Stress is with us all the time. It
comes from mental or emotional activity as well as physical activity. It is
unique and personal to each of us. So personal, in fact, that what may be
relaxing to one person may be stressful to another. For example, if you're a
busy executive who likes to keep occupied all of the time, "taking it easy" at
the beach on a beautiful day may be extremely frustrating, nonproductive, and
upsetting. You may be emotionally distressed from "doing nothing." Too much
emotional stress can cause physical illnesses such as high blood pressure,
ulcers, or even heart disease. Physical stress from work or exercise is not
likely to cause such ailments. The truth is that physical exercise can help you
to relax and to better handle your mental or emotional
stress.
单选题
Which of the following people would find "taking it easy" stressful?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型。
见文章第五句：For example, if you're a busy {{U}}executive{{/U}} who likes to keep occupied all of the time," taking it easy" at the beach on a beautiful day may be extremely frustrating, nonproductive, and upsetting．选项B．Business executives是答案。
单选题
Which of the following would be a determinant as to what people find stressful?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[分析] 推断题型。
由文章第三句(It is unique and personal to each of us．压力是独特且因人而异的。)和第五句的举例来看，因人而异不是指B．Education所受教育；C．Marital status婚姻状况；D．Shoe size鞋的尺寸，由此可推论出“因人而异”指的是个性不同对压力的感受有所不同，所以选项A．Personality正确。
单选题
This article, published by the Department of Health and Human Services, probably came from the ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[分析] 推断题型。
由于本文是由the Department of Health and Human Services(人类健康和公共事业部)发表的谈论压力问题的文章，应当不属于A．Federal Bureau of Investigation(联邦调查局)；C．Education Administration(教育部)；D．Communicable Diseases Administration(传染病管理部门)负责的范围，而是B．Alcohol， Drug Abuse，and Mental Health Administration(酗酒，滥用毒品和精神健康管理部门)负责的范围。所以选项B正确。
单选题
A source of stress NOT specifically mentioned in this passage is ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[分析] 是非题型。
由文章第二句(It comes from mental or emotional activity as well as physical activity．)可知没有明确提及的压力来源只有选项A．educational activity。
单选题
Physical problems caused by emotional stress can appear as all of the following EXCEPT ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型。
从文章倒数第三句(Too much emotional stress can cause physical illnesses such as {{U}}high blood pressure{{/U}}, {{U}}ulcers{{/U}}, or even {{U}}heart disease{{/U}}．)看出太大的情感压力可能导致身体疾病，包括A．ulcers溃疡；C．heart disease心脏病；D．high blood pressure高血压；选项B．pregnancy没在其中，所以是答案。
单选题
One method mentioned to help handle stress is ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型。
文章最后一句(The truth is that physical exercise can help you to relax and to better handle your mental or emotional stress．)强调：体育锻炼能有助于人们放松且更好地应对精神或情感压力。