大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（二）
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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 lift,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 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推想，料想 to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn 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 signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between \or \\and in more
primitive days the choice 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 serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with 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. are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____. do not know how to enjoy themselves do not believe that relaxation is important for health are travelling fast all the time are becoming busier with their work to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________. fearing stress the art of relaxation sense of responsibility control over performance
of the follwing statements is ture can find some ways to avoid stress is always harmful to people
is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.
people can withstand different amounts of stress Paragraph 3, \ a.\ b.\ c.\
d.\
the last sentence of the passage,\so \refers to ______. a.\
b.\ c.\
d.\ 答案：dadbc 七
In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the . epual. Some of them decided to \out\of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called \your own thing.\A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called \philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's
followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana.
Not all communes believed in the philosophy of \you own thing,\in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's \good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an \together so that they will all become one.
did some young Americans decide to \during the 1960s
were not satisfied with American society. wanted to grow marijuana.
wanted to go to the Vietnam War. did not want all people to be equal.
大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案
