Question

Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．

1.Why is being a teenager often difficult?

A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．

B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems．

C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．

D．Because adults often make them feel stressed．

2.Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______．

A．by asking them to go to university

B．by helping them with their homework

C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters

D．as families never support their children enough

3.Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?

A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．

B．Because there are no jobs．

C．Because a job is more difficult than school work．

D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．

4.We can deal with the stress in our life ______．

A．by not trying to find a job                 B．by forgetting about our problems

C．by getting a place at university             D．by sharing our problems with our friends

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：每个人都要忍受压力，尤其是青少年有，作为一个十几岁的孩子是非常辛苦的。你不再是一个孩子，但也不是一个成年人，但你要面临和解决成长中的一些问题，如与父母兄妹相处和争论的问题，在学校与老师和同学朋友的问题，高中毕业后选择大学的问题，毕业后就业的问题等等。与人交谈是对付压力的最好方法之一。也许这听起来简单，但它是真实的。共享的一个问题是减半的问题。

1.理解归纳题，纵观文中语句理解可知，青少年的压力都是来自成年人给他们的压力，故选D。

2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．”理解可知。家人给青少年的压力是与父母兄妹的相处，故选C。

3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．”理解可知。就业有竞争，故选A。

4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．”理解可知。解决压力的最好的方法是与别人分担，故选D。

考点：社会想象类的阅读