Is your job doing harm to your health? If you are like a lot of American workers today, you experience a significant amount of stress in work. Stress doesn’t just make you unhappy at work. It can affect your health. Doctors say people under stress have higher blood pressure, even when they are away from work. and they are at a higher risk for death from any cause than those who are more relaxed.
How do you know if your job could be a risk to your health? Some danger signs include difficulty getting to sleep or difficulty waking up in the morning, forgetfulness, aches and pains for no apparent reason, a desire to eat less or tendency to eat poorly, loss of interest in activities, etc. Everyone has bad days in which they feel many of these symptoms, but if you have noticed several of them, and you have experienced them for months, you may need to do something.
If you notice these signs in yourself or your beloved one, check with your doctor to eliminate other possibilities. If the cause does appear to be stress, you should try to make time for yourself away from work. Try relaxing in a warm bubble bath, listening to music, and shutting out the world for a while.
問題:
1.According to the passage, __________.
A.many American workers are under stress lately
B.almost all people know how to get rid of stress
C.most people go to doctors for help whenever they feel themselves under stress
D.it is sure that our work is doing harm to our health
【參考答案】A[考點(diǎn)]推理判斷題
【精析】A 根據(jù)第一段第二句“If you are like a lot of American workers today, you experience a significant amount of stress in work.”可知,如果你和現(xiàn)在許多美國工作者一樣,那么你就處在巨大的工作壓力中。由此可推知,現(xiàn)在許多美國人處于工作壓力中。故選A。
2. How does stress at work affect your life?
A.It makes you unhappy at work.
B.It affects your health.
C.It makes you worry about everything all the time.
D.Both A and B.
【參考答案】D
[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題
【精析】D 根據(jù)第一段第三、四句“Stress doesn’t just make you unhappy at work. It can affect your health.”可知,壓力不僅讓你在工作中不開心,還會影響你的健康,所以選項(xiàng)A、B都正確。故選D。
3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a sign that your job is doing harm to your health?
A.Aches or pains for reasons unknown.
B.Lack of interest in activities.
C.Failing remembering.
D.Eating too much.
【參考答案】D[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題
【精析】D 根據(jù)第二段第二句“…forgetfulness, aches and pains for no apparent reason, a desire to eat less or tendency to eat poorly, loss of interest in activities, etc.”可知,工作中的壓力會使你變得健忘、身體莫名地疼痛、食欲減退、對活動(dòng)喪失興趣等,所以選項(xiàng)A、B、C都是“工作影響健康”的信號。故選D。
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Stressed-out people are more likely to die of any cause than those who are more relaxed.
B.Stressed-out people have higher blood pressure only when they are at work.
C.There are several ways in which stressed-out people can relax themselves.
D.There are many signs of stress, including difficulty falling asleep.
【參考答案】B
[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題
【精析】B 根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句“Doctors say people under stress have higher blood pressure, even when they are away from work.”可知,醫(yī)生認(rèn)為處于壓力下的人們在不工作時(shí),還會有高血壓,所以B項(xiàng)不正確。
5. What can you do if you’ve noticed some of the signs of stress mentioned in the passage?
A.See a doctor and try to relax more.
B.Change to another job.
C.Assume much fewer responsibilities.
D.Let it be.
【參考答案】A[考點(diǎn)]推理判斷題
【精析】A 根據(jù)最后一段第一句“If you notice these signs in yourself or your beloved one, check with your doctor to eliminate other possibilities.”和最后一句“Try relaxing…”可推知,當(dāng)你注意到這些壓力信號時(shí),你應(yīng)該去看醫(yī)生并放松自己。故選A。