1 . Since quitting can start feelings such as guilt and shame, we often do everything possible to avoid it. “We’re taught from our earliest days that if you quit something, it means you’re a failure,” says the psychologist Will Meek. He, however, suggests we view quitting differently.
Quitting is like deciding to rearrange a room: you’ve grown comfortable with the status, and it can be hard to picture the end result or even see why change is necessary. And yet, there’s the upsetting feeling that you’re no longer entirely satisfied with your current circumstances, perhaps even that you’ve stopped making progress. While it’s not out of the question for feelings of regret to surface after a major refit, leaving a position, project or situation can reveal exciting possibilities, making you feel inspired and renewed.
Quitting, often happens in situations where we’re unhappy, fearful or have determined we have no other choice, factors that can have ill effects on our health. Perhaps you find your work unfulfilling, or you’ve jumped into a new relationship before you’re ready - and, as a result, you’re operating under intense pressure. “If stress is enduring and not managed well, it can start to take a toll,” says Meek. According to the American Psychological Association, long-term, ongoing stress can increase the risk for high blood pressure and heart attack, so walking away from whatever is causing it can deliver significant physical and emotional health benefits. “We often see a reduction in the stress hormone cortisol (应激激素皮质醇), which can lower blood pressure and may even decrease the heart rate,” says Dr Alex Lickerman, a GP and expert on developing mental adaptability.
Leaving situations that fail to bring you joy can leave you with sufficient time to explore where your heart is truly leading you. In a study that was published in 1999, then Harvard University professor Hermina Ibarra looked at how bankers tried different roles that required new skill sets - someone who spent a lot of time dealing with computers, for instance, was asked to take on personal interactions. Subjects (研究对象) were especially drawn to acting out a version of their future selves through ‘imitation strategies’ - an approach they compared to ‘trying on different clothes.’ Mark Franklin, the president of CareerCycles, suggests a similar approach as a way to figure out what your true desires might be in your post-quitting life and foresee your future self. “Pretend to be a certain kind of person, or go and meet others who are doing what you want to do,” he says. “Try it on, see how it feels and decide if it’s a good fit for you.” It may not feel like it at the time, but just moving on from a situation that’s not quite right can help you get back on track.
1. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that quitting may bring us feelings of being both ______.| A．guilty and ashamed. |
| B．stupid and enthusiastic. |
| C．troubled and hopeful. |
| D．inspired and determined. |
| A．develop mental adaptability. |
| B．bring about changes. |
| C．keep up the pressure. |
| D．have a bad effect. |
| A．helping people find what truly suits them in career. |
| B．telling capable employees from inadequate ones. |
| C．training employees to acquire different working skills. |
| D．providing people with opportunities to have a role play. |
| A．quitting is a track that only the timid will choose to follow. |
| B．personal interaction can be a must for reducing emotional pressure. |
| C．mental adaptability can be improved by the stress hormone cortisol. |
| D．knowing when to stop is wise and may make dreams happen. |
2 . On the occasional clear-frost autumn night, I was hiking through the dark forest with my GMO wolf. Yes, my best friend is a genetically modified organism (转基因生物), deliberate selection has produced the blunt-toothed, small-pawed wonder that walks by my side.
Our world is changing rapidly. In the last five decades, global population has fully doubled, with 3.7 billion hungry mouths added to our planet. During this same time span, the amount of land suitable for agriculture has increased by only 5%. Miraculously, this did not result in the great global famine (饥荒) one might have predicted.
How do scientists modify a plant so that it makes more food than its parents did? We could treat each harvest like a litter of wolf pups and select only plants bearing the fattest, richest seeds for the next season. This was the method our ancestors used to engineer rice, com and wheat from the wild grasses they encountered.
During my childhood, advances in genetic technologies allowed scientists to identify and clone the genes responsible for repressing stem growth, leading to shorter, stronger stalks that could bear more seed — the high-yield crops that feed us today. The 21st century has brought with it a marvelous new set of high-tech tools with which to further quicken the process of artificial selection. Plant geneticists can now directly edit out or edit in sections of DNA using molecular scissors.We can minimize a plant’s weaknesses while adding to its strengths, and we don’t have to wait for seasons to pass to test the result.
It is the transformative potential of these techniques to quickly supply the next-generation crops required for upcoming climate change that has led me to believe in the safety and function of GMO plants in agricultural products. We need more GMO research to feed the world that we are creating.
I love the quiet forest that stands between my lab and my home. But I know that as a scientist, I am responsible first to humanity. We must feed, shelter and nurture one another as our first priority, and to do so, we must take advantage of our best technologies, which have always included some type of genetic modification. We must continue as before, nourishing the future as we feed ourselves, and each year plant only the very best of what we have collectively engineered. I keep the faith of my ancestors each night when I walk through the forest to my lab, and my GMO wolf does the same when she guards my way home.
1. Why does the author mention the wolf in the 1st paragraph?| A．To advise people to keep wolves as pets. |
| B．To persuade readers to welcome the new technology. |
| C．To change people’s attitude towards wolves. |
| D．To introduce a technology used to humans’ advantage. |
| A．GMO technology will help weatherproof future crops. |
| B．With GMO technology, famine has been eliminated. |
| C．Artificial selections make high-yield plants possible. |
| D．The author believes technology should contribute to future generations. |
| A．It takes scientists seasons to know whether their selection is correct. |
| B．One way for ancestors to change a plant was to clone some genes. |
| C．Modem techniques help speed up the artificial selection by altering DNA. |
| D．The general public show strong faith in GMO plants, n |
| A．GMO Technology — Turning Wolves into the Best Pets |
| B．Engineered Food — Feeding Future Generations |
| C．Engineered Food — To Be or Not To Be |
| D．GMO Technology — A Driving Force in World Peace |
Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. At the top of the list was “How to keep him interested.”
It surprised me a lot. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be sexy and sexual, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior.
And I got angry.
Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your job to “keep him interested.”
Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul — in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss - that you are worthy of interest.
If you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the world: you will attract a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to spend his one life investing all of his interest in you.
Little One, I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t need to be kept interested, because he knows you are interesting.
I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me — as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you. I don’t care if he doesn’t follow his wallet — as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you. I don’t care if he is strong — as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in your heart. I couldn’t care less how he votes — as long as he wakes up every morning and daily elects you to a place of honor in your home and a place of respect in his heart. I don't care about the color of his skin. I don’t care if he was raised in this religion or that religion or no religion
Little One, if you come across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: You.
Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to “keep him interested” is to be you.
Your eternally interested guy,
Daddy
1. What shocked Daddy when he was surfing on the Internet?| A．Girls’ knowing nothing about trusting themselves. |
| B．Girls’ giving priority to finding ways to please boys. |
| C．Girls’ bringing foods and drinks to boys from time to time. |
| D．Girls’ being upset by being rejected constantly. |
| A．keep the boy interested. | B．know she deserves a boy’ interest. |
| C．attract a boy willing to invest all in her. | D．find a boy who can please her. |
| A．feel depressed. | B．become puzzled. | C．look around. | D．enjoy himself. |
| A．To advise his daughter to trust her worth. |
| B．To inform his daughter how to keep others interested. |
| C．To show his daughter how to find her true love. |
| D．To help his daughter find someone with common interests. |
4 . Where to Drink
Cafe San Bernardo
Join table-tennis and pool-playing port. Cafe San Bernardo has been running since 1912.
The Villa Crespo dive bar also offers up table football for￡4 an hour. Service is efficient; with last orders at 5 am. The daily happy hour between 6 pm and 9 pm includes 60 minutes playing your game of choice, plus a half-bottle of red wine and a corn pie, for￡9.
●Avenue Corrientes 5436, Villa Crespo, 5411 4855 3956, cafesanbernardo. com
M Salumeria & Enoteca
Trading only in wine with a story, sommelier Mariana Torta chooses new ways on a daily basis, and keeps a list of around 250 labels. There's no wine menu—simply take your bottle from the shelf.
●Open 11:00am-11:30pm, El Salvador 5777, Palermo Hollywood, 5411 4778 9016, on Facebook
Negro Cueva de Cafe
Coffee has found its place in Buenos Aires. While LAB: Tostadores, The Shelter and Coffee Town are famous new places, Negro Cueva de Cafe is one of the best downtown. It serves Ecuadorian, Colombian and Brazilian beans and its attracting cakes include croissant.
●Open 9:30 am—7:00 pm, Suipacha 637, Microcentro, 5411 4322 3000, negrocuevade-cafe. com
La Calle
Head to the Niceto Vega address and you'll be faced with a pizza. Don't worry, it’s the right place. La Guitarrita is the front to “hidden” bar La Calle. Order the house cocktail, special candy, and prepare to sing until dawn with a high-energy young crowd.
●Open 8:00 pm—2:00 am, Niceto Vega 4942, Palermo Soho, 5411 3914 1972, on Facebook
1. Which number should you call if you are an addict of Columbian coffee flavour?| A．5411 4855 3956. | B．5411 4778 9016. |
| C．5411 4322 3000. | D．5411 3914 1972. |
| A．Its allowing you to play games. | B．Its having no wine menu. |
| C．Its opening for the longest time. | D．Its having special candy. |
| A．to show wine culture. | B．to introduce some wine bars. |
| C．to help people choose drinks. | D．to show how to enjoy yourself. |
| The Film: The Great Gatsby (Based on Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby ) Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby |
| Film Reviews: If you have never read the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, now is your chance to catch up — by watching the latest film adaptation. Because if there’s one sentence to sum up the film, it would be: It’s just like the book. The use of music is almost reason enough to see the film. Baz Luhrmann is at his best mixing visual and musical styles together to create something wholly original, for example, in one of the most outstanding scenes in the film, the first party scene, Nick walks quickly from one party guest to another party guest trying to explain all the gossip about Gatsby until he is finally introduced to the man himself, while the most stirring version of Rhapsody in Blue (蓝色狂想曲), which was composed by American musician George Gershwin in 1924, is played in the background. ─ Fox News Director Baz Luhrmann’s main challenge was either to find a visual equivalent (相等物) for Fitzgerald’s elegant quality — the open secret of the book’s popularity for so long time – or to match his own unusual personal strengths with the material. He tries it both ways, with considerable degrees of success. Leonardo DiCaprio does a good and professional job as the socialite (社会名流) by recreating Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s charm. He can look at someone for an instant and understand how, perfectly, he or she wants to be seen. ─ Time Magazine |
| About the Book and the Main Character: Considered to be Fitzgerald’s representative work, The Great Gatsby explores themes of idealism, resistance to change, social change, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a tale regarding the American Dream. Nick, the narrator, moves to New York for the summer to visit his cousin Daisy. His next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who rarely contacts with others and is said to be a hero of the Great War. Gatsby claims to have attended Oxford University, but the evidence is suspect. As Nick learns more about Gatsby, every detail about him seems questionable, except his love for the Daisy. Though Daisy is married, Gatsby still loves her as his “golden girl”. They first met when she was a young lady from a wealthy family and he was a working-class military officer. Daisy promised to wait for his return from the war. However, she married Tom, a classmate of Nick’s. Having obtained a great fortune, Gatsby sets out to win her back again. |
| A．reveal the fact that Nick wants to know more about Gatsby |
| B．show the version of Rhapsody in Blue matches the film well |
| C．prove that the director is good at combining visual and music |
| D．convince us that the first scene is perfectly filmed by the director |
| A．He adapted the story in the novel as he wished. |
| B．He made the film more powerful than the book. |
| C．He mixed his style with the elegance of the book. |
| D．He changed the story to meet his own style. |
| A．Faithful and warm-hearted. | B．Charming and professional. |
| C．Selfish and timid. | D．Mysterious and devoted. |
6 . In New York City, eating on the subway is controversial. No law bans the practice, but a Democratic state senator introduced one last week. The proposed law would ban eating on the subway system and fine first time violators $250, according to the New York Times. Supporters of the bill argue that eating on the subway attracts rates. Other say the broader target should be those who carelessly drop litter in public places, rather than those who carefully sip their coffee and eat their bread on the way to work. They also argue that “street food” is an important part of New York’s culture and history. Banning its consumption in public areas such as the subway would have negative effects.
Street food and eating in public places is along-established cultural practice in cities like New York, Beijing and Paris. But commonly, it has been traditionally thought of as what the lower classes would do. Eating in public was (and in some places, still is) associated with uncivilized, poorer people. In the 19th century, eating in public was seen as a threat to morality and public health. Putnam’s (a popular magazine at the time) stated, “Eating in public may lead to a certain freedom of manner in little ladies and gentlemen. It was something people in the Victorian era did not want to encourage. A recent New York Times article drew a link between this moral panic about street food and concern over the growing populations of Irish German, Italian and Jewish immigrants who ran food carts in the 1800s. “To Victorian society, immigrant street peddlers were called ‘hucksters’, a name that still has a bit of moral judgment to this day.”
In Australia, street food is not something you see every day. Carts selling tasty snacks only come out for festivals or market days. However, eating in public places such as parks is encouraged. Outdoor barbeques at the beach or picnics in the countryside are common. While eating on public transport is discourages, it would unlikely lead to any sort of conflict in Australia. From an Australian perspective, street food is an exciting and tasty new dining opportunity, and not one I would associate with being uncivilized.
China’s street food scene is similar to that of New York City’s: It is a culturally entrenched practice and one that adds a lot of color and flavor to the scene of streets. But whether you love eating street food, or have to eat your breakfast on the run, it’s best to be considerate when enjoying a bite in public.
1. Supporters of “street food” are against the bill, because ________.| A．eating on the subway may attract undesirable pests like mice |
| B．consuming food on the way to work proves their carefulness |
| C．banning litter-dropping is more important for the environment |
| D．enjoying a bite in public areas is a part of the city’s culture |
| A．Only the uncivilized, poorer people were allowed to eat in public places. |
| B．Street food was seen as a threat in the 19th century because they were not heathy. |
| C．Eating in public was considered impolite for children in the Victorian era. |
| D．Immigrant street peddlers were encouraged and thus welcomed in the 1800s. |
| A．Eating in public like parks may be seen as ill-mannered. |
| B．Having food on the subway system may cause serious conflicts. |
| C．People may feel excited about being allowed to eat in public. |
| D．Tasting street food may bring much enjoyment whenever possible. |
| A．deep-rooted | B．eye-catching | C．well-known | D．far-reaching |
7 . Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, has succeeded in beating back shadows of rising inflation（压制通货膨胀）over the years, squeezing the nations' money supply and tugging up short-term interest rates to slow the economy. The Fed policymaker believes that the pain of higher rates is worthwhile if it leads to stable prices, promotes long-term investment and cools volatility （波动）in financial markets.
However, tight money could aggravate （恶化）an already troublesome trade - off （平衡）between foreign investment and the trade deficit （赤字）.The dollar rises and falls on foreign - exchange markets along with short-term U. S. interest rates. Higher interest rates help attract the $ 10 billion per month of foreign investment that the nation has come to rely on to finance its borrowing. Yet, if interest rates push the dollar up too far, imports would become cheaper and U. S. exporters would find it more difficult to sell overseas, reversing the progress made in reducing America's trade deficit.
Even if the Fed's inflation medicine provides a long-term cure for the economy, it will be painful in the short run. Banks have already raised their prime lending rate to 11 percent. Corporations that have taken out large loans will be squeezed. The borrowing costs the U. S. government pays will rise as well, worsening the deficit and making it even more difficult to bring the budget closer to balance.
However, so far, the markets have been impressed by Greenspan's deft moves in inflation busting (打破).Long-term interest rates have hardly risen, suggesting that the markets believe that inflation will be contained over time. Recent survey found that money managers think inflation will average only 2.5 percent annually over the next 10 years. But the Fed is committed to ratcheting inflation even lower. Greenspan wants to squeeze inflation closer to zero over the next several years to a point where families and businesses can safely ignore it when making long-term plans. But Bill Clinton (the former President), even President Barack Obama evidently believed that moderate inflation is a lesser evil than the political fallout from slower economic growth. Greenspan's toughest tasks may be to demonstrate that sound economics and good politics are one and the same.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?| A．The contradiction between sound economics and good politics. |
| B．The solution to budget deficit and trade deficit. |
| C．A troublesome balance between short-term and long-term economic growth. |
| D．Greenspan VS. inflation |
| A．The US government would pay more interest for the foreign investment. |
| B．Less foreign investment could be relied on to finance the capital needs. |
| C．The Fed is squeezing the corporations that operate on the large loans. |
| D．The shortage of funds would slow down the economic growth. |
| A．fueling | B．eliminating | C．checking | D．stabilizing |
| A．It is impracticable. | B．There is so far no proper assessment. |
| C．It is effective | D．It calls for a feasibility study. |
| A．are the same in their strategies to adjust the economy |
| B．sometimes do not agree with each other on the pace of economic growth |
| C．yield to the will of the populace |
| D．both committed themselves to the balance of the budget |
8 . Bretton Woods revisited
On July 22, 1944, as allied troops were racing across Normandy to liberate Paris, representatives of 44 nations meeting at the Mount Washington resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, created a financial and monetary system for the postwar era, referred to as Bretton Woods system.
John Maynard Keynes, leader of the British delegation, was playing a tricky dual role. He had proposed a new monetary system to free the world from the Great Depression. He hoped that the new monetary system, would be the international pillar for the series of domestic measures that came to be known as Keynesian—the use of public spending to cure depression and the regulation of financial markets to prevent downturns caused by failed private financial investments. Keynes was also hoping to restore Britain's prewar position as a leading industrial and financial power. His two roles overlapped, but far from perfectly The Americans shared the British desire to restore world growth, but not to preserve Britain's empire.
Keynes wrote to his colleague after the conference that in the new International Monetary Fund, “we have in truth got both in substance and in phrasing all that we could reasonably hope for.” The new World Bank, Keynes declared, offered "grand possibilities”. The Americans are virtually committing themselves to quite huge untied loans for reconstruction and development.
Yet in many respects, Bretton Woods was failure for Keynes and the British. America today is often described as the only surviving superpower, but in 1944 U.S. supremacy was towering. Germany and Japan were on the edge of ruin. Britain had gone massively into debt. The Russians had lost tens of millions of soldiers and civilians. America was unharmed, its casualties were modest by comparison, it held most of the world's financial reserves, and its industrial plant was mightier than ever.
Though Keynes inspired Bretton Woods, the Americans won the day. In most matters, a rival design by Keynes's American counterpart, Harry Dexter White, prevailed. White, a left-wing New Dealer serving as No. 2 man at the Department of Treasury, shared Keynes's basic views on money. But the White plan provided a far more modest fund and bank. Instead of the generous extension of wartime lend-lease aid that Keynes was promoting, the British had to settle for an American loan, to be repaid with interest.
The Bretton Woods system was welcomed as a vast improvement over both the rigid gold standard of pre-1914 and the monetary disorder of the interwar period. For a quarter-century, Bretton Woods enhanced a rare period of steady growth, full employment, and financial stability. But in many respects, the boastful role of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Bretton Woods rules specifying fixed exchange rates was a convenient illusion. The system's true pillar was the United States the U.S. dollar as global currency; the U.S. economy as the consumer market for other nations' exports; and U.S. recovery aid in the form of the Marshall Plan, which dwarfed the function of the World Bank.
In the early 1970s, the Bretton Woods system came crashing down when domestic inflation forced the United States to devalue its own currency and cease playing the dominant role. Monetary instability and slower growth followed.
1. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?| A．Keynes was satisfied with the outcome of the conference. |
| B．Keynes further explained the idea of monetary reform he presented. |
| C．Keynes emphasized the importance of having a new World Bank. |
| D．Keynes pointed out the important role America played in postwar era. |
| A．the roles of US and Britain in postwar era. | B．the basic principles related to loans. |
| C．the timing and target of giving fund. | D．the interest rate British banks should offer. |
| A．The Bretton Woods system improved the rigid gold standard of the interwar period. |
| B．International Monetary Fund dominated the world market in many fields. |
| C．The Bretton Woods system largely depended on the US economic success. |
| D．Many countries received financial aid from the World Bank. |
| A．the role of economy in the postwar era. |
| B．two types of postwar diplomacy and their results. |
| C．an individual's contribution to the postwar world. |
| D．the development of a financial system and its impact. |
9 . CAMPUS OR RESORT?
3 Schools with Amazing "Extras”
When you're choosing a college, a lot of factors will probably play into your decision: the school's reputation, the classes offered and the professors in your major, to name a few. A major part of your decision will probably be based on the academic credentials of each college you're considering
However, given the ever-increasing competitiveness of university to attract more and more applicants, many schools now offer extra perks to be enjoyed by all their students. So while the educational aspects of a university remain the most significant factors when you're making your college decision, you can also keep in mind some of the fun "extras” offered by the school
Here are some of the coolest in the country:
1. Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan
An on-campus ski resort
Taking advantage of the cold winter weather. Michigan Technological University sets itself apart with its on-campus ski resort, Mont Ripley, which is accessible and free for all students. Instead of hitting the campus gym, you'll be able to get your exercise outside on the slopes. The resort includes 24 different trails and a tubing park, providing you with many weekends of entertainment.
It's also conveniently located near great restaurants, nightclubs and shopping. Michigan Tech's website boasts the resorts' location in the "snowiest town in the Midwest," allowing you to ski on fresh snow for much of the year. If you're an experienced skier, Mont Ripley is perfect for you, as it's "famous for its challenging terrain."
When the pressures of school become too much, just head out for a day of the free skiing and you'll be left feeling fully refreshed
2. University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri
One of the best rec centers in the country
When you think of a campus gym, you probably picture a cramped room cluttered with old weights and out-of-date machines. However, at the University of Missouri, you can enjoy one of the best campus recreational centers in the country. It features an "indoor beach" complete with a waterfall and a lazy river, as well as a full-service spa.
According to the website Best College Reviews, which ranked the University of Missouri fourth on its list of "The 25 Most Amazing Campus Student Recreation Centers," Missouri's recreation facilities "resemble a high-end gym more than a traditional campus rec center."
Even if you don't normally enjoy working out, Missouri's recreation center will give you a reason to go to the gym
3. New York University Manhattan, New York
Free museum admission
If you're a fan of museums, NYU is the perfect university for you. Not only will you be located in the heart of a city featuring some of the museums in the world, but the university will provide you with free admission to many of them. These include the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum and the Frick Collection, according to NYU'S independent student newspaper Washington Square News
As an NYU student, you can take advantage of visiting free museums anytime you want — which means you'll never be bored on the weekends.
1. According to the passage, what is the most important factor when you are choosing a college?| A．School reputation | B．Famous professor |
| C．Academic certificate | D．Extra entertainment |
| A．Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan |
| B．University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri |
| C．New York University Manhattan, New York |
| D．None of them |
| A．In Michigan Technological University, skiers can enjoy challenging terrain with fresh snow |
| B．The University of Missouri in Columbia Recreation Center ranked fourth in the country |
| C．NYU's students can enjoy any museum in the city at any time without payment |
| D．The mentioned extras offer entertainment only at weekends |
10 . Things you need to know about your STRESS right now
After 60 years of research, scientists have determined what provokes stress. There's even a handy acronym: NUTS.
N is for Novelty: This is something new you've not experienced before, like the first day of school or a new job.
U is for Unpredictability: When you don't know how something is going to take shape, as is the case during a trip to the dentist.
T is for Threat to the Ego: When your competence is threatened, such as in front of colleagues. We're very sensitive to this.
S is for Sense of Control: When you feel you have little or no control over the situation, like being stuck in traffic.
It's helpful to identify your sources of stress, because a problem well-defined is a problem almost solved. The opposite of stress is not relaxation---it's resilience. If you tell your brain that you can deal with this, it will stop producing the stress hormone and you will calm down
Get on your bike!
As various bits of research have shown, cycling will lower your stress levels, whether you're doing a quick errand or committing to a lifetime on two wheels.
15 MINUTES LATER
A 2013 study out of Japan showed a marked drop in people's stress levels after they pedalled for just 15 minutes on a stationary bike.
AN HOUR LATER
Researchers found in 2015 that, compared to their cycling colleagues, those who drove or took the subway breathed more shallowly an hour later---a sure sign of stress.
18 YEARS LATER
After following 17,985 adult commuters for 18 years, U.K. researchers discovered in 2014 that those who walked or biked reported being happier, more confident and better able to face their problems.
①____________
In a 2015 study, researchers subjected 66 teen girls to a stress test. Some of them held their mothers' hands during the test; others had to go it alone. The girls who had contact with their moms were able to manage stress more effectively. It's what psychologists refer to as emotional load sharing.
②____________
In a 2007 UCLA study, some patients hospitalized for heart failure spent 12 minutes with a therapy dog, while another group interacted with a volunteer. The dog crowd experienced greater decreases in their anxiety level compared to those patients whose visitors could actually talk back.
1. __________---may suffer the most stress relatively.| A．Luna, 19--she has well prepared for her first internship with the help of her mother. |
| B．Tom, 29-his first day of work starts at 9: 00 am, but he's in a traffic jam at 8: 50 am. |
| C．Karol, 39-she finally had her decayed tooth pulled out last Thursday at the dentist's. |
| D．Jenny, 49-her colleagues are planning to give her a farewell party and she's in the dark. |
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
| A．①Raise your hand! ②Find a volunteer companion! |
| B．①Raise your hand! ②Get a furry companion! |
| C．① Hug your family! ② Get furry companion! |
| D．①Hug your family! ②Find a volunteer companion! |
