Question

What do you think of stress(压力)? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm  ________  them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even    ________ his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually hear that someone turns to psychological doctors（心理医生） ________ heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people think that stress is not a bad thing. They ________ stress can produce momentum（动力）in the end. For them, right attitude (态度) and action can reduce stress and make it ________  . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to a good ________  for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew ________  was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future.   ________ the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准) to my mom’s expectation and went to college ________  . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Generally speaking, stress is not a bad thing in ________  . The key is how we deal with it.

1.A. for       B. in           C. to            D. at

2.A. gave up   B. put out        C. began with  D. cheered on

3.A. thanks    B. because of     C. because      D. thanks for

4.A. guess    B. look          C. imagine       D. believe

5.A. useful    B. difficult     C. terrible     D. hardly

6.A. company    B. college      C. factory       D. library

7.A. life      B. spirit         C. thought      D. idea

8.A. Then       B. But           C. As           D. While

9.A. quietly    B. quickly       C. specially     D. successfully

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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10. C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了压力。有人认为压力有害，但也有人认为压力不是一件坏的事情。作者回忆小的时候，母亲督促自己学习，希望自己考上好的学校有出息。自己感到了很大的压力。但正是因为压力，自己才能考上好学校，过上好的生活。所以，压力本身并没有错。

1.C考查介词及对语境的理解。句意：有的人认为压力在某些方面对他们有害。A.对于；B.在...里；C.到；D.关于。do harm to对……有害。故选C。

2.A考查固定短语及对语境的理解。句意：因为学校和家人的压力，他甚至放弃了学习。A. gave up放弃；B. put out 熄灭；C. began with 以……开始；D. cheered on 为……欢呼。根据Most of the students think stress can do harm to them in some ways. 多数学生认为压力有害，可知本段主要讲的是压力的坏处，所以所举的例子也是负面的，故选A。放弃了学业。

3.B考查连词及对语境的理解。句意：我们也听说有些人因为巨大的工作压力不得不求助心理医生。A. thanks感谢；B. because of由于，介词短语；C. because因为；D. thanks for因……而感谢。根据后文是名词短语，故选B。

4.D考查动词及对语境的理解。句意：他们相信压力最终能变成动力。A. guess猜测；B. look看；C. imagine想象；D. believe相信。由前一句：other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. 一些人争论压力不是一件坏事情，可知，他们看到压力好的一面。故选相信believe.故选D。

5.A考查形容词及对语境的理解。句意：对于他们来说，正确的态度和行动能够减少压力，让它更有用。A.有用的；B.困难的；C.奇怪的；D.可怕的。根据上文：stress can produce momentum(动力）in the end.压力最终会转化成动力，可知压力有用。故选A。

6.B考查名词及对语境的理解。句意：她希望我能进入理想的大学继续深造。A.公司；B.大雪；C.工厂；D.农场根据下文：At last, I did measure up(达到标准） to my mom’s expectation and go to college。可知我最后上了大学。故选B。

7.A考查名词及对语境的理解。句意；生活在一个贫穷的家庭，我深深地感到生活的不易。A.生活；B.精神；C.意见；D.安静。由 Born to a poor family贫穷的家庭可推测处生活的不易。故选A。

8.C考查连词及对语境的理解。句意：正如谚语所说的那样。A.然后；B.但是；C.正如；D.或者。as the saying goes正如谚语所说，是固定词组。故选C。

9.D考查副词及对语境的理解。句意：最后，我达到了母亲的期望，成功的进入了大学。A.安静地；B.狂野地；C.特别地；D.成功地。由上文my mom always pushed me to study hard理解可知，母亲对我要求严格，故我最后成功的考上了大学。故选D。

10.考查反身代词及对语境的理解。句意：压力本身不是一件坏的事情。A.他自己；B.我自己；C.它自己；D.她自己。压力是物体，所以是它自己，itself.

考点：社会现象类短文。