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【题目】Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? If you’ve answered yes, you may be suffering from anxiety.

Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. Anxiety is your brain’s way of telling you about danger. It is anxiety which helps you jump out of the way if a car is speeding towards you. But if it gets out of hand, anxiety can get in the way of your getting on with life and can become a real problem. If this is the case for you, treatment may be a helpful way for you to get your anxiety under control.

Anxiety is a normal part of life. Some people may feel uneasy if moving to a new place and some may get overly anxious in certain situations. There are lots of reasons for this. One main reason is after a stressful thing which has happened in your life. So, if you are involved in a car crash, it’s quite likely that you will be more worried than other people around cars and driving.

Being anxious also probably runs in families. If your parents suffer from anxiety then you are more likely to be anxious too. This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you’re growing up.

Even though people don’t talk about it much, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems. About 1 in 4 people will have an anxiety problem at some time in their life.If you have an anxiety problem it’s hard for other people to understand why something that doesn’t worry them, like being in a crowd of people, can be so scary for you. This can make you feel separated and lonely, and may become worse and worse.

The good news is there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety. These include taking therapies (疗法) and drugs.

【1】Which of the following statements is true about anxiety?

A. Almost everybody has a certain degree of anxiety in certain situations.

B. It’s abnormal for people to get too anxious after a stressful thing.

C. With anxiety you are far away from traffic accidents.

D. When you feel stressed out, scared or worried, you are surely suffering from anxiety.

【2】Which of the following reasons for anxiety is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Genetics. B. Experience.

C. Illness. D. Environment.

【3】The author will most probably talk about ________ following this passage.

A. what is about anxiety B. how to handle anxiety

C. what causes anxiety D. when anxiety becomes serious

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了人们在生活中可能面临焦虑，但是焦虑是我们生活中正常和必要的部分，它可以提醒我们危险，但是如果一个人的焦虑感达到无法控制，那就成为问题，需要得到及时的治疗。产生焦虑的原因有很多，主要是发生了一些令人产生压力的事情。焦虑可能在家庭中遗传，主要是基因，也可能是因为成长环境的影响。焦虑是最常见的精神疾病之一，它会使人感到孤独，被分离，甚至更加糟糕。但是令人高兴的是，有很多有效的治疗焦虑的方法，包括进行全面治疗和服用药物。

【1】细节题。由第二自然段第一句Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life.意思是：焦虑是生活中常见和必须的部分。由此可推断，在某种特殊的情=情况下，几乎每个人都有一定程度的焦虑。故选A。

【2】推断题。文章第四自然段主要讲述了焦虑可能在家庭中遗传，This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you’re growing up.意思是：最主要可能是基因，部分可能是因为你所成长的环境，因此可判断基因、经历和环境可能会导致焦虑，但是疾病不会产生焦虑，故选C。

【3】推断题。最后一自然段The good news is there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety. These include taking therapies (疗法) and drugs意思是：令人高兴的消息是这有很多有效的方法可以治疗焦虑，包括进行治疗和服用药物。可知作者可能在接下来的文章里讲述怎样治疗焦虑。故选B。

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