3．The underlined words "welled up" in the second paragraph mean ．

　　A．appeared suddenly B．became stronger

　　C．beat fast D．felt content

　　【解析】　词义猜测题。根据前后语境可知，作者听到Lois的话很感动，因此在该句中heart表示"情感，心情"，故well up表示"情感的迸发"，在这表示"此时此刻对Lois的爱更加强烈"。

　　【答案】　B

　　4．According to Lois，the author ．

　　A．could go well without one or two meals

　　B．would share everything with his friends

　　C．might stay in the church for the noon

　　D．would spend his free time on books

　　【解析】　细节理解题。文章最后一段表明了当Lois在会场找不到作者时，便知道他在书店，说明作者是一个常常把业余时间花在读书上的人。

　　【答案】　D

　　Ⅲ.阅读填句

　　We all face quantities of stresses in day­to­day living，whether at work，at home，or anywhere in between. 1 Here's how stress can help us on an everyday basis.

　　◆Sharpening your memory.

　　Did you ever notice that sometimes when you are stressed，your memory seems to improve？Remember that test you passed where the answers seemed to come out of nowhere？ 2 It's because of stress hormones(荷尔蒙) that increase your alertness when it's most needed.

　　◆ 3

　　Successful employees turn stress into motivation.Have you ever noticed that you get the least amount of work done when you have the fewest deadlines? Too little stress can affect how much you actually get done.When you take risks and choose to get over the difficulty，it improves your mental toughness and self­confidence.

◆Helping you resist the attack of illness.