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2024年12月16日 China Daily时政类语篇型填空专项训练（子女面临应对父母老年抑郁症的现实）（上）
Families face realities of dealing with old age depression
Passage 1
1. the age of 74, Wang Youlin had never imagined he would suffer 2. depression.
His life, once filled with laughter, 3. (adventurous) and the joy of watching his children grow 4. , began to unravel quietly in the months following his retirement. A formerly active man, he had been a basketball coach, shaping young minds and building 5. (last) friendships with his students.
6. over time, something changed. The first signs were subtle. Wang, who usually 7. (get) up at six in the morning, began to sleep later and later.
His appetite dwindled, and the meals he once enjoyed now seemed like chewing sawdust. He would sit at the table, staring at his plate, too weak 8. (eat).
Days blurred into each other, and the vibrant man who had once tackled the world with 9. (enthusiastic) now 10. (spend) hours in silence, his thoughts weighed down by a fog he couldn't shake.
Passage 2
Wang's family began to notice the 1. (change). His daughter, Wang Lin, who lives and works in Beijing, recalls the transformation with a heavy heart.
"It wasn't just the lack 2. energy. " My dad used 3. (tell) jokes, laugh at old movies, and even dance around the house 4. he was in a good mood. But one day, it all 5. (stop)."
Her father, mother and 6. (old) brother live in her hometown of Jinan in Shandong province.
"I usually go home once a month as Jinan and Beijing are close. I remember when I first 7. (see) my father staring 8. the window. His face was blank and his eyes 9. (lose) their sparkle. Once standing at an imposing 1.9 meters, he was a towering figure. But his frame seemed to have withered, leaving him unusually thin and fragile. And that's when I 10. (know) something was wrong," she recalled.
Passage 3
Over time, her father had 1. (withdraw) from the activities he once loved. Reading, fishing, and cooking became 2. (burden).
He refused 3. (invite) to family gatherings and would often sit alone in his favorite chair, a cup of tea 4. (grow) cold beside him.
"He seemed lost," Wang Lin said. "It was like we 5. (watch) him disappear 6. front of our eyes," she said, adding the 7. (hard) part was not knowing how 8. (help) him. At first, the family blamed his lack of energy and sleep disturbances 9. the natural decline that accompanies aging.
But when her father started to refuse food, and retreated into long periods of silence, Wang Lin became 10. (worry). His body grew frail, not because of physical illness, but because he had no interest in eating.
Passage 4
After 1. (month) of watching her father deteriorate, she insisted 2. taking him to the hospital in Beijing. The diagnosis was a shock, he had a major depressive disorder.
"I never 3. (expect) that my father would 4. (diagnose) with depression. Some of my colleagues suffer from the illness 5. they are young, in their 20s 6. 30s," said Wang Lin.
At the hospital, she saw many young people 7. (accompany) their parents who had similar symptoms, though the reasons 8. falling ill can be very different.
Depressive disorder, or depression, is a common mental health condition that can happen to anyone, according to the World Health Organization. It is characterized by a low mood, and loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time. This is different 9. regular mood changes and 10. (feel) about everyday life.
参考答案
参考答案1
1.At 2.from 3.adventure 4.up 5.lasting
6.But 7.got 8.to eat 9.enthusiasm 10.spent
参考译文1
74岁的王友林从来没有想过自己会面临抑郁症的折磨。
他的生活曾经充满了欢笑、冒险和看着孩子们长大的喜悦，但在他退休后的几个月里，他的生活开始悄然瓦解。他以前是一个活跃的人，曾是一名篮球教练，培养年轻人的思想，并与学生建立持久的友谊。
但随着时间的推移，有些事情发生了变化。最初的迹象很微妙。通常早上六点起床的王，开始睡得越来越晚。
他的胃口变小了，他曾经喜欢的饭菜现在就像嚼木屑一样。他会坐在桌边，盯着盘子，没有力气吃东西。
日子一天天过去，这个曾经热情奔放、充满活力的人，现在却沉默了好几个小时，他的思想被一团无法摆脱的迷雾压得喘不过气来。
参考答案2
1.changes 2.of 3.to tell 4.when 5.stopped
6.older 7.saw 8.out 9.had lost 10.knew
参考译文2
王的家人开始注意到这些变化。他的女儿王林在北京生活和工作，她怀着沉重的心情回忆起这一转变。
“这不仅仅是因为缺乏能量，”她说。
“我爸爸以前会讲笑话，看老电影会笑，心情好的时候甚至会在家里跳舞。但有一天，一切都停止了。”
43岁的王林（音译）在一家广告公司工作，现居北京。她的父亲、母亲和哥哥住在她的家乡山东济南。
“我通常一个月回家一次，因为济南和北京很近。我记得我第一次看到父亲凝视着窗外的情景。他的脸毫无表情，眼睛也失去了光彩。他的身高高达1.9米，是一个高大的人。但他的身体似乎已经萎缩，变得异常消瘦和脆弱。就在那时，我意识到有些不对劲，”她回忆道。
参考答案3
1.withdrawn 2.burdens 3.invitations 4.growing 5.were watching
6. in 7.hardest 8.to help 9.on 10.worried
参考译文3
随着时间的推移，她的父亲已经退出了他曾经喜欢的活动。读书、钓鱼和做饭成了负担。
他拒绝参加家庭聚会的邀请，经常独自坐在他最喜欢的椅子上，身边的一杯茶正在变凉。
“他好像迷路了，”王林说。“就像我们看着他在我们眼前消失，”她说，最困难的是不知道如何帮助他。
起初，他的家人把他精力不足和睡眠障碍归咎于随着年龄增长而出现的自然衰退。
但当她的父亲开始拒绝吃饭，并陷入长时间的沉默时，王琳开始担心起来。他的身体变得虚弱，不是因为身体上的疾病，而是因为他对吃没有兴趣。
参考答案4
1.months 2.on 3.expected 4.be diagnosed 5.but
6.or 7.accompanying 8.for 9.from 10.feelings
参考译文4
几个月来，她一直看着父亲病情恶化，她坚持要带他去北京的医院。诊断结果令人震惊，他患有重度抑郁症。
“我从没想过父亲会被诊断出患有抑郁症。我的一些同事患有这种疾病，但他们很年轻，只有二三十岁。”
在医院，她看到许多年轻人陪伴着有类似症状的父母，尽管生病的原因可能非常不同。
据世界卫生组织称，抑郁症是一种常见的精神健康状况，任何人都可能患有这种疾病。
它的特点是情绪低落，在很长一段时间内对活动失去乐趣或兴趣。这与日常生活中有规律的情绪变化和感受不同。

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