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Don't try to be happy because it will only make you sad. Trying to keep a smile on your face will make your depression worse if you are sad, a new study suggests. Feeling content has become the goal for many people in recent years, but it may be more beneficial if you can embrace your sadness.

University of Melbourne researchers said that social avoidance for sadness could be harmful for sufferers of the blues(忧郁患者). Dr Brock Bastian, a psychologist behind the study, said,“Depression rates are higher in countries that have a higher happiness.”Feeling happy is more and more important for us, and it has become a goal in itself. This reinforces(加强) the message that we should aim to maximize(最大化) our positive emotions and avoid our negative emotions. Society needs to change its attitude to depression if the disorder is to be dealt with effectively, Dr Bastian implied. He added that people are used to celebrating their success by media rather than showing their sadness.

For the study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety, the researchers evaluated 112 depressed patients. Each volunteer was asked to rate(评估) their symptoms(症状) of the blues and how much pressure they faced to be happy. They were inquired over a period of one month.

1.What does the underlined word “depression” mean in Chinese?

A 快乐.

B 焦虑.

C 愤怒.

D 抑郁.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段Don't try to be happy because it will only make you sad. Trying to keep a smile on your face will make your depression worse if you are sad.可知强颜欢笑只会让你的抑郁更加严重，故选D。

2.What has become the goal for many people?

A Feeling sad.

B Feeling content.

C Feeling happy.

D Feeling depressed.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段Feeling content has become the goal for many people in recent years,可知感觉满足已经成为了许多人的目标，故选B。

3.Social avoidance for sadness could _____ sufferers of the blues.

A be bad for

B be good for

C be beneficial to

D be great for

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句University of Melbourne researchers said that social avoidance for sadness could be harmful for sufferers of the blues.可知对悲伤的社交回避可能会对忧郁患者造成伤害，故选A。

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Trying to keep a smile on your face will make your depression worse if you are sad.

B Depression rates are higher in countries that have a higher happiness.

C We should change our attitude to depression if the disorder is to be tackled effectively.

D People are used to showing their sadness by media rather than celebrating their success.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句He added that people are used to celebrating their success by media rather than showing their sadness. 可知人们习惯于利用社交媒体来庆祝成功，而不是表现自己脆弱的一面，故选D。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A Avoid Sadness.

B Don't Try to Be Happy.

C Be Happy.

D Don’t Feel Content.

解析：选B。主旨大意题。联系全文可知整篇文章讲的都是让我们不要强颜欢笑，故选B。