How often do you sit still and do absolutely nothing．The usual answer these days is“never”．or“hardly ever”．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 fl natural part of everyday life．There is no way to avoid it, since it takes many and varied forms-driving in traffic，problems with personal relationships are all different forms of stress．Stress，in fact，is not the“baddy”it is often reputed 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 sight of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress，in whatever form，we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between “fight” or “fright” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life and death．The crisis we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress，it involves the same response．All the energy is shifted to cope with the stress．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 links with stress．
Stress in some people produces stomach disorders，while others experience tension headaches．Since we cannot remove stress from our 1ires，We need to find ways to cope with it．
【小题1】People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because      .

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

    I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class．Having taught in  1for 17 years, I had no  2about my ability to hold their attention and to  3on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．

    I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “  4!”

    The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat  5about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly  6my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect --- perhaps  7their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement．

    My students  8diaries．However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually  9by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today． 10her next lecture will be better．” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a  11theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical  12for all the works we will study in class,” I complained．“How  13they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

    It was a long term, and it  14became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as  15of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise     16questions and provide enough background so that students could  17their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide  18information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!

19, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a  20American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture．

1.A．the UK           B．the US        C．China          D．Australia

2.A．worry            B．idea          C．doubt          D．experience

3.A．impress          B．put           C．leave         D．fix

4.A．Attention        B．Look out      C．At ease        D．Stand up

5.A．puzzled          B．sure           C．depressed      D．worried

6.A．found            B．returned      C．regained       D．followed

7.A．more             B．even           C．yet            D．still

8.A．passed           B．borrowed       C．kept           D．read

9.A．replaced         B．taken         C．caught         D．moved

10.A．Naturally       B．Perhaps       C．Fortunately    D．Reasonably

11.A．different       B．strong        C．similar        D．usual

12.A．happenings      B．characters    C．development    D．background

13.A．should          B．need           C．will           D．must

14.A．immediately     B．certainly     C．simply         D．gradually

15.A．that            B．what          C．those          D．ones

16.A．difficult       B．interesting   C．ordinary       D．unusual

17.A．draw            B．get            C．decide         D．give

18.A．strange         B．standard      C．exact          D．serious

19.A．Therefore       B．However        C．But            D．Though

20.A．normal          B．happy          C．good           D．better