Dr. Alize Ferrari from the University of Queensland’s School of Population Health led the study. “Depression is a big problem and we 47 need to pay more attention to it than we are now,” she told BBC News. There’s still more work to be done in arousing awareness of the disease and also in 48 successful ways of treating it.
“The burden is different between countries, so it tends to be higher in low and middle income countries and 49 in high income countries.” Policy-makers had made an effort to bring depression to the forefront, but there was a lot more work to be done, she added. “There’s lots of stigma (病症) we know 50 with mental health,” she explained.
“What one person recognizes as disabling might be different to another person and might be different across countries as well. There are lots of cultural 51 and interpretations that come in place, which makes it all the more important to 52 awareness of the size of the problem and also signs and how to 53 it.”
The data — for the year 2010 — follows similar studies in 1990 and 2000 looking at the global burden of depression.
Commenting on the study, Dr. Daniel Chisholm, a health economist at the department for mental health and substance abuse at the World Health Organization said depression was a very disabling condition. “It’s a big public health 54 and a big problem to be reflected on but not enough is being done.” Around the world only a tiny 55 of people get any sort of treatment or diagnosis.
The WHO recently launched a global mental health action plan to raise awareness among policy-makers.
41. A. concern 42. A. compared 43. A. objection 44. A. considered 45. A. For example 46. A. in regard of 47. A. probably
48. A. coming up with 49. A. severer 50. A. related
51. A. ingredients 52. A. remove 53. A. avoid 54. A. challenge 55. A. amount
B. issue B. combined B. access B. evaluated B. In addition B. in name of B. definitely B. making up B. heavier B. associated B. interactions B. recreate B. treat B. agreement B. proportion
C. priority C. confused C. adaptation C. determined C. In other words C. in terms of C. significantly C. putting up with C. lighter C. relevant
C. implications C. raise C. cure
C. prediction C. quantity
D. discussion D. contacted D. contribution D. ranked D. All in all D. in face of D. randomly
D. consisting of D. lower D. close
D. identities D. rise D. detect D. outcome D. population
Section B 22%
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Digital Etiquette
(礼节)
Digital Etiquette, or netiquette, is a set of rules for how to behave online. It’s a lot like life etiquette, which is basically having good manners and treating others with respect. It’s just as
important in our digital lives, including how we act in online games or how we communicate in emails, texts, instant messages and on social networking websites. All of these platforms let us talk and share instantly wherever we are.
Unfortunately, some people can lose control the second they jump online. When they disagree with someone, or have strong feeling about a topic, they end up saying stuff they’d never say in person! They may send ruder emails and IMs or try to start arguments on message boards. That’s called flaming, and it can lead to full-on flamewars, insulting arguments between two or more users. On the Internet, it’s pretty easy to stay anonymous, or unidentified. Having a secret identity to hide behind can make people pretty brave. And when
all they see of you is screen name or a funny
icon, they might forget that they’re dealing with a real human being!
The principle is simple: Just like in real life, you should treat other
people the way you want to be treated. You wouldn’t want somebody to be rude to you, so don’t be rude to anyone else.
Of course, netiquette isn’t just about being nice; it’s also about communicating clearly. That means keeping emails and IMs clear, and to the point. It also means making your messages easy to read and understand, which can depend on your audience. For instance, some abbreviations and emoticons may be fine with friends. But they’re generally not appropriate in formal communication. And whatever you do, don’t write in all capital letters! Writing in all caps makes it seem like you’re yelling.
Lastly, make sure you ask permission before posting anything about your friends on a blog or a social networking site. People’s personal information is private, and you can really ruin relationships if you post something that a friend — or a friend’s parents — don’t want on the web. And keep in mind that the Internet is not a private place; if you wouldn’t want a parent, teacher or future employer to see something you post, don’t post it!
56. According to the passage, the users of social media are advised A. to trigger arguments on message boards B. to behave online with common courtesy
C. to be respectful of others online rather than offline D. to apply abbreviations and emoticons as many as possible
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57. Why might an anonymous Internet user feel bold enough to say horrible things in response to a blog post?
A. Because he can make more friends if he says mean things.
B. Because he knows his friends will recognize him and think better of him. C. Because he can insult others and not worry about revenge.
D. Because he can impress older, smarter people with his remarks.
58. Which of the following is the best way to text your uncle to say you’ll be back in an hour?
A. B.
C.
D.