Question

    The term“smiling depression”—appearing happy to others while actually suffering depressive symptoms—has become increasingly popular. In fact, many people who experience a low mood and a loss of pleasure in activities manage to hide their condition in this way. And these people might be particularly easy to suicide.

While smiling depression is not a technical term that psychologists use，it is certain to be depressed and manage to successfully mask the symptoms. The closest technical term for this condition is “atypical depression”. It can be very hard to spot people suffering depression because they may seem like they don’t have a reason to be sad — they have a job, an apartment and maybe even children or a partner. They smile when you greet them and can carry pleasant conversations. In short, they often put on a mask to the outside world while leading seemingly normal and active lives. Inside, however, they often feel hopeless and down, sometimes even having thoughts about ending it all.

People with smiling depression put on a happy face to the outside world, but they can experience a lift in their mood as a result of positive occurrences in their lives. Other symptoms of this condition include overeating, feeling a sense of heaviness in the arms and legs and being easily hurt by criticism or rejection. They are also more likely to feel depressed in the evening and feel the need to sleep longer than usual. With other forms of depression, however, your mood might be worse in the morning and you might feel the need for less sleep than you are normally used to.

So how can they break this circle? A starting point needs to be known that this condition actually exists and that it’s serious. Only when we stop ignoring our problems because we think they’re not serious enough can we start making an actual difference. Then we can find purpose by taking the attention away from ourselves and placing it onto something else. Feeling that our lives matter is finally what gives us purpose and meaning — and this can make a significant difference for our mental health and well-being.

1.What do we know about people suffering smiling depression?

A.They are wearing masks all day. B.They are difficult to get along with.

C.They lead an abnormal life actually. D.Most of them commit suicide.

2.What does the underlined word “atypical” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.representative B.common C.hidden D.formal

3.Compared with smiling depression, people suffering other depressions  .

A.may feel sleepless B.feel more depressed in the evening

C.are tired of heaviness in the arms D.may eat more food

4.What can we do to overcome smiling depression?

A.Never talk about smiling depression and ignore its existence.

B.Admit the condition and pay attention to ourselves.

C.Value the importance of our life and enjoy it.

D.Find out the problem and place it onto somebody else.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了“微笑抑郁”这个名字的来历，相关的症状，以及克服这种抑郁症的方法。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的In short, they often put on a mask to the outside world while leading seemingly normal and active lives. Inside, however, they often feel hopeless and down, sometimes even having thoughts about ending it all.可知有这种症状的人总是表现出正常的一面，而事实上他们的内心很失落和绝望，有时甚至想要结束生命。C. They lead an abnormal life actually.（事实上他们过着不正常的生活）符合以上说法，故选C项。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的It can be very hard to spot people suffering depression because they may seem like they don’t have a reason to be sad — they have a job, an apartment and maybe even children or a partner.可知这种症状很难被发现，因为患者表面上过着正常的生活，故推测划线部分的意思事“难以发现的/隐藏的”。C. hidden（隐藏的）符合以上推测，故选C项。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段的With other forms of depression, however, your mood might be worse in the morning and you might feel the need for less sleep than you are normally used to.可知有其它抑郁症状的人会在早上感觉情绪低落，和平时相比睡觉更少。A. may feel sleepless（感觉无睡意）符合以上说法，故选A项。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的Feeling that our lives matter is finally what gives us purpose and meaning — and this can make a significant difference for our mental health and well-being.可知感觉我们的生活的重要性，这最终给了我们目标和意义ーー这对我们的心理健康和幸福感会产生重大影响。C. Value the importance of our life and enjoy it.（重视并享受生活的重要性）符合以上说法，故选C项。