Question

If you experience great stress in your life on a frequent basis, you’re not alone. Nowadays, stress is almost a given fact of life. Actually, a certain degree of stress can have positive effects on us. But if stress continues over a long period of time, the effects on the body can be harmful, resulting in health problems and stress-related illness, including heart attack and stroke.

Stress is a normal reaction by the body to what it perceives (认为)as a threatening situation or environment. Short-term reactions may include an increase in heart rate as well as a rise in blood pressure. A person under short-term stress may feel nervous, anxious and even experience shortness of breath. Other reactions can include a dry mouth, quick heartbeat, sweating, stomach upset and diarrhea.

When stress is long-term and becomes more chronic (长期的) in nature, it can cause more serious health-related problems, including regular headaches, back pain, weight changes, sleep difficulties, changes in mood and so on. Chronic stress can also result in memory problems, including difficulty remembering new information and the inability to quickly deal with old information.

No matter how your body reacts to stress, ignoring the problem can have serious health results. Not surprisingly, more women than men openly seek the help of their family doctors or other health care experts when they are experiencing stress or stress-related illness. Men are more likely to refuse to admit the problem or attempt to self-treat it, which may contribute to higher rate of drug and alcohol addiction seen in men exposed to chronic stress.

There’s no doubt that stress is a fact of life and is likely to remain a part of our fast-paced society. Although stress can’t be completely eliminated, methods of dealing with stress-related issues, in my view, can be developed so that the effects of stress on the body are avoided, so people won’t be so easy to suffer stress-related illness.

1.Which of the following is not the reaction of short-term stress?

A. A dry mouth.           B. Stomach upset.

C. Weight changes.        D. A rise in blood pressure.

2.What does the author advise people to do when stress hits them?

A. They should ignore it.

B. They should learn to deal with it on their own.

C. They should turn to drugs and alcohol for relief.

D. They should seek more methods of dealing with it.

3.What does the word “eliminated” in the last paragraph mean?

A. reduced.          B. removed.

C. appreciated.       D. destroyed.

4.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To tell us how to solve the serious problems caused by stress.

B. To tell us how to behave well when we are faced with stress.

C. To tell us how to protect ourselves from the effects of stress.

D. To tell us how to tell short-term stress from long-term stress.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章前半部分介绍压力给人们的伤害,从而引出人们应该如何正确面对压力和保护自己。

1.C考查细节理解。从第二段和第三段的内容可知,短期压力会让人有紧张感、呼吸短促、口干、心跳加快、出汗、胃不舒服和腹泻等症状。D项是长期压力的症状,所以选D项。

2.D考查推理判断。从最后一段的"methods of dealing with stress-related issues, in my view, can be developed so that the effects of stress on the body are avoided..."这一信息可知,作者认为,人们要学会处理压力,从而避免压力对身体造成的伤害,所以答案选A项。

3.B考查词义猜测。从最后一段第一句的内容"无疑,压力是生活的真相,是我们快节奏社会的一部分"可推知,画线词所在句承接上文,意为"尽管压力无法完全消除……"。故B项与画线词同义,意为 "消除,除掉"。

4.C考查写作目的。文章前半部分介绍压力给人们的伤害,从而引出人们应该如何正确面对压力和保护自己,故文章的写作目的是B项。

【名师点拨】

抓住文章主线和关键词语，归纳文章中心

要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如第31小题C考查写作目的。文章前半部分介绍压力给人们的伤害,从而引出人们应该如何正确面对压力和保护自己,故文章的写作目的是B项。

考点：考查社会现象类阅读