芜湖一中2009届高三第一次模拟考试

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．36 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 37 down．But relaxation is 38 for a healthy mind and body．

Stress is a 39 part of everyday life and there is no way to 40 it．In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be．A 41 amount of stress is important to provide motivation（动机）and give 42 to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control 43 it can lead to poor performance and 44 health．

The amount of stress a person can bear 45 very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 46 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at first 47 of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in 48 form, we react both physically and mentally．In fact we make a choice between 49 and fight．And in more ancient days the choices made the 50 between life and death．The crises（危机）we meet today are 51 to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response．It is when such a reaction ___52 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 53 . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress．54 we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it．

So what do you think of 55 ? What is your way to deal with it?

36．A. When B. While C. Once D. As

37．A. slow B. calm C. get D. turn

38．A. unnecessary B. satisfied C. useful D. necessary

39．A. physical B. natural C. hard D. terrible

40．A. tolerate B. solve C. avoid D. accept 41．A．sure B．certain C．large D．great 42．A．purpose B．resource C．influence D．instruction 43．A．when B．why C．that D．how

44．A．ill B．good C．strong D．weak 45．A．insists B．depends C．calls D．spends 46．A．patterns B．personalities C．situations D．characters 47．A．glance B．view C．sight D．impression 48．A．whichever B．whatever C．however D．whenever 49．A．peace B．fright C．pressure D．heaviness 50．A．decision B．promise C．difference D．choice 51．A．unlikely B．likely C．necessary D．probable 52．A．continues B．lives C．stands D．lasts 53．A．balanced B．injured C．endangered D．changeable 54．A．Unless B．Since C．Because D．As

55．A. stress B. relaxation C. ways D．exposure

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