older.most older people with depression have been suffering from episodes(发作)of the illness during much of their lives。for others.depression has a first onset(起病)in late life—even for those in their 80s and 90s. depression in older persons is closely associated with dependency and disability and causes great suffering for the individual and the family
3 many older people and their families don’t-recognize the symptoms of depression，aren’t aware that it is a medical illness，and don’t know how it is treated others may mistake the symptoms of depression as sighs of dementia(痴呆).also，many older people think that depression is a character flaw(缺陷)and are worried about being stigmatized(给…带来耻辱)，so they blame themselves for their illness and are too ashamed(羞耻的)to get help，others worry that treatment would be too costly.
4 older persons with depression rarely seek treatment for the illness。unrecognized and untreated depression has fatal consequences in terms of both suicide and non-suicide mortality(死亡率).the highest rate of suicide in the us is among older white men%26#8226;depression is the single most significant risk factor for suicide in that population。tragically，many of those people who go on to commit suicide have reached out for help -20%see a doctor the day they die，40%the week they die，and 70%in the month they die. yet depression is frequently missed.
23. paragraph 1----------------
24. paragraph 2----------------
25. paragraph 3----------------
26. paragraph 4----------------
a how common is depression in later life?
b what is depression?
c what relieves depression in older people?
d why does depression in older people often go untreated?
e can depression in older people be treated?
f what are the consequences of untreated depression in older people?
27. clinical depression is different from-------------
28. depression in older people is strongly linked with--------------
29. depression is regarded by many older people as--------------
30. many older people commit suicide as a result of----------------
a a character flaw(www．。com)
b normal sadness and grief
c a definite possibility来源：
d dependency and disability
e a significant risk factor
f unrecognized and untreated depression
第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分).
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第一篇
centers of the great european cities.
the centers of the great cities of europe are meeting places by tradition.people gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night.a mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting，metropolitan atmosphere.
squares，plazas(广场)and arcades(拱廊)form the heart of europe’s cities.
venice in italy has the piazza san marco—a beautiful square surrounded by shops，churches，restaurants and ca怆s.1n barcelona，spain，la bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of s
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