Stress Free Photocopier Buying a copier for your small or home office can be a real time
What does the advertisement NOT emphasize?
A.The cost
B.The speed
C.The size
D.The color
What does the advertisement NOT emphasize?
A.The cost
B.The speed
C.The size
D.The color
第1题
A.gender similarities
B.gender roles
C.the free will of us
D.the effect of learning
第2题
A.To take an eight-week evening course on meditation skills and stress-relief
B.To call for a free 15-minute shoulder-and-neck massage
C.To use five family days
D.To ask for sick leave
第3题
Every month【C8】______a new article or book to read about stress; we can even take courses in "stress【C9】______"All of these ideas are certainly very【C10】______, -- that is, ff you leave out the fact【C11】______the pressure to avoid stress is just making people more【C12】______. The more good【C13】______I read about how to live with stress,【C14】______. I know I'm supposed to schedule free time【C15】______take it easy, but I just keep putting it【C16】______. 1 know I should practice deep breathing and muscle【C17】______techniques, but I'm too lazy. So I feel guilty. I feel like a failure. And that causes me more【C18】______than the stress I'm living with in the first place. In fact, if I hear one more good idea【C19】______coping with stress, I think I'll【C20】______.
【C1】
A.reduces
B.relieves
C.restricts
D.reveals
第4题
EXPRESS PRINT has opened a new office in this area. Please call in to discuss your photocopying requirements.
A.Telephone our new office if you want to order anything.
B.Visit our new office and talk to us about what you need.
C.Contact us with your requirements when you open a new office.
第5题
?Read this text about stress free home-office.
?Choose the best sentence from the sentences that follow to fill each of the gaps.
?For each gap 9-14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.
?Do not use any letter more than once.
Stress Free Home-office
Ah, the carefree life of the work-from-home professional—no coworkers to interrupt you, no boss looming over your shoulder, no clock to punch. You can come and go as you please, dress however you like, and attend your child's soccer games.
A working life without stress. Dream on. Ask anyone who works from home, and they'll tell you a different story—complete with interruptions from family members and neighbors, no tech support, and the difficulties of keeping to a schedule and maintaining any kind of productivity. (9) .
"Many of my clients thought they would be less stressed when they left the corporate workplace, but the enemy is within," says Barbara Reinhold at Smith College. "It's not a function of getting rid of stress. It's a matter of managing stressors. "
(10) . In May, the Harvard School of Public Health released a study that found women in stressful jobs more likely to report poor health than those in relatively undemanding jobs did.
Whether you work at home full-time or once in a while, you'll be happier and get more done if you follow these precepts.
1. Take Control
When you show up for your first day at an office, the tools you need are waiting on your desk. It's not so easy when you work out of your house. Take time up front to get prepared and organized. "Feeling out of control—nothing is as stressful as that," Reinhold says. "One of the most important stressors in that regard, research has shown, is a cluttered office. (11) . We're not sure what's under them, and we're not sure we can find something we need. "
2. Get Comfortable
When you are refreshed, you are more productive and less irritable. Too many home professionals ignore this fundamental truth, spending their days working in poor light, seated in an uncomfortable chair at a desk that's too high or too low. (12) . A few inexpensive changes can improve your work.
3. Set Boundaries
One of the advantages of working from home is spending more time with your family. (13) . "Balancing the increasing demands of work with the pressures of managing family and home can be a challenge," acknowledges Harriet Schechter, author of Conquering Chaos at Work. Don't just ignore that your home and office overlap; create some boundaries that allow for synergy between the two. (14) .
A. Stacks and stacks of papers make most of us feel a little subliminally crazy.
B. Stress is serious business.
C. A home office doesn't eliminate work anxieties; it just reshuffles them.
D. Your family is the most important element in your life.
E. That way you can take advantage of the best of both worlds.
F. That also can be one of the disadvantages.
G. You may have converted the baby's old room to an office, but have you done a thorough job?
H. A working life without stress.
(9)
第6题
【C1】
A.at
B.in
C.on
D.with
第7题
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Follow the following tips to reduce your stress to manageable levels! Avoid “ Must” think. Let go of the notion that you must do something in a certain way—for example, “I must get a great score on a test, or else.” This thought pattern only adds to the stress you’ll feel. Evaluate your situation coldly and analytically, and not as a “life or death” situation. Watch the Mess. Don’t study in a messy or cramped area. Clear yourself a nice, open space that’s free of distractions. Set Manageable Goals. Break large projects into smaller and doable parts and you’ll feel a positive sense of accomplishment as you finish each part. Ocean Dumping. Visualize yourself walking on a beautiful beach, carrying a sand pail. Stop at a good spot and put your worries into the pail. Drop the pail and watch as it drifts away into the ocean. Think Good Thoughts. Create a set of positive but brief affirmations and mentally repeat them to yourself just before you fall asleep at night, and you will feel a lot more positive in the morning. Imagine Yourself Succeeding. Close your eyes and remember a real life situation in which you did well. Imagine facing your stressful situation with the same feelings of confidence. Use Your Bed for Sleeping, not Studying. Your mind may start to associate your bed with work, which will make it harder for you to fall asleep.Soothing Sounds. If you want to play music, keep it low in the background. Classical music especially can aid the learning process. Take a Hike, Pal. Need a study break? Take a short, brisk walk. Clear your mind.
26.If you meet a great difficulty, how can you reduce your stress?
A.To retreat from it.
B.To imagine that you are successful.
C.To turn to others.
D.To divide it into small parts and finish them one after another.
27.“Ocean Dumping” really means ____.
A.putting things into the ocean B.forgetting one’s worries
C.swimming in the ocean D.sailing across the ocean
28.The passage might be taken from ____.
A.a science fiction B.a report of a psychologist
C.a popular magazine D.a text book
29.According to the passage, which kind of people are easy to come under pressure?
A.Open minded people. B.People with tidy habbits.
C.Self confident people. D.Work addicts.
30.As for the following statements about how to reduce one’s stress, which one hasn’t been mentioned?
A.To work in a nice and neat environment.
B.To smile when one fails.
C.To divide an object into small parts.
D.To have a rest after a long time’s work.
第8题
第二篇
Dorothea Dix left home at an early age-of her own free will-to live with her grand-mother.
At fourteen, Dorothea was teaching school at Worcester, Massachusetts. A short time after she had begun teaching, she established a school for young girls in her grandparents' home. Stress was placed on moral character at Dorothea's school, which she conducted until she was thirty-three.
She was forced to give up teaching at her grandparents' home, however, when she became ill. A few years of inactivity followed.
In 1841 Dorothea began to teach again, accepting a Sunday school class in the East Cambridge, Massachusetts, jail. Here, she first came upon insane people locked up together with criminals.
In those days insane people were treated even worse than criminals. There were only a few asylums(精神病院)in the entire country. Therefore jails, poorhouses, and houses of correction were used to confine the insane.
Dorothea Dix made a careful investigation of the inhuman treatment of the insane. It was considered, unfeminine (不适合女性的)for a woman to devote herself to such work at this time. But this did not stop Dorothea Dix in her efforts to provide proper medical care for the insane.
Gradually, because of her investigations, conditions were improved. More than thirty mental institutions were founded or re-established in the United Stated because of her efforts. Dorothea also extended her investigations to England and to other parts of Europe.
During the Civil War, Dorothea served as superintendent(管理人)of women hospital nurses in the Union army. When the war was over, she returned to her work of improving conditions for insane people.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Treatment of Mental Illness
B. The Life of a Young English Woman
C. Social Problems of the nineteenth Century
D. An American Humanitarian
第9题
The college Counseling Service is located in the North Building. The counselors are Ms. Penny Rawson and Ms. Ann. I have asked Ms. Rawson to join us today to discuss their role. Ms. Rawson
Ms. Rawson: Thank you. Both Ann and I are full-time counselors. Students either come to us on their own or are referred to us by a tutor. We are here to help them with any problems, no matter how great or small, such as homesickness, relationship difficulties, death and separation, sexual problems, undue stress due to work and so on. You will not be the first to be homesick, find college life stressful, or decisions problematic. So please don't hesitate to come and have a chat if there is anything bothering you.
This is a confidential service but we are willing to arrange with your course directors, your tutors, Student Union officers, career department or doctors. We can also put you in touch with ouside counseling services. As a part of the university, all counseling is free of charge for full-time students. I know some of you may feel that seeing a counselor has a stigma attached to it, but let me assure you that even the best balanced individuals encounter situations where they need someone to talk with. So please don't hesitate. You're welcome to make use of this service. We hope you will en- joy your studies at the university. Thank you.
Who might be the first speaker?
A.A student
B.A counselor
C.A course director
D.A Students Union officer
第10题
W: Thank you. Both Ann and I are full-time counsellors. Students either come tons on their own or are referred to us by a tutor. We see students individually, run group therapy sessions and courses of sessions as we think necessary. We are here to help with any problems? no matter how great or small, such as homesickness, relationship difficulties, death and separation, sexual problems, undue stress due to work and so on. You will not be the first to be homesick, find college life stressful, or decisions problematic. So please don't hesitate to come and have a chat if there is anything bothering you.
This is a confidential service but we are willing to arrange with your course directors, your tutors, Student Union officers, career department or doctors. We can also put you in touch with outside counselling services. As a part of the university, all counselling is free of charge for full-time students. I know some of you may feel that seeing a counsellor has a stigma attached to it, but let me assure you even the best balanced individuals encounter situations where they need someone to talk with. So please don't hesitate.
You're welcome to make use of this service. We hope you will enjoy your studies at the university. Thank you.
Who might be the first speaker (the man)?
A.A full-time student.
B.A famous counsellor.
C.A course director.
D.A Student Union officer.