Life are always full of stress (压力) these days. How do you usually deal with (处理) your stress? Do you know doing housework is helpful in dealing with stress? In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed.
"Doing some housework such as washing windows or ironing (熨) clothes is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine," says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist (心理学家) in New York. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. "While washing something," she says, "you can imagine(想象) you're washing away some trouble in your life."
Do people all agree with her idea? Here are some ideas about it.
"Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life," says Linda in France. "Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed."
Gary is a single (单身的) father. "So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man!
小题1:What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?
A．To take some medicine.
B．To call on a psychologist.
C．To be as tidy as possible.
D．To do some housework.小题2:Linda thinks that doing housework will make her .
A．relaxed
B．under much stress
C．helpful
D．in a healthy state小题3:What can we know from the last two paragraphs (段落) of the passage?
A．People have more and more stress.
B．Some people have different ideas from Carol Clark's.
C．Doing housework isn't helpful in dealing with stress.
D．Most people have to do too much housework.小题4:Which of the following could be the best title (标题) of the passage?
A．Work and Life
B．The Reason for Stress
C．Housework and Stress
D．A Successful Psychologist
