新視野大學英語讀寫教程第二冊unit7-c How Well Do You Handle Daily Stress?
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Section C
How Well Do You Handle Daily Stress?
How well do you cope? Choose the answer closest to how you react in the situation described. If the situation is unfamiliar, choose the answer closest to how you might react.
1. Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries... it seems impossible to avoid spending money.
a. You have your name taken off gift lists so you don't have to buy gifts.
b. Despite the expense, you enjoy choosing gifts for any occasion.
c. You give only to those who are most important to you.
2. You had an automobile accident; you have to appear in court（法庭）.
a. You lose sleep from the anxiety and bother of appearing in court.
b. It's an unimportant event, one of those things that happens in life. You will reward yourself with a little gift after court.
c. You forget about it. You will cope with it when the day comes.
3. Some furniture and carpets in your house were damaged by a leak（裂縫）in the water pipes. You discover your insurance doesn't cover the loss.
a. You become depressed and complain bitterly about the insurance company.
b. You recover the furniture yourself.
c. You think about canceling your insurance and writing a letter of complaint to the Better Business Bureau（局）.
4. You've had a fight with your neighbor. Nothing was resolved.
a. You go home, fix a strong drink, try to relax and forget about it.
b. You call your lawyer to discuss a possible lawsuit（訴訟案件）.
c. You work off your anger by taking a walk.
5. The pressures of modern day living have made you and your spouse irritable（易怒）.
a. You decide to take it easy and not be forced into any arguments.
b. You try to discuss irritating matters with a third person so that you can make your feelings known without an argument.
c. You insist on discussing the problems with your spouse to see how you can reduce the pressure.
6. A close friend is about to get married. In your opinion, it will be a disaster.
a. You convince yourself your early fears are incorrect, and hope for the best.
b. You decide not to worry because there's still time for a change of plans.
c. You decide to present your point of view; you explain your reasoning seriously to your friend.
7. You are worried about rising food prices.
a. Despite rising prices, you refuse to change your eating habits.
b. Your anger level rises every time you see an increase in price from the week before, but you buy anyway.
c. You try to spend less and plan good menus anyway.
8. Finally your abilities have been recognized; you've been offered an important job.
a. You think of turning down the chance because the job is too demanding.
b. You begin to doubt you can handle the added responsibility successfully.
c. You analyze（分析）what the job requires and prepare yourself to do it.
9. You suspect your rent（房租）or some other regular expense will increase.
a. You pick up the mail anxiously each day and breathe with peace when the letter isn't there.
b. You decide not to be caught by surprise. You plan how to handle the situation.
c. You feel everyone is in the same situation; somehow you'll cope with the increase.
10. Someone close to you has been seriously hurt in an accident; you hear the news by phone.
a. You hold back your feelings for the moment because other friends and relatives have to be told the news.
b. You hang up and burst into tears.
c. You call your doctor and ask for pills to keep you calm through the next few hours.
11. You've won an expensive car in a competition. You could use a car but it seems this is going to change your life considerably（相當程度地）.
a. You worry about the added problems your good luck will bring.
b. You sell it and buy a smaller car, banking the money left over.
c. You decide to enjoy the car and to worry about the added expense later.
12. Every holiday there is a serious argument in the family about whether to visit your parents or those of your spouse.
a. You make a rigid 5-year plan, requiring you to spend each holiday with different members of the family.
b. You decide you'll spend important holidays with family members you like best and ask others to join you for lesser holidays.
c. You decide the fairest thing is not to celebrate with the family at all; it's less trouble.
13. You're not feeling well.
a. You diagnose your own illness and then read about it.
b. You gather up your courage, talk about it at home and go to see your doctor.
c. You delay going to the doctor thinking that you will eventually feel better.
14.Your youngest child is leaving home and going into the world.
a. You discuss this development with friends to see how they're handling it.
b. You give all the help you can and plan new interests for yourself.
c. You try to talk the young person into staying home a bit longer.
日常的壓力你應付得怎樣？
日常的壓力你應付得怎樣？ 選擇在下列描述的情況下和你的反應最相近的答案。 如你不熟悉該情況，請選擇最接近你可能作出的反映的答案。
1.生日、婚禮、紀念日 …… 好像免不了是要花錢的。
a.你把自己名字從送禮名單上勾掉，這樣你就不必去購買禮物了。
b.盡管要破費，你還是樂于為任何慶典盛會挑選禮物。
c.你僅僅給那些對你來說最重要的人送禮。
2.你出了一起汽車交通事故，你不得不出庭。
a.你因為要出庭而產(chǎn)生的焦慮和煩惱而失眠。
b.這件事微不足道，不過是生活中經(jīng)常發(fā)生的事情之一。出庭后你將獎給自 己一件小小的禮物。
c.你把這件事拋在腦后。到這一天來臨時，你會有辦法的。
3.因為水管漏水，你房里的一些家具和地毯被損壞。 你發(fā)現(xiàn)你的保險項目不包括這種損失。
a.你感到沮喪，對保險公司大發(fā)牢騷。
b.你自己彌補家具的損失。
c.你考慮取消你的保險，并寫一封投訴信到"服務質量局"。
4.你和鄰居打了一架, 卻什么事情也沒有解決。
a.你回家，倒一杯烈酒，想放松一下并把這件事忘掉。
b.你打電話給你的律師，討論發(fā)生訴訟的可能性。
c.你通過散步來消除自己的怒氣。
5.現(xiàn)代生活的壓力使你和你的配偶變得脾氣急躁。
a.你決定淡然處之，不因環(huán)境所逼而卷入任何爭吵。
b.你設法另找一人討論讓人惱怒的事情，這樣無須（和配偶）爭吵就可以讓別人了解你的心情。
c.你堅持與你的配偶討論并考慮你們怎樣才能減輕壓力。
6.一個親密朋友快要結婚了。依你看，這將是一個災難。
a.你使自己相信最初的擔心是不正確的，并往最好的方面去想。
b.你決定不再去擔心，因為還有時間去改變計劃。
c.你決心要表明你的觀點；你認真向朋友解釋你的理由。
7.你擔心食品價格的上漲。
a.盡管價格上漲，你拒絕改變你的飲食習慣。
b.每次看到價格比上周高了，你就怒氣上升，但無論如何你還會去買。
c.你試著少花錢，并無論如何要設法安排好菜單。
8.你的能力終于得到認可；你被委以重任。
a.你想拒絕這個機會，因為這個工作要求太高。
b.你開始懷疑自己能否成功應付這加重的責任。
c.你分析了該工作的要求，并做好承擔該工作的準備。
9.你懷疑你的房租或其他常規(guī)開銷將上漲。
a.你每天收郵件時都焦急不安，當發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有調價通知書時，你就會如釋重負地松一口氣。
b.你決定未雨綢繆, 計劃怎樣來應付這種情況。
c.你感到人人處境相同，你總會找到方法來應付價格上漲的。
10.某個和你關系密切的人在事故中受了重傷，你從電話里聽到了這個消息。
a.你暫時控制自己的感情，因為總得有人把這消息告訴其他朋友和親戚。
b.你掛上電話，馬上就哭起來了。
c.你打電話給你的醫(yī)生，要求開一些藥丸，來使你在接下來的幾個小時里保持平靜。
11.你在比賽中贏得一輛價格昂貴的汽車。 你可以使用汽車，但這好像要大大地改變你的生活。
a.你為你的好運將給你帶來的額外問題感到擔憂。
b.你把它賣掉，再買一輛小一點的車，把剩下的錢存進銀行。
c.你決定享受這輛汽車，以后再去為增加的開銷發(fā)愁。
12.每個假期，家里總要為該去看望你的父母還是你配偶的父母而發(fā)生激烈的爭吵。
a.你制訂了一個嚴格的五年計劃，規(guī)定你每個假期都要和不同的親友一起度過。
b.你決定和自己最喜歡的家庭成員一起度過重要的假期，請其他人在不太重要的假期里與你相聚。
c.你得出結論，不和家人一起過節(jié)最公平，這樣麻煩較少。
13.你感到身體不太好。
a.你對自己的病進行診斷，然后再閱讀有關書籍。
b.你鼓起勇氣，在家里討論一番，接著再去看醫(yī)生。
c.你推遲就醫(yī)，認為你最終會感到好一些的。
14.你最小的孩子馬上要離開家庭，踏入社會了。
a.你和朋友們討論這個新情況，看看他們怎樣處理這件事。
b.你為他提供力所能及的一切幫助，并為自己新的興趣愛好制訂好計劃。
c.你設法說服這個年輕人在家里稍微再多待一段時間。
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