In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahedeveloped a checklist of stressful events.They appreciated the tricky point that any majorchange can bestressful.Negative events like"serious illness of a family member" were high on the list,but sowere some positive life-changing events, like marriage.Whenyou take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflecthow you deal with stress—itonly shows how much you have to deal with.And we now know that the way you handle these events dramaticallyaffects your chances of staying healthy.

By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followedHolmes and Rahe's.Andmillions of Americans who worked and lived under stress wereworried over thereports.Somehow, the research gotboiled down to a memorable message.Women's maga-zinesran headlines like "Stress Causes Illness!" If you want to stayphysically and mental-ly healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events.

But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow.Even i{ stressful events aredanger-ous, many like the death of a loved one are impossible to avoid.Moreover, any warning toavoid all stressful events is a prescription(处方) for staying away from opportunities aswell astrouble.Since any change can be stressful, a person whowanted to be completelyfree of stress would never marry, have a child, take anew job or move.

The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot ofwhat we know about people.It assumes we're all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face ofadversity (逆境).But what abouthuman initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physicaland mental vigor than they had before.We also know thata long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical andmental strain.

26.The result of Holmes-Rahe's medical research tells us__________.

A.the way you handle major events may cause stress

B.what should be done to avoid stress

C.what kinds of events would cause stress

D.how to cope with sudden changes in life

答案：C

27.The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to__________.

A.widespread concern over its harmful effects

B.great panic over the mental disorder it could cause

C.an intensive research into stress-related illnesses

D.popular avoidance of stressful jobs

答案：A

28.The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows__________.

A.how much pressure you are under

B.how positive events can change your life

C.how stressful a major event can be

D.how you can deal with life-changing events

答案：A

29.Why is "such simplistic advice" (Para.3) impossible to follow?

A.No one can stay on the same job for long.

B.No prescription is effective in relieving stress.

C.People have to get married someday.

D.You could be missing opportunities as well.

答案：D

30.According to the passage, people who have experienced ups and downsmay be-come__________.

A.nervous when faced with difficulties

B.physically and mentally strained

C.more capable of coping with adversity

D.indifferent toward what happens to them

答案：C

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