm again. Stress means pressure or tension. It is one of the most common causes of health problems in modern life. Too much stress results in physical, emotional, and mental health problems.

　 There are numerous physical effects of stress. Stress can affect the heart. It can increase the pulse rate, make the heart miss beats, and can cause high blood pressure. Stress can affect the respiratory (呼吸) system. It can lead to asthma (气喘). It can cause a person to breathe too fast, resulting in a loss of important carbon dioxide. Stress can affect the stomach. It can cause stomach aches and problems digesting food. These are only a few examples of the wide range of illness and symptoms resulting from stress.

　 Emotions are also easily affected by stress.

People suffering from stress often feel anxious. They may have panic attacks. They may feel tired all the time. When people are under stress, they often overreact to little problems. For example, a normally gentle parent under a lot of stress at work may yell at a child for dropping a glass of juice. Stress can make people angry moody, or nervous.

　 Long-term stress can lead to a variety of serious mental illnesses. Depression, an e3xtreme feeling of sadness and hopelessness, can be the result of continued and increasing stress. Alcoholism and other addictions often develop as a result of overuse of alcohol or drugs to try to relieve stress. Eating disorders, such as anorexia (神经性厌食),are sometimes caused by stress and often made worse by stress. If stress is allowed to continue, then one’s mental health is put at risk.

　 It is obvious that stress is a serious problem. It attacks the body, It affects the emotions. Untreated, it may eventually result in mental illness. Stress has a great influence on the health and well-being of our bodies, our feelings, and our minds. So reduce stress, stop the world and rest for a while.

64. What does Rachel Oppenheim worry most about the iPod problem?

A. It will cause teenage isolation in society.

B. It will cause changes in the youngster’s behavior.

C. It will cause family stress. 　　　　D. It will cause the teenagers to be deaf.

63. The underlined word “zombies” most probably means _______________.

A. a strange sort of guys　　　　　　　　 B. talented people

C. musical people　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bad-tempered persons

62. In Tim’s opinion, what was the bad effect on him after using too much iPod?

A. he looked scary and dangerous to people around.　 B. He talked less with people around.

C. He lost his hearing thoroughly.　　　　 D. He lost interest in anything and any people.

61. What can we know about Tim’s past?

　 A. He used varieties of iPods.　　　　　　 B. He knew little about iPods.

　 C. He enjoyed all sorts of music.　　　　　 D. He was addicted to his iPod very much.

60. The best title of the passage would be ___________________.

　 A. The Painting Called Tres Personajes　　 B. Gibson’ s Experience

　 C. Finding Tres Personajes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. $ 1 M Piece of Garbage

B

　 Tim Hyndes describe himself as a recovering “podaholic” (sb. addicted into sth.).

　 The 24-year-old political science graduate from Chicago says, “I look at people with their earplugs in all day now, and feel relieved I’m over it. That glazed look they have in their eyes is really quite scary.”

　 Hyndes says he used to carry his iPod with him at all times and at night he listened to soft music to help him sleep. After more than a year, he found he missed not only talking to people, but also “the sounds of the world around me”.

　 He now uses his iPod only at the gym and sometimes for a treat he listens to music in bed.

　 Some teachers and parents say iPod and other MP3 players are turning young people into zombies .

　 London high school teacher, Rachel Oppenheim, regrets buying an iPod for her children. “I should have known it would lead to fights and family stress,” he says.

　 After a few weeks of arguing, the kids decided to take turns using the iPod. They can also book ahead if they want to use it for more than one day at a time and must p[ay back extra days.

　 The problem is that they love their iPod so much that they keep the earplugs in almost 24 hours a day. “The iPod has really changed their behavior,” Oppenheim says. “They are completely wrapped up in their music and hardly speak or even seem to notice what’s going on around them.”

　 She worries this will contribute to the growing problem of teenage isolation ( lonely) in society. However, some US colleges are helping to increase young people’s addiction to iPods. In 2004, Duke University in North Carolina gave iPod to all freshmen so they could download Podcast lectures. Other universities have followed suit since.

　 William Lynch, director of the school of education of Philadelphia’s Drexel University, says, “We want students to be able to take the professor with them wherever they go.”

　 But some academics argue that this makes classes almost pointless and encourages non-attendance and isolation, Why talk to others on campus when you can choose from thousands of songs instead?

　 Recovering podaholic Tim Hyndes knows why. “Humans are social creatures,” he says. “Shutting yourself from the world is unnatural, not to mention rude at times.”

59. Which of the following is NOT true about the painting?

　 A. Three people are described in it.　　　 B. A Houston man bought it in 1977.

　 C. How it was lost has become clear.　　　 D. Its discovery will benefit Gibson much.