There are two leading, complementary views on the sources of workplace stress. Understanding the difference between the two is the first step in learning how to cope with.
The first regards stress as coming from how you your situation. For example, one day your boss emerges from a long, closed-door meeting upset. Then she e-mails you requesting a meeting. Do you think you’d be fired? If your mind starts spinning a disaster, it’s enough to drive your body to a stress . To cope with it, you may not be able to avoid the stir, you can learn to change your response and your mind. Start keeping a list of everything in your day that causes stress. Is there something new or in your work life? Do certain colleagues make your boil? Find how every item the list makes you feel and then ask yourself, “Is my reaction correct?” This step is the to finding a way to deal with them, once you understand where your emotions are coming from.
The other view says outside factors, distressing work environments, mostly drive workplace stress. Common of stress-causing environments include non-communicative bosses, isolating work, and jobs that require much effort but offer little . Finding another job may be the most effective solution in the long run. But until the job market , find ways to regain a sense of control your . If you must endure a two-hour trip in rush-hour traffic to arrive at the office by 9 am, start your workday earlier, so you the worst time to travel. If you can’t your colleagues, shut your office door or take your work to a conference room for part of the day.
A．believe B．perceive C．receive D．relieve
A．feeling B．keeping C．looking D．turning
A．constantly B．currently C．immediately D．occasionally
A．situation B．reaction C．condition D．association
A．and B．even if C．but D．if
A．calm B．change C．set D．speak
A．creative B．different C．familiar D．successful
A．blood B．body C．head D．heat
A．among B．within C．on D．to
A．way B．key C．method D．technique
A．healthier B．newer C．readier D．stronger
A．as B．despite C．except D．like
A．appearances B．atmospheres C．categories D．characteristics
A．socially B．publicly C．organizationally D．personally
A．wealth B．profit C．award D．reward
A．puts up B．calls up C．picks up D．gets up
A．over B．on C．in D．at
A．positions B．properties C．spaces D．surroundings
A．avoid B．miss C．prevent D．resist
A．accept B．convince C．please D．stand
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 36 ．What 37 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 38 ．
Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 40 ．The water it used was 41 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 42 live in the town， 43 water was needed．Now water 44 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 45 money．
The town 46 a plan．It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways．Five 49 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 50 ．They 51 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 52 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 53 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 54 ．The town that saved 55 water
has saved the town！
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Do you know 21 languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them aren’t very 22 . English is one of the most important languages because many people 23 it, not only in England and America, 24 in other countries of world. About 375000000 people speak it 25 their own language, and another 375000000 use it as 26 language. It is 27 to say how many people are learning it. 28 boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.
Many English children study French. French is also a very important language. 29 children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
What is the best 30 to learn a language? We know that we all learnt 31 language well when we were 32 . If we learn a second language in the 33 way, it won’t seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It 34 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to 35 it. It is using the language, 36 in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language 37 , they will learn it 38 .
In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words
through the 39 .You can read them, spell them and 40 them later.
A．how many B．what number C．a lot of D．so many
A．useful B．necessary C．important D．good
A．like B．use C．learn D．speak
A．but B．and C．also D．so
A．like B．with C．for D．as
A．foreign B．a second C．the second D．a special
A．easy B．again C．difficult D．best
A．Millions of B．Million of C．Millions D．Several million of
A．Some B．Other C．All D．Few
A．time B．way C．thing D．place
A．a foreign B．our mothers’ C．other’s D．our own
A．born B．children C．grown D．boys
A．same B．different C．useful D．good
A．does B．says C．listens to D．follows
A．ask B．want C．get D．ask for
A．some time B．sometimes C．all the same D．for the time
A．quickly B．soon C．freely D．hardly
A．mouth B．hands C．ears D．mind
A．listen to B．use C．love D．write
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They 31 their own way to learn the language. Instead of 32 for the teachers to explain, they try to find the pattern and rules for themselves. They are good 33 who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Secondly, 34 language learners are active in 35 , therefore, they do not wait for a chance to use the languages, and they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and let those people 36 them when they make a 37 . They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say 38 things which sound weird. They are willing to make mistakes and try again, when communication is difficult. They can accept information that is 39 or incomplete. It is more 40 for them to learn to think in the language than to know the 41 of every word.
42 successful language learners are learners with 43 . They want to learn language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to 44 with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language 45 because they want to learn it.
A．learn B．observe C．discover D．notice
A．delaying B．waiting C．postponing D．staying
A．finders B．thinkers C．believers D．guessers
A．winning B．lucky C．successful D．flourishing
A．discovering B．memorizing C．learning D．studying
A．correct B．change C．adjust D．mark
A．mistake B．point C．failure D．fault
A．awkward B．strange C．unfamiliar D．curious
A．unobvious B．incredible C．incorrect D．indifferent
A．funny B．interesting C．important D．boring
A．meaning B．content C．context D．explanation
A．Finally B．Secondly C．Thirdly D．Mostly
A．purpose B．interest C．matter D．concern
A．convey B．inform C．report D．communicate
A．regularly B．commonly C．typically D．usually
Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home． 16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily． And even little Alax 17 from time to time． The family were 18 from trip．
But about three hours later things began to 19 ． It was starting to snow． Alvin sped up the car, 20 to arrive home before dark． But it was too dangerous to drive fast now． Because it was snowing more and more heavily． So Alvin had to 21 down． The snow on the 22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to 23 on it． Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow 24 the engine refused to start again．
“The snow doesn’t seem to 25 ． Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked． Clare said she 26 to walk． So they got out of the car with their son and began walking． But 27 was to come． Soon they lost their 28 and had to walk aimlessly on and on．
Night came． They were not afraid of the dark． But they were 29 that poor Alax would die of cold． However, their faith to keep Alax 30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength． They 31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk． They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their 32 again．
One, two, three, …seven days passed． On the eighth day, 33 at last came from Alvin’s parents, t
he police and local people． But the young 34 had to have their feet cut off because of 
the bad frost-bites(冻伤)． Fortunately, there was 35 seriously wrong with little Alax．
A．Still B．Even C．Yet D．Ever
A．cried B．jumped C．smiled D．sang
A．taking B．having C．enjoying D．starting
A．work B．change C．come D．finish
A．phoning B．deciding C．thinking D．hoping
A．get B．slow C．go D．look
A．land B．highway C．fields D．car
A．walk B．sit C．stay D．wait
A．and B．but C．or D．for
A．fall B．end C．continue D．melt
A．liked B．preferred C．decided D．wished
A．better B．something C．nothing D．worse
A．hope B．luck C．way D．money
A．certain B．afraid C．sorry D．sure
A．happy B．silent C．alive D．dead
A．slept B．walked C．watched D．ate
A．heads B．eyes C．hands D．feet
A．danger B．help C．luck D．news
A．husband B．wife C．couple D．baby
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ___16___ at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mom believed I would learn when I was ready. But the ___17___ never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was ___18___ at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ___19___me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ___20___.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ___21___ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish ___22___ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he ___23___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every ___24___, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---___25___ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd burst into laughter. My face turned ___26___ and I ran back home ___27___, expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at ___28___. Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ___29___, but , in the end .the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture ___30___; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
A．custom B．games C．characters D．language
A．success B．study C．time D．attempt
A．aim B．joke C．nod D．stare
A．cared about B．laughed at C．argued with D．asked after
A．decision B．permission C．information D．preparation
A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled D．kept
A．farm B．stand C．pond D．market
A．guessed B．forgot C．doubted D．ignored
A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement
A．forcing B．allowing C．persuading D．leading
A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red
A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted
A．service B．home C．risk D．root
A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident
A．thrown B．lost C．divided D．reflected
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