湖北省黄冈市2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺课外自练（三）及答案.docVIP

湖北省黄冈市2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺课外自练（3）及答案 社会生活类阅读理解 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them. Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers in a good state? All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustration (沮丧)into the open. People who have a row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings. If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill in more fun, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)”is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious. 1. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text? A. Stress is the direct cause of cancer. B. The cause of stress is worthy of serious study. C. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today. D. People who can’t accept a different living standard are less likely to suffer from stress. 2. Judging from the text, the underlined word “row”in the third paragraph most probably means______.　 A. a noisy quarrel　　　 B. a boat journey C. a good relationship　　　 D. a cured disease 3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress? A. Changing our jobs. B. Changing our attitud