Question

Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.

The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .

How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?

	Yes	No
Do you easily get angry?
Do you often sleep badly?
Do you get headaches a lot?
Do you take sleeping pills?
Do you find it difficult to relax?
Do you usually hide your feelings?
Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?

Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

1.Who has got stress in everyday life?

A. Men and women.   B. Young people.

C. Only men     D. Both A and B.

2. If you have over           problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

A. two           B. three

C. four           D. eight

3. Which of the followings is NOT the reason for stress?

A. Taking exams.B. Taking sleeping pills.

C. Making money.  D getting married.

4. What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A. Talking with friends.             B. Doing relaxing exercises.

C. Laughing, smiling and crying.     D. listening to light music

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们在我们的日常生活中，压力无处不在，很多人都会感到有压力，引起压力的原因也很多。作者还给我们列了一张表格，来测试一下我们是否有压力，还提到了如何释放压力。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头部分Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.可知，压力在我们的日常生活中无处不在，不仅男人有压力，女人和年轻人也有压力。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据表格下面If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress.可知，如果表格中的问题，你有两个或以上的答案是“是”，那么你就是一个有压力的人。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据短文第二段中The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on可知，导致压力的原因有很多，如死亡、疾病、考试、赚钱、结合、搬家、变换工作、结束友谊等等。其中没有提到的是B选项服用安眠药。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often和 crying is the natural way of relieving stress.可知，医生说释放压力简单的方式是要经常笑，哭也是释放压力的一种自然的方式。故选C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。