Depression (抑郁癥) 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 six­month period，between five to seven percent of the world’s population will be suffering from a serious depression.Suicide 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 productively.
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’s 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 they will be stricken_off_the_rolls.“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.
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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 commonly­existing problem only in rich countries.
D．The poorer and the less educated a person is，the less he will suffer from depression.
小題2:．Compared to normal people，the depressed people are likely to be________.
A．very unconfident and often absent­minded
B．easy to avoid being hit by heart attacks
C．working efficiently and productively
D．either weak or lazy
小題3:Depression becomes more serious in China because of________.
A．the understanding of the problem
B．the lack of treatment and doctors
C．their unwillingness to tell it to their boss
D．the doctors’ careless work
小題4:What can we infer from the passage?
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.
小題5:What does the underlined words in the 5th paragraph mean?
A．Hired.B．Dismissed.
C．Promoted.　D．Recommended.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:B

語篇解讀　本文是一篇科普類說明文。抑郁癥已經(jīng)成為威脅人們正常生活和工作的一個重要的疾病形式，人們應(yīng)正確地面對抑郁癥。
小題1:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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。
答案：　B
小題2:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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。
答案：　A
小題3:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段第一句和第三句“Besides，there is no good treatment，with few specialists available.”可知，抑郁癥在中國更嚴(yán)重一方面是因為人們不能正視這個事實，另一方面是由于缺少專家和較好的治療。
答案：　B
小題4:解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)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，將會有越來越多的人向?qū)＜仪笾�，故答案C正確。
答案：　C
小題5:解析：　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)對文章第三段的整體理解可以推知，員工一旦把自己抑郁的情況告訴老板，老板有可能會由于抑郁能使人沒有自信或不能夠集中工作而辭退員工。故stricken off the rolls與dismissed的意思最為接近。
答案：　B
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