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Maggie started of the junior year of high school with great energy. She had no trouble     up with her schoolwork and took part in several after-school activities.     after the Thanksgiving break, she began to have trouble getting through her reading and had to work harder to apply herself (专心学习). Her grades began to   , and she rarely (很少) felt like making friends any more. Even though Maggie was always punctual (按时的) before, she began to have trouble getting up    time for school during the winter.  

At first, Maggie’s parents thought she was lazy. They were quite worried about her, but they thought it was just a period of time—especially because her energy finally seemed to     in the spring. But when the same thing happened the next November, and Maggie’s mood and her grades fell again, they took her to the     , who diagnosed (诊断) her with a type of depression (情绪低落) called seasonal effective disorder (季节性情绪失控症), or SAD. SAD appears and     at the same time each year. People with SAD have the depression as winter comes and daylight hours become    . When spring returns and the days become longer again, they become well again. Like other forms of depression, the symptoms (症状) of SAD    be mild, severe(严重的), or somewhere in between. Milder symptoms slightly influence someone’s ability to take part in everyday activities, but more severe symptoms can influence much    .

1.15. A. to keep B. keeping C. keep D. kept

2.16. A. While B. So  C. But D. Because

3.17. A. drop B. rise C. raise D. stop

4.18. A. in B. on C. off D. through

5.19. A. go B. return C. disappear D. leave

6.20. A. teacher B. farmer C. doctor D. police

7.21. A. disappears B. appears C. arrives D. leaves

8.22. A. long B. short C. longer D. shorter

9.23. A. can B. must C. should D. have to

10.24. A. little  B. less C. many D. more

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文通过对学生Maggie患了季节性情绪失控症后的描述介绍了这一病症的发病时间，表现等。

1.B考查动词及语境的理解。她在跟随学业方面没有困难。have trouble doing sth,在做某事方面有困难。结合句意，故选B。

2.C考查连词及语境的理解。A. While当；B. So 所以；C. But但是；D. Because 因为。根据上文描述及后文的转折情况，可知句意：但是在感恩节后，她在阅读方面有困难，不得不努力专心学习。结合句意，故选C。

3.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. drop落下；B. rise升起；C. raise筹集；D. stop停止。根据上文可知她的成绩开始下滑，故选A。

4.B考查介词及语境的理解。尽管Maggie还是像以前一样按时，但是她开始在冬天按时起床上学方面有困难。on time 按时，准时。故选B

5.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. go去；B. return返回；C. disappear消失；D. leave离开。他们非常担心她，但是他们认为那仅仅是一段时间的事—尤其是因为她的精力最后似乎在春天会回来。结合句意，故选B。

6.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. teacher老师；B. farmer农夫；C. doctor医生；D. police 警察。根据上文Maggie精神和成绩的下降，可知父母带她去看医生。故选C。

7.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. disappears消失；B. appears出现；C. arrives到达；D. leaves离开。SAD症出现消失在每年的同一时间。根据句意，故选A。

8.D考查形容词及语境的理解。A. long长的；B. short短的；C. longer更长；D. shorter更短。得了季节性情绪失控症的人在冬天到来，白天变得更短时会情绪低落。根据句意，故选D。

9.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. can能；B. must必须；C. should应该；D. have to不得不。像其它类型的情绪低落一样，SAD的症状可能是轻微的，严重的，或者介于两只之间。结合句意，故选A。

10.A. little 几乎没有；B. less更少；C. many许多；D. more更多。根据上文可知更严重的症状可能影响更多，故选D。

考点：考查健康保健类短文。