Mental health experts estimate that depressio...

Mental health experts estimate that depression affects more than 120 million people worldwide. It severely affects the person’s quality of life and, in extreme cases, can lead to people killing themselves. Anti-depressant medicines have been shown as an effective treatment for most patients. But the drugs are unable to help a small number of people with the disorder.

For such person, doctors may suggest deep transcranial magnetic stimulation(经颅磁力刺激), or DTMS for short. In this treatment, patients wear a special helmet connected to a machine. An electric coil(线圈)in the helmet sends out regular waves of electromagnetic energy. These beating sounds produce changes in the brain area responsible for the disorder.

Electromagnetic stimulation(刺激) was first tried to treat depression over 30 years ago. Now, a new generation of wiring can direct the energy on one part of the brain. DTMS starts with daily 20-mimute-long treatments for 20 to 30 days. The patient then returns for treatment two to three times a week for several weeks.

The only side effect is sometimes slight head pain. Aaron Tendler is the chief medical officer of Brains way, the company that makes the machine. He said that it’s hard to say how long the effects of DTMS last.

DTMS is being used in Europe to treat both depression and other conditions. Patients there are getting treated for dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. And DTMS is even being used to help some Europeans give up smoking.

But in the United States, the Federal Food and Drug Administration(FFDA) has approved it only for the treatment of depression which cannot be treated by medicine. But clinical tests are continuing on other conditions, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Both of the disorders, like depression, can get in the way of a person working and getting along with people.

1.Why are people concerned about depression?

A.Because it may lead to death sometimes.

B.Because only a few people can recover from it.

C.Because it does not affect social communication.

D.Because medicine treatment usually fails to work on it.

2.How does DTMS help patients with depression?

A.By wearing a helmet in daily life.

B.By performing an operation on the head.

C.By making them face the disease bravely.

D.By letting electromagnetic waves stimulate the brain.

3.What can we infer about DTMS from the text?

A.It is quite safe to use it worldwide.

B.The use of it in America is forbidden.

C.It can cure patients of depression in a month.

D.It will be widely used in treating more diseases.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Finding Hope in A Hopeless Depression

B.DTMS - A New Treatment for Depression

C.The Killer of Modern Humans Depression

D.Using Electromagnetic Waves to Cure Depression

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Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear(折磨）than those who have a support system of friends.

Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society.

One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms(症状）of depression and loneliness.

Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a "fight or flight” reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically (心理上）_, friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the differ­ence in the length of one's life time.

1.In the author's opinion, a real friend should________ .

A．tell you what to do even if you refuse to hear it

B．try to persuade you to change your mind quickly

C．judge your decision according to his, her experience

D．give you advice but respect your own decision

2.Women benefit more from friendship than men because________.

A．women are always cared for by more people than men

B．women are usually less stress-out when staying with others

C．women are more likely to solve problems with friends’ help

D．women can always keep more long-life friendship than men

3.According to the passage we can infer that ________.

A．it's good for women to tell men what they should do or not

B．friends are always more important than family members

C．men don't want to share their problems with many people

D．the trend that women can live longer makes them more relaxed

4.This passage mainly talks about________.

A．why people should develop friendship

B．when friendship affects people's health

C．people’s different attitudes towards friendship

D．the friendship which can make people live longer

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Nowadays a vegetarian lifestyle is becoming more and more popular. Leading health experts agree that maintaining a vegetarian diet is one of the best things we can do for ourselves and our families.

1.　　 . A well planned vegetarian diet provides us with all the nutrients we need and avoids fat, cholesterol(胆固醇) and the pollutants found in animal flesh, eggs, and dairy products. And it can provide protection against various kinds of diseases, including the three biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and strokes. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarians have lower rates of death from heart disease, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension(高血压) .　 2. .

Scientists have also found that vegetarians have stronger immune systems than their meat eating friends. 3.　　 Vegetarians live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat eaters.

4.　　 . Animals raised for food consume the vast majority of their calories simply in order to live, just as we do. We feed more than 70 percent of the grains and cereals we grow to farm animals, and almost all of those calories go into simply keeping them alive, not making them grow. Only a small amount of the calories consumed by farm animals are actually turned into the meat that people eat .So it’s really a huge waste, isn’t it? Try your best to find tips for maximizing(最大化) the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. 　 5.

A. All of these diseases are more likely to happen to meat eaters

B. Living on plants also saves energy

C. Growing all the crops needed to feed animals requires massive amounts of water and land

D. This means that they are less likely to be affected by everyday illnesses like the flu.

E. Vegetarian diets are the only diets that work for long term weight loss

F. It’s never too late to turn over a new page.

G. Healthy vegetarian diets support a lifetime of good health.

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The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young, as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day.

More than 15 percent of the Chinese youth have been found with mental problems, and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression, the Shanghai-­based Wenhui Daily reported.

The World Health Organization predicted that before 2020, the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent, and mental problems will become a major factor behind death and illness in the young worldwide.

Deng Xiaohong, the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems. If these mental diseases are not addressed on time, occurrence (发生) of crime, drug­taking and other dangerous behavior is expected to rise.

Experts said mental disease could be caused by many factors, such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable (不稳定的) emotions and pressure from the overload of study. A number of experts have also said the one-­child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young.

Children were said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in one-­child families. Schools in many cities were reported rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well­being. Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No. 105 Middle School, told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling (咨询) to students three times a month. “Students can be arranged to have 40­minute counseling lessons,” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams, to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.

1. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To urge awareness on mental health of the young.

B. To give details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.

C. To recommend that schools should invite more psychologists to help students.

D. To show us causes of the mental problems among students.

2. The underlined word “addressed” in the fourth paragraph most probably means ________.

A. talked about          B. dealt with           C. decided      D. introduced

3. From the passage we can know that the causes of mental problems are mainly the following EXCEPT ________.

A. one­-child policy

B. lack of ability to handle interpersonal relations well

C. lack of special training in mental health

D. heavy burden from study

4. We can learn that to bring down the occurrence of mental problems among the youth, ________.

A. special attention should be paid to the mental health of the young

B. psychologists must be a necessary part of schools

C. the government should cancel tests to ease the pressure on the students

D. parents must try their best to meet all the needs of their children

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The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young，as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day.

More than 15 percent of the Chinese youth have been found with mental problems，and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai-­based Wenhui Daily reported.

The World Health Organization estimated that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent，and mental problems will become a major factor behind death and illness in the young worldwide.

Deng Xiaohong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems.

If these mental diseases are not addressed on time，occurrence of crime，drug­taking and other dangerous behavior are expected to rise.

Experts said mental disease could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well，unstable emotions and pressure from the overload of study. A number of experts have also said the one-­child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young.

Children were said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in one-­child families. Schools in many cities were reported to roll out measures to help students maintain their mental well­-being. Yin Jingmiao，a teacher of the Beijing No. 105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month. “Students can be arranged to have 40-­minute counseling sessions，” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams，to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.

1.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To urge awareness on mental health of the young.

B．To give the details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.

C．To recommend that schools should invite more psychologists to help solve the mental problems among the youth.

D．To show us the causes of the mental problems among students.

2.The underlined word “addressed” in the fifth paragraph most probably means ________.

A．talked about　　　　　 B．dealt with

C．satisfied　　　　　 　 D．introduced

3.From the passage we can know that the causes of mental problems are mainly the following EXCEPT ________.

A．one-­child policy

B．lack of ability to handle interpersonal relations well

C．lack of special training in mental health

D．heavy burden from study

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．By 2020，about 50 percent of the students in China will have mental problems.

B．Mental problems mainly appear among the youth while they are seldom seen among adults.

C．China has the largest number of youngsters with psychological problems.

D．Many schools have realized the problem and taken measures.

5.We can infer that to bring down the occurrence of mental problems among the youth， _______.

A．Attention should be paid to the education of the only child

B．Psychology must be a necessary part of school

C．The government will cancel tests to ease the pressure on the students

D．Rapid social change plays the leading part in causing mental problems

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What is mental health?

Mental health is an expression we use every day, so it might surprise you that the term ‘mental health’ is frequently misunderstood. 1.

According to the WHO, however, mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can deal with the normal stresses of life, can work fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.”

2.

To make things a bit clearer, some experts have tried coming up with different terms to explain the difference between ‘mental health’ and ‘mental health conditions’, such as ‘good mental health’, ‘mental well-being’, and even ‘happiness’. 3.

As a result, some of them have tried to explain the difference by talking about a continuous whole where mental health is at one end of the range while mental health conditions are at the other.

Research shows that high levels of mental health are associated with increased learning, creativity and productivity. 4. In contrast, mental health conditions can cause distress and bad effect on relationships. They are also related to poor physical health and death from suicide.

5. The fact that someone is not experiencing a mental health condition doesn’t necessarily mean his mental health is good. Likewise, it’s possible to be diagnosed with a mental health condition while feeling well in many aspects of life.

Briefly, mental health is about being emotionally and socially healthy – the way we think, feel and develop relationships - and not merely the absence of a mental health condition.

A. So instead of being about ‘what’s the problem?’, it’s really about ‘what’s going well?'.

B. It is often mistakenly used as a substitute (替代) for mental health conditions.

C. This, however, will help prevent mental health conditions.

D. But others argue that using more words to describe the same thing just adds to the confusion.

E. They can also improve social relationships and physical health.

F. Many people are affected by depressions, anxiety and suicide.

G. But it’s important to remember that mental health is complex.

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People born in winter are more likely to suffer mental health disorders, according to a recent study carried out by researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

Researchers raised baby mice from birth to weaning (断奶) in either “summer” light cycles of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark or “winter” cycles of 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark. A third group experienced 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark a day.

Then half the winter mice stayed in a winter cycle, while half switched to a summer schedule. The summer mice were similarly split. The mice raised in equal periods of light and dark were split into three groups, one of which stayed on the 12­hour schedule, one of which joined the winter group, and one of which joined the summer group.

After 28 days, it turns out the summer­born mice behaved the same whether they stayed on the summer cycle or switched to winter. But among the winter­born mice, those stayed in winter kept their previous schedule, while those that switched to summer stayed active for an extra hour and a half, which indicates that mice born and weaned in a winter light cycle showed dramatic disruptions in their biological clocks.

The finding is the first of its kind in mammals, and it could explain why people born in winter are at higher risk for mental health disorders including bipolar depression, schizophrenia and seasonal affective disorder.

“We know that the biological clock regulates mood in humans，”said study researcher McMahon. “If the mechanism (机制) similar to the one that we found in mice operates in humans, then it could not only have an effect on a number of behavioral disorders, but also have a more general effect on personality.”

1.How many groups of mice are there finally in all in the experiment?

A. Four.    B. Five.    C. Six.     D. Seven.

2.What's the main idea of the text?

A. The biological clock regulates mood in humans.

B. People born in winter are at higher risk for physical health disorders.

C. Being born in winter has a negative effect on people's mental health.

D. The length of light will influence the behavior of the mice.

3.The underlined word “split”(Paragraph 3) can be replaced by ________.

A. ended    B. torn　　　　　　     C. hit    D. divided

4.Who is the appropriate reader of the passage?

A. A job­hunter.　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. A student in the university.

C. A newly­married couple.　　　　　　　     D. An experienced dentist.

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People born in winter are more likely to suffer mental health disorders, according to a recent study carried out by researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

Researchers raised baby mice from birth to weaning (断奶) in either “summer” light cycles of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark or “winter” cycles of 8 hours of light and 16 hours of dark. A third group experienced 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark a day.

Then half the winter mice stayed in a winter cycle, while half switched to a summer schedule. The summer mice were similarly split. The mice raised in equal periods of light and dark were split into three groups, one of which stayed on the 12­hour schedule, one of which joined the winter group, and one of which joined the summer group.

After 28 days, it turns out the summer­born mice behaved the same whether they stayed on the summer cycle or switched to winter. But among the winter­born mice, those stayed in winter kept their previous schedule, while those that switched to summer stayed active for an extra hour and a half, which indicates that mice born and weaned in a winter light cycle showed dramatic disruptions（破坏） in their biological clocks.

The finding is the first of its kind in mammals, and it could explain why people born in winter are at higher risk for mental health disorders.

“We know that the biological clock regulates(管理) mood in humans,” said study researcher McMahon. “If the mechanism (机制) similar to the one that we found in mice operates in humans, then it could not only have an effect on a number of behavioral disorders, but also have a more general effect on personality.”

1. How many groups of mice are there finally in all in the experiment?

A．Four.　　　　 B．Five.　　 C．Six. 　　 D．Seven.

2.What's the main idea of the text?

A．The biological clock regulates mood in humans.

B．People born in winter are at higher risk for physical health disorders.

C．Being born in winter has a negative effect on people's mental health.

D．The length of light will influence the behavior of the mice.

3. The underlined word “split”(Paragraph 3) can be replaced by ________.

A．divided　　　　　　　 B．torn　　　　　　　　　　 C．hit　 D．ended

4.Who is probably the reader of the passage?

A．A job­hunter.　　

B．A student in the university.　

C．A newly­married couple.

D．An experienced dentist.

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Babies' health is much more likely to be affected if______ parent smokes．

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Exercise is known to benefit people’s mental health, but scientists recently discovered that too much exercise may have a negative effect on it.

The researchers studied about 1.2 million people in the United States in 2013, 2015 and 2017. The participants, on average, experienced 3, 4 days of poor mental health each month. Those who did exercise experienced 1, 5 fewer days of poor mental health per month, compared to those who didn’t exercise at all. The team found that people who exercised for 30 to 60 minutes three to five times a week had the best mental health, but those who exercised for more than three hours had worse mental health than those who didn’t exercise at all.

The scientists think that people who exercise so much may experience poorer mental health because that much exercise can be a sign of obsessive (强迫症患者) behaviors that have been associated with poor emotional and psychological outcomes. However, the only mental health disorder that the researchers looked at was depression.

Among those who had been diagnosed with depression, people who did exercise experienced 3.75 fewer negative mental health days than those who did not, showing an ever greater difference, According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 7, 6 percent of people in the U.S. age 12 and over have depression. While all types of exercise appeared to help with mental health, cycling, gym-based exercise and team sports were the most beneficial.

The team also looked at more specific factors, like education. People with a college education reported 17.8 percent fewer days of poor mental health than those without that level education Additionally, people in a healthy BMI (体重指数) range reported a 4 percent reduction in poor mental health days thin those whose BMIs were high. Even salary was a factor: compared to people with bower salaries, those with higher salaries experienced a 17 percent reduction in poor mental health days.

The study showed that exercise can help with mental health, but that in some cases, limiting it may be necessary.

1.What did the study find?

A. People should do exercise three to five times a month.

B. Too much exercise may affect people’s mental health.

C. The more exercise people do, the healthier body they have.

D. People who do exercise have problems in mental health.

2.Which of the following sports benefits people s mental health most according to the text?

A. Skiing.　　 B. Football.

C. Mountain climbing.　　 D. Motorcycle racing.

3.How many factors that affect mental health are mentioned in the text?

A. Two.　　 B. Three.

C. Five.　　 D. Four.

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. We must reduce our time of doing regular exercise.

B. Most American children have mental health problems.

C. Doing exercise reasonably is beneficial to relieving depression.

D. The men who don’t do exercise have the worst mental health.

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