Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Too much stress is bad for your body and soul. Fortunately, even when you can not change astressful situation, you have some control over the way you deal with it.
What is stress? Your body is on the alert, telling you something's wrong and you need to fix it.Stress can cause your endocrine system to produce certain hormones that weaken immune system,damage the heart and blood vessels, and increase chances of colds and other illnesses.
Stress also harms your mind. Stress makes people irritable:they may feel extreme anxiety andlose their ability to concentrate. They may also experience sleeplessness, have an upset stomach,and suffer from headaches and tiredness.Luckily there are various relaxation techniques to relieve stress.
Relaxation through meditation has been proven to relieve stress. Sit in a comfortable positionwhere you won't be disturbed. Close your eyes. Choose a word or phrase to focus on."It's OK,"for example. As you concentrate on breathing, repeat the phrase each time you breathe out. If youget distracted by other thoughts, gently put them out of your mind and return to your phrase.Continue for over 10 minutes. Practice at least once a day.
Do time-travel exercise. When you feel stressed, remember something you felt just as tenseabout a year ago. How important does it seem today? Now try to project a year into the future andlook back on your present trouble. Chances are that your "leap forward" in time will give you abetter viewpoint on what you are going through.
Some other tips to fight stress include: having baths with aromatherapy oils and salts, gettingmore vitamin C, ginseng, or turning to some herbs. Today, an estimated 1 million cups ofchamomile are consumed each day throughout the world, which herbalists recommend as a wonderfulremedy for stress.
What harm can stress do to your body?
根据第二段最后一句"Stress can cause your endocrine system to producecertain hormones that weaken immune system, damage the heart and blood vessels, andincrease chances of colds and other illnesses.”可知，精神压力能使你的内分泌系统产生某些削弱免疫系统的荷尔蒙，损害心脏和血管，并增加患感冒和其他疾病的风险。A项(容易让你发怒)、B项(让你感到焦虑)和C项(使你遭受失眠的痛苦)均不是精神压力给身体带来的损害。故选D。
What does the underlined word"meditation"in Para. 5 mean?
根据第五段第二、三、四句"Sit in a comfortable position where you won't bedisturbed. Close your eyes. Choose a word or phrase to focus on.”可知，坐在一个不会被打扰的舒服位置，闭上眼睛，选择一个单词或短语来集中注意力。由此可推知，meditation意为“冥想，沉思，深思”,与B项(平静地思考)意思最为接近。A项意为“一种宗教习俗”;C项意为“某些药物治疗”;D项意为“定期洗热水澡”。故选B。
How should you deal with other thoughts when you are distracted by them?
根据第五段倒数第三句"If you get distracted by other thoughts, gently putthem out of your mind and return to your phrase."可知，如果你被其他想法分心了，和缓地把它们赶出你的大脑，然后回到你的短语上。由此可推知，当你被其他想法分心时，你应该不去在意它们。故选C。
What is the benefit of a time-travel exercise?
根据倒数第二段最后一句"Chances are that your 'leap forward'in timewill give you a better viewpoint on what you are going through.”可知，在时间上“向前跳”会让你从更好的角度看待你正在经历的事情，即时间旅行练习可以使你更好地看待现在的麻烦。故选D。
What is the author's attitude towards the fight against stress?
根据第一段第二句"Fortunately, even when you can not change a stressfulsituation, you have some control over the way you deal with it.”和第四段"Luckily thereare various relaxation techniques to relieve stress."可知，幸运的是，即使当你不能改变压力大的情况时，你也能控制应付它的方法，而且有多种多样的放松技巧来缓解精神压力。由此可推知，作者认为我们有办法缓解精神压力，对与精神压力的斗争持乐观的(optimistic)态度。B项(怀疑)、C项(中立的)和D项(讽刺的)均不符合题意。故选A。