2024年4月29日发(作者：)

大学英语A4

一、阅读理解

1、Many studies have identified a strong link between suicide and

diagnosable mental illness, especially depression. So, because women suffer

from depression at a much higher rate than men, they would seem to be at

higher risk for suicide. Yet, women actually commit suicide about one-fourth

as often as men.

George E. Murphy, professor of psychiatry at Washington university

school of Medicine in St. Louis, says that females may be protected because

of the way they think about problems and interact with others. "Women

process their experience with friends. They discuss their feelings, seek

feedback, and take advice. They are much more likely to tell a physician how

they feel and cooperate in the prescribed treatment. As a result, women get

better treatment for their depression."

That treatment may help protect them from suicide, but Murphy suggests

there is more to it. The approach to problem-solving is what often lands a

woman in a psychiatrist's office in the first place, and that approach may be

keeping female suicide rates lower.

Murphy believes women are less inclined to commit suicide because their

thinking is more inclusive. While a man might tend to throw aside seemingly

peripheral（非本质的，边缘的） issues to get to the core of a problem, a

woman might take more things into account. She may continue to seek input

and process problems long after the point where men decide on a course of

action. "She'll consider not just her feelings, but also the feelings of others -

her family, the children, even acquaintances - and how these people will be

affected by a decision like suicide. A man is much less likely to take those

things into account. He makes his decision, and it's about him, so he does not

feel the need to share it with anyone else."

(1)、What is the passage mainly about?

A：The relationship between depression and suicide.

B：Women's higher rate of depression than man.

C：Reasons for women's lower risk of committing suicide.

D：The treatment of mental illnesses such as depression.

答案： C

(2)、Females get better treatment for their depression perhaps because

______.

A：they are more concerned about their health

B：they have more experience in dealing with depression

C：they may discuss their feelings with a doctor and be cooperative

D：they are more afraid of suicide

答案： C

(3)、The word "inclusive" in paragraph 4 probably means ______.

A：comprehensive

B：liberal

C：open-minded

D：firm-minded

答案： A

(4)、It is implied that a man can reduce his chance of committing suicide if

he ______.

A：goes straight to the core of a problem

B：does not allow himself to be influenced by his acquaintances

C：consults a psychiatrist regularly

D：changes the way he thinks about problems and interact with others

答案： D

(5)、When a man suffers from depression, it is typical of him to ______.

A：process his feelings and seek advice

B：consider just his feelings when he makes a decision

C：throw aside obviously important issues

D：act in a hostile manner towards a psychiatrist.

答案： B

2、Though some people have suggested that women should return to

housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by

both women and men in public opinion polls. Lately some union officials

have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more

suitable for men and that women should step aside to make way for

unemployed young men. They argue that women - especially women in their

childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower

productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.

To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at

home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue

that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of