Stress less

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题目与答案

1. High-level workers tend to react positively to stress.
   • Neil Plumridge
   • Gal Zauberman and John Lynch
   • Jan Elsner
   • Tony LaMontagne

   答案：Jan Elsner

   原文定位：Jan Elsner, a psychologist who specialises in executive coaching, says that doing well on a demanding workload is typical of senior executives

   同义替换：「High-level workers」↔「senior executives」，「react positively to stress」↔「doing well on a demanding workload」，「tend to」↔「is typical of」

2. Stress levels are increased by trying to please customers.
   • Neil Plumridge
   • Gal Zauberman and John Lynch
   • Jan Elsner
   • Tony LaMontagne

   答案：Neil Plumridge

   原文定位：Plumridge states that stress is often caused by his having unrealistic expectations of himself. "I'll promise a client that I'll do something tomorrow

   同义替换：「increased」↔「caused」，「trying to please」↔「promise」，「customers」↔「client」

3. Support from other workers may relieve stress.
   • Neil Plumridge
   • Gal Zauberman and John Lynch
   • Jan Elsner
   • Tony LaMontagne

   答案：Neil Plumridge

   原文定位：He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying that his peers coach each other on business problems: "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help

   同义替换：「workers」↔「colleagues」，「Support」↔「advice」，「relieve」↔「help」

4. Lack of independence at work is often responsible for stress.
   • Neil Plumridge
   • Gal Zauberman and John Lynch
   • Jan Elsner
   • Tony LaMontagne

   答案：Tony LaMontagne

   原文定位：Tony LaMontagne;recent research shows that the major predictor of stress is the level of job control a person has;The worst jobs combine challenging work and low control

   同义替换：「Lack of independence」↔「low control」，「work」↔「job」，「responsible for」↔「major predictor」

5. Workers commonly expect their workloads to lessen over time.
   • Neil Plumridge
   • Gal Zauberman and John Lynch
   • Jan Elsner
   • Tony LaMontagne

   答案：Gal Zauberman and John Lynch

   原文定位：A study;shows that people always believe that they will be less busy in the future

   同义替换：「Workers commonly expect」↔「people always believe」，「workloads to lessen」↔「less busy」，「over time」↔「in the future」

6. 19 Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Neil Plumridge as an indication that his workload is too heavy?
   • an inability to keep to his schedule
   • inattention to family celebrations
   • a lack of concentration on a task
   • a period of insufficient sleep

   答案：a lack of concentration on a task

   原文定位：Three signs warn Plumridge about his workload;sleep, scheduling, and family;He knows he is doing too much when he gets less than six hours' sleep for three consecutive nights, when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments, and when he misses a family birthday or anniversary

   同义替换：「insufficient」↔「less」，「schedule」↔「appointments」，「celebrations」↔「birthday or anniversary」

7. 20 Which method of lessening work stress is NOT suggested by Neil Plumridge?
   • rethinking ideas of what can be achieved
   • extending the deadline for completing the task
   • using more workers on a project
   • taking more time off for sport or other recreation

   答案：taking more time off for sport or other recreation

   原文定位：Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change;that might mean allocating extra staff to a job, allowing more time, or changing expectations;Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief—a game of golf or a massage—but to reassess workloads

   同义替换：「rethinking ideas」↔「changing expectations」，「extending deadline」↔「allowing more time」，「using more workers」↔「allocating extra staff」

8. 21 According to Jan Elsner, meditation offers a method of
   • taking a worker's mind off his troubles
   • changing physical response to stress
   • resting more effectively
   • encouraging executives to take breaks

   答案：changing physical response to stress

   原文定位：She points to research showing that meditation can alter the biochemistry of the brain and the way that brains and bodies react to stress

   同义替换：「changing」↔「alter」，「physical response」↔「bodies react to」

9. Stress: its effects and how to reduce it

   Statistics on workers' compensation show that people take more time off work due to stress than for 22_____ .

   答案：injury

   原文定位：Figures for National Workers' Compensation (insurance against injury caused by work) show that stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury

   同义替换：「take more time off work due to stress than for」↔「stress causes the most lost time of any」

10. On average, workers who take time off because of stress stay away for 23_____ .

    答案：16.6 weeks

    原文定位：employees suffering stress are absent from work for an average of 16.6 weeks

    同义替换：「take time off because of stress」↔「employees suffering stress are absent from work」

11. This absence comes at a high price—while the number of insurance claims due to stress amount to only 24_____ of the total, they account for a much higher proportion of the cost of claims payments.

    答案：7%

    原文定位：claims for stress-related psychological injury accounted for 7% of insurance claims but almost 27% of the amount paid out in claim payments

    同义替换：「amount to only」↔「accounted for」，「stress」↔「stress‑related psychological injury」

12. Experts believe that seeking to relieve stress through physical therapies such as sport or 25_____

    答案：massage

    原文定位：Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief-a game of golf or a massage- but to reassess workloads

    同义替换：「therapies」↔「relief」，「sport」↔「a game of golf」

13. may be less effective than simply reviewing your 26_____ .

    答案：workloads

    原文定位：Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief-a game of golf or a massage- but to reassess workloads

    同义替换：「reviewing」↔「reassess」