Question

【题目】How to relax your mind

Nowadays，people everywhere seem to find less and less time available to them, and more and more things to achieve. It’s quite common to find people running around like headless chickens meeting deadlines that they create. One doesn’t have to live this way, in stress and struggle. 【1】

Breathe — I can’t stress enough the importance of learning how to breathe properly, and not only when you’re stressed, but at all times that you can. Learning how to breathe properly at all times is essential. You should try to deepen and lengthen your breath to lower the stress level and promote relaxation.【2】

Relax — We often think that just going to the gym and working out is the right way to go to relax ourselves. 【3】 A good hard workout is good from time to time, but you are still running at full steam ahead and not giving yourself time to relax. So lighting some fragrant candles, taking a slow hot bath or a shower, or meditating for even 10 minutes will do wonders to help you relax your mind and get out of the stress zone.

Let it all out — 【4】 So calling or meeting up with a person who can listen and empathize with us, is often a great way to relax. It’s important that we don’t go into victim mode and get too negative. When we let out our frustrations, it should be done in a positive manner, and with lightheartedness, even joking about the stress we’re under.

【5】 — Probably one of the most difficult skills at first to master, but in the end one of the most rewarding to learn in our fast-paced society is the attitude of gratitude. We can do some gratitude list making right on the spot to get out of our heads and away from all that we wished we had but don’t, and to be thankful for all that we do have. I swear learning how to do this will relax you in a way that will change your life for the better.

Hopefully this article helped you to find an answer to your question about how to relax your mind from stress. Try these techniques and let us know, what works best for you.

A. Be thankful to your friends.

B. Be grateful for what you have.

C. But this pace doesn’t do much for our mind or stress levels.

D. You can either lie down on the floor or sit comfortably to relax yourself.

E. In this article we will present a few tips on how to relax your mind from stress.

F. In addition, deeper breathes help to get rid of harmful substances in your lungs.

G. Sometimes we need to just let out our frustrations and worries to a close friend.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】C

【4】G

【5】B

【解析】

【1】E考查上下文联系。根据后文可知本文是讲述关于如何放松的方法，而选项E意为“在本文中,我们将介绍一些小技巧如何放松你的精神压力”，是对下文的总结，故选E。

【2】F考查上下文联系。根据前文可知这里是讲述深呼吸的作用，而选项F所表达的意思是深呼吸对身体的帮助，符合语境，故选F。

【3】C考查上下文联系。本段讲述的是关于锻炼让自己放松，讲述到了锻炼的速度，选项C意为“这个速度对我们的思维和压力没有什么帮助”，符合语境，故选C。

【4】G考查上下文联系。根据小标题可知，这段讲述的是关于把不好的情绪发泄出来，选项G就是这个意思，符合语境，故选F。

【5】B考查上下文联系。本段讲述的是要对自己拥有的感到满足与尊敬，而选项B就是表达的这个意思，对整段的总起，故选B。