Question

Feeling down? Got the (1) blues? Everyone gets sad. Yes, everyone meets the feeling. Some people have sad feelings just once in a while(偶尔), and others have sad feelings (2)pretty often. More than half of all teenagers(青少年) have these feelings at least once a month.

Sadness is a feeling— it’s one of the many normal human moods. We all have. When people lose something important, or when they are disappointed about something, or when something sad happen to them or someone else, they will feel sad. When people are lonely, they often feel sad, too.

It’s very important for people of any age to get help when they have sadness. If they get help from others, they can get better quickly. Sometimes talking about what makes you sad can help the sad feeling melt away(消失). (3)There is always somebody to talk with when you are sad. Sometimes thinking can help melt away sadness. Sometimes both of these things can be useful.

任务一：根据短文内容，判断画线部分(1)的文中意思。

1.Got the blues?

A.蓝色  B.闷闷不乐  C.快乐  D.蓝调

任务二：写出可以替换画线部分(2)的单词。

2.___________

任务三：请将画线部分(3)译成汉语。

3._______________________________________________

任务四：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

4.How often do some teenagers have sad feelings?

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5.What does “both” refer to(意指) in the last sentence?

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Answer

1.B

2.quite / very

3.在你悲伤的时候，总有人可以与你交谈。

4.At least once a month.

5.Talking and thinking.

【解析】

试题分析：情绪低落？心情郁闷？每个人都会伤心。每一年龄段的人在悲伤时都需要得到帮助，这点非常重要。得到帮助了，他们就能恢复的更快。有时说出使你的伤心事，可以帮助你去除你悲伤的情绪。

1.词意猜测题。依据短文开头的句子“Feeling down? Got the blues? Everyone gets sad.”情绪低落？心情郁闷？每个人都会伤心。可猜测单词的意思与伤心有关。故答案为B。

2.词意猜测题。pretty表程度的副词，十分、非常的意思。故可以用quite / very替代。

3.细节理解题。依据上文中出现的句子“Sometimes talking about what makes you sad can help the sad feeling melt away(消失).” 有时说出是你的伤心事，可以帮助你去除悲伤的情绪。依据语境理解，故可翻译成：在你悲伤的时候，总有人可以与你交谈。

4.细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“More than half of all teenagers(青少年) have these feelings at least once a month.”可知，一半以上的青少年在一月之内至少要经历一段情绪低落期。故答案为：At least once a month.

5.细节理解题。依据短文中出现的句子“Sometimes talking about what makes you sad can help the sad feeling melt away(消失) ；Sometimes thinking can help melt away sadness.”因此both指代的是Talking and thinking.

考点：社会生活短文阅读。