You may be able to care for your physical health by wearing a mask, washing your hands and doing regular exercise during the coronavirus epidemic(疫情), but how do you treat your mental health? Millions of people are facing fear, anxiety and depression as lockdowns and quarantines(隔离期) continue.
As part of the government’s “first level response”, the NHC(国家卫健委) said more than 300 hot lines are now available throughout China. Callers can talk with counseling(咨询) services and people from university psychology(心理学) departments. Depending on your location, you can call one of these 24-hour hot lines for psychological support and general advice if you’re experiencing anxiety, depression or panic attacks, no matter whether you’re a patient, medical worker or just someone stuck at home.
A survey carried out by the Chinese Psychology Society found that of the 18,000 people tested for coronavirus-related anxiety, 42.6 percent were anxious. “A stable(稳定的) condition of mind can help reduce anger and anxiety, which is helpful for treatment. Providing psychological counseling and appropriate medicine, psychiatry(心理治疗) can play an important role in the battle against the epidemic,” said Chen Jun, an expert from the Shanghai Mental Health Center. A healthy mind supports a healthy body. Stress weakens the immune system, according to the American Psychological Association. Managing stress may help people fight off a virus.
In addition to hot lines, online platforms and social media have also offered support to those dealing with the mental stress of worrying about the virus. One virus-related topic, which translates as “how to deal with feeling very anxious at home” has been viewed by hundreds of millions of Sina Weibo users. KnowYourself, a public WeChat account, hopes to reduce panic attacks to those medical workers, patients and their families in Hubei Province.
“People are scared, so to have a voice that helps to make them calm down and kind of guide them through this process can be very helpful,” Paul Yin, a psychologist in Beijing, said.
37．What can we learn about the counseling service from Paragraph 2?
A．Only patients and medical workers are offered the service.
B．Over 300 hot lines are available in every city across China.
C．It’s aimed at people with coronavirus-related mental problems.
D．Some university psychology departments offer face-to-face counseling.
38．What is paragraph 3 mainly talking about?
A．How the novel coronavirus affects people mentally.
B．Why it is important to provide psychological support.
C．How people should manage anxiety and stress.
D．What kinds of counseling are being offered.
39．What does the underlined word “panic” refer to in the paragraph 4?
A．pleasure B．epidemic C．excitement D．fear
40．What can we infer from Paul Yin’s words?
A．Counseling services help people to stay positive.
B．It takes a long time to help people overcome their anxiety.
C．It is helpful for anxious people to talk with each other.
D．Scared people can do nothing but wait for people’s help.
37．C
38．B
39．D
40．A
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了疫情封锁期间，如何保持精神健康，文章中提到了电话热线，网络平台和社交媒体等不同方式。
37．推理判断题。根据第2大段“no matter whether you’re a patient, medical worker or just someone stuck at home.”无论你是病人，医护人员还是被困在家里的人，可知，不仅仅只是病人和医护人员，故A错误；根据第2大段“the NHC(国家卫健委) said more than 300 hot lines are now available throughout China.”全中国有300多个热线可用，可知，不是每个城市有300多个，是全国总共300多个，故B错误；根据第2大段“ you can call one of these 24-hour hot lines for psychological support and general advice if you’re experiencing anxiety, depression or panic attacks,”如果你焦虑，抑郁或者恐惧都可以拔打热线，可知，目的是针对新型冠状病毒相关的精神疾病，故C正确；根据第2大段“Depending on your location, you can call one of these 24-hour hot lines for psychological support and general advice”电话热线不是面对面的交流，故D错误。故选C。
38．段落大意题。根据第3大段“A stable(稳定的) condition of mind can help reduce anger and anxiety, which is helpful for treatment. Providing psychological counseling and appropriate medicine, psychiatry(心理治疗) can play an important role in the battle against the epidemic,”稳定的情绪和精神能帮助人们战胜疾病。可知，本段主要讲述了提供心理支持的重要性和原因。故选B。
39．词义猜测题。根据第4大段“KnowYourself, a public WeChat account, hopes to reduce panic attacks to those medical workers, patients and their families in Hubei Province.”湖北省的一个微信公众平台KnowYourself希望能够减轻医护人员，病人和家人的紧张情绪。pleasure开心；epidemic流行的；excitement兴奋；fear害怕。根据句意指冠状病毒带来的紧张，恐惧心理。故选D。
40．细节理解题。根据第5大段“People are scared, so to have a voice that helps to make them calm down and kind of guide them through this process can be very helpful”人们会恐惧，所以有一个声音能帮助他们冷静下来并指导他们完成这个过程是很有用的。这个声音指咨询服务。可知，在说明咨询服务能帮助人们保持积极的心态。故选A。
【点睛】
阅读理解题中判断句子的正误属于推理判断题，是英语试题中经常出现的题型，也是难题之一。4个选项要根据题干意思一一从原文中查找，有些是关键单词出错，有些是句子意思表达有误。此类判断题考查学生对文章句子的深层次理解能力。如第1题，A是程度词出错；B是地方范围出错；D是细节出错。所以句子正误题可以优先注意题干中的关键信息，如数字，地点，程度词等。
阅读短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome（克服）it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
| 59． to overcome fear | |||
| Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
| Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60． than you breathe in. You’ll be 61． that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
| Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62． for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63． the thinking brain and make you 64． fearful. | ||
| Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65． but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66． to face the coming events. | ||
| Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67． It’s worth 68． though it takes efforts. | ||
