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閱讀理解 　　For most of us, the purpose of the holidays is to bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all．Yet, for many, the holiday season often means stress, tiredness, pressure, disappointment and loneliness． 　　These feelings, often known as the “holiday blues,” may be even more common this year, due to the emotional disorder of the past few months, not to mention the unsteady economy．Experts say even the more usual tasks of shopping, decorating, late-night parties, cooking, planning and family reunions can be holiday stressors． 　　In addition, the psychological phenomenon known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, may bring a specific type of depression related to winter's shorter days and longer nights． 　　“Certainly just because it's the holidays doesn't mean people are going to be happy,” says Dr．Doug Jacobs of Harvard University．“And this will be a particularly hard holiday for some who are dealing with a lost job, debt, or even a lost loved one．” 　　And with family reunions becoming less frequent events over the years, there is now the added pressure of getting just one chance to get it all right．“Families are much more different now,” says John Stutsman, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago．The disappointment and sense of unfriendliness that often results from family gatherings, he adds, are actually a realization that “the fantasy is not met”． 　　Still, say experts, the blues should be dealt with．The most essential step, says Stutsman, is for the individual to admit their feelings and the reason for their depression．“Disagreement will only compound the stress they're feeling．” 　　Stutsman recommends people do things that are normally comforting in order to get a handle on the holiday stress．“If they're feeling a little blue, they should try to do things personally satisfying for them．Maybe this is exercise, cooking, reading a book, or massage．” 　　Stutsman also advises that sometimes “avoidance is actually not such a bad idea”．In some situations, fulfilling social obligations may be self-destructive when the best thing may be to just stay home．“The healthy choice has to do with taking care of oneself．” (1) According to the passage, holiday blues ________． [　　] A． didn't exist before B． bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all C． result from various factors D． happen to every one of us (2) In the opinion of John Stutsman, ________． [　　] A． family gatherings have become less frequent events over the years B． people usually feel disappointed when their families get together C． families are friendly to each other as usual D． holidays doesn't mean people are going to be happy (3) It can be concluded from the passage that the most important thing to deal with the blues is to ________． [　　] A． stay at home B． do things that are normally comforting C． fulfill social obligations D． admit your feelings and the reasons for your depression (4) Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? [　　] A． Family Reunions B． Emotional Disorder C． Holiday Blues D． Holiday Stressors

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	歸納判斷題。根據本文編寫的特點，開始文章解釋了什么叫holiday blues，然后介紹了導致這種現象的種種原因，如情緒紊亂、經濟問題、家庭問題等，據此答案可選C項。A項“以前不存在”不合事實，B項“帶來和平、愛和良好意愿”這只是對多數人，D項“每個人都會發生”也不對，因為這種情況只是針對少數人。
(2)	推理判斷題。根據第5段“‘Families are much more different now,’ says John Stutsman, …The disappointment and sense of unfriendliness…”可知在John Stutsman看來家庭聚會會讓某些人感到失望。A項“家庭聚會在過去幾年越來越少”這不是John Stutsman的觀點，C項“家庭成員跟以前一樣相互友好”已經不是了，D項“家庭意味著人們不會幸福”太片面、絕對。
(3)	推理判斷題。根據第六段“The most essential step…to admit their feelings and the reason for their depression．”可知最基本的問題是承認這種情感和導致壓力的原因。A項“呆在家里”，B項“做通常帶來舒服的事”，C項“完成社會責任”都起不了解決的作用。
(4)	[解析]主旨大意題。本文主要探討了什么是Holiday blues以及它產生的原因和解決這一問題的辦法。因此以Holiday Blues為標題很恰當。A項“家庭聚會”，B項“情緒紊亂”，D項“假期緊張性刺激”都無發反映文章的主題。 　　[文章大意]假期給大多數人帶來快樂，但對某些人來說，卻會帶來壓力、疲倦、失望還有孤獨，這一現象叫做“holiday blues”，本文就此解釋了導致“holiday blues”的原因，以及怎樣克服的辦法。