In today’s society, every day may face some kinds of stress (压力) and difficulties from work, school or family. They can influence both our bodies and our minds (头脑). So learning how to deal with (对付) stress is very important for keeping healthy. Well, how do we reduce stress? In my opinion, the best ways are exercise and contacting with nature (亲近自然).
For example, we don’t have to go to a gym or spend much money on exercise. In fact, walking or riding to work is OK for exercise. The second way of dealing with stress is to make contact with nature. You can take many ways, including walking in the forests, hiking in the mountains or walking in the garden. Nature is very great and if you can make contact with her, you can enjoy the smell and the sight of green plants and then let you feel delighted.
Some of these activities can let you get exercise, but also you can enjoy the beauty of your garden every day. So, take my advice and start now if you meet some kinds of stress in your work or study. Good luck!
36.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Stress only comes from school.
B.Stress is only bad for our minds.
C.Reducing stress is not a very important thing for us.
D.Making contact with nature is one of the best ways of reducing stress.
37.The passage says if you want to exercise, you can ________.
A.spend money on it B.walk or ride a bike
C.go to a gym D.get up early every day
38.Which way of making contact with nature is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
A.Walking in the forests. B.Walking in the garden.
C.Hiking in the mountains. D.Watering the flowers.
39.The underlined word “delighted” means ________.
A.happy B.honest C.nervous D.sick
40.What’s the main of the text?
A.Walking in the garden makes you get exercise.
B.Contacting with nature is good for your health.
C.The two ways of dealing with stress are useful for you.
D.Both getting exercise and contacting with nature are not good.
36.D
37.B
38.D
39.A
40.C
【解析】
【分析】
本文主要介绍了减少压力的两种方法:锻炼和亲近自然。
36.B
细节理解题。根据In my opinion, the best ways are exercise and contacting with nature (亲近自然).可知锻炼和亲近自然是我们减少压力的最好的方法,因此亲近自然是我们减少压力的最好方法之一,故选B。
37.B
细节理解题。根据For example, we don’t have to go to a gym or spend much money on exercise. In fact, walking or riding to work is OK for exercise.可知如果你想要锻炼,你可以去散步或者骑自行车去工作,故选B。
38.D
细节理解题。根据You can take many ways, including walking in the forests, hiking in the mountains or walking in the garden可知亲近自然的方法有:在森林中散步,在山上徒步旅行,在花园里散步,因此文中没有提到浇花,故选D。
39.A
词义猜测题。根据you can enjoy the smell and the sight of green plants可知你喜欢绿色植物的味道和景色,因此这是令你感到高兴的,故选A。
40.C
概括归纳题。根据Well, how do we reduce stress? In my opinion, the best ways are exercise and contacting with nature (亲近自然).可知本文主要介绍了减少压力的两种方法:锻炼和亲近自然。故选C。
【点睛】
认真阅读题干,根据题干要求,在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落,进行分析理解,词义猜测,推理判断和概括归纳,选出正确的选项。例如小题2,根据For example, we don’t have to go to a gym or spend much money on exercise. In fact, walking or riding to work is OK for exercise.可知如果你想要锻炼,你可以去散步或者骑自行车去工作,故选B。
阅读短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome(克服)it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
59. to overcome fear | |||
Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60. than you breathe in. You’ll be 61. that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62. for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63. the thinking brain and make you 64. fearful. | ||
Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65. but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66. to face the coming events. | ||
Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67. It’s worth 68. though it takes efforts. |