题文
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 productively．
Depression，which researchers agree has its origin in the genes(基因)，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 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．
小题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 workC．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．小题2:Compared to normal people，the depressed people are likely to be▁▁▁．A．very unconfident and often absent-mindedB．easy to avoid being hit by heart attacksC．working efficiently and productivelyD．either weak or lazy小题3:Depression becomes more serious in China because of．A．the understanding of the problemB．the lack of treatment and doctorsC．their unwillingness to tell it to their bossD．the doctors' careless work小题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． 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
本文主要讲的是抑郁症患者在全世界占有很大的比例，但是由于很多原因，目前得到治疗的人不多，在中国也是如此。让我们看到希望的是在将来会有对抑郁症患者专门的治疗。小题1:细节理解题 根据第二句“Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars．”可知，抑郁给人们造成了很多的困扰。
小题2:推理判断题 根据第四段中专家在研究抑郁症的基因问题是提出很多患者是缺乏自信，心不在焉的，因此选A。
小题3:推理判断题 根据第五段““Most patients in China just don't get help，”a Chinese doctor says”可知选B。
小题4:推理判断题 根据最后一段可知，将来会有很多的患者会得到合理的治疗，可知选C。
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