Question

In Stressful Times, Make Stress Work for You

These are stressful times. Fortunately, we can actually use that stress to improve our health and well-being. Over a decade of research suggests that it’s not the type or amount of stress that determines its impact. 1..

Step 1: Acknowledge Your Stress

Labeling your stress consciously and deliberately moves neural activity from the amygdala — the center of emotion and fear — to the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for executive control and planning.

In other words, when we take a moment to acknowledge our stress, it moves us from operating from a fearful, reactive place to a position where we can be thoughtful and deliberate.

2..

Step 2: Own Your Stress

The next step is to welcome, or “own,” your stress. We only stress about things that we care about. 3.. If we deny or avoid our stress, we my actually be denying or disconnecting ourselves from the things we value and treasure most.

Step 3:4.

Connecting to the core values behind your stress sets you up for the third and most essential step: using or leveraging stress to achieve your goals and connect more deeply with the things that matter most.

Ask yourself: Are your typical responses in alignment with the values behind your stress? Think about how you might change your response to this stress to achieve your goals and your purpose.

There’s so much happening right now that we can’t control. 5.. Some psychologists argue that true transformative change can occur only during stress or crises. The trick is to channel your coronavirus stress as energy to make the most of this time.

A.Use Your Stress

B.Release Your Stress

C.By owning our stress, we connect to the positive motivation or personal value behind our stress.

D.But — as many people are noticing — there are also unprecedented opportunities.

E.Instead, it’s our mind-set about stress that matters most.

F.But later, we will be able to ask ourselves how we each responded to this crisis.

G.This step is also an opportunity to understand what’s at the heart of your personal stress or anxiety.

Answer

1.E

2.G

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何利用压力来改善我们的健康和幸福的三个步骤。

1.

结合上文Over a decade of research suggests that it's not the type or amount of stress that determines its impact.可知超过10年的研究表明，不是压力的类型和数量决定了它的影响。由此可知，对压力的心态才是最重要的。故E选项“相反，我们对待压力的心态才是最重要的”符合上下文语境，故选E。

2.

根据上文In other words, when we take a moment to acknowledge our stress, it moves us from operating from a fearful, reactive place to a position where we can be thoughtful and deliberate.可知换言之，当我们花一点时间来承认自己的压力时，它会使我们从一个恐惧的、被动的地方转移到一个我们可以深思熟虑和深思熟虑的位置。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，“承认你的压力”这一步的意义是：让你了解你的个人压力或焦虑核心原因的机会。故G选项“这一步也是一个了解你个人压力或焦虑的核心原因的机会”符合上下文语境，故选G。

3.

根据前文The next step is to welcome, or “own,” your stress. We only stress about things that we care about.可知下一步是欢迎或“承受”你的压力。我们只强调我们关心的事情。可知后文If we deny or avoid our stress, we actually be denying or disconnecting ourselves from the things we value and treasure most.可知如果我们否认或逃避压力，我们实际上是在否认或断开我们最珍视和最珍惜的东西。由此可知，本句是在说明只有通过承认我们的压力，才能将压力背后的积极动机或个人价值联系起来，如果否认或逃避，则实际上是在否认或断开我们最珍视和最珍惜的东西。故C选项“通过承受压力，我们与压力背后的积极动机或个人价值联系起来。”符合上下文语境，故选C。

4.

根据下文Connecting to the core values behind your stress sets you up for the third and most essential step: using stress to achieve your goals and connect more deeply with the things that matter most.可知把压力背后的核心价值观联系起来，你就可以迈出第三步，也是最重要的一步：利用压力来实现你的目标，并与最重要的事情更深入地联系起来。由此可知，本段主要讲述利用压力。故A选项“利用你的压力”符合上下文语境，故选A。

5.

根据上文There's so much happening right now that we can't control.可知现在发生的事情太多了，我们无法控制。以及后文后文Some psychologists argue that true transformative change can occur only during stress or crises. The trick is to channel your coronavirus stress as energy to make the most of this time.可知一些心理学家认为，真正的变革性改变只能在压力或危机中发生。诀窍是把你的冠状病毒压力作为能量，充分利用这段时间。由此可知，本句是在说明虽然很多无法控制的事情让我们产生恐惧，但恐惧中也存在着机会，上下文构成明显的转折关系。故D选项“但是，正如许多人注意到的那样，也存在着前所未有的机遇”符合上下文语境，故选D。