Chapter 1-备战2021高考英语阅读理解之七选五专练 (解析版)

Chapter 1 No. 1 What is mental health? (2020. 四川省树德中学高三三诊)Mental health is an expression we use every day, so it might surprise you that the term ‘mental health’ is frequently misunderstood. ___1___ According to the WHO, however, mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can deal with the normal stresses of life, can work fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.” ___2___ To make things a bit clearer, some experts have tried coming up with different terms to explain the difference between ‘mental health’ and ‘mental health conditions’, such as ‘good mental health’, ‘mental well-being’, and even ‘happiness’. __3___ As a result, some of them have tried to explain the difference by talking about a continuous whole where mental health is at one end of the range while mental health conditions are at the other. Research shows that high levels of mental health are associated with increased learning, creativity and productivity. _____4_____ In contrast, mental health conditions can cause distress and bad effect on relationships. They are also related to poor physical health and death from suicide. ___5__ The fact that someone is not experiencing a mental health condition doesn’t necessarily mean his mental health is good. Likewise, it’s possible to be diagnosed with a mental health condition while feeling well in many aspects of life. Briefly, mental health is about being emotionally and socially healthy – the way we think, feel and develop relationships - and not merely the absence of a mental health condition. A. So instead of being about ‘what’s the problem?’, it’s really about ‘what’s going well?'. B. It is often mistakenly used as a substitute (替代) for mental health conditions. C. This, however, will help prevent mental health conditions. D. But others argue that using more words to describe the same thing just adds to the confusion. E. They can also improve social relationships