单选题 Let's not mince words: college can be tough. According to a 2007 study by the American College Health Association, 43 percent of students reported having felt "so depressed it was difficult to function" at least once in the prior year. Other studies, based on student surveys, suggest that one in five undergraduates reported having an eating disorder, one in six had deliberately cut or burned themselves and one in ten had considered suicide.
Given those numbers, it's deeply troubling that in 2007 just 8.5 percent of students used their college's counseling services. In other words, students were more likely to consider killing themselves than to seek help. Students feel more afraid to discuss mental-health problems. They think they'll be labeled as the crazy kid who'll shoot up the school.
Counselors say that while they do keep an eye out for students who might pose a risk to others, the overwhelming majority of their patients are no threat to anyone but themselves. Counseling services must look for new ways to reach out to troubled students and let them know that seeking treatment is a strong, smart thing. At Harvard, students can win iPods for attending mental-health screening sessions and are invited to "pajama party" panels, where flannel-clad counselors dispense milk and cookies along with advice about the importance of sleep. "There's still a high level of stigma," says Richard Kadison, head of Harvard's mental-health services. "We're trying to find creative ways of getting the message out."
Many campuses also offer online services allowing students to complete informal diagnostic quizzes away from the prying eyes of their peers. The results are confidential, but can help nudge students toward counseling services. Besides, many colleges encourage parents to pitch in, whether by watching out for warning signs or by coaxing their kids to seek help. Philadelphia University now issues students' relatives with a calendar highlighting the toughest times of the year for freshmen, while the University of Minnesota offers online workshops, where parents can learn about conditions such as anxiety and Asperger's syndrome.
Still, students and counselors agree that the most effective outreach programs are those led by students themselves. "It's different when you hear something from another student," says Semmie Kim, a neuroscience major who founded MIT's chapter of Active Minds in 2007. She's held events like a bubble-wrap stomp to help students vent pre-exam stress, but says her group's most important role is to provide troubled peers with a sympathetic ear. "We want to make students realize they're not alone," she says. "College will always be tough, but there's no need to suffer in silence./

单选题 The statement "College can be tough" (Para. 1) is used to introduce
A. the severity of mental illnesses at college.
B. the fierce competition of earning scholarships.
C. the feeble relations between teachers and students.
D. the anxiety of coping with all kinds of examinations.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 含义题。根据题干定位到第一段。作者在首句提到大学生活压力大。提出这一点之后，作者引用了美国大学健康协会2007年的调查数据；在该段末句，作者又用举例的方式引出本文的主题；在大学生活压力较大的情况下，大学生的心理问题日趋严重，故A项正确。
单选题 According to Para. 2, few troubled students turn to counselors for help because they
A. will be asked to leave school.
B. will receive many screening tests.
C. are afraid to be laughed at by peers.
D. will pay more for counseling services.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据题干定位到第二段。该段前两句提到只有少数学生接受了大学心理健康咨询服务，他们宁愿考虑自杀也不愿寻求帮助。接下来作者指出学生们不敢谈论心理健康问题，是因为他们担心如果进行咨询，别人就会认为他们有病，这样他们会成为学校里受关注的焦点。即学生们担心受到他人的嘲笑，故C项正确。
单选题 Which of the following is still bothering the counselors?
A. Whether they should tell the truth to their patients directly.
B. How much time they will spend on each screening session.
C. What treatment should be included in their counseling service.
D. How counseling services will be acceptable and available to troubled students.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据题干关键词counselors定位到第三段。该段首先介绍了心理辅导教师发现：大部分患有心理疾病的学生对他人并没有威胁，而只对他们自己构成威胁。作者认为，咨询服务必须寻找到新的途径以深入到需要帮助的学生当中，让他们知道只有接受治疗才是明智之举。接下来作者列举了哈佛大学在治疗心理疾病方面所做的尝试，并进一步指出哈佛心理健康服务中心仍在努力寻找“一种创造性的、可以被接受的方式”。也就是说，困扰心理咨询辅导老师的问题是如何使心理咨询普及并为学生所接受，故D项正确。
单选题 It can be inferred from Para. 4 that
A. all universities in America have offered online counseling services.
B. parents play a vital role in solving students' mental-health problems.
C. University of Minnesota took the initiative to give lectures on mental health.
D. Philadelphia University used a calendar as the reminder of diagnostic quizzes.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。根据题干定位到第四段。在该段首句，作者列举了许多学校为了维护学生的利益而在心理辅导方面所采取的办法。此外，作者提到有的学校鼓励家长参与到心理辅导当中来，接下来又列举了费城大学和明尼苏达大学是如何调动家长的积极性的。因此，学校越来越意识到家长在解决学生心理问题过程中的重要性，故B项正确。
单选题 Semmie Kim believes that the most effective mental health service at college is
A. the comfort and help from peers.
B. the love and warmth from teachers.
C. the advice from online workshops.
D. the treatment from neuroscience experts.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据题干关键词Semmie Kim定位到最后一段。萨米·肯姆从自己开展的活动中发现：学生之间的交流会对心理健康问题产生积极的影响。她尤其强调：同伴间的安慰和同情对有心理疾病的同学更为重要，故A项正确。