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阅读理解： 　　Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on．It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them． 　　Are we underemployed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities?Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives?Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be? 　　All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations into the open．People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than those who bottle up their feelings． 　　If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them．It is possible to change jobs．We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard．We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude．It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy．Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour's anger．The teaching in the Bible "Don't let the sun go down upon your wrath" is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religions． (1) Which of the following statements is TRUE? [　　] A． Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve stress． B． Stress is the direct cause of cancer． C． The causes of stress are worthy of serious study． D． Cancer is the number one killer in our society today． (2) According to the text, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress? [　　] A． People who have cancer． B． People who like to quarrel with others． C． People whose living standard is low． D． People who have more responsibilities than they can handle． (3) Judging from the context, the word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means ________ [　　] A． a noisy quarrel B． a very loud noise C． a neat line of things side by side D． a journey in a boat (4) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress? [　　] A． Changing our jobs． B． Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy． C． Speaking out about our frustrations． D． Reading the Bible．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．A;4．D;
解析：

(1)	推理判断题。文章的开头说明了压力会促使癌症的产生，而且值得考虑。从第二段的开头可以知道many responsibilities会造成压力，但并不意味着我们可以脱离任何责任，A项不止确；癌症的直接原因还没有找到，所以B项不正确。cancer只是排在前列，并不是第一位，D项不正确。
(2)	细节考查。文章的第二段向我们说明了哪些人容易有压力。A项是压力造成的结果，并非原因。B项说喜欢和人吵架，文章没有涉及。C项说生活水平低的人，文章也没有涉及。而我们可以从overburdened with too many responsibilities 得出责任太多的人最容易因为压力太大引起身体不适，所以D项正确。
(3)	句意理解题。have a good row的人和bottle up their feelings的人作比较，前者更容易免于压力。bottle up their feelings的意思是“隐藏感情”，那么have a good row的意思就是“宣泄感情”，吵架也是宣泄的一种方式，A项正确，其他三项均不符合题意。
(4)	推理判断题。文章中涉及减轻压力的方法说到更换工作，改变生活态度和宣泄内心的苦闷与情感，这些在文章中都提过，所以A、B、C项正确，不能选。文章的最后选自圣经Don’t let the Sun go down upon your wrath的－句话只是用来鼓励人们的，并不是减轻压力的方法，得出D项错误。