Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?

	Yes	No
Do you easily get angry?
Do you often sleep badly?
Do you get headaches a lot?
Do you take sleeping pills?
Do you find it difficult to relax?
Do you usually hide your feelings?
Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
【小题1】Who has got stress in everyday life?
A. Men and women.          B. Young people.               C. Both A and B.
【小题2】If you have over            problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.
A. two                                    B. three                    C. eight
【小题3】Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams.                      B. Taking sleeping pills.             C. Making money.
【小题4】What’s the easier way to relax your body?
A. Talking with friends.       B Doing relaxing exercises.  
C. Laughing, smiling and crying.
【小题5】The main idea of the passage is           .
A.about stress and how to relieve your stress
B. that there are many reasons for having stress
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress

Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress or not? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
Stress Test

Do you...	Yes	No
Easily get angry?
Often sleep badly?
Get headaches a lot?
Take medicine to help sleep?
Find it difficult to relax?
Usually hide your feeling?
Smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
Find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If your answer "Yes" to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving (减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways-people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should   X  more often, because crying is a natural way of relieving stress.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the reason of the stress?

A．Taking exams.	B．Changing jobs.
C．Taking medicine to help sleep.	D．Making money.

【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Women and young people never have stress.

B．Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.

C．People who answer "No" to all of the questions have great stress.

D．People who answer "Yes "to more than two of the questions have no stress.

【小题3】"X" in the passage should be the word "     ".

A．cry

B．laugh

C．smile

D．smoke

【小题4】The main idea of the passage is      .

A．about stress and how to relieve your stress

B．that there are many reasons for having stress.

C．that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress.

D．that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you live a better life.

Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?

	Yes	No
Do you easily get angry?
Do you often sleep badly?
Do you get headaches a lot?
Do you take sleeping pills?
Do you find it difficult to relax?
Do you usually hide your feelings?
Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
【小题1】Who has got stress in everyday life?
A. Men and women.          B. Young people.        C. Both A and B.
【小题2】 If you have over            problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.
A. two  B. three                    C. eight
【小题3】Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams. B. Taking sleeping pills.   C. Making money.
【小题4】What’s the easier way to relax your body?
A. Talking with friends.       B Doing relaxing exercises.  
C. Laughing, smiling and crying.
【小题5】The main idea of the passage is           .
A.about stress and how to relieve your stress
B. that there are many reasons for having stress
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress

Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.

The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .

How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?

	Yes	No
Do you easily get angry?
Do you often sleep badly?
Do you get headaches a lot?
Do you take sleeping pills?
Do you find it difficult to relax?
Do you usually hide your feelings?
Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?

Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

1.Who has got stress in everyday life?

A. Men and women.          B. Young people.               C. Both A and B.

2.If you have over            problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

A. two                                    B. three                    C. eight

3.Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?

A.Taking exams.                      B. Taking sleeping pills.             C. Making money.

4.What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A. Talking with friends.       B Doing relaxing exercises.  

C. Laughing, smiling and crying.

5.The main idea of the passage is           .

A.about stress and how to relieve your stress

B. that there are many reasons for having stress

C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress

 

What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours, and what makes them run through the streets on a cold day without coats? I was one of those runners.  The race is called marathon (马拉松).
I had never run more than eight miles before, and here I was training.  Since the race is in April, I had to run throughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, just putting on their shirts, sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. I found myself out on the dark streets, running along ice sidewalks (人行道). Even in gloves, my fingers got so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn’t get warm until lunchtime !
Finally, the big day arrived. The weather was cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we started. I didn’t go anywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to wait for them to move.
At first, the running was easy.  The other runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the 20-mile mark I even said to myself, "This is nothing, why did I train so hard?"
Then I hit "the wall". "The wall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my body reached the point and I thought I couldn’t go any more. I was out of breath and my legs turned into pieces of wood.  I was almost falling down.  I can’t remember anything about the last five miles of the race.
I kept running though. At last, I heard a voice at the finishing line.
"You look good," my friend Ted said. "How did it feel?"
"Wonderful !" I replied.
For everything, if you devote yourself into it, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart, I was the winner.
【小题1】Which one best describes the weather on the race day?

A．Cold and rainy.

B．Cold and sunny.

C．Dry and cloudy.

D．Wet and foggy.

【小题2】 How did the writer feel about the race during the first 20 miles?

A．Difficult.

B．Boring.

C．Easy.

D．Interesting.

【小题3】 According to the article, what must someone do to prepare for a marathon?

A．One must eat certain food and get plenty of sleep.

B．One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.

C．One must run along ice sidewalks every day.

D．One must be willing to train a lot and doesn’t give up easily.

【小题4】Then I hit "the wall". What do you think "hit the wall" means here?

A．撞击墙壁

B．到达极限

C．抵达终点

D．中途加速