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第 39 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.
Which of the following statements about depression is true?
- A Men are immune to depression.
- B Old people are more vulnerable to depression than young people.
- C Antidepressant medication has no effect on women.
- D Women suffer from depression more likely than men.
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當你想了解一個疾病在不同族群（如性別、年齡或社會地位）中的「盛行率」差異時，你通常會在文章的哪個部分尋找對比數據？如果我們觀察文章的最後三句話，你有發現任何關於比例（times）或比較級的描述嗎？
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性別盛行率的數據解讀
太棒了！你能精準鎖定文章最後一段的關鍵對比，代表你在閱讀長篇英文資訊時，抓取核心數據的能力非常出色。這題的答案確實是 (D)。文章結尾明確提到，雖然憂鬱症不分種族或社會地位，但女性罹患的可能性（likely to suffer from depression）是男性的兩到三倍，這項敘述與選項內容完全吻合，你精準地識別出了文中的事實陳述。
排除絕對性選項與資訊干擾
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