uggests that women      
［A］ need extra doses of chemicals to handle stress.
［B］ have limited capacity for tolerating stress.
［C］ are more capable of avoiding stress.
［D］ are exposed to more stress.

23. According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be
［A］ domestic and temporary.
［B］ irregular and violent.
［C］ durable and frequent.
［D］ trivial and random.

24. The sentence "I lived from paycheck to paycheck."(Line 6, Para. 5) probably means that
［A］ Alvarez cared about nothing but making money.
［B］ Alvarez's salary barely covered her household expenses.
［C］ Alvarez got paychecks from different jobs.
［D］ Alvarez paid practically everything by check.

25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
［A］ Strain of Stress: No Way Out?
［B］ Responses to Stress: Gender Difference
［C］ Stress Analysis: What Chemicals Say
［D］ Gender Inequality: Women Under Stress

核心词汇：

category n.种类，部属，类目；范畴，类型
chronic a.（疾病）慢性的;积习难改的;严重的,坏的
diffuse v.扩散;传播 a.（文章等）冗长的,漫无边际的（dif分开+fuse→分流→散播）
dose n.剂量,一服,一剂 v.(给......)服药
expose vt.使受影响; 使曝光; 揭发; 使面临(ex出+pose放→放出来→暴露)
frustrate vt.挫败,阻挠,使灰心（frustr犯错误+ate→挫败)n.frustration
obligation n.义务,责任（oblig承担+ation）
random a.随机的,随意的n.随机,随意
sphere n.球,球体;范围,领域
strain v.拉紧;紧张;扭伤;竭尽全力n.拉紧;负担
susceptible a.易受影响的;易受感动的;易受感染的（sus下+cept+ible形容词后缀→可向下拿的→易受影响的）
tolerate vt.容忍,默许；对（药物、毒品等）有耐力（toler+ate动词后缀→宽容）
trigger n.扳机 vt.触发，引起
undesirable a.值得做的;合意的,称心的;期望得到的

难句剖析：

难句1

Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affects the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions.

［分析］此句主干是 "Studies of both animals and humans have shown that..."，句中that 引导的宾语从句的主干是"sex hormones somehow affects the stress response...",其中现在分词结构causing...作结果状语，表示在同样情况下，处于压力状态下的女性比男性产生更多的触发性化学物。
［译文］对人类和动物的研究都显示出性激素在某种程度上影响对待压力的反应，在同样情况下，处于压力状态下的女性比男性产生更多的触发性化学物。

难句2

Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress.

［分析］此句是个倒装句，其正常的语序是her increased "opportunities" for stress are adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, 此句的谓语是are adding to 此句倒装的目的是强调倒装部分，以便使句子与上下文衔接紧密。
［译文］促进女性的压力化学物不断增长的是其不断增长的面对压力的机会。

难句3

The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations

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