Question

    Mental health is as important as physical health.1. How to deal with them and live a better life?

Every winter holiday, Zhang Keqi would meet up with her cousin to watch movies and sing karaoke. 2. Stuck at home for over a month, Zhang can’t stop checking her smart phone to follow the epidemic every day. Seeing the numbers of infections (感染) and deaths, she fears that the virus might make her sick. She also feels frustrated not knowing when the epidemic will end.

Zhang’s situation is not unique. Nearly 80 percent of people are deeply worried about the virus, while 40 percent strongly fear it, according to a survey released on Jan 27 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

These emotions are normal during stressful times, according to Wang Weihua, an expert on positive psychology (积极心理学).3. Wang said.

Meanwhile, spending weeks without getting out of the house makes the stress build up, Paul Yin, a Chinese psychologist told NBC News.

How can people stay positive during these times? 4. Lessons can be learned from these changes. “Having these emotions doesn’t mean we are fragile (脆弱的),” Xiong wrote. “Instead, they help us fight the virus. For example, we might pay more attention to disinfection (消毒) and personal hygiene (个人卫生).” People can also learn to respect nature and be responsible.

Another way to stay positive is to stick to a normal routine.“Just do everything you would normally do,” said Li Songwei, a psychologist in Beijing. 5. for example. Students who have online classes can resume (重新开始) their daily studies.

A.First, people should learn to accept unexpected changes in life, wrote Xiong Kewei, a psychological consultant (咨询师) at Beijing Normal University.

B.Because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, you have to stay at home and may have experienced emotions like anxiety and fear.

C.You can get up and go to bed on time and eat your daily meals as you usually would.

D.“Even if some people are not in Wuhan, the internet spreads news more quickly, which makes it easy for them to feel fearful and anxious,”

E.But this year, because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the 15—year—old from Xiamen in Fujian province is filled with fear and anxiety.

Answer

1.B

2.E

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：每年寒假，张可琪都会和表妹见面看电影、唱卡拉OK。但这一年，由于新的冠状病毒爆发，这位来自福建省厦门市的15岁少女充满了恐惧和焦虑。在家待了一个多月，她每天都不停地检查智能手机以跟踪疫情。在压力时期，这些情绪是正常的 。在这段时间里，人们如何保持乐观？首先，人们应该学会接受意料之外的变化。另一个方法是保持一个正常的作息规律。

1.细节理解题。根据下句“How to deal with them and live a better life?” 如何对待他们，过上更好的生活？可知，选项B Because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, you have to stay at home and may have experienced emotions like anxiety and fear. 符合要求，由于新的冠状病毒爆发，你不得不呆在家里，可能经历过焦虑和恐惧等情绪，anxiety and fear对应后句的them。故答案为B。

2.细节理解题。根据下句“Stuck at home for over a month, Zhang can’t stop checking her smart phone to follow the epidemic every day.” 在家待了一个多月，张可琪每天都不停地检查自己的智能手机以跟踪疫情。可知，选项E But this year, because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the 15—year—old from Xiamen in Fujian province is filled with fear and anxiety. 但今年，由于新的冠状病毒爆发，这位来自福建厦门的15岁女孩充满了恐惧和焦虑。故答案为E。

3.细节理解题。根据下句“Wang said.” 王说。可知，选项D. “Even if some people are not in Wuhan, the internet spreads news more quickly, which makes it easy for them to feel fearful and anxious,” 符合要求，“即使有些人不在武汉，网络传播新闻的速度也会更快，这就容易让他们感到恐惧和焦虑。”故答案为D。

4.细节理解题。根据下句“Xiong wrote.” 熊写到。可知，这里出现了熊姓的专家。选项A. First, people should learn to accept unexpected changes in life, wrote Xiong Kewei, a psychological consultant (咨询师) at Beijing Normal University.符合要求，首先，人们应该学会接受生活中意想不到的变化，北京师范大学心理咨询师熊克伟（音译）写道。故答案为A。

5.细节理解题。根据下句“for example. Students who have online classes can resume (重新开始) their daily studies.” 例如。有在线课程的学生可以恢复他们的日常学习。可知，选项C. You can get up and go to bed on time and eat your daily meals as you usually would.符合要求，你可以准时起床睡觉，像往常一样吃你每天的饭。这里在说明如何按照平时的生活习惯来生活。故答案为C。