Depressionis a serious problem today．Depression causes workers to be unproductiv

Depression(抑郁症)is a serious problemtoday．Depression causes workers to be unproductive，causing companies and countries to lose billion of dollars．One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is“widespread, costly and deadly”．Depression hits oneperson in five around the world．

  Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich andeducated，studiesshow that depression is a problem among everyone．Overany six-month period, between five to seven percent of the world’s populationwill be suffering from a serious depression．

  Suicide(自杀)ratesamong people suffering from the disease in its extreme, or clinical form were80 percent higher than in the population at large, and sufferers were four timesmore likely to have heart attacks．People who sufferfrom depression often have problems sleeping，getting upon 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 itpossible for employees and managers to work efficiently．

  Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese’s inability to face it．Many people believe thatdepressed people are either weak or lazy．Besides，there is no good treatment，with fewspecialists available．

  “Most patients in China just don’t get help,” a Chinese doctor says．“In my hospital，I have

to see30 or 40 patients in a morning，and just have time to say ‘Hello，how do youfeel ?…’”

  In Western countries，people are not afraid to admit that they have depression，but most do not tell it to their boss，becausethey fear that their boss would fire them．

  “In my experience，aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it, becausethey feel

the mostsecure about themselves, ” an American doctor says．

  Hopefully，inthe near future，people around the world will be able toadmit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment.

1.Which of the following is TRUEaccording 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 commonly-existing problem only in rich countries．

   D. The poorer and the less educated a person is，the less he will suffer from depression．

2.Compared to normal people，depressed people arelikely to be________．   

   A. very unconfident and often absent-minded  B. easy to avoid being hit byheart attacks

   C. working efficiently and productively       D.either weak or lazy

3.Depression becomes more seriousin China because of_________．

   A. the understanding of theproblem            B.the lack of treatment and doctors

   C. their unwillingness to tell it to theirboss       D. the doctors’ careless work

4.What can we infer from thepassage?

   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 mote patients will turn tospecialists for help

D. Western people are braver than Chinesepeople

试题答案

【答案】

1.B2.A3.B4.C

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