大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案

As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabit ofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationis essentialforahealthymindandbody. Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitis oftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationadngivepurposetolife.Itisonly whenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth. Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenot afraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Otherslose heartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactboth chemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthe choicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,but howeverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinued exposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheart diseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwiseto dosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit. 1.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____. a.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselves b.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealth c.theyaretravellingfastallthetime d.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork 2.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________. a.notfearingstress b.knowingtheartofrelaxation c.highsenseofresponsibility d.havingcontroloverperformance 3.Whichofthefollwingstatementsisture? a.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress b.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople