America’s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor . The report says: “It has been estimated that75-90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems”
It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “ Work is the top source of stress for s who have problems and stress in their lives (39%),followed by family (30%).Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%)and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”
However , stress is hardly unique to the United States .A British survey in 2013 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2012 that they were experiencing work –related stress at a level that was them ill .” As a result of “work –related stress, depression or anxiety ,”there are “an estimated thir and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain .”/
The picture is no less bleak (荒凉的) in mainland Europe .According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European Workers across all types of employment sectors .” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”
What about Asia ? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “ Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world , both developing and industrialized countries .” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia , including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown .These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health.”
小题1:What did the author indicate by quoting “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1)?A．He wanted to talk about health problems in America.B．He meant to introduce the topic of stressC．He hoped to emphasize the stress in AmericaD．He wanted to tell readers something about American Institute of Stress小题2:Which of the followings is NOT true?A．The threat of work-related stress is bigger than cancer and .B．Stress is always from working and living pressure.C．Some Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.D．A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress.小题3:We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.A．Asian people are more willing to develop their countriesB．the rapid economic development is the main reason for stressC．some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stressD．Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe小题4:It is likely that you’ll read this information in ______.A．Popular ScienceB．New York Medical NewsC．Daily Health ReportD．Medicine and Healthcare Journal小题5:What’s the best title for this passage ?A．America’s No.1 Health Problem B．How to Deal with StressC．Attacked by StressD．Working Stress around the World