America’s  No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems”

It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “ Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%),followed by family (30%).Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However , stress is hardly unique to the United States .A British survey in 2013 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2012 that they were experiencing work –related stress at a level that was making them ill .” As a result of “work –related stress, depression or anxiety ,”there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain .”\

The picture is no less bleak (荒涼的) in mainland Europe .According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European Workers across all types of employment sectors .” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”

What about Asia ? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “ Job stress is a  common concern among many countries in the world , both developing and industrialized countries .” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia , including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown .These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

1.What did the author indicate by quoting “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1)?

A. He wanted to talk about health problems in America.

B. He meant to introduce the topic of stress

C. He hoped to emphasize the stress in America

D. He wanted to tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

2.Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. The threat of work-related stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.

B. Stress is always from working and living pressure.

C. Some Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.

D. A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress.

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress

D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

4.It is likely that you’ll read this information in ______.

A. Popular Science             B. New York Medical News

C. Daily Health Report           D. Medicine and Healthcare Journal

5.What’s the best title for this passage ?

A. America’s No.1 Health Problem    B. How to Deal with Stress

C. Attacked by Stress      D. Working Stress around the World

America’s  No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems”
It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “ Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%),followed by family (30%).Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”
However , stress is hardly unique to the United States .A British survey in 2013 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2012 that they were experiencing work –related stress at a level that was making them ill .” As a result of “work –related stress, depression or anxiety ,”there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain .”\
The picture is no less bleak (荒涼的) in mainland Europe .According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European Workers across all types of employment sectors .” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”
What about Asia ? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “ Job stress is a  common concern among many countries in the world , both developing and industrialized countries .” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia , including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown .These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

1. 1.

   What did the author indicate by quoting “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1)?

   1. A.
      He wanted to talk about health problems in America
   2. B.
      He meant to introduce the topic of stress
   3. C.
      He hoped to emphasize the stress in America
   4. D.
      He wanted to tell readers something about American Institute of Stress
2. 2.

   Which of the followings is NOT true?

   1. A.
      The threat of work-related stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS
   2. B.
      Stress is always from working and living pressure
   3. C.
      Some Americans care about international conflict and terrorism
   4. D.
      A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress
3. 3.

   We can infer from the last paragraph that ______

   1. A.
      Asian people are more willing to develop their countries
   2. B.
      the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress
   3. C.
      some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress
   4. D.
      Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe
4. 4.

   It is likely that you’ll read this information in ______

   1. A.
      Popular Science
   2. B.
      New York Medical News
   3. C.
      Daily Health Report
   4. D.
      Medicine and Healthcare Journal
5. 5.

   What’s the best title for this passage ?

   1. A.
      America’s No.1 Health Problem
   2. B.
      How to Deal with Stress
   3. C.
      Attacked by Stress
   4. D.
      Working Stress around the World

America’s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that 75―90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”

It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”

The picture is no less bleak(荒涼的) in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

69. The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______.

A. talk about health problems in America

B. introduce the topic of stress

C. emphasize the stress in America

D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

70. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. The threat of stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.

B. Stress is always from working and living pressure.

C. Some of Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.

D. A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress. 

71. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress

D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

72. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. America’s No.1 Health Problem         B. Attacked by Stress

C. How to Deal with Stress                      D. Working Stress around the World

America’s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that 75—90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”   

It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”  

The picture is no less bleak (荒涼的) in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”  

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

1．The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______. 

       A．talk about health problems in America 

       B．introduce the topic of stress               

       C．emphasize the stress in America         

       D．tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

2．Which of the followings is NOT true? 

       A．The threat of stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS. 

       B．Stress is always from working and living pressure. 

       C．Some of Americans care about international conflict and terrorism. 

       D．A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress. 

3．We can infer from the last paragraph that ______. 

       A．Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

      B．the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress   

       C．some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress 

       D．Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

4．What’s the best title for this passage? 

       A．America’s No.1 Health Problem             B．Working Stress around the World 

       C．How to Deal with Stress                       D．Attacked by Stress

America’s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that 75—90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”　

It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives （39%）, followed by family （30%）. Other sources include health （10%）, concern about the economy （9%） and concern about international conflict and terrorism （4%）.”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”　

The picture is no less bleak （荒涼的） in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”　

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

1．The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” （Para. 1） in order to ______.

　 A．talk about health problems in America

　 B．introduce the topic of stress 　　　　　　

　 C．emphasize the stress in America 　　　　　　

　 D．tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

2．Which of the followings is NOT true?

　 A．The threat of stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.

　 B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

　 C．Some of Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.

　 D．A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress. 

3．We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

　 A．Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B．the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress 　

　 C．some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress

　 D．Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

4．What’s the best title for this passage?

　 A．America’s No.1 Health Problem　　　　　　　

　 B．Working Stress around the World

　 C．How to Deal with Stress　　

　 D．Attacked by Stress

America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’

       It is no exaggeration（夸張）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”

       However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress, depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”

       The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”

       What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.

1．Which of the followings is NOT true？

       A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．

       B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

       C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．

       D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.

2．What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？

       A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.

       B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．

       C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.

       D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．

3．We can infer from the last paragraph that       ．

       A．Asian people lead a better life

       B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China

       C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress

       D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress

4．What would be the best title for the text？

      A．Attacked by Stress                            B．Attention to Health

      C．Effects of Stress                                 D．Health Report

“America’s No.1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated（估計）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”   

It is no exaggeration（夸張）to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”  

The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”  

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”

68. The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______. 

A. talk about health problems in America  

B. introduce the topic of stress  

C. emphasize the stress in America   

D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

69. From the passage we can learn that          .

A. both cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to health

B. stress is mainly from working and living pressure

C. Americans never care about international conflict and terrorism

D. people in mainland Europe are more optimistic than English people

70. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______. 

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress  

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress 

D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

71. What’s the main subject of the passage? 

A. Stress attacking health.                          B. How to deal with stress.

C. A survey on working stress.             D. Health problems around the world.

閱讀文章后，從第55至58題所給A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案

       America’s No.1 health problem？A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says：“it has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems．’’

       It is no exaggeration（夸張）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League，“Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives（39％）．Other sources include health（10％），concern about the economy（9％）and concern about international conflict and terrorism（4％）”

       However, stress is hardly unique to the United States A British survey in 2005 estimated that ‘‘over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill”．As a result of“work-related stress,depression or anxiety”, there are“an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain”

       The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work．“work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors’’ One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”

       What about Asia？A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded，“Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world，both developing and industrialized countries”．The report observed that“several countries in East Asia，including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown”．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.

Which of the followings is NOT true？

       A．Cancer and AIDS are not so threatening as health problems caused by stress．

       B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.

       C．More than one third of adults suffer from stress problems in America．

       D．Stress has become a world-wide problem.

What does the sentence“The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe’’ probably mean？

       A．There is no hope for mainland Europe.

       B．There is no working stress in mainland Europe．

       C．The picture in mainland Europe is very beautiful.

       D．The stress situation in mainland Europe is serious too．

We can infer from the last paragraph that       ．

       A．Asian people lead a better life

       B．industry and economy have grown rapidly in China

       C．some Asians have health problems from employment stress

       D．the rapid economical development is the main reason for stress

What would be the best title for the text？

      A．Attacked by Stress       B．Attention to Health

      C．Effects of Stress            D．Health Report