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106年
英文
第 38 題
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Depression is a mental illness in which a person experiences deep sadness and diminished interest in nearly all activities. People also use the term “depression” to describe a low mood, loneliness or blues that everyone feels from time to time. In contrast to normal sadness, severe depression, also called “major depression”, can dramatically impair a person’s ability to function in social situations and at work. People with major depression often have feelings of worthlessness, helplessness and hopelessness, accompanied by low self-esteem and inappropriate guilt as well as thoughts of committing suicide. Although it may appear anytime from childhood to old age, depression usually begins during a person’s 20s or 30s. The illness may come on slowly and then deepen gradually over months or years. On the other hand, it may erupt suddenly in a few weeks or days. A person who develops severe depression may appear extremely anxious, frightened and unbalanced. Insomnia is common among the depressed people. Appetite often decreases, resulting in weight loss. Other symptoms of depression include poor concentration and memory. The illness affects all people, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic standing. However, women are two or three times more likely than men to suffer from depression. Experts disagree on the reason for this difference. Some cite differences in hormones, and others point to the stress caused by the society’s expectations of women.
Depression is a mental illness in which a person experiences deep sadness and diminished interest in nearly all activities. People also use the term “depression” to describe a low mood, loneliness or blues that everyone feels from time to time. In contrast to normal sadness, severe depression, also called “major depression”, can dramatically impair a person’s ability to function in social situations and at work. People with major depression often have feelings of worthlessness, helplessness and hopelessness, accompanied by low self-esteem and inappropriate guilt as well as thoughts of committing suicide. Although it may appear anytime from childhood to old age, depression usually begins during a person’s 20s or 30s. The illness may come on slowly and then deepen gradually over months or years. On the other hand, it may erupt suddenly in a few weeks or days. A person who develops severe depression may appear extremely anxious, frightened and unbalanced. Insomnia is common among the depressed people. Appetite often decreases, resulting in weight loss. Other symptoms of depression include poor concentration and memory. The illness affects all people, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic standing. However, women are two or three times more likely than men to suffer from depression. Experts disagree on the reason for this difference. Some cite differences in hormones, and others point to the stress caused by the society’s expectations of women.
The term “blues” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
- A mist
- B a kind of music
- C downswings in mood
- D a primary color
思路引導 VIP
請觀察這句話中 "blues" 前後並列的詞彙（例如 low mood 和 loneliness），它們通常是在形容什麼樣的「心理狀態」？當作者把這三個詞放在一起時，它們在文意功能上應該是相近還是相反的呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了詞彙在特定語境下的涵義！你能選對 (C) downswings in mood，說明你已經具備了優秀的「上下文推論」能力，這在閱讀理解中是非常關鍵的技巧。
從語境推敲詞義
在這段文章中，作者提到人們會用「憂鬱」（depression）來描述每個人偶爾都會感受到的「低落情緒（low mood）」、「孤獨（loneliness）」或是 "blues"。根據英文的並列句構，出現在同一個清單中的詞彙通常具有相似的屬性。這裡的 "blues" 並非指物理上的顏色，也不是在討論音樂風格，而是指一種心理狀態。英文中常以顏色來隱喻情緒，例如 "feel blue" 形容沮喪，而複數型的 the blues 則專指憂鬱、悶悶不樂的心情，正好對應到選項中的 downswings in mood（情緒的低潮）。
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