题文
America’s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated that75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems”It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “ Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%),followed by family (30%).Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”
However , stress is hardly unique to the United States .A British survey in 2013 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2012 that they were experiencing work –related stress at a level that was making them ill .” As a result of “work –related stress, depression or anxiety ,”there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain .”
The picture is no less bleak (荒凉的) in mainland Europe .According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European Workers across all types of employment sectors .” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”
What about Asia ? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “ Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world , both developing and industrialized countries .” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia , including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown .These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”
小题1:What did the author indicate by quoting “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1)?A．He wanted to talk about health problems in America.B．He meant to introduce the topic of stressC．He hoped to emphasize the stress in AmericaD．He wanted to tell readers something about American Institute of Stress小题2:Which of the followings is NOT true?A．The threat of work-related stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.C．Some Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.D．A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress.小题3:We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.A．Asian people are more willing to develop their countriesB．the rapid economic development is the main reason for stressC．some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stressD．Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe小题4:It is likely that you’ll read this information in ______.A．Popular ScienceB．New York Medical NewsC．Daily Health ReportD．Medicine and Healthcare Journal小题5:What’s the best title for this passage ?A．America’s No.1 Health Problem B．How to Deal with StressC．Attacked by StressD．Working Stress around the World 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
文章从介绍美国头号健康问题入手，引出了压力问题，从工作压力，生活压力到其他问题给人们所带来的压力。接着作者又介绍了在英国，人们同样面临这一影响健康的问题，然后说到在欧洲大陆以及亚洲也都普遍存在着压力影响健康的状况。
小题1:B推理判断题。文章整篇都是在讲述人们面对的压力问题，所以从文章内容可以判断作者开头提出America’s No.1 health problem?是为了引出“压力问题”这一话题，故正确答案为B.
小题2:B细节理解题。从文章第二段Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%)可知除了工作生活方面的压力，人们还要面对如健康，经济等其他方面的压力，所以B选项正确。
小题3:C推理判断题。从文章末段A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”可知亚洲一些国家的人们存在着由工作压力所造成的健康问题。所以C选项正确。
小题4:D推理判断题。本文是讲述全球人们都面对的由压力所造成的健康问题，所以文章应该是选自医学健康杂志，故D选项正确。
小题5:C主旨大意题。文章开头提出America’s No.1 health problem? 然后通篇讲述全世界人们都面对着由压力带来的健康问题，所以文章中心是人们的健康普遍受到压力的影响，故正确答案是C，其他三个选项都片面。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“America’s No.1 healt.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
