单选题
While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. "Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men," according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York's Veteran's Administration Hospital. Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than males do under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males. Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress. "It's not necessarily that women don't cope as well. It's just that they have so much more to cope with, " says Dr. Yehuda. "Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men's", she observes, "it's just that they're dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner". Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. "I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-shot deals. The wear-and-tear that comes from these longer relation ships can be quite devastating. " Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college. "I struggled a lot to get the college degree. I was living in so much frustration that that was my escape, to go to school, and get ahead and do better. " Later, her marriage ended and she became a single mother. "It's the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the ear payment, and pay the debt. I lived from paycheck to paycheck. " Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses Alvarez describes. But most women today are coping with a lot of obligations, with few breaks, and feeling the strain. Alvarez's experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.
单选题
Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs? A．Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress. B．Women are still suffering much stress caused by men. C．Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress. D．Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 从文中Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men和Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response，causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than males do under the same conditions．从这两句话可以看出由于激素荷尔蒙的原因，女性在生理上面对压力时更脆弱。文中没有表明女性受到来自男性的压力，故排除B。C和D在前两段中没有说明，故本题答案选A。
单选题
Dr. Yehuda's research suggests that women ______. A．need extra doses of chemicals to handle stress B．have limited capacity for tolerating stress C．are more capable of avoiding stress D．are exposed to more stress
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 首先定位，Dr．Yehuda's出现在第三段，其第一句话Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals，are her increased "opportunities" for stress．女性承受压力的“机会”增多，使得产生压力的化学物质也随之增加。故本题答案选D。
单选题
According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be ______. A．domestic and temporary B．irregular and violent C．durable and frequent D．trivial and random
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 先回到原文第四段，The wear-and-tear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating表明来自这些长久关系的消耗甚至可以是灾难性的。既然是更长的关系，那么压力应该是长期的，所以是durable。文中又说，The kind of interpersonal violence…unfortunately，parents or other family members，and they tend not to be one-shot deals. 其中they tend not to be one-shot deals说明不是一次两次，而是经常性的，所以是frequent。A项(domestic)是对的，文中有提及，但不是temporary，而是durable。B项中的violent是男性面对的压力的特点，而不是女性。D项中的random也是男性面对的压力的特点，而不是女性。故本题答案选C。
单选题
The sentence "I lived from paycheck to paycheck. " (Line 5～6, Para. 5) shows that ______. A．Alvarez cared about nothing but making money B．Alvarez's salary barely covered her household expenses C．Alvarez got paychecks from different jobs D．Alvarez paid practically everything by check
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第五段最后的It's the hardest thing to take care of a teenager，have a job，pay the rent，pay the car payment，and pay the debt．I lived from paycheck to paycheck．说明Alvarez的生活很艰难，选项B“Alvarez的工资仅能支付日常开支”符合文中的意思，故为答案。A“Alvarez只关心赚钱”与原文不符。C“Alvarez从事不同的工作赚钱”在原文中没有体现。D“Alvarez每件东西都是用支票支付的”在原文中没有体现。
单选题
Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A．Strain of Stress: No Way Out? B．Responses to Stress: Gender Difference C．Stress Analysis: What Chemicals Say D．Gender Inequality: Women Under Stress