Question

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.   Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. essential	B. endangered	C. going	D. performance	E. crises
F. supposed	G. consequence	H. material	I. exposed	J. involves

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the   小題1:  from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is   小題2:  for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as is often   小題3:  to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor   小題4: and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime   小題5:  for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When   小題6:  to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive (遠(yuǎn)古的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The   小題7:  we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it   小題8:  the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes   小題9: . Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it. 

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:F
小題4:D
小題5:H
小題6:I
小題7:E
小題8:J
小題9:B

試題分析：本文講述的是我們?cè)谌粘Ｉ�活中所遇�?jiàn)的壓力，以及我們?cè)撊绾翁幚砦覀冇鲆?jiàn)的這些壓力。
小題1:C 這里是一個(gè)固定搭配go from…to…從…到..；本句是指從早忙到晚。Going是一個(gè)動(dòng)名詞，用the表示特指。
小題2:A 上下文之間存在著轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。雖然我們很忙，但是放松自己是十分的必要的。
小題3:F 本句的supposed表示“被認(rèn)為..”句義：事實(shí)上，它并不是被認(rèn)為的那樣很壞的事情。適度的壓力不是壞事，
小題4:D 本句是指當(dāng)壓力失去控制的時(shí)候，壓力會(huì)導(dǎo)致我們表現(xiàn)糟糕，身體不健康。
小題5:H 有些人不擔(dān)心壓力，這樣的性格是管理責(zé)任的基本原料。也就是說(shuō)如果需要有這樣的管理能力，必須有這樣的性格特征。prime修飾material
小題6:I 本句原料是一個(gè)固定搭配be exposed to…暴露在…之中；接觸…；本句使用形容詞短語(yǔ)對(duì)句中的主語(yǔ)we的情況進(jìn)行說(shuō)明。句義：當(dāng)我們接觸到壓力的時(shí)候，無(wú)論這種壓力是以何種形式，我們都會(huì)在精神上和肉體上做出回應(yīng)。
小題7:E 名詞crise指危機(jī)，本句是指我們現(xiàn)在遇見(jiàn)的危機(jī)不可能和過(guò)去那樣一樣的極端，但是無(wú)論壓力是多么的小，都會(huì)有同樣的回應(yīng)。
小題8:J 動(dòng)詞involve涉及，使…卷入..；本句是指無(wú)論壓力多小，都會(huì)涉及到同樣的反應(yīng)。也就是說(shuō)我們都會(huì)對(duì)這樣的壓力做出回應(yīng)。
小題9:B 形容詞endangered處于危險(xiǎn)中；句義：當(dāng)我們長(zhǎng)時(shí)間暴露在壓力之下，我們的健康就會(huì)受到威脅，會(huì)處于危險(xiǎn)之中。