2012职称英语考前通关练习营第12期.docVIP

2012 HYPERLINK /zcyy/ \t _blank 职称英语考前通关训练营第12期 新东方在线 职称英语考试通关训练营活动介绍： 　　在职称英语考试基础复习阶段主要任务按照考试大纲考试的5大考试题型进行专项练习，主要目的是熟悉题型和题目难度，了解自己的英语水平，为以后进行有针对性的复习打下基础。训练不分类别和级别。 训练内容；概括大意与完成句子专项练习 训练要求：阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第1~4题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2-5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第5~8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 ? Depression and the Elderly ? 1?????We all feel sad at times.?However, clinical depression is a serious matter.?Clinical depression sometimes called major depression is a biologically based brain disorder that affects ones thoughts, feelings,?behavior,?and physical health.?When people complain that they feel terrible,?they have no interest or take no pleasure in things,?have trouble sleeping, lack energy,?have poor appetite,?or cannot concentrate,?depression is a definite possibility. 2?????Depression in its many forms affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans who are 65 years or older.?Most older people with depression have been suffering from episodes（发作）of the illness during much of their lives.?For others,?depression has a first onset（起病）in late life-even for those in their 80s and 90s.?Depression in older?persons is closely associated with dependency and disability and causes great suffering for the individual and the family. 3?????Many older people and their families dont recognize the symptoms of depression,?arent aware that it is a medical?illness?and dont know how it is treated.?Others may mistake the symptoms of depression as signs of dementia（痴呆）.?Also,?many older people think that depression is a character flaw（缺陷）and are worried about being stigmatized（给…带来耻辱）,?so they blame themselves for their illness and are too ashamed（羞耻的）to get help.?Others worry that treatment would be too costly. 4?????Older persons with depression rarely seek treatment for the illness.?Unrecognized and untreated depression has fatal consequences in terms of both suicide and non-suicide mortality（死亡率）.?The highest rate of suicide in the?US?is among older white men.?