Poor health is not only damaging to employees, it is detrimental to businesses. “Corporations pay a heavy cost for stress-related illnesses, such as hypertension, gastrointestinal problems, and substance abuse,” says Rubin.
“Up to 90% of all doctor visits in the United States are for stress-related illnesses,” according to Dr. Mehet Oz of the Dr. Oz Show.
Chronic stress has a variety of negative side effects such as weight gain, lower immune system, increased risk of disease, and fatigue. Employers should encourage employees to reduce stress levels and improve their overall health.
The first step is to educate employees on health topics. Provide reading materials or offer seminars. People can’t make positive changes if they don’t know what to change.
Once employees know about health topics such as stress, exercising, and healthy eating, start a health related competition such as the Biggest Loser. This offers employees motivation and a support system. If the entire office is involved, employees will be more likely to accomplish their goals.
To help employees make positive lifestyle changes, have a kitchen equipped with a refrigerator and microwave to prepare healthy meals. Research shows that preparing food is healthier than eating out. Also, encourage breaks throughout the day. Even small amounts of exercise throughout the day are beneficial.
According to Dr. Oz, “Exercise releases serotonin and dopamine, the feel-good hormones that become blocked during stress. Walking stairs is a great workout. One study showed that walking stairs 7 minutes a day reduces the risk of heart disease by two-thirds.”
If possible, offer a company discount on gym memberships. This will encourage employees to make positive choices outside of the office and to exercise regularly.
1. Which of the following words is not suitable to replace the underlined word above?
A. deleterious
B. devastating
C. harmful
D. destructive
2. What can be inferred from these paragraphs?
A. Company discount on gym memberships will surely improve employees’ frequency of exercise.
B. It is helpful to the company if the employers can lay off employees with health issues.
C. Most Americans have suffered from stress-related illnesses.
D. To make sure that the employees are aware of the importance of physical and mental health is essential to promote good health in a company.
3. These paragraphs are mostly likely taken from ______.
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 Employee Satisfaction
4. To create a healthy workplace, the employers can ______.
A. build motivation and a support system
B. encourage breaks to do exercise
C. build a kitchen so that the employees could make healthy meals
D. all above
5. Which of the following statement is not true?
A. Offering seminars, starting competitions and offering discount on gym memberships will be costly, so companies should not pay much attention to these activities.
B. In companies where good health is promoted, employees are more likely to be loyal and productive.
C. Exercise plays an important role in building a strong body.
D. Chronic stress in the workplace might be harmful to the company’s interest.
1.【答案】B。解析：词义猜测题。根据上文“Poor health is not only damaging 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。deleterious有害的;devastating毁灭性的;harmful有害的;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。题干问：从这几段文字，我们能推断出什么?选项A说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说如果因健康问题而解雇员工，这对公司是有利的，文中没有这个观点;选项C说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说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?四个选项均是文章的题目，分别为《注意你的健康》、《如何成为一个讨人喜欢的雇员》、《身体健康是很重要的》、《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。根据第五段第二句This offers employees motivation and a support system. 可知选项A正确;以及第六段To help employees make positive lifestyle changes, have a kitchen equipped with a refrigerator and microwave to prepare healthy meals... encourage breaks throughout the day. 可知B、C正确，故选D。
5.【答案】A。解析：细节题。根据第四段第二句Provide reading materials or offer seminars. 以及最后一段If possible, offer a company discount on gym memberships. 可知作者主张公司开展健康交流会、给员工提供健身折扣等来提高大家的健康意识。A选项表达完全相反，因此A项不正确。故选A。
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