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● Russian great tennis player Sharapova will not be playing in the MPS Group Championships, which begins in the US on Monday. Sharapova was missing the Sony Ericsson Open the week before last in Miami. She may continue training for the WTA Rome event at the beginning of May. 56. Liu Xiang’s foot operation was successfully done in December in ________. A. Miami B. Rome C. the United States D. Shanghai 57. How long has Kaka not played football because of his foot injury? A. More than a month. B. About a year. C. About four weeks. D. Three months. 58. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. Emma started school at the age of 19. B. Sharapova may play in the WTA Rome event. C. Kaka was hurt by other players. D. Liu Xiang returned to Shanghai for an ad. 59. Among the four persons, _______ isn’t a sports star. A. Sharapova B. Liu Xiang C. Emma D. Kaka B You feel sick, so you go to the doctor. She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks what you’ve been thinking about lately. When you leave，she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily. She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness. Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave(行为) in the way that do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system(神经系统). Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an effect on the health of your body. Stress(压力，紧张) is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect. In fact, stress is necessary. Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored to death. But too much stress can hurt you. Itcan weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can even make you more likely to have an accident. When you feel stress, your brain(大脑) sends a message to your body to produce achemical called adrenaline(肾上腺素). Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heart beat. Today you have a different kind of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, so you don’t use up all that adrenaline. It is just bottled up inside you, and that’s what can do something bad to you. What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can’t change a stressful(有压力的) situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to. A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful. The link(关联) between your body and brain works in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and eat rich meals. Some people take a vitamin pill(维生素药片)every day. Another thing that you can do is daily exercise. If you go walking or do dancing or work out at the gym, you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline. Of course, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly. Anyone with a continuing physical problem should see a doctor before starting any exercise. 60. A psychologist is a person who may help you with your ______. A. illness and abilities B. thoughts and behaviour C. mind and nervous system D. physical activity and daily exercise 61. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. You shouldn’t go to the gym(体操房) if you are under stress. B. One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline. C. Diseases and accidents are caused by stress. D. Everyone needs stress to improve himself. 62. From the last sentence of Paragraph 5 we can infer that ________. A. it’s difficult to change a stressful situation B. it’s not stressful when a good change takes place C. a big change will cause another stressful situation D. a stressful situation can’t be changed without any effort 63. What is probably the best title for this passage? A. The body-Brain Link B. The Causes of Stress C. The Advice on Health D. The Nervous System C One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓)，they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out.A while later they indeed saw mice running out,one after another.Then,everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up,they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts,the mice finally got out. However,it was strange that after they came out of the hole,they did not run away immediately.Instead,some chased after the other near the mouth of the hole.It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬)the tail of the other. Everyone was puzzled,so they stepped nearer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything,and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape. After seeing what happened,everyone was speechless and lost in thought.During the meal time,the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice. One serious American official said： “I think the relationship(关系) between those two mice was that of king and guard.”The others thought for a while and said：“That was why!” A smart French said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.”Again the others thought for a while,and all felt it made sense. A Japanese said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.”Once again the others thought for a while,and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time. At that moment,one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship? ” Suddenly,the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless.The American official,the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(惭愧),and did not dare to answer. (责任编辑：admin) |