Question

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 (療法) 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

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了人們在生活中可能面臨焦慮，但是焦慮是我們生活中正常和必要的部分，它可以提醒我們危險，但是如果一個人的焦慮感達到無法控制，那就成為問題，需要得到及時的治療。產生焦慮的原因有很多，主要是發生了一些令人產生壓力的事情。焦慮可能在家庭中遺傳，主要是基因，也可能是因為成長環境的影響。焦慮是最常見的精神疾病之一，它會使人感到孤獨，被分離，甚至更加糟糕。但是令人高興的是，有很多有效的治療焦慮的方法，包括進行全面治療和服用藥物。

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