题目内容
Workers may feel comfortable handing in a sick note for flu or physical illness but nearly half of workers reported not being happy to disclose a mental health condition at work,especially among manual(体力的)and skilled professions.
The survey of 1,000 workers by national charity The Shaw Trust found that 18.3% would not disclose a condition even to their HR department and only 17.9% would disclose details of an illness to a colleague.Of the respondents 34.5% said the reason they would not disclose a mental health condition was that they felt worried or ashamed they would be treated differently.This figure rose to 43.3% among16 to 24-year-olds.Besides,one in ten workers thought that disclosing a condition would reduce their chances of promotion with those in junior and middle management being most concerned.
Tim Cooper,managing director of The Shaw Trust,said:“The Office of National Statistics estimates that one in six people may suffer from a mental ill health condition at any one time.Despite this,our research illustrates people are still unwilling to disclose such a condition,particularly in the current economic climate in which workers are concerned about showing any sign of weakness.We know however from our work people with mental health conditions are perfectly capable of managing a job and their condition with the right support from their employers and therefore feel it is vital that such misunderstanding is laid to rest.”
To solve the problem,businesses need to create an environment in which people not only feel confident enough to discuss a mental health condition with a line manager or member of the HR team but in which they can also receive the support they need to continue making a valuable contribution.Additionally,to help businesses achieve this,The Shaw Trust has created a website offering advice and information.
1.The main idea of this passage is that _________.
A.workers tend to keep silent on mental health conditions
B.a large number of people suffer from a mental health problems
C.workers pay more attention to physical health than mental health
D.there are various reasons why workers disclose their mental health condition
2.Workers aren't willing to disclose their mental health condition mainly because _________.
A.they think it's their entire privacy
B.they will be dismissed if doing so
C.they are afraid it will influence their work
D.they will have no opportunity to get promoted
3.The underlined phrase “laid to rest” in the third paragraph roughly means _________.
A.strengthened B.understood C.neglected D.removed
4.We can learn from what Tim Cooper said that _________.
A.people disclosing mental health conditions can do work perfectly
B.employers' support contributes to workers’ performances
C.the current economy is developing well
D.it's important for workers and employers to cooperate
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The Shaw Trust will contribute to workers with mental problems.
B.Encouraging workers to disclose their mental health is beneficial to work.
C.The present business environment requires to be improved.
D.Manual and skilled professions cause more mental problems than others.
ACDBD
On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Ma-rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
【小题1】The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be________.
| A.The Kingdom of Bicycles | B.A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an |
| C.Marco Polo and the Silk Road | D.An American Achieving His Aims |
| A.he asked to see the manager |
| B.he entered the hall with a bike |
| C.the manager had to know about all foreign guests |
| D.the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him |
| A.China, Pakistan, and India | B.Pakistan, China, and India |
| C.India, China, and Pakistan | D.China, India, and Pakistan |