2010年商务英语(BEC)中级阅读全真试题(二)
<p><span word="PART">PART</span> <span word="THREE">THREE</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 13-20 <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> 13-20 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="page">page</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Stress">Stress</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Demands">Demands</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Collard">Collard</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="management">management</span>.</p><p> 1. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Collard">Collard</span>‘<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span>. <span word="Stress">Stress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Recent">Recent</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 500 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Undoubtedly">Undoubtedly</span>, <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="staffing">staffing</span>, <span word="workloads">workloads</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="runs">runs</span>, <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Collard">Collard</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trainees">trainees</span> <span word="realise">realise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="overstress">overstress</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trainees">trainees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signs">signs</span>. <span word="Stress">Stress</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="physically">physically</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="headaches">headaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tiredness">tiredness</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p>
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