{{B}}Depression{{/B}} Carrie Mcintyre and Damon Thompson were
eagerly planning their future together. The young Florida couple had good jobs
and were sports enthusiasts. But when Damon’s employer{{U}} (51) {{/U}}a
downsizing, he started to worry that he began to{{U}} (52) {{/U}},
declining social invitations and refusing to play sports.{{U}} (53)
{{/U}}he watched TV for hours on end. Carrie{{U}} (54)
{{/U}}his moods to job concerns and thought they would pass. But months{{U}}
(55) {{/U}}when Damon hadn’t been{{U}} (56) {{/U}}, he was
still lethargic(懒散的)and cold. When Carrie tried to find out what was wrong, all
he would say was, “Nothing”. Damon’s{{U}} (57)
{{/U}}worries had triggered a bout of depression that he couldn’t shake,
even when its cause was gone. But instead of showing Carrie he needed her, he{{U}}
(58) {{/U}}her. To Carrie, his behavior made no{{U}} (59)
{{/U}}at all. Eventually she{{U}} (60) {{/U}}their
relationship. “Women in our culture know they are{{U}} (61)
{{/U}}and they reach out for help,” says Terrence Real, a family therapist.
“Men express depression differently,” he adds. Depression
afflicts more than several million people in the United States at any given
time, and almost one in five over the{{U}} (62) {{/U}}of a lifetime.
According to statistics, approximately 20 percent of all women suffer from
depression and about ten percent of men—but some researchers{{U}} (63)
{{/U}}the latter number. The tendency to tough it out{{U}} (64)
{{/U}}ask for help is just one of several reasons{{U}} (65)
{{/U}}experts believe the off-quoted statistics are artificially low.
Fortunately, however, when the condition is recognized, there are many ways it
can be successfully treated.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。downsizing(裁员)不是好事，选项B announced意为“宣布”，指正式地、公开地宣布、发布事情，常带有“预告”的意思，例如：The event was announced to the family by telegraph；所以B是正确答案。选项D acclaimed意为“为……欢呼”，例如：acclaim the winner(为优胜者欢呼)，显然不合题意。选项A advertised意为“公布，登载”，指在报刊、广播等媒体上发布消息，例如：We have advertised our correspondents abroad of our new process. (我们已经将采取的新工艺通知了驻外通讯员)，因此也不合题意。选项C pronounced意为“宣布，宣告”，但通常用于pronounce sb./sth. (to be)sth., 例如：The doctor pronounced him (to be) recovering nicely. (医生宣布他正在康复，一切良好。)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】此题属于近义词辨析题。选项A recede意为“(离开某一位置)往后退”(move back)，选项B retreat既可表示move back(撤退，尤指在不利情况下匆匆离开)之意，例如：retreat the troop，也可表示change one’s mind(改变主意)之意，例如：He retreated from his decision；选项C evacuate意为“撤走，搬空”，指为了安全起见，撤出某地的人员、居民等；选项D withdraw意为“撤退离开”，意指出于明确或不快的原因退出(not take part)，例如withdraw from the race。从上下文看，Damon原先是体育运动爱好者，现在却不爱运动了，性格开始变得孤僻了，故D最符合文意。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此题属于语篇连接题。选项B Instead意为“取而代之”，作副词，例如：He didn’t do his homework；instead, he watched TV. 原句意思为：Damon不再运动，取而代之的是整天看电视。故B是正确答案。其余选项：A Thus，C Whereas和D In addition都不符题意。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项A attributed意为“把……归因于”，常与to连用，例如：She attributed her failure to back luck. (她把她的失败归因于运气不好。)原句中的his moods和job concerns之间有因果关系，故选A。选项B contributed意为“为……做贡献，有助于”，例如：A proper amount of exercise contributes to good health. (适度的运动有益健康。)选项C distributed意为“分发”，如：The teacher distributed apples among the children. 选项D scattered意为“使……分散，驱散”，例如：The shot scattered the birds. (枪声把鸟儿驱散了。)
【答案解析】此题属于形近词辨析题。选项C dismissed意为“解雇”，与前文downsizing相呼应，是正确答案。选项A disguised意为“伪装，掩饰”，例如：He disguised himself as a woman for fun. 选项B dismounted意为“下来”，例如：dismount from a horse。选项D distorted意为“歪曲，扭曲”，例如：The press distorted the affair. (报纸歪曲了那件事。)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项D career意为“工作，职业”。该选项与上文的job concerns相呼应，此处的意思应为“对工作的担心”，选项A capacity意为“容量，能力”，例如：The bottle has a capacity of 2 liters. 又如：He had a strong capacity for learning. (他的学习能力很强。)选项B facility以单数形式出现时意为“能力”，例如：She has a great facility in playing piano. 选项C capability也表示“能力”的意思，例如：It was beyond his capabilities. (那非他能力所能企及。)这三个选项都不符合题意。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此题属于近义词辨析题。选项B shunned意为“有意躲避，疏远”，例如：a woman who shunned publicity；该选项符合题意，所以是正确答案。选项D shrank往往用于表示“(衣物)缩水”的意思，例如：The skirt shrank after being washed. 该选项与题意不符，可排除。选项A escaped意为“逃跑”，(get away from sth. dangerous)，例如：The criminal tried to escape. 也与上下文不符合；选项C evaded通常意为“有意识地躲避应做的事”，例如：evade one’s responsibilities.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题。make sense是固定搭配，意为“有意义，能理解”，例如：What you have said didn’t make any sense. 选项A meaning意为“意义”；选项B implication意为“含义”；选项D perception意为“知觉，理解”，例如：a man with keen perception。三个选项都没有上述这种用法。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题，考查break的动词短语。选项B break off意为“停下来，结束”，例如：She told us her adventure, only breaking off to wipe her eyes with a handkerchief. 根据题意：最终他们(Damon夫妇)分手了，因此正确答案是B。选项D break away意为“断绝关系”，但须跟上介词from，例如：She broke away from her boyfriend a month ago. 选项A break down意为“发生故障”，例如：My bike broke down；选项C break through意为“突破”，例如：They broke through the enemy line。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项C delighted意为“高兴的”，例如：We were delighted at the news. 选项D optimistic意为“乐观”，例如：an optimistic view；这两个选项均与本文主题相悖；选项B desperate意为“不顾一切的，渴望的”，例如：make desperate efforts(拼命地努力要做)，又如：He was desperate for fame. (他极度渴望成名。)同样与下文的reach out for help不相符。选项A distressed意为“焦虑的”(upset and worried)，例如：She was extremely distressed by the news about her father。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。在四个选项中：A procedure意为“程序”；B sequence意为“顺序”；C circulation意为“循环”；D course意为“过程”。只有D符合题意，over the course of a lifetime意为“一生的过程当中”。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项A question作动词意为“审问，质疑”，例如：I question his honesty. 从下文内容来看，专家认为男性患抑郁症的这个比例很保守，所以A是正确答案。选项B affirm意为“断言，坚称”，例如：He affirmed his innocence. 选项C assure意为“使……确信”；选项D confirm意为“肯定”，例如：The chairman confirmed the rumor。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项A other than意为“除了”，例如：There is nothing I can do other than obey. 除了服从，我别无他法。选项B more than意为“比……多”；选项C rather than意为“而不是”，例如：I think Tom, rather than you, is to blame. 我认为应该受指责的是Tom，而不是你。选项D better than意为“比……好”。从句子意思可判断出男性往往不同于女性，因为他们不善于求助，故选C。