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2017届江苏南通中学高三上期中考试英语卷
Anything that poses a challenge or a threat to our well-being is a stress.Some stresses get you going and they are good for you – without any stress at all many say our lives would be boring and would probably feel pointless. However,when the stresses undermine both our mental and physical health they are bad.In this text we shall be focusing on stress that is bad for you.
When we are stressed the following happens:
Blood pressure rises
Breathing becomes more rapid
Heart rate (pulse) rises
Muscles become tense
We do not sleep (heightened state of alertness)
Most of us have varying interpretations of what stress is about and what matters.Some of us focus on what happens to us,such as breaking a bone or getting a promotion,while others think more about the event itself.How you see that stressful event will be the largest single factor that impacts on your physical and mental health.Your interpretation of event and challenges in life may decide whether they are invigorating or harmful for you.
There are three broad methods you can follow to treat stress.
Self help for treating stress
Exercise has been proven to have a beneficial effect on a person's mental and physical state.For many people exercise is an extremely useful stress buster.
Alcohol and drugs will not help you manage your stress better.Either stop consuming them completely,or cut down.
If you consumption of coffee and other drinks which contain caffeine is high,cut down.
Eat plenty of fruit and vegetable.Make sure you have a healthy and balanced diet.
Talk to your family,friends,work colleagues and your boss.Express your thoughts and worries.
Stress management techniques
Stress management can help you t keep away from the source of stress,change the way you view a stressful event,and lower the impact that stress might have on your body.Stress management therapy will have the objective of pursuing one or more of these approaches.
Medicines
Doctors will not usually prescribe medications for coping with stress,unless the patient has an underlying illness,such as depression or some type of anxiety.If that is the case,the doctor is actually treating a mental illness.In such cases,an antidepressant may be prescribed.Bear in mind that there is a risk that all the medication will do is mask the stress,rather than help you deal and cope with it.
Stress | |
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Understanding of stress | • Stress is pressure or worry by the stressors in your life. • Some stresses you while some others make you suffer. |
of stress | • You have blood pressure. • Your heart faster. • Your become sleepless. • Your breath and muscles are abnormal. |
Attitudes towards stress | • You care about what concerns • You pay attention to what is around you. • Above all,how you look at challenges affects your health. |
Ways to deal with stress | • Exercise, a proper diet, communication help to your stress while alcohol,drugs and coffee do not. • Stress management guides you how to and reduce stress. • Medicines can be used to treat a mental illness but cannot solve the problem |
When was the last time you read a book or a magazine article? Do your everyday reading habits centre around updates on the Internet? In case you are one of countless individuals who don't make a habit of reading you may be passing up a great chance: Reading has a number of advantages and only a couple of advantages of reading are recorded below.
Everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might be useful to you. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to overcome any challenge you'll ever face. Besides, here's a bit of food for thought:Should you ever find yourself in a terrible situation, remember that although you might lose everything else — your job, your possessions, your money, even your health — knowledge can never be taken from you.
At the same time, the more you read, the more words you gain, and they'll surely make their way into your everyday vocabulary. Being able to express your ideas clearly in words is of great help and knowing that you can speak to higher-ranking people with self-confidence can be a great encouragement to your self-esteem(自尊). Reading books is also important for learning new languages, as non-native speakers gain exposure to words used in context, which will improve their own speaking and writing fluency.
When you read a book, you have to remember a lot of characters, their backgrounds, ambitions, history as well as the various plots(各种各样的情节) through every story. That's a fair bit to remember, but brains are wonderful things and can remember these things with ease. Amazingly enough, whenever you remember something new, new synapses(神经元的突触) are formed and existing ones are strengthened. How cool that is!
No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other issues faced in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. A well-written novel can transport you to other fields while an interesting article will distract(使分心) you and keep you in the present moment, letting stress away and allowing you to relax.
You Should Read Every Day | |
Knowledge Accumulation (积累) | ◆ The more you read, the more adequately it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}you for different troubles in life. ◆ Knowledge is what will stay with you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. |
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}expansion | ◆ You can enlarge your vocabulary by reading, which may help you in your job and make you {#blank#}4{#/blank#}when you talk with your leaders. ◆ Words in context will help a foreign language learner use the language {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
{#blank#}6{#/blank#}improvement | ◆ You will try to {#blank#}7{#/blank#}in mind the contents of a book while reading and that is somewhat {#blank#}8{#/blank#}for your brain. ◆ The more you try to remember, the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}you will be at remembering. |
Stress reduction | ◆ An interesting writing will transfer your attention to its plot so that you feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and forget about your worries. |
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