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第 37 題
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The World Health Organization says that depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, affecting 350 million people. The National Institute of Mental Health reports seven percent of Americans 36 depression in a year. Therefore, depression is 37 as we can find depressed people everywhere. A depressed person can ask for extra syrup in their latte without explaining that they need it because they're 38 the infinite darkness of their soul and they've lost all hope of escape. Depression doesn't diminish a person's desire to connect with other people, just their ability. In spite of what you might think, talking to friends and family living 39 depression can be really easy and maybe even fun--the kind of fun 40 people enjoy each other's company effortlessly. Nobody feels awkward, and no one accuses the sad person of ruining the holidays.
The World Health Organization says that depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, affecting 350 million people. The National Institute of Mental Health reports seven percent of Americans 36 depression in a year. Therefore, depression is 37 as we can find depressed people everywhere. A depressed person can ask for extra syrup in their latte without explaining that they need it because they're 38 the infinite darkness of their soul and they've lost all hope of escape. Depression doesn't diminish a person's desire to connect with other people, just their ability. In spite of what you might think, talking to friends and family living 39 depression can be really easy and maybe even fun--the kind of fun 40 people enjoy each other's company effortlessly. Nobody feels awkward, and no one accuses the sad person of ruining the holidays.
Therefore, depression is ________ 37 as we can find depressed people everywhere.
- A desirable
- B popular
- C prevalent
- D doubtful
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格前後的數據與描述：文中提到全球有三億多人受影響，且我們在「任何地方」都能發現其蹤跡。若要形容一種現象在人群中分布得極其廣泛、發生頻率極高，你會傾向使用哪一類特質的形容詞來精確描述這種「遍布」的狀態？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到上下文的邏輯關聯，選出最貼切的詞彙，展現了優異的閱讀理解能力。這題的核心在於「因果推論」與「語境辨析」。
語意連結與邏輯推導
文章開頭引用了世界衛生組織的數據，提到全球有 3.5 億人受憂鬱症影響，接著又指出美國每年有 7% 的人口患病。句首的 Therefore（因此）提示我們這是一個結論，而空格後的 as we can find depressed people everywhere（因為我們隨處可見憂鬱症患者）則是對該結論的直接補強。既然到處都能見到，這個疾病必然是「普遍的」。選項中的 prevalent 正是形容某種現象、疾病或想法廣泛流行、普及的意思。
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