how tired we are, whether we have a balanced diet with enough vitamins and minerals, whether we get enough physical exercise, and whether we can relax.
56. Which is NOT a correct statement about stress?
A. Stress is the cause of our discomfort and should be avoided by everyone. B. Stress may make some people work better and more efficiently. C. Stress may cause people to respond in an unusual way. D. Stress should be viewed as a normal part of our life.
57. According to the passage, people under stress may do all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. overeat B. smoke C. cry D. take drugs
58. The author cites the example of crying baby in order to ______. A. illustrate that some people are not bothered by the baby B. argue that people are different in their behavior and reaction C. track down the event that make people stressful
D. support that stress comes from how people regard the stress
59. According to the passage, stress can be caused by all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. a critical event B. how we view the event
C. our sense of having no control D. or physical condition 60. The tone of the passage is ______.
A. desperate B. informative C. exaggeratedD. indifferent
What kind of home you need to prepare for your dog will depend on what kind of dog it is. Some dogs will spend most of their time outdoors. They will need to have some sort of doghouse that will keep them warm and dry.
Dogs also need exercises. To exercise and play is an important part of a dog's development. Most dogs need to be walked daily for exercise. However, the pet owner must be careful to match the amount of exercise to the age and ability of the dog. Through play, dogs become outgoing pets that are friendly in their interactions (相互配合) with people and other animals. Play not only helps develop a dog's personality, it can also help develop working skills.
61. According to the writer's suggestions, dogs should be fed ____ A. as much as they can eat. B. regularly with balanced food. C. with good food. D. with the food they like. 62. Why is exercise important to the dogs? A. It makes them healthy.
B. It helps to develop friendly character and working skills. C. It helps them to eat more. D. It makes them lovely.
63. What does pet (paragraph 4) mean?
A. A lovely animal B. The dog C. A bird D. The dog owner 64. This passage discusses the following except _____ A. feeding of a dog. B. home of a dog. C. exercise of a dog. D. training of a dog.
(二)
One morning a young woman, who has recently lost her first job, was examining the advertisements in the paper in search of other work. Suddenly she called out to her mother, who was in the kitchen. \to this , Mother !\she cried. \I've found an easy way of making money. \
\the advertisement aloud:\Do you want to make money ? Send me a postal order for five pence, together with a stamped, addressed envelope. You will receive a reply showing you how
to make hundreds of pounds without leaving your house. \
\and two stamps. If he knows how to do that, why doesn't he do it himself? Why does he need to advertise? You won't get an answer. \
\postal order, and sent it off.
Two or three days later she received an envelope with a small piece of paper in it. On the paper were four words:\
65. What must the woman do to know the way of making money? A. Continue to read the latter half of the advertisement. B. Buy some envelopes.
C. Send a postal for five pence and an envelope with a stamp and her address. D. Send some money.
66. According to the story, her mother
A. didn't believe the ad. and didn't want her to do so B. asked her to find out the secret quickly.
C. sent a postal for five pence and an envelop with a stamp and her address D. thought five pence wasn't much. 67. What was the easy way?
A. To send envelopes. B. To send postal order.
C. To make advertisement. D. To learn from the advertiser. 68. This passage is _____
A. an advertisement. B. a humor. C. a serious article. D. a short story.
(三)
That \sweating and gasping (气喘) for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress (压力) of returning to work after the weekend break.
The findings could lead to a better understanding of what causes heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willch of the Free University .\the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,\body before we can understand if they cause heart attacks. \
But although people tend to believe that returning to work increases the risk of a heart attack, both Willch and the Italian researchers admit that it is only a partial answer. Dr. Willch said, \should try to create a pleasant working environment. Maybe this risk applies to those who see work as a burden, and people who enjoy their work are not so much at risk. We need to find out more.\
69. What is the \
A. People have heart attacks, thinking of returning to work.
B. It's a feeling of pain in the chest which makes people sweat and gasp. C. People have more stress, thinking of returning to work. D. It's a feeling of unwilling to go back to work.
70. According to the research from Germany and Italy, \ A. has something to do with heart attacks. B. is the main cause of heart attacks. C. causes stress.
D. prevent people from returning to work.
71. What can we infer from Dr. Willich 's opinion on \
heart attacks?
A. We are not sure whether \ B. \ cause of heart attacks. C. \ D. We should slow down our pace of life. 72. What did Dr. Willich suggest? A. We should learn to enjoy our work. B. We'll see work as a burden.
C. We must find out whether work is a burden. D. We must find out more about work.
(四)
More than 2,500 years ago, a man in India made a discovery. He discovered the cause of unhappiness and its cure. The man was named Siddhartha Gautama, but he is much better known as the Buddha, which means \one of the world's great religions-Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama was born about 563 B. C. His father ruled a small state in northern India. Strangely enough, the man who discovered the cause of unhappiness knew little about it when he was young. His father tried to protect him from all knowledge of sickness, pain, suffering, and death.
In spite of all his father did, Siddhartha did eventually learn of unhappiness. He could never be content when he understood the truth. One night he left his father and his wife and child and gave up his great personal fortune. At first Siddhartha tried to learn wisdom from some holy men. Then he decided to look for the truth within himself. He sat beneath a tree and vowed that he would not leave until he understood the whole meaning of life. He sat there for 49 days, and then the truth came to him. Siddhartha, the seeker for wisdom, 'had become the Buddha-the wise one.