Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehow,theresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike“Stresscausesillness!”Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.
Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription(处方)forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.
Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerable(脆弱的)andpassiveinthefaceofadversity(逆境).Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity?Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalvigorthantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmetalstrain.
1.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus________.
A)thewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestress
B)whatshouldbedonetoavoidstress
C)whatkindofeventwouldcausestress
D)howtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife
2.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto________.
A)widespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffects
B)greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause
C)anintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnesses
D)popularavoidanceofstressfuljobs
3.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows________.
A)howmuchpressureyouareunder
B)howpositiveeventscanchangeyourlife
C)howstressfulamajoreventcanbe
D)howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents
4.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”(Line1,Para.3)impossibletofollow?
A)Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.
B)Noprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress.
C)Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.
D)Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.
5.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome____.
A)nervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties
B)physicallyandmentallystrained
C)morecapableofcopingwithadversity
D)indifferenttowardwhathappenstothem
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