银行考试题库：英语阅读理解练习及答案（七）

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Poｏｒhealth is not only damaging toemployees, it is detrimental to businesses. "Corporations pay a heavy costfｏｒstress-related illnesses, such as hypertension, gastrointestinal problems,ａｎｄ substance abuse," says Rubin.

"Up to 90% of all doctｏｒvisits in theUnited States are fｏｒstress-related illnesses," according to Dr. Mehet Ozof the Dr. Oz Show.

Chronic stress has a variety of negative sideeffects such as weight gain, lower immune system, increased risk of disease,ａｎｄ fatigue. Employers should encourage employees to reduce stress levels andimprove their overall health.

The first step is to educate employees onhealth topics. Provide reading materials ｏｒoffer seminars. People can///////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t makepositive changes if they don///////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t know what to change.

Once employees know about health topics suchas stress, exercising, ａｎｄ healthy eating, start a health related competitionsuch as the Biggest Loser. This offers employees motivation ａｎｄ a supportsystem. If the entire office is involved, employees will be more likely toaccomplish their goals.

To help employees make positive lifestylechanges, have a kitchen equipped with a refrigeratｏｒａｎｄ microwave to preparehealthy meals. Research shows that preparing food is healthier than eating out.Also, encourage breaks throughout the day. Even small amounts of exercisethroughout the day are beneficial.

According to Dr. Oz, "Exercise releasesserotonin ａｎｄ dopamine, the feel-good hormones that become blocked duringstress. Walking stairs is a great workout. One study showed that walking stairs7 minutes a day reduces the risk of heart disease by two-thirds."

If possible, offer a company discount on gymmemberships. This will encourage employees to make positive choices outside ofthe office ａｎｄ to exercise regularly.

1. Which of the following words is notsuitable to replace the underlying word above?

A. ｄｅｌｅｔｅrious B. devastating C. harmful D.destructive

2. What can be inferred from theseparagraphs?

A. Company discount on gym memberships willsurely improve employees///////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' frequency of exercise.

B. It is helpful to the company if theemployers can lay off employees with health issues.

C. Most Americans have suffered fromstress-related illnesses.

D. To make sure that the employees are awareof the importance of physical ａｎｄ mental health is essential to promote goodhealth in a company.

3. These paragraphs are mostly likely takenfrom ______.

A. Pay attention to Your Health

B. How to be a Favorable Employee

C. It///////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Important to Build a Healthy Body

D. Several Ways to Improve EmployeeSatisfaction

4. To create a healthy workplace, theemployers can ______.

A. build motivation ａｎｄ a support system

B. encourage breaks to do exercise

C. build a kitchen so that the employerscould make healthy meals

D. all above

5. Which of the following statement is nottrue?

A. Offering seminars, starting competitionsａｎｄ offering discount on gym memberships will be costly, so companies shouldnot pay much attention to these activities.

B. In companies where good health ispromoted, employees are more likely to be loyal ａｎｄ productive.

C. Exercise plays an important role ofbuilding a strong body.

D. Chronic stress in the workplace might beharmful to the company///////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s interest.

参考答案

1.【答案】B。解析：推断题。根据上文"Poｏｒhealth is not onlydamaging to employees"中的not only 可推断，下文所讲的内容应该和形容词damaging "有害的"意思相近。选项A：ｄｅｌｅｔｅrious"有害的"；选项B：devastating"毁灭的"；选项C：harmful"有害的"；选项D：destructive"有害的，破坏性的。"只有B选项与句意不符，故选B。

2.【答案】D。解析：推断题。题干：从这几段文字，我们能推断出什么？选项A："健身会员折扣一定会提高员工锻炼的频率"，根据文中最后一段得知，作者的观点是折扣会鼓励员工有规律地锻炼。选项B："因健康问题而解雇员工"，文中没有这个观点。选项C："大多数美国人都有和压力有关的疾病"，文中只是提到了雇员的问题，没有提及其他群体。选项D："确保员工了解身体和精神的健康对促进公司健康是必要的。"通读全文后，可知这是作者在文中一直表达的观点。故选D。

3.【答案】A。解析：推断题。题干：这段文字最可能出自哪里？选项A：注意你的健康。选项B：如何成为一个讨人喜欢的雇员。选项C：身体健康是很重要的。选项D：几种提高员工满意度的方法。根据全文的内容B、D可以排除，而且文中也没有提及有好身体的重要性，可以排除C。故选A。

4.【答案】D。解析：细节题。选项A在第五段提及。选项B在第六段提及。选项C在第六段提及。故选D。

5.【答案】A。解析：细节题。根据文章最后一段可知，作者主张给员工提供健身折扣。因此A选项不正确。故选A。