Question

In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less    1.   (compete). They are afraid that the stress of work robs them of joy and happiness and    2.   (bring) them harm both physically and mentally.

In fact, however, stress isn’t such a bad thing    3.   it is often supposed to be. Above all,    4.  it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give    5.  ,purpose and significance to    otherwise meaningless, idle life.       6.  , people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own    7.   (person) worth — the very aim of a human life. Last but not least, research from the universities of Kentucky and British Columbia has showed that moderate amounts of stress can actually    8.  (strong) the immune system and be good for health.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to escape. Developing our adaptive abilities to

deal with   9.   can prevent us from

  10.   (defeat) by the competitive society.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1. competitive         

2. brings          

3. as                 

4.unless    

5. an  

6. Moreover/ Furthermore/Besides                

7.personal     

8.strengthen  

9. it                                  

10.being defeated

【解析】

试题分析：

1.competitive  形容词competitive有竞争力的；less competitive修饰不定代词something，放在后面。

2. brings          这里的动词bring与前面的rob构成并列关系，都使用单数形式。

3.as                    本句是定语从句，as指代先行词作为be后面的表语。

4. unless      连词unless除非,如果…不…；如果压力不失控，一定的压力会成为动力的。

5.an         后面的名词purpose是可数名词，用a进行修饰，表示泛指。

6.Moreover/ Furthermore/Besides 上下文是递进关系，故使用Moreover/ Furthermore/Besides表示而且。

7.personal     形容词personal个人的，修饰名词worth。

8.strengthen   动词加强strengthen，后面的宾语是the immune system;指加强免疫系统。

9.it                     这里的it就是指上句的stress，指处理压力的能力。

10. being defeated  介词from后面要接动名词的形式，根据句意使用被动形式。

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点评：答题中注意句子中人称和数是否一致，时态是否一致。各种词性之间的区别以及一些常用句型，固定短语的应用。一般的这类题型不会出现太复杂的单词和句子，这类题型考查的就是我们的基础知识。平时应注重积累，熟记一些句型及惯用结构。