d.My Sister Is a Werewolf
A.b, c, d, a B.d, a, c, b
C.b, d, c, a D.a, b, c, d
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知,a项的时间最晚;根据第三段第三句可知b项的时间最早;根据第三段最后一句可知c项应在d项之后,故答案为C项。
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The Poetry Foundation was set up recently.
B.Jack has written thirtyfive poems for children.
C.The new words Jack created in his works are easy to understand.
D.Jack's poems about holidays are not popular with Children.
解析:选C 推理判断题。由第四段的内容可知,Jack Prelutsky在作品中创造的词大都是由两个简单的单词合并在一起构成的,并且他的作品是给孩子们读的,由此可推断这些新词都很容易理解,所以C项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Tips to Manage Stress
You can't rid stress from your life completely, but you can reduce it. Know that it takes some efforts because you may have to make changes in your attitude and lifestyle. Reducing stress requires that you know how you react to stress. If you know, you can change your behavior. __1__. See the glass as half full instead of half empty. Also, develop a strategy for handling stressful situations. This way, you won't be caught off guard (措手不及). Here are the helpful tips:
● __2__
When your body is healthy, it can stand up to stress. Keep your body healthy and strong with nutritious foods.A lowfat diet helps slow the progress of some stressrelated diseases. Avoid caffeine (咖啡因), nicotine (尼古丁) and alcohol.
●Laugh
__3__. When you laugh or just smile, the blood which flows to the brain is increased. It is due to the release of endorphins (内啡肽) which results in a drop in the level of stress hormones (荷尔蒙).
●Be social
When you feel stress, your instincts tell you to isolate yourself. When you withdraw, you allow yourself to concentrate more on the problem, which makes your stress level greater. __4__. Be around with young children, who can help make you forget yourself and your worries.
●Know your stress and personality
Do you know how to react to stress? Do you yell and kick the furniture? Or do you retreat into stony silence? __5__. Make note of any stressor, the time, the place, how you feel, and what you do as a result. By knowing your own personality, you can learn to respond to stress before you reach the crisis mode.
A.Call friends
B.Support your coworkers
C.Add good nutrition and exercise
D.Keep a stress diary for two weeks