We all face quantities of stresses in day-to-day living, whether at work, in the home, or anywhere in between. Here's how stress can help us on an everyday basis.
◆Sharperung your memory.
Did you ever notice that sometimes when you are stressed, your memory seems to improve? Remember that test you passed where the answers seemed to come out of nowhere? It's because of stress hormones（荷尔蒙）that increase your alertness when it's most needed.
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Successful employees turn stress into motivation. Have you ever noticed that you get the least amount of work done when you have the fewest deadlines? Too little stress can affect how much you actually get done. When you take risks and choose to get over the difficulty, it improves your mental toughness and self-confidence.
◆Helping you resist the attack of illness. Believe it or not, the right kind of stress can help your body's defenses against illness. When you get sick, stress causes you to make hormones that battle threats to your health. That burst of stress is helpful to your immune system when your body faces a threat.
◆Making your life more interesting.
Think about some stressful situations that we consciously put ourselves in to make life more interesting and enjoyable, like asking someone out on a first date, conquering a known fear, or learning something new. These may not immediately come to mind when you think of stress because of the positive outcomes.
| A．Helping you get an advantage at work. |
| B．Helping you get through difficult times. |
| C．This will happen whenever you are stressed. |
| D．That's one way your brain responds to stress. |
E. You need a healthy immune system to help fight off diseases.
F. But they're the types that can help you achieve fulfillment and happiness.
G. But handled properly, stress can have many benefits for the body and mind.
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______ But science may have just proved them right because beautiful women are more likely to have daughters than their plainer counterparts, according to a study.
As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks, this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground. ______ For example, Yasmin Le Bon is signed to the same modelling agency as her daughter Amber, and Jerry Hall's daughters Elizabeth and Georgia Jagger have both taken to the catwalk.
Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, of the London School of Economics, analysed data from a survey of 17,000 babies born in Britain in March 1958 and tracked them throughout their lives. ______ When they reached 45, they were asked about the gender of any children they had.
Those rated as attractive were equally likely to have a son or daughter as their first child but the unattractive sorts were more likely to have a son. ______
Dr Kanazawa believes that parents tend to produce children who benefit from their own features. ______ So it pays for attractive women to have daughters. But couples blessed with strength and aggression rather than looks are better off having boys, as these characteristics are of more use to males.
| A．Women are becoming more beautiful over the generations because attractive women have more children than plain ones. |
| B．Single girls have always complained that good-looking men are difficult to find. |
| C．Beauty is of more benefit to a woman than a man. |
| D．At the age of seven, their attractiveness was rated by their teachers. |
E.Put another way, the beautiful women were more likely to have daughters.
F.And it may also explain why many models have daughters who follow in their fascinating footsteps.
G.Famously good-looking parents like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are more likely to have girls than uglier couples.
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Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language．Of all．It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 % of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7％．So，while your mouth is closed，just what is your body saying．．．
Arms. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way．
If someone upsets you，just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy.
Head．When you want to appear confident，keep your head level. If you are monitor in class，you can take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously．
Legs．Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies．If you are at interviews, try to keep them still
Posture．A good posture makes you feel better about yourself.This makes breathing more difficult，which in turn make you feel nervous or uncomfortable．
Mouth．When you are thinking，you often purse(皱拢)your lips．You might also use this position to hold back all angry comment you don't wish to show.
| A．If you are feeling down, you normally don't sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. |
| B．If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this. |
| C．Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. |
| D．How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. |
E. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you’re not pleased.
F. However, to he friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.
G. Don’t say too much when you're happy,
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The Value of Tears
Tears can ruin make-up, bring conversation to a stop, and give you a runny nose. Tears leave you embarrassed and without energy. Still, crying is a fact of life, and your tears are very useful. Even when you’re not crying, they make a film over the eye’s surface.
When tears fall, they reduce stress. But we tend to fight them for all sorts of reasons. “People worry about showing their emotions（情绪）, afraid that once they lose control they’ll never get it back.” After we cry, the feelings that caused the tears often disappear.
Sometimes people become much stressed and can’t cry. Whatever emotion they are feeling — shock, anger, fear, or sadness— is being held back.
But everyone has the need to cry. Psychologist Vera Diamond explains that her treatment often consists of giving people permission to cry. Patients practice crying just to become used to expressing emotions. She suggests safe, private places to cry, like under the bedcovers or in the car. Crying is a way of ease tension, but people don’t like it when others cry because it makes them tense.
And they’ll do just about anything to make you stop.
In certain situations, such as at work, tears are not appropriate. It’s good not to cry during a tense business discussion. You should also act out the whole situation again and be as noisy and angry as you like. It will help you feel better. “And,” she adds, “Once your tears have taken away the stress, you can begin to think calmly of ways to deal with the problem.”
Tears are a sign of our ability to feel. If you find yourself near someone crying, deal with it. And never be afraid to cry yourself.
| A．They too may be holding back a need to cry. |
| B．They cry for different reasons. |
| C．She gives crying exercises. |
| D．It contains a chemical against infection（炎症）. |
E. The fact is no emotion lasts forever.
F. It forms in response to the stress on the surface of the eye.
G. But once you’re safely behind closed doors, don’t just cry.
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If you participate in an online class, it is best to think of it as just another class. If you think that you will have less work, less stress, and more time on your hands, think again. Most students work harder in an online class than in a traditional classroom setting.
_____ However, many students take this flexibility for granted. They will rarely participate in their online classes. This is one of the main reasons why people fail when participating in an online class.
The key to success is time management and organization. Treat this class the same way you would treat a traditional class. ______ But, in an online class, the students have to read the text, read the professor’s lecture notes, Participate in online discussion forums, take exams, prepare essays, prepare individual or group assignments,etc. All of these must be done with very little help. So, if you are not self-motivated and disciplined, online learning is probably not for you.
Create a schedule for working on your assignments. Make sure your family members are aware of your schedule so you won’t be bothered during these times. ______ Treat those times as you would if you had to physically attend a class.
Be sure you have the Tech Support phone number dandy as well, in case computer problem arise. ______ That way, you won’t miss any assignments or deadlines due to technical difficulties.
______ If you have some emergencies, you could end up missing a deadline and lowering your grade. Make sure you know your professor’s policy for accepting late assignments. Be sure to read comments given to you by your professor and always ask for help if you need it. These tips will help you to succeed in your online course.
People can attend online classes at any time.
No matter what happens, stick to your schedule.
Try to have a back-up computer that you can use.
Don’t wait until the last minute to submit assignments.
Communication online makes contact with each other easier.
Be sure you have the contact information for at least 2 other students.
In a traditional class, you have an instructor who leads lectures and discussions.
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Possessing a car gives one a greater degree of freedom. With the building of good fast motorways, long distances can be covered rapidly and pleasantly. You will no longer be forced to rely on public transport and work locally. You can choose from a greater variety of jobs and probably changes your work more frequently as you are not limited to a small area.
Although you can afford to buy it now, you have to consider the future. However large the first sum you have to pay, you have to spend more in running the machine—the various taxes, the fuel, and of course the repairs. The last is especially endless. Any single repair may cost you thousands.
As more and more cars are produced and used, an even larger amount of poisonous gas is being sent out. Some of the contents of this gas, such as lead, can cause actual harm to the health of people. Many of the minor illness of modern industrial society, headaches, tiredness, and stomachaches may just arise from the gas.
It has been said that when a man is sitting behind the wheel, his car becomes the display of his personality. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind the wheel. They are ill-mannered and aggressive and selfish. All their hidden character seems to be brought to the surface by act of driving.
Traveling by car actually brings more inconvenience. Driving a car may be more comfortable than taking a crowded bus. But any advantage of driving a car is often gone in traffic jams, endless queues of cars through all the main streets.
| A．Driving a car often brings out a man’s worst qualities. |
| B．Driving a car may cause many traffic accidents. |
| C．If you have a car, you can move around freely. |
| D．Considering this, I don’t support the use of more cars. |
E. A car may bring you heavy financial burden.
F. More cars can produce serious air pollution.
G. Knowing you are able to drive makes you more confident.