英語六級閱讀沖刺練習題1

　　The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Somepeople thrive on stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerialresponsibilities. Others crumple at the sight of unusual difficulties.

　　When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. Infact, we invoke the “fight” mechanism, which in more primitive days made the differencebetween life and death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but howeverminimal the stress, it involves the same response. All the energy is diverted to cope withthe stress, with the result that other functions, such as digestion, are neglected.

　　It is when such a reaction is prolonged, through continued exposure to stress, thathealth becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure, coronary heartdisease(冠心病)all have established links with stress. The way stress affects a person alsovaries with the individual. Stress in some people produces stomach disorders, while otherssuccumb to tension headaches. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need tofind ways to cope with it.

　　英語六級閱讀沖刺練習題

　　1.The reason that many people find it very difficult to relax these days is that ___.

　　A.they are working harder than they used to be.

　　B.they are often too busy to find the time.

　　C.they are suffering from the effects of stress.

　　D.they are not clear of how to relax by themselves.

　　2.We learn from the passage that ___.

　　A.how much stress one can bear depends greatly on whether he knows the art ofrelaxation.

　　B.people in primitive days survived from stress because they found certain mechanismto cope with it.

　　C.if one gets into the habit of relaxing every day he can overcome stress easily.

　　D.stress can lead to serious health problem if one is exposed to it for too long.

　　3.The sentence “Stress, in fact, is not the ‘baddy’ it is often reputed to be”suggests that ___.

　　A.stress used to have a bad reputation of causing ill health.

　　B.we should not take it for granted that stress is unavoidable.

　　C.stress is not so terrible as people often believe it to be.

　　D.people do not think stress is as harmful as it was before.

　　4.The pronoun “it” at the end of the passage refers back to __.

　　A.ill health

　　B.exposure

　　C.reaction

　　D.stress.

　　5.What is writer’s attitude to stress according to the passage?

　　A.Stress as well as relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

　　B.Stress produces both positive and negative effects on people.

　　C.Stress should not be eliminated completely from the life.

　　D.People usually work better under stress if they are healthy.

　　英語六級閱讀沖刺練習題答案

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　　英語六級閱讀沖刺練習題2

　　For four lonely years, Evelyn Jones of Rockford, Illinois, lived friendless and forgotten in oneroom of a cheap hotel. “I wasn’t sick, but I was acting sick,” the 78-year-old widow says. “Everyday was the same—I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup.” Then, sixmonths ago, she was invited to “The Brighter Side”—Rockford’s day care center for the elderly.Every weekday morning since then, she has left her home to meet nine other old people in achurch for a rich program of charity work, trips, games, and—most important of all—friendlycompanionship.

　　Just a few years ago, there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in theirown homes and being totally confined in nursing homes. Many of them were sent to resthomes long before they needed full-time care. Others like Mrs. Jones, were left to take care ofthemselves. But in 1971, the White House Conference on Aging called for the development ofalternatives to care in nursing homes for old people, and since then, government-supportedday-care programs like The Brighter Side have been developed in most big American cities.

　　“This represents a real alternative to the feared institution and makes old people believethey have not left the world of living,” says Alice Brophy, 64, director of New York City’s Officefor the Aging. “They do well at the centers, and I hate it when people describe us as elderlyplaypens.” New York’s 138 centers encourage continuing contact for the aged with thecommunity’s life. The centers serve more than 15,000 members, and volunteer workers arealways looking for new ones. If someone doesn’t show up at the center for several days in arow, a worker at the center calls to make sure all is well. And although participation in thecenter is free, those who want to can pay for their lunches.

　　No normal studies have been made of these centers for the elderly, but government officialsare enthusiastic. In the future, the Public Health Service will do a study to decide if theprograms can receive federal Medicare money. And the old people themselves are very happywith the programs. “There is no way,” says Evelyn Jones, smiling at her new companions at theBrighter Side, “that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel.”

　　英語六級閱讀沖刺練習題

　　1.What is the main idea of the article?

　　A.Day care centers may be able to receive federal Medicare money.

　　B.Day care centers can make life better for elderly people.

　　C.Many old people in the United States are lonely.

　　D.Old people have no place in their society.

　　2.According to Para 2, why did many old people have to go to nursing homes?

　　A.They need full-time care.

　　B.They wanted to go there.

　　C.They were sent there.

　　D.They were volunteers there.

　　3.According to Alice Brophy (in Paragraph 3)___.

　　A.the centers are like elderly playpens.

　　B.the old people do well at the day care centers.

　　C.old people like nursing institutions.

　　D.outside the Brighter side they don’t work for the old.

　　4.“This represents a real alternative to the feared institution.” (in Paragraph 3) Inthe sentence “this” means ___.

　　A.most big American cities.

　　B.rest homes.

　　C.day care programs.

　　D.the White House Conference on aging.

　　5.How does the writer of the article seem to feel about day care centers for theelderly?

　　A.The writer approves of them.

　　B.The writer disapproves of them.

　　C.The writer thinks nursing homes are better.

　　D.He doesn’t say anything about it.

　　英語六級閱讀沖刺練習題答案

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