Do you have sleeping problems? Is it hard for you to remember or pay attention in class? Do you easily get angry? If your answer is yes, you may be under stress.

Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried. In China, 70 percent of the 2,000 students about to take the college or high school entrance examination are under high stress, according to a recent survey by Wuhan University of Hubei province.

Sometimes stress is good for people. It pushes people to do their best, like while getting ready before a big competition or exam. However, too much or long-term stress makes people feel a stress overload (负荷过多), and affects people’s health.

When you feel stressed, there are some ways you can deal with (处理) it. Learning to solve small problems in everyday life is helpful. It can help build confidence to move on to life’s bigger ones. Try saying positive things to yourself, like “I will do the best that I can,” or “I can manage this if I take one step at a time.” That encourages you to work toward your goal. It is also important to relax sometimes.

But if you are under high stress and can’t handle it by yourself, it is also good to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. You may feel better just from sharing your problems with them.

1.You may be under stress if you are in the following situation EXCEPT___.

A. you get angry easily

B. you can’t get up in the morning.

C. you can’t pay attention in class.

2.Who did a survey about stress in middle school students recently?

A. Wuhan University

B. Hubei University

C. Wuhan Technology University

3.In what way is stress good for people?

A. it can keep people wake at night.

B. it makes people do well in exams.

C. it pushes people to do their best.

4.How many ways of dealing with stress are discussed in the passage?

A.2 B. 3 C.4

5.Why should we ask parents or friends for help if we are under high stress?

A. because they can solve our problems.

B. because they must give us useful advice.

C. because sharing our problems can make us feel better.

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后面所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of ________ for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would ________ the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a(an) ________ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at ________ ,Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad ________ .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a ________ . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the ________ of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers ________ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and ________ people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist ________ .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and ________ him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the ________ when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How ________ she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very ________ for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that ________ out.

1.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

2.A. congratulate B. spend C. celebrate D. consider

3.A. good B. interesting C. exciting D. different

4.A. break B. rest C. desk D. first

5.A. noses B. hands C. faces D. eyes

6.A. gift B. person C. hand D. turkey

7.A. thought B. description C. respect D. imagination

8.A. raised B. needed C. bought D. showed

9.A. look at B. care for C. take away D. drive off

10.A. himself B. itself C. herself D. themselves

11.A. said B. asked C. talked D. spoke

12.A. chances B. forms C. ways D. times

13.A. much B. many C. often D. long

14.A. thankful B. helpful C. careful D. beautiful

15.A. moves B. holds C. reaches D. puts

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