Question

9．Depression （抑郁症） is a serious problem today．Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars．One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is"widespread，costly and deadly"．Depression hits one person in five around the world．
Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated，studies show that depression is a problem among everyone．Over any six-month period，between five to seven percent of the world's population will be suffering from a serious depression．
Suicide （自杀） rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme，or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population at large，and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks．People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping，getting up on time，and doing work unproductively．
Depression，which researchers agree，has its origin in the genes，brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently．
Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese inability to face it．Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy．Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available．
"Most patients in China just don't get help，"a Chinese doctor says．"In my hospital，I have to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning，just have time to say‘Hello，how do you feel？'"
In Western countries，people are not afraid to admit that they have depression，but most do not tell it to their boss，because they fear that their boss would fire them．
"In my experience，aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it，because they feel the most Secure about themselves．"an American doctor says．
Hopefully，in the near future，people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment．
57．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression．
B．Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work．
C．Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich countries．
D．The poorer and the less educated a person is the less he will suffer from depression．
58．Depression becomes more serious in China because ofB．
A．the pressure of unemployment
B．the lack of treatment and doctors
C．their unwillingness to tell it to their bosses
D．the doctor's careless work
59．Compared to normal people，the depressed people are likely to beA．
A．very unconfident and often absent-minded
B．easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks
C．working efficiently and productively
D．either weak or lazy
60．What can we infer from the passage？C
A．People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists．
B．The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed．
C．More and more patients will turn to specialists for help．
D．Western people are braver than Chinese people．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇科普类说明文．抑郁症已经成为威胁人们正常生活和工作的一个重要的疾病形式，人们应正确地面对抑郁症．

解答 57-60 BBAC
57．B．细节理解题．根据文章第二段最后一句"People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping，getting up on time，and doing work productively．"可知，答案B符合文意．
58．B．细节理解题．根据文章第四段第一句和第三句"Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available．"可知，抑郁症在中国更严重一方面是因为人们不能正视这个事实，另一方面是由于缺少专家和较好的治疗．故选B．
59．A．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"…brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate-making it impossible for…"可知，答案A符合文意．
60．C．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"Hopefully，in the near future，people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment．"可推知，将会有越来越多的人向专家求助，故答案C正确．

点评 本文是健康类阅读理解．这类阅读理解主要考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．