2023年考研外语模拟试卷16

考研外语模拟试卷16

一、UseofEnglish

1、Itisgenerallyrecognizedintheworldthatthesecond

GulfWarinIraqisacrucialtestofhigh-speedWeb.Fordecades,

Americanshaveanxiously(1)eachwarthroughanew

communications(2),fromtheearlysilentfilmofWorld

WarItothe24-hourcablenews(3)ofthefirstPersian

GulfWar.

Now,(4)bombsexplodinginBaghdad,asuddenincreasein

wartime(5)foronlinenewshasbecomeacentraltestof

the(6)ofhigh-speedInternetconnections.Itisalsoa

good(7)bothtoattractuserstoonlinemedia(8)

andtopersuadethemtopayforthematerialtheyfindthere,

(9)thevalueoftheCableNewsNetworkpersuadedmillions

to(10)tocableduringthelastwarinIraq.

(11)byasteadyriseoverthelast18monthsinthenumber

ofpeoplewithhigh-speedInternet(12),nowatmorethan

70millionintheUnitedStates,theWebsitesofmanyofthe

majornewsorganizationshave(13)assembledanovel

collage(拼贴)of(14)video,audioreports,photography

collections,animatedweaponry(15),interactivemapsand

othernewdigitalreportage.

TheseInternetservicesare(16)ontheremarkable

abundanceofsoundsandimages(17)fromvideocameras

(18)onBaghdadandjournaliststravelingwithtroops.And

theyhavefounda(19)audienceofAmericanofficeworkers

(20)theircomputersduringtheearlycombat.

A.notified

B.publicized

C.followed

D.pursued

2、(2)

A.means

B.medium

C.method

D.measure

3、(3)

A.coverage

B.publication

C.convention

D.conveyance

4、⑷

A.during

B.in

C.as

D.with

5、(5)

A.report

B.demand

C.concern

D.prospect

6、(6)

A.ability

B.chance

C.potential

D.power

7、(7)

A.opportunity

B.perspective

C.message

D.response

8、(8)

A.outlets

B.resources

C.circumstances

D.positions

9、(9)

A.forallthat

B.nowthat

C.justas

D.asif

10、(10)

A.subject

B.contribute

C.apply

D.subscribe

11、(11)

A.Discouraged

B.Inspired

C.Impressed

D.Effected

12、(12)

A.approach

B.usage

C.application

D.access

13、(13)

A.radically

B.plausibly

C.orderly

D.hastily

14、(14)

A.living

B.alive

C.live

D.lively

15、(15)

A.destruction

B.displays

C.installation

D.contest

16、(16)

A.capitalizing

B.embarking

C.broadcasting

D.operating

17、(17)

A.accessible

B.desirable

C.feasible

D.available

18、(18)

A.focused

B.rested

C.reckoned

D.depended

19、(19)

A.continuous

B.perpetual

C.captive

D.temporary

20、(20)

A.with

B.at

C.beside

D.near

二、ReadingComprehension

1>PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthe

developmentofattitudes,emotionalreactionsaswellas

logicalthoughtprocessesaffectthebehavior,ofmostpeople.

“Theburntchildfearsthefire“isoneinstance;anotheris

theriseofdespotslikeHitler.Boththeseexamplesalsopoint

upthefactthatattitudescomefromexperience.Intheonecase

theexperiencewasdirectandimpressive;intheotheritwas

indirectandcumulative.TheNaziswereinfluencedlargelyby

thespeechestheyheardandthebookstheyread.

Theclassroomteacherintheelementaryschoolisinastrategic

positiontoinfluenceattitudes.Thisistruepartlybecause

childrenacquireattitudesfromthoseadultswhosewordsare

highlyregardedbythem.

Anotherreasonitistrueisthatpupilsoftendevotetheirtime

toasubjectinschoolthathasonlybeentoucheduponathome

orhaspossiblyneveroccurredtothembefore.Toachildwho

hadpreviouslyacquired,littleknowledgeofMexicohis

teacher'smethodofhandlingsuchaunitwouldgreatlyaffect

hisattitudetowardMexicans.

Themediathroughwhichtheteachercandevelopwholesome

attitudesareinnumerable.Socialstudies(withspecial

referencetoraces,creedsandnationalities),sciencematters

ofhealthandsafety,theveryatmosphereoftheclassroom..,

theseareafewofthefertilefieldsfortheinculcationof

properemotionalreactions.

However,whenchildrengotoschoolwithundesirableattitudes,

itisunwisefortheteachertoattempttochangetheirfeelings

bycajolingorscoldingthem.Shecanachievethepropereffect

byhelpingthemobtainconstructiveexperiences.

Toillustrate,first-gradepupilsafraidofpolicemenwill

probablyaltertheirattitudesafteraclassroomchatwiththe

neighborhoodofficerinwhichheexplainshowheprotectsthem.

Inthesameway,aclassofolderchildrencandevelopattitudes

throughdiscussion,research,outsidereadingandall-day

trips.

Finally,ateachermustconstantlyevaluateherownattitudes,

becauseherinfluencecanbenegativeifshehaspersonal

prejudices.Thisisespeciallytrueinrespecttocontroversial

issuesandquestionsonwhichchildrenshouldbeencouragedto

reachtheirowndecisionasaresultofobjectiveanalysisof

allthefacts.

Notes:

pointup(=emphasize)强调，突出

touchupon触及到

creed信条，教义

inculcation谆谆教导

cajoling哄骗

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthe

firstparagraphofthetext?

A.Anassertionismadeandtwoexamplesaregivento

illustrateit.

B.Acontroversyisstatedandtwooppositepointsofvieware

presented.

C.Awidelyaccepteddefinitionispresentedandtwomenare

described.

D.Anideaisstatedandtworesultsofrecentresearchare

summarized.

2、

Thecentralideaconveyedintheabovetextisthat

A.attitudesaffectouractions.

B.teachersplayasignificantroleindevelopingorreshaping

pupils'attitudes.

C.attitudescanbemodifiedbysomeclassroomexperiences.

D.bytheirattitudes,teachersdon，taffectpupils'

attitudesdeliberately.

3、

Inparagraph6theauthorimpliesthat

A.theteachershouldguidealldiscussionsbyrevealingher

ownattitude.

B.insomeaspectsofsocialstudiesagreatervarietyof

methodscanbeusedintheuppergradesthaninthelowergrades.

C.peopleusuallyactonthebasisofreasoningratherthan

onemotion.

D.children'sattitudesoftencomefromthoseofother

children.

4、

Astatementnotmadeorimpliedinthetextisthat

A.attitudescanbebasedonthelearningofuntruestatements.

B.worthwhileattitudesmaybedevelopedinpracticallyevery

subjectarea.

C.attitudescannoteasilybechangedbyrewardsandlectures.

D.theattitudesofelementaryschool-agedchildrenare

influencedprimarilybythewaytheyweretreatedasinfants.

5、

Thetextspeciallystatesthat

A.directexperiencesaremorevaluablethanindirectones.

B.whateverattitudesachildlearnsinschoolhavealready

beenintroducedathome.

C.teacherscansometimeshaveanunwholesomeinfluenceon

children.

D.teachersshouldalwaysconcealtheirownattitudes.

6、Anindustrialsociety,especiallyoneascentralizedand

concentratedasthatofBritain,isheavilydependenton

certainessentialservices:forinstance,electricitysupply,

water,railandroadtransport,andharbors.Theareaof

dependencyhaswidenedtoincluderemovingrubbish,hospital

andambulanceservices,and,astheeconomydevelops,central

computerandinformationservicesaswell.Ifanyofthese

servicesceasestooperate,thewho1eeconomicsystemisin

danger.

Itisthiseconomicinterdependencyoftheeconomicsystem

whichmakesthepoweroftradeunionssuchanimportantissue.

Singletradeunionshavetheabilitytocutoffmanycountries'

economicbloodsupply.ThiscanhappenmoreeasilyinBritain

thaninsomeothercountries,inpartbecausethelaborforce

ishighlyorganized.About55percentofBritishworkersbelong

tounions,comparedtounderaquarterintheUnitedStates.

Forhistoricalreasons,Britain,sunionshavetendedtodevelop

alongtradeandoccupationallines,ratherthanonan

industry-by-industrybasis,whichmakesawagespolicy,

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democracyinindustryandtheimprovementofprocedurefor

fixingwagelevelsdifficulttoachieve.

Thereareconsiderablestrainsandtensionsinthetradeunion

movement,someofthemarisingfromtheiroutdatedand

inefficientstructure.Someunionshavelostmanymembers

becauseoftheirindustrialchanges.Othersareinvolvedin

argumentsaboutwhoshouldrepresentworkersinnewtrades.

Unionsforskilledtradesareseparatefromgeneralunions,

whichmeanthatdifferentlevelsofwagesforcertainjobsare

oftenasourceofbadfeelingbetweenunions.Intraditional

tradeswhicharebeingpushedoutofexistencebyadvancing

technologies,unionscanfightfortheirmembers，

disappointingjobstothepointwherethejobsofotherunion

membersarethreatenedordestroyed.Theprintingofnewspapers

bothintheUnitedStatesandinBritainhasfrequentlybeen

haltedbytheeffortsofprinterstoholdontotheir

traditionalhighly-paidjobs.

Tradeunionshaveproblemsofinternalcommunicationjustas

managersincompaniesdo,problemswhichmultiplyinverylarge

unionsorinthosewhichbringworkersinverydifferent

industriestogetherintoasinglegeneralunion.Sometrade

unionofficialshavetobere-electedregularly;othersare

elected,orevenappointed,forlife.Tradeunionofficials

havetoworkwithasystemof"shopstewards,'inmanyunions,

“shopstewards“beingworkerselectedbyotherworkersastheir

representativesatfactoryorworkslevel.

WhyistheinterdependenceoftheU.K.economymentionedin

paragraph1?

A.Topointuptheimportanceofthetradeunionpower.

B.Tooutlineinbriefthegreatscaleofessentialservices.

C.Toillustratethedangerinthewholeeconomicsystem.

D.Tobringoutacentralizedandconcentratedindustrial

society.

7、

Becauseoftheirout-of-dateorganizationsomeunionsfindit

difficultto

A.recruitnewmemberstojoin.

B.remoldthemselvesasindustrieschange.

C.adapttoadvancingtechnologies.

D.bargainforhighenoughwages.

8、

Disagreementsarisebetweenunionsbecausesomeofthem

A.takeoverotherunions*jobs.

B.trytowinovermembersofotherunions.

C.protecttheirownmembersattheexpenseofothers.

D.intendtorepresentworkersinnewtradeorganizations.

9、

Whatbasicproblemarewetoldmosttradeunionsface?

A.Theyareequalinsizeofinfluence.

B.Theyarelesspowerfulthaneverbefore.

C.Theydon'thaveenoughmembers.

D.Theyarenotorganizedefficiently.

10、

Thetitlewhichbestexpressestheideaofthetextwouldbe

A.BritishTradeUnionsandTheirDrawbacks.

B.ACentralizedandConcentratedSociety.

C.ThePowerofTradeUnionsinBritain.

D.TheStructureofBritishTradeUnions.

11、Istheliterarycriticlikethepoet,responding

creatively,intuitively,subjectivelytothewrittenwordas

thepoetrespondstohumanexperience?Oristhecriticmore

likeascientist,followingaseriesofdemonstrable,

verifiablesteps,usinganobjectivemethodofanalysis?

Forthewomanwhoisapractitioneroffeministliterary

criticism,thesubjectivityversusobjectivity,or

critic-as-artist-or-scientist,debatehasspecial

significance;forher,thequestionisnotonlyacademic,but

politicalaswell,andherdefinitionwillprovokespecial

riskswhicheversideoftheissueitfavors.Ifshedefines

feministcriticismasobjectiveandscientific—avalid,

verifiable,intellectualmethodthatanyone,whethermanor

woman,canperform—thedefinitionnotonlymakesthe

critic-as-artistapproachimpossible,butmayalsohinder

accomplishmentoftheutilitarianpoliticalobjectivesof

thosewhoseektochangetheacademicestablishmentandits

thinking,especiallyaboutsexroles.Ifshedefinesfeminist

criticismascreativeandintuitive,privilegedasart,then

herworkbecomesvulnerabletotheprejudicesofstereotypic

ideasaboutthewaysinwhichwomenthink,andwillbedismissed

bymuchoftheacademicestablishment.Becauseofthese

prejudices,womenwhouseanintuitiveapproachintheir

criticismmayfindthemselveschargedwithinabilitytobe

analytical,tobeobjective,ortothinkcritically.Whereas

menmaybefreetoclaimtheroleofcritic-as-artist,women

rundifferentprofessionalriskswhentheychooseintuitionand

privateexperienceascriticalmethodanddefense.

Thesequestionsarepoliticalinthesensethatthedebateover

themwillinevitablybelessanexplorationofabstractmatters

inaspiritofdisinterestedinquirythananacademicpower

struggle,inwhichthecareersandprofessionalfortunesof

manywomenscholarsonlynowenteringtheacademicprofession

insubstantialnumberswillbeatstake,andwiththemthe

chancesforadistinctivecontributiontohumanistic

understanding,acontributionthatmightbeanimportant

influenceagainstsexisminoursociety.

Aslongastheacademicestablishmentcontinuestoregard

objectiveanalysisas"masculine“andanintuitiveapproachas

“feminine,“thetheoreticianmuststeeradelicate

philosophicalcoursebetweenthetwo.Ifshewishesto

constructatheoryoffeministcriticism,shewou1dbewell

advisedtoplaceitwithintheframeworkofageneraltheory

ofthecriticalprocessthatisneitherpurelyobjectivenor

purelyintuitive.Hertheoryisthenmorelikelytobecompared

andcontrastedwithothertheoriesofcriticismwithsome

degreeofdispassionatedistance.

Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizesthecontentof

thetext?

A.HowTheoriesofLiteraryCriticismCanBestBeUsed

B.ProblemsConfrontingWomenWhoAreFeministLiterary

Critics

C.AHistoricalOverviewofFeministLiteraryCriticism

D.LiteraryCriticism:ArtorScience?

12、

Accordingtotheauthor,thedebatehasspecialsignificance

forthewomanwhoisatheoreticianoffeministliterary

criticismbecause

A.womenwhoareliterarycriticsfaceprofessionalrisks

differentfromthosefacedbymenwhoareliterarycritics.

B.therearelargenumbersofcapablewomenworkingwithinthe

academicestablishment.

C.thereareafewpowerfulfeministcriticswhohavebeen

recognizedbytheacademicestablishment.

D.likeothercritics,mostwomenwhoareliterarycritics

definecriticismaseitherscientificorartistic.

13、

Theauthorspecificallymentionsallofthefollowingas

difficultiesthatparticularlyaffectwomenwhoare

theoreticiansoffeministliterarycriticismEXCEPTthe

A.tendencyofapredominantlymaleacademicestablishmentto

form,preconceptionsaboutwomen.

B.limitationsthatareimposedwhencriticismisdefinedas

objectiveandscientific.

C.likelihoodthattheworkofawomantheoreticianwhoclaims

theprivilegeofartwillbeviewedwithprejudicebysome

academics.

D.tendencyofmembersoftheacademicestablishmenttotreat

allformsoffeministliterarytheorywithhostility.

14、

Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorwoulddefineas“political”

(line1,Para.3)thequestionsthat

A.cannotberesolvedwithoutextensivedebate.

B.areprimarilyacademicinnatureandopentoabstract

analysis.

C.arecontestedlargelythroughcontentionoverpower.

D.willbedebatedbybothmenandwomen.

15、

Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobeoneofthe

''utilitarianpoliticalobjectives"mentionedbytheauthor?

A.Toforgeanewtheoryofliterarycriticism.

B.Topursuetruthinadisinterestedmanner.

C.Todemonstratethatwomenareinterestedinliterary

criticismthatcanbeviewedeithersubjectivelyorobjectively.

D.Toconvincetheacademicestablishmenttorevisetheways

inwhichitassesseswomenscholars'professionalqualities.

16、Recentyearshavebroughtminority-ownedbusinessesin

theUnitedStatesunprecedentedopportunities一aswel1asnew

andsignificantrisks.Civilrightactivistshavelongargued

thatoneoftheprincipalreasonswhyBlacks,Hispanicsand

otherminoritygroupshavedifficultyestablishingthemselves

inbusinessisthattheylackofaccesstothesizableorders

andsubcontractsthataregeneratedbylargecompanies.Now

Congress,inapparentagreement,hasrequiredbylawthat

businessesawardedfederalcontractsofmorethan$500,000do

theirbesttofindminoritysubcontractorsandrecordtheir

effortstodosoonformsfiledwiththegovernment,Indeed,

somefederalandlocalagencieshavegonesofarastoset

specificpercentagegoalsforapportioningpartsofpublic

workscontractstominorityenterprises.

Corporateresponseappearstohavebeensubstantial.According

tofigurescollectedin1977,thetotalofcorporatecontracts

withminoritybusinessesrosefrom$77millionin1972to1.1

billionin1977.Theprojectedtotalofcorporatecontracts

withminoritybusinessesfortheearly1980'sisestimatedto

beover$3billionperyearwithnoletupanticipatedinthe

nextdecade.

Promisingasitisforminoritybusinesses,thisincreased

patronageposesdangersforthem,too.First,minorityfirms

riskexpandingtoofastandoverextendingthemselves

financially,sincemostaresmallconcernsand,unlikelarge

businesses,theyoftenneedtomakesubstantialinvestmentin

newplants,staff,equipmentandthelikeinordertoperform,

worksubcontractedtothem.If,thereafter,theirsubcontracts

areforsomereasonreduced,suchfirmscanfacepotentially

cripplingfixedexpenses.Theworldofcorporatepurchasingcan

befrustratingforsmallentrepreneurswhogetrequestsfor

elaborateformalestimatesandbids.Bothconsumevaluabletime

andresources,andasmallcompany(seffortsmustsoonresult

inorders,orboththemoraleandthefinancialhealthofthe

businesswillsuffer.

AsecondriskisthatWhiteownedcompaniesmayseektocash

inontheincreasingapportionmentthroughformationofjoint

ventureswithminority-ownedconcerns.Ofcourse,inmany

instancestherearelegitimatereasonsforjointventures;

clearly,Whiteandminorityenterprisescanteamuptoacquire

businessthatneithercouldacquirealone.Butcivilright

groupsandminoritybusinessownershavecomplainedtoCongress

aboutminoritiesbeingsetupas“fronts"withWhitebacking,

ratherthanbeingacceptedasfullpartnersinlegitimatejoint

ventures.

Third,aminorityenterprisethatsecuresthebusinessofone

largecorporatecustomeroftenrunsthedangerofbecomingand

remainingdependent.Eveninthebestofcircumstances,fierce

competitionfromlarger,moreestablishedcompaniesmakesit

difficultforsmallconcernstobroadentheircustomerbases;

whensuchfirmshavenearlyguaranteedordersfromasingle

corporatebenefactor,theymaytrulyhavetostruggleagainst

complacencyarisingfromtheircurrentsuccess.

Notes:

civilrightsactivists公民权利激进分子

Hispanics西班牙后裔美国人

sizableorders大额订单

subcontract转包合同

onformsfiledwiththegovernment在政府存档备案

percentagegoals指标

apportionment安排，分派

publicworks市政工程

letup减弱，缓和

promisingasitis...这是as引导的上步状语从句，表语倒装了

patronage优待

concernn.公司

andthelike以及诸如此类的

cripplingfixedexpenses引起损失的固定开支

theworldof大量的

bid投标

tocashinon…靠.....赚钱

teamup一起工作，合作

“fronts”此处意为〃摆门面〃

Complacency自满

Theprimarypurposeofthetextisto

A.presentacommonplaceideaanditsinaccuracies.

B.describeasituationanditspotentialdrawbacks.

C.proposeatemporarysolutiontoaproblem.

D.analyzeafrequentsourceofdisagreement.

17、

Accordingtothetext,civilrightsactivistsmaintainthat

onedisadvantageunderwhichminority-ownedbusinesseshave

traditionallyhadtolaboristhattheyhave

A.beenespeciallyvulnerabletogovernmentmismanagementof

theeconomy.

B.beendeniedbankloansatratescomparabletothose

affordedlargercompetitors.

C.nothadsufficientopportunitytosecurebusinesscreated

bylargecorporations.

D.notbeenabletoadvertiseinthosemediathatreachlarge

numbersofpotentialcustomers.

18、

Thetextsuggeststhatthefailureofalargebusinesstohave

itsbidsforsubcontractsresultquicklyinordersmightcause

itto

A.experiencefrustrationbutnotseriousfinancialharm.

B.havetorecorditseffortsonformsfiledwiththe

government.

C.increaseitsspendingwithminoritysubcontractors.

D.reviseitsprocedureformakingbidsforfederalcontracts

andsubcontracts.

19、

Theauthorimpliesthataminority-ownedconcernthatdoesthe

greaterpartofitsbusinesswithonelargecorporatecustomer

should

A.avoidcompetitionwithlarger,moreestablishedconcerns

bynotexpanding.

B.concentratingonsecuringevenmorebusinessfromthat

corporation.

C.useitsinfluencewiththecorporationtopromote

subcontractingwithotherminorityconcerns.

D.trytoexpanditscustomerbasestoavoidbecoming

dependentonthecorporation.

20、

Accordingtotheorganizationofthetext,itmostlikely

appearedin

A.abusinessmagazine.

B.anaccountingtextbook.

C.adictionaryoffinancialterms.

D.ayearbookofbusinessstatistics.

21、PartB(10points)

Youaregoingtoreadatextaboutstress,followedbyalist

ofarguments.ChoosethebestargumentfromthelistA一Gfor

eachnumberedsubheading(41—45).Therearetwoextra

argumentswhichyoudonotneedtouse.

(41)Twotypesofstress:

Therearebasicallytwotypesofstressplacedonhuman

beings一physicalandmental.

(42)Effectsofstress—physicaloremotional:

Whetherphysicaloremotionalinorigin,stresscausesthebody

toreactinthesameway.

(43)Guilty一useful,thoughmostharmful:

Probablythemostharmfulofallthestressesisguilt.

(44)Instances—noneedtofeelguilty:

However,manyofusaschildrenlearnedrulesthatwenolonger

need.

Nooneisperfect:

Guiltandtheworrythatoftenaccompaniesthismajorstress

aredifficulttoeradicate,butpeoplesubjecttoexcessive

guiltfeelingsshouldrealize,assimpleasitsounds,thatno

oneisperfect.Peoplecannotalwaysbecheerfulandhelpful

toeveryonetheymeet.Anothergoodlessonisthatmistakes

shouldbeforgotten,notlingeredoverandbroughtoutto

examineperiodically.

(45)Lifewithalittlestress一significant:

Alifewithoutstress,suchasretirementwithnothingtodo,

wouldbeboring.

Notes:

respiration呼吸。pupil瞳孔。dilate膨胀。perspiration出汗，

勤奋。date约会。sour使别扭。eradicatevt.消退，根除。atbest

充其量。lingerover细细品尝。meditation深思，深思，mightas

well不妨。

A.Fatadultsshouldnolongerfeelguiltyaboutleavinga

littlefoodontheplate,asuccessfulbusinessmanneednotfeel

guiltyaboutspendingalittletoomuchmoneyonavacation,

norshouldhefeelguiltythathecancombineabusinesstrip

totheWestCoastwithsomeswimmingandgolfatanoceanresort.

Butmanypeopledofeelguiltyoversuchapparentlyinnocent

actions.Excessiveguiltcansouralloflifeandmakelifenot

worthliving;itcanalsocauseself-hatredaswellasother

fearsandanxietiesthatcausealllife'ssuccessestobe

bittersweet,atbest.

B.Stressfromphysicalactivity,ifnotcarriedtoofar,is

actuallybeneficial.Exerciserelaxesyouandmayhelpforget

aboutmentalandemotionalstress.Butmentalstressisalmost

alwaysbadforyou.Ifmentalstressisunrelieved,itcan

actuallycausediseasessuchasulcers,migraineheadaches,

heartproblems,ormentalillness.

C.Justasweneedalittleguilt—tokeepuscorrect—anda

littleworry—tomakeusplanahead—weneedalittlestress

tostayinterestedinlife.Butwhenstressbeginstobother

you,youmightaswellchangeyourroutine.Takeyourmindoff

yourworrieswithsomephysicalactivity;youmaydiscovera

solutionyouhaveoverlookedbefore.

D.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisno

waytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoften

supposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovide

motivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestress

getsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceand

illhealth.

E.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharacters

areobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities,

othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.