79. Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Paragraph 3) impossible to follow?

　　 A. No one can stay on the same job for long.　　

B. No prescription is effective in reducing stress.

C. People have to get married someday.　　　　　

D. You could be missing chances as well.

78. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ________________.

A. how you can deal with life-changing events　

B. how helpful events can change your life

C. how stressful a major event can be　　　　　

D. how much pressure you are under

77. The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to ___________________.

　　 A. popular avoidance of stressful jobs　　　

B. great fear over the mental disorder

C. a careful research into stress-related illnesses

D. widespread worry about its harmful effects

76. The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us _________________.

　　 A. the way you deal with major events may cause stress

　　 B. what should be done to avoid stress

　　 C. what kind of event would cause stress

　　 D. how to deal with sudden changes in life

75. In terms of moral matters, parents should _____________________.

　 A. follow the rules themselves

　 B. be aware of the huge difference between adults and children

　 C. forbid their children to follow hook teachings

　 D. always ensure the security of their children

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　　 In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Bad events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some helpful life-changing events like marriage.

　　 When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress － it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events dramatically (戏剧性的) affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran titles like "Stress causes illness".　　

　If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy the articles said avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous , many - like the death of a loved one - are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we' re all vulnerable and not active in the face of the difficult situation. But what about human ability and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental pressure.

74. The word “precept” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_________________”.

　 A. opinion　　　　　 B. punishment　　　 C. behavior　　　　　　 D. instruction

73. The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________________.

　 A. parents should be strict with their children

　 B. parental controls reflect only the values of the community

　 C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone

　 D. it’s parents’ and society’s duty to control the children

72. In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents _________________.

　 A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

　 B. should expect a lot of the children

　 C. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

　 D. should create as many learning opportunities as possible

71. Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills, _________________.

　 A. should be avoided

　 B. is universal among parents

　 C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

　 D. will make the child lose interest in learning new things

70. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A. The Non-American Basketball Players　　

B. NBA Is Coming to China

C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA　　　

D. NBA Is Making Big Progress

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　　 In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition (学会) of each new skill m the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

　　 Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe (严格的) over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.

　　 As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

　　 A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.