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2011年6月英語四級閱讀理解模擬題及解析(13)
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. But relaxation is __1__ for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to __2__ it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of __3__ that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some peoplw are not afraid of stress, and such __4__ are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of __5__ difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both physically and __6__. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more __7__ days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same __8__. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued __9__ to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cannot __10__ stress from our lives it would be unwise to do so even if we could, we need to find ways to deal with it.來源：www.exam8.com
A)exposure B)characters C)answer D)chemically
E)avoid F)psychologically G)primitive H)transfer
I)unusual J)control K)remove L)escape
M)response N)backward O)essential
ANSWER:
1.選O)。此處應填形容詞。前文中說人們正在失去放鬆的休閒方式，But轉折表明作者對relaxation的重視態度，只有essential「必須的，重要的」符合文意。
2.選E)。此處應填動詞。前句說Stress is a natural part of everyday life「壓力是日常生活中很自然的一部分」，說明人們不能避免壓力。選項中只有avoid的意思為「避免，消除」，故E)avoid正確。
3.選J)。此處應填名詞。前面說有壓力並不是壞事，適當的壓力能給人以動力，能賦予人生活的意義。只有在什麼時候，壓力才會導致人們表現不佳，身體不好。根據上下文可知get out of control「壓力失控」的時候，才會有不好的結果，故選J)control。
4.選B)。此處應填名詞。前句中not afraid of stress「不怕壓力」是一些人的性格特點，選項中可以表示人的性格特點的詞只有characters，故選B)。
5.選I)。此處應填形容詞，修飾名詞difficulties。一些人遇到......的困難就灰心喪氣，選項中的形容詞中，unusual「不同尋常的」可以說明困難的程度，故選擇I)。
6.選F)。此處應填副詞，與physically相對應，在此physically作為「身體上的」解釋。選項中的副詞有chemically「化學地」和psychologically「精神地」，很明顯兩個副詞中選擇F)psychologically。