Stress is a word we hear a lot these days. People have stressful jobs; they feel stressed while stud
英语试题 03-08
Stress is a word we hear a lot these days. People have stressful jobs; they feel stressed while studying for exams; even family life can be stressful. Stress can cause headaches and lack of sleep arid research has shown that it is one of the main causes of heart disease. None of us can completely avoid stress. Everyone experiences it.
In ancient times, stress served a different purpose. It kept us alive. When a caveman was walking along and was suddenly faced with a lion, the stress he experienced would make him run away faster than he could usually run. Stress is the state our bodies experience when we need to react to difficult or dangerous situations. While stress saved us back then, and it is still very helpful in difficult situations, we need a break from stress every now and again.
Luckily, there are ways to relax and deal with stress and it seems that music might be our number one cure. A recent worldwide study showed that listening to music is what most people do to relax and reduce stress. The study was based on interviews with 1,000 people in 30 countries and 56% said that listening to music was the best way to relax. Watching TV, at 53%, was the next most popular way of reducing stress followed by taking a shower or bath at 49%. It is not really surprising that listening to music is such a popular way of relaxing. It is cheap and widely available on radio, TV and the Internet.
Of course, musical tastes differ from person to person. Sam might love listening to loud heavy metal music to relax after a hard day’s work, but his neighbour - a fan of Mozart - might find hearing his music extremely stressful. “Sam needs an iPod”, you- might be thinking and you are probably right. Mobile music players can provide music privately whenever and wherever it is needed; We could even call them the stress fighters of the 21 st century. So the next time you fed stressed, take a deep breath, put on your earphones and ... relax..
12. We can conclude from the passage that everyone can meet .
A. happiness B. neighbors
C. stress D. diseases
13. Everyone experiences stress because .
A. the world has always been a stressful place
B. stress is our natural state
C. stress can cause headaches
D. people enjoy it
14. According to the information in the article, which of the following statements is true?
A. More people bath than shower.
B. More people listen to music to relax than take a bath.
C. Less people run to relax than take a bath.
D. Showering is a more popular way of relaxing than watching TV.
15. of people don’t think that listening to music is the best way to relax.
A. 44% B. 49%
C. 51% D. 56%
【答案】
In ancient times, stress served a different purpose. It kept us alive. When a caveman was walking along and was suddenly faced with a lion, the stress he experienced would make him run away faster than he could usually run. Stress is the state our bodies experience when we need to react to difficult or dangerous situations. While stress saved us back then, and it is still very helpful in difficult situations, we need a break from stress every now and again.
Luckily, there are ways to relax and deal with stress and it seems that music might be our number one cure. A recent worldwide study showed that listening to music is what most people do to relax and reduce stress. The study was based on interviews with 1,000 people in 30 countries and 56% said that listening to music was the best way to relax. Watching TV, at 53%, was the next most popular way of reducing stress followed by taking a shower or bath at 49%. It is not really surprising that listening to music is such a popular way of relaxing. It is cheap and widely available on radio, TV and the Internet.
Of course, musical tastes differ from person to person. Sam might love listening to loud heavy metal music to relax after a hard day’s work, but his neighbour - a fan of Mozart - might find hearing his music extremely stressful. “Sam needs an iPod”, you- might be thinking and you are probably right. Mobile music players can provide music privately whenever and wherever it is needed; We could even call them the stress fighters of the 21 st century. So the next time you fed stressed, take a deep breath, put on your earphones and ... relax..
12. We can conclude from the passage that everyone can meet .
A. happiness B. neighbors
C. stress D. diseases
13. Everyone experiences stress because .
A. the world has always been a stressful place
B. stress is our natural state
C. stress can cause headaches
D. people enjoy it
14. According to the information in the article, which of the following statements is true?
A. More people bath than shower.
B. More people listen to music to relax than take a bath.
C. Less people run to relax than take a bath.
D. Showering is a more popular way of relaxing than watching TV.
15. of people don’t think that listening to music is the best way to relax.
A. 44% B. 49%
C. 51% D. 56%
【答案】
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