根据下列文章，回答21～25题。
Whilestillcatching-uptomeninsomespheresofmodernlife,womenappeartobewayaheadinatleastoneundesirablecategory.Womenareparticularlysusceptibletodevelopingdepressionandanxietydisordersinresponsetostr esscomparedtomen,accordingtoDr.Yehuda,chiefpsychiatr istatNewYork''sVeteran''sAdministr ationHospital.
Studiesofbothanimalsandhumanshaveshownthatsexhormonessomehowaffectsthestr essresponse,causingfemalesunderstr esstoproducemoreofthetr iggerchemicalsthandomalesunderthesameconditions.Inseveralofthestudies,whenstr essed-outfemaleratshadtheirovaries（thefemalereproductiveorgans）removed,theirchemicalresponsesbecameequaltothoseofthemales.
Addingtoawoman''sincreaseddoseofstr esschemicals,areherincreasedopportunitiesforstr ess.It''snotnecessarilythatwomendon''tcopeaswell.It''sjustthattheyhavesomuchmoretocopewith,saysDr.Yehuda.Theircapacityfortoleratingstr essmayevenbegreaterthanmen''s,sheobserves,It''sjustthatthey''redealingwithsomanymorethingsthattheybecomewornoutfromitmorevisiblyandsooner.
Dr.Yehudanotesanotherdifferencebetweenthesexes.Ithinkthatthekindsofthingsthatwomenareexposedtotendtobeinmoreofachronicorrepeatednature.Mengotowarandareexposedtocombatstr ess.Menareexposedtomoreactsofrandomphysicalviolence.Thekindsofinterpersonalviolencethatwomenareexposedtotendtobeindomesticsituations,by,unfortunately,parentsorotherfamilynumbers,andtheytendnottobeone-shotd eals.Thewear-and-tearthatcomesfromtheselongerrelationshipscanbequitedevastating.
AdelineAlvarezmarriedat18andgavebirthtoason,butwaddeterminedtofinishcollege.Istr uggledalottogetthecollegedegree.Iwaslivinginsomuchfrustr ationthatthatwasmyescape,togotoschool,andgetaheadanddobetter.Laterhermarriageendedandshebecameasinglemother.It''sthehardestthingtotakecareofateenager,haveajob,paytherent,paythecarpayment,andpaythedebt.Ilivedfrompaychecktopaycheck.
Noteveryoneexperiencesthekindsofseverechronicstr essesAlvarezdescribes.Butmostwomentodayarecopingwithalotofobligations,withfewbreaks,andfeelingthestr ain.Alvarez''sexperiencedemonstr atestheimportanceoffindingwaystodiffusestr essbeforeitthreatensyourhealthandyourabilitytofunction.
第21题Whichofthefollowingistr ueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?
A．Womenarebiologicallymorevulnerabletostr ess.
B．Womenarestillsufferingmuchstr esscausedbymen.
C．Womenaremoreexperiencedthanmenincopingwithstr ess.
D．Menandwomenshowdifferentinclinationswhenfacedwithstr ess.
正确答案：AA。
题目问的是通过对前两段的了解选出正确选项。通过对原文的了解可知，文章前两段主要描写男女因为生理上的差异，所以可能在相同的情况下，女性可能更容易在压力下产生焦虑和沮丧。B项和C项不符合文意，B项所指的女性遭受压力多来自男性偏离文章线索。C项所说的女性相比男性更有处理压力的经验也是断章取义。D选项只是单纯描述男女之间在面对压力的差异，与中心偏离。
