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 go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential 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 it is often supposed 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 performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. 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.

1．According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.

A．strong will to hold out stress           B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility            D．having control over performance

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.

B．Stress is always harmful to people's health

C．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D．Different people can bear different amount of stress.

3．In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.

A．"expose ourselves to stress"

B．"find ways to deal with stress"

C．"remove stress from our lives"

D．"establish links between diseases and stress"

4．According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.

A．to avoid it                         B．to try to cope with it

C．to regard it as a vital motivation        D．to find some relaxation

As the pace（步速） of life continues to increase , we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact , it is not the bad thing it is often supposed 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 performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand(忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established（确定的）links with stress. Since we cannot 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.

1.According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.

A．not fearing stress

B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility

D．having control over performance

2.Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?

A．We can find some ways to avoid stress

B．Stress is always harmful to people’s health.

C．It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D．Different people can withstand different amounts of stress

3. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to         .

A．“expose ourselves to stress”

B．“find ways to deal with stress”

C．“remove stress from our lives”

D．“establish links between diseases and stress”

4. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is         .

A．to avoid it

B．to try to deal with it

C．to regard it as a vital motivation

D．to find some relaxation

 

The food we eat seems to have great effects on our health. Although science has made great steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to diet as well. Different cultures are subject to certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery.
In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐) and nitrites(亚硝酸盐), commonly used to keep color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels(标签) of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cows and chick and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.
Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although the FDA has tried repeatedly to control these, the practices continue.
【小题1】How has science done a bad service to mankind?

A．Diseases caused by food have been done away with.

B．It has caused a lack of information about the value of food.

C．Some harmful materials have been added to our food.

D．Scientists have made food more expensive to eat.

【小题2】What are nitrates used for?

A．They help process packaged food.

B．They keep the color in meats.

C．They cure diseases of cows and chickens.

D．They cause the animals to become fatter.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．You can find out harmful additives on the packaging labels of food.

B．Drugs given to animals are not all for medical reasons.

C．Researchers knew about the harm of food additives about 60 years ago.

D．Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.

【小题4】According to the passage, the FDA might be _________.

A．an organization which controls the safety of food

B．a producer which makes additives

C．a factory which processes food

D．a hospital which cures cancer

Ten Chinese PhD students are demanding that Beijing Normal University Professor Yu Dan be away from her television show on CCTV 10. They argue that her on-air explanations of Confucius’s Analects（孔子《论语》） are “incorrect and misleading”.

Yu is known for explaining Confucius’s Analects to a TV audience. But some complain that her explanations are unfaithful to Chinese tradition.

But Yu doesn’t seem to worry too much about her critics, saying, “It’s a matter of personal choice. Some like KFC, while others like McDonalds.”

STEALING some online game-player’s password might seem less harmful than credit card theft. It does keep the victim from wearing himself out all night playing. But it is not all that nice, says 19-year-old Zhang Qiwen, in Shanghai.

Last August, Zhang accidentally downloaded a Trojan while playing Warcraft. The Trojan is a type of virus used by hackers to steal people’s passwords. Overnight the Trojan transferred all the “gold” （game credits） from Zhang’s private account to an unknown account. Zhang hopes the police will find and punish the thief, who can also pocket some cash since the stolen “gold” can go on sale online.

New England’s largest indoor public garden has opened here in a historic park, and officials expect it to become a center for learning about plants as well as a top attraction for visitors.

The glass-walled Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, which opened March 2, offers a tropical garden, an orchid garden, and a Mediterranean room with a collection of citrus trees. The center also has two classrooms and will offer gardening classes provided by the University of Rhode Island.

Roger Williams Park, named for the city’s 17th-century founder, also has a zoo. The park already attracts more than 2 million visitors year, and Providence Mayor David Cicilline said that he expects the new center will attract more and more visitors .

1．Which of the following statements is true?

    A．Confucius’s Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now．

    B．19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his “gold”．

    C．The Trojan is a new online game．

    D．The garden is run by a university．

2．We can learn from the passages that        ．

    A．there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

    B．no one likes Yu Dan’s explanation of Confucius’s Analects

    C．Yu Dan won’t show up on CCTV any more for explanation of Confucius’s Analects

    D．now some people make money by stealing online gamers’ game credits and selling them

3．Where is Roger Williams Park?

    A．It’s in England．                        B．It’s in Providence．

    C．It’s in a botanical center．                 D．It’s in a famous zoo．

4．You are very likely to read the passages in        ．

    A．a biology textbook                       B．a fashion magazine   

C．a newspaper                            D．a book review

As the pace（步速） of life continues to increase , we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact , it is not the bad thing it is often supposed 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 performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand(忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established（确定的）links with stress. Since we cannot 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.
【小题1】According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.

A．not fearing stress

B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility

D．having control over performance

【小题2】Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?

A．We can find some ways to avoid stress

B．Stress is always harmful to people’s health.

C．It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D．Different people can withstand different amounts of stress

【小题3】 In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to         .

A．“expose ourselves to stress”

B．“find ways to deal with stress”

C．“remove stress from our lives”

D．“establish links between diseases and stress”

【小题4】 According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is         .

A．to avoid it

B．to try to deal with it

C．to regard it as a vital motivation

D．to find some relaxation