Stressful situations are sometimes unavoidabl...

Stressful situations are sometimes unavoidable. Each of us perceives (理解) challenges in our own way and reaction to them also varies. How stressful our life is depends not only on us. 1. And this is something we cannot change.

What if we do not try to change others, but rather try and change our attitude to stress and tension that we often experience at work?

Stretching and doing a short workout

Stretching releases muscle tension that accumulates in your back, shoulders, and neck during the day. Even when your day is extremely busy, do your best and set aside at least 5-10 minutes to do some exercise. There are plenty of exercises you can practise that do not require any special equipment: .yoga, or simple squats (蹲起) - you can pick any kind of workout to your liking. 2. Working out is beneficial for both your body and mind.

Drink a cup of herbal tea

3. Some of them, such as chamomile (甘菊) and peppermint (薄荷) , are a powerful tool helping to fight stress and anxiety. NASA scientists have recently carried out research into the effect of herbs and found out that peppermint scent decreases tiredness by 20% and reduces frustration by 25%, Make a smarter choice and, while at work，drink herbal tea instead of coffee.

Take a stroll (漫步)

Once you find yourself in a different surroundings you will feel much better. 4. Order your favorite drink and distract yourself by watching people go by. If your office is located in an environmentally clean place, for example, near a city park. You can then refresh yourself and relax a bit before you dive back into your working routine.

5.

Call someone who you know can understand and support you when you feel stressed. A study shows that communication with close people, such as your friends or parents, produces oxytocin in your body—the hormone that is needed to successfully fight tension and stress.

A. Drinking herbal tea can effectively relieve tension.

B. Have a chat

C. Physical activity will boost your energy level and help you calm down.

D. Herbs work miracles.

E. Other people influence it as well.

F. If your office is situated in a busy city center, then you can spend your lunch break in a sidewalk café.

G. Find help

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Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.

Being laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.

People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.

Some people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.

The study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.

Shy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.

In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.

1.People in Finland don’t believe other people are making fun of them if _________________.

2.What’s FALSE of the study led by a team from the University of Zurich?

3.The passage is likely to occur in _______________.

4.According to the passage, people who suffer from gelotophobia ______________________.

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When you are dealing with a stressful situation or going through a hard time, people in your life can help you. When someone who cares knows what you’re going through, it helps you feel understood and not so alone.1.Problems seem smaller when you talk about them with the right person. You can do better and find out solutions more easily when you share your problems.

There are lots of different ways to get and give help. 2.Other times you need advice on things. Help can be very easy, like a homework project. Or it can go on for a while, like teaching to bring up a failing grade or advising to get through a difficult situation.

It’s likely you remember times someone helped you. Friends helped you get through sadness or deal with disappointment. 3.Teachers might have guided you through the college application process. 4. You might give a hand to your classmate who met difficulty.

Friends, parents,teachers and other adults can be great resources when you need help. 5.

Doctors can offer specialized help for a health problem. Accountants can be consulted about the tax laws.

A.Having a right person means a lot.

B.Difficulties are everywhere in your life.

C.Parents taught you to stop a bad habit.

D.Sometimes you just want to hear an encouraging word.

E.You need to learn to give help in the right way.

F. And you can also remember times when you helped others.

G. There are also times when you need the extra help that a professional can provide best.

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---The prices of vegetables are going up madly. It’s really too much for us.

---But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _____ constant low temperature, things would not be like this.

A. meet with　　　　　　　　　　 B. have met with

C. met with　　　　　　 　　　　 D. had met with

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---The prices of vegetables are going up madly. It’s really too much for us.

---But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _____ constant low temperature, things would not be like this.

A. meet with　　 B. have met with

C. met with　　 D. had met with

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There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own ideas of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.

For some people，simply being able to live their life with the least misery and sufferings is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of him and accepted by his family and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at too low a level of achievement.

A wise man once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration (挫折）with his own professional success, “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown,” The man added, "You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like，and to which you have given your best effort. ”

1.According to the first paragraph, what is implied as basic in achieving success?

A. Ability and goals. 　　 　　　　 B. Goals and determination.

C. Ability and environment. 　　 D. Goals and environment.

2.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ______.

A. their life is busy and miserable

B. they haven't reached their own standards

C. they set their goals at too low a level

D. they are not rich in material possessions

3.From the last paragraph we can tell that ______.

A. success means achieving great goals

B. success comes from great goal setting

C. success means efforts and favorites pay off

D. success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel

4.The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to give us a clear definition of what success is

B. to talk about how to achieve success

C. to state what our life goal is

D. to discuss the importance of goals

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Most of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience. Between 65,000 and 35,000 years, the planet was much colder than it is now .During that time the temperature also changed a lot,  with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.

A new study from Switzerland throws light on where ice sheets（冰川）inched during the ice age. It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions.

This surprised the researchers from the University of Bern. Scientists have long assumed（假设）that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere（半球）during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land .If surrendered by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.

The researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time. The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact（影响）on ocean currents （洋流）and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too. The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.

It is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.

1.The North Pole is surrounded by land ,while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. So scientists thought that ________.

A．most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere

B．most of the ice melted in the Southern hemisphere

C．The North Pole is colder than South Pole

D．The South Pole is colder than North Pole

2.We can learn from the passage ________.

A．the ice can easily just slip into the ocean

B．volcanoes caused the ice to melt

C．melting just in the Northern hemisphere would have been impossible

D．researchers often use the computer models to help their research work

3.The scientists are not sure________.

A．how long the ice age lasted

B．where ice sheets melted during the ice age .

C．what caused the temperature changes

D．what the earth is made up of

4.Which of the following is NOT right ?

A．The researchers want to know how the melting of ice might affect sea levels by the

computer model.

B．Studies show ice melted equally in the North and the South during the ice age.

C．Most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere（半球）during the 30,000-year long

Ice age.

D．The temperature changes caused the ice to melt.

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Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to 　　 our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or 　　 . It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in 　　 or down in desperation? I believe in the upward look. I choose to 　　 the positive and skip right over the negative.

An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n) 　　 . The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. 　　 , negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations 　　 themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.

　Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) 　　 question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This 　　 me completely by surprise. A little 　　 confidently, I told him that I had 　　 felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.

　By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little 　　 . About a block away, I 　　 over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I 　　 some rare disease?

On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling 　　 again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful 　　 , and the light reflecting 　　 the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis（肝炎）! I wondered how many other folks had 　　 the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total 　　 change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single 　　 observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.

The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.

1.A. shape        B. decide            　　 C. preview　　　         D. transform

2.A. forgive        B. curse                C. praise　　　　         D. regret

3.A. vain            B. anger                C. action　　         　　 D. hope　

4.A. highlight        B. analyze            C. evaluate　　　         D. introduce

5.A. necessity         B. opportunity         C. quality     　　 D. identity

6.A. Actually        　　 B. Consequently        C. Accordingly　　     D. Contrarily

7.A. rely on         B. feed on　         C. go on　         D. take on

8.A. familiar　         B. ordinary             C. odd             D. easy

9.A. got　             B. took                 C. stopped　         D. made

10.A. more　         　　 B. less　　             C. quite　　　　　     D. too

11.A. never　         　　 B. ever　             　　 C. once　　         D. always

12.A. uneasy　         B. unconcerned　     　　 C. unsatisfied　     D. unaffected

13.A. got　             B. came　　             C. took　　         D. pulled

14.A. come up　     　　 B. brought up　         C. picked up　     D. put up

15.A. fine             B. upset　             C. sick　             D. calm

16.A. gray　　         B. blue　　             C. yellow　　         D. red

17.A. in　             B. over　             　　 C. off　             D. through

18.A. quit　             B. adapted　         　　 C. answered　         D. reacted

19.A. liar　　         　　 B. onlooker             C. attendant　         D. stranger

20.A. positive　         B. negative　　         C. careful　　         D. rigid

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Sometimes the best is not available to us, and we just ______ the existing situation.

A.settle for B.substitute for

C.answer for D.make for

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Optimism and pessimism(消极) are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to ________ our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or ________. It’s our decision: from which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in ________ or down in desperation?

I believe in the upward look. I choose to ________ the positive and skip right over the negative.

An optimistic attitude is not a luxury(奢侈品); it’s a(n) ________. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. ________, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations ________ themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.

Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) ________ question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This ________ me completely by surprise. A little ________ confidently, I told him that I had ________ felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.

By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little ________. About a block away, I ________ over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I ________ some rare disease?

On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling ________ again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful ________, and the light reflecting ________ the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had ________ the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total ________ change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single ________ observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.

The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.

1.A. decide　　 B. shape　　 C. preview　　 D. transform

2.A. forgive　　 B. praise　　 C. curse　　 D. regret

3.A. hope　　 B. anger　　 C. action　　 D. vain

4.A. analyze　　 B. highlight　　 C. evaluate　　 D. introduce

5.A. quality　　 B. opportunity　　 C. necessity　　 D. identity

6.A. Actually　　 B. Contrarily　　 C. Similarly　　 D. Consequently

7.A. rely on　　 B. feed on　　 C. go on　　 D. take on

8.A. familiar　　 B. ordinary　　 C. easy　　 D. odd

9.A. took　　 B. got　　 C. stopped　　 D. made

10.A. more　　 B. too　　 C. quite　　 D. less

11.A. ever　　 B. never　　 C. once　　 D. always

12.A. unaffected　　 B. unconcerned　　 C. unsatisfied　　 D. uneasy

13.A. got　　 B. came　　 C. took　　 D. pulled

14.A. picked up　　 B. brought up　　 C. come up　　 D. put up

15.A. sick　　 B. upset　　 C. fine　　 D. calm

16.A. gray　　 B. yellow　　 C. blue　　 D. red

17.A. off　　 B. over　　 C. in　　 D. through

18.A. quit　　 B. adapted　　 C. answered　　 D. reacted

19.A. liar　　 B. onlooker　　 C. stranger　　 D. attendant

20.A. positive　　 B. negative　　 C. careful　　 D. rigid

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