人与自我-生活与学习（三）-2026年新课标高考英语阅读理解主题语境分类专项讲练

新课标高考英语阅读理解

主题语境分类专项训练（人与自我-生活与学习）

话题简介

本专题【身心健康与情绪管理】隶属于新课标三大主题语境之「人与自我-生活与学习」板

块，是新高考、全国卷英语阅读理解说明文与夹叙夹议文的核心高频命题话题，近5年高考

真题中，该话题选材占科普类阅读总量的40%以上，是高三阅读专项复习的重点模块。此训

练文本均围绕身心健康、情绪管理、压力疏导、健康饮食、运动健康、心理诊疗、社交与心

理健康等核心内容展开，选自近年高考真题、省级优质模考卷，语篇难度、命题逻辑贴合高

考考情。

核心词汇

一、高频动词

1.diagnose________11.reduce_________

12.trigger--------------

2.cope_________

3.regulate_________13.reveal_________

4.affect_________14.assess_________

15.recommend

5.impact--------------

6.associate_________16.adapt_________

7.consume_________17.undergo_________

8.restrict_________18.recover--------------

9.sustain__________19.modify--------------

10.enhance---------------20.intervene

二、高频名词

21.psychology--------------31.fitness_________

22.depression32.cognition

23.stress_________33.buffer_________

34.diagnosis

24.anxiety_________

35.treatment--------------

25.symptom

36.wellbeing

26.therapy_________

27.nutrition37.pressure--------------

38.routine_________

28.diet__________

39.intervention

29.surgery--------------

30.disorder_________40.immunity---------------

三、高频形容词&副词

41.mental_________50.ethical_________

42.physical_________51.random_________

43.psychological52.customized

44.nutritional53.depressive

45.moderate54.chronic.

46.clinical_________55.ultimately

47.effective56.gradually

48.significant57.effectively

49.overwhelming

四、固定搭配&短语

58.mentalhealth67.socialconnection

59.physicalhealth68.emotionalregulation

60.copingskill69.Mediterraneandiet

61.stressmanagement70.intensivecareunit---------------

62.bloodpressure71.open-heartsurgery

63.heartrate72.immunesystem

64.randomisedcontrolledtrial73.sideeffect

65.lifestyletherapy74.healthrisk

66.cognitivebehavioraltherapy一75.senseofbelonging

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限时训练

主题语境分类专项训练「人与自我-生活与学习」⑤

限时35分钟姓名：班级：学号：得分：

Passage1（2025•浙江•高考真题）

When1wasachild1wasoftentoldwhatnottocat."Youdon'twanttogetfat”wason

constantrepeatthroughoutmychildhood.Ilreallymessedupmyrelationshipwithfood一

somethingthattookmeyearstoovercome.Becauseofthis,Tmcarefulnottoconnectwhatmykids

weighwiththeirworthaspeople.Iencouragemydaughtertomakehealthysnackchoicesandoften

dissuade（劝阻）herfromaseconddessert.ButonedaywhenIheardhersaying“IthinkI'mtoo

myheartsank.Itmademewonderifgivingheradviceonsnackswashavinganunintentionally

negativeimpact.

AccordingtoCharlotteMarkey,aprofessorofpsychology,foodisoneoftheraresubjects

where,asparents,sayinglessismore."Therearesomanythingsinparentingthataregoodtotalk

through,butI'mnotconvincedthatfoodisoneofthem,“shesays."Itjustcreatessomeworriesand

insecuritiesinkidsthataren'tnecessarilyhealthy.”

Instead,sherecommendsapplyingawell-knownconceptamongnutritionexpertscalledthe

“DivisionofResponsibility,v/hereparentsprovideavarietyofmostlyhealthyfoodstotheirkids

atfixedtimes,andthekidsthemselvesdecidewhatandhowmuchtheywanttoconsume-evenif

thatmeansoccasionallyeatingmorecookiesthancarrots.

Allowingkidstoeatwhattheywantalsoexposesthemtothenaturalconsequencesoftheir

decisions."Whenyourchildsays,'Mystomachhurts/youcansay,'Wellyouhadalotofsugary

foodsandyoumightfeelbetterifyoumadesomeotherchoices,'"saysMarkey.uLetthemfeellike

theyhavesomecontroloverit.”

I'vebeentryingoutthesestrategiesandI'vefoundthatwhenI'mlessrestrictive,theydo

makebetterdecisions.^Feedingisalonggame,^^saysMarkey."Thefoodyouhaveavailablemakes

ahugedifference.Eveniftheydon'tcatit,they'reseeingit.Andthenallofasuddenitclicks.”

1.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Sheisupsetbyherkids'weight.B.Sheiscriticalofthewayshewasfed.

C.Sheisinterestedinmakingfood.D.Sheisparticularaboutwhatsheeats.

2.WhichofthefollowingwouldMarkeydisapproveof?

A.Allowingkidstoeatcookiesoccasionally.B.Offeringvariousfoodstokidsatfixedtimes.

C.Explainingtokidstherisksoftakingsnacks.D.Talkingwithkidsaboutschoolatmealtimes.

3.Whatshouldkidsdoaccordingtothe"DivisionofResponsibility”?

A.Makedietdecisionsontheirown.B.Sharetheirfoodwithotherkids.

C.Eatupwhatisprovidedforthem.D.Helptheirparentsdothedishes.

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestrategiesshehasbeenfollowing?

A.Costly.B.Complex.C.Workable.D.Contradictory.

Passage2（2025•湖北武汉•二模）

Inhealthresearch,determiningtruecauses—likewhetherdrinkingwineaffectshealth—is

vitalfbrinfbnneddecisions.But''correlationdoesnotequalcausation（因果关系）"iswidely

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recognized.Thenhowdoresearchersmovebeyondcorrelationstofindanswers?

CoiTelationsoftenexistwithoutimplyingcausation.Forinstance,chocolateconsumption

correlateswiththenumberofNobelPrizewinnersinsomecountries.Doeseatingchocolateboost

Nobelwins?No.Thiscorrelationlikelyexistsbecausechocolateconsumptionservesasaproxyfor

wealth.Inturn,wealthrelatestoeducationandresearchfunding—keyfactorsbehindNobel

achievements.So,justfindingalinkisn'tenough.Scientistsneedmorestrongevidencetoestablish

causation.

Unlikehighlycontrolledchemistryorphysicsexperiments,whichcaneasilyshowhowX

afleetsY,humanbiologyoftenrelicsonindirectevidence.Itrequires“inductivereasoning”

―drawinggeneralconclusionsfromavailableevidence.It\likehowaprosecutor（检察官）builds

acriminalcaseusingcircumstantialevidence.Whileindividualpiecesmightnotbepersuasive,

theirbuild-upstrengthensthecase.There'soneinterestingcontrast,however..Incriminalcases,

thestandardofproofis“beyondreasonabledoubt"，butsciencedemandsproofbased“onthe

balanceofprobabilities”.Thisreflectsscientists,willingnesstorevisetheirbeliefswhenbetter

evidenceemerges.

Indirectevidenceiscrucialforinferringcausation,butitisnotalwaysconclusive.Thegold

standardfordirectevidenceofcausationistherandomisedcontrolledtrial（RCT）,where

participantsarerandomlyassignedtoeitherreceiveaninterventionortobea“control”.This

ensuresifyouseeadifferencebetweenthetwogroups,thiscanonlybeduetotheeffectofthe

intervention,whicheffectivelyprovescausation.Unfortunately,ethical（道德的）considerations

oftenpreventusconductingRCTs.Forinstance,welackRCTevidencethatsmokingcauseslung

cancerbecausetheindirectevidenceissostrongthatsuchstudieswouldbeunethical.

Causationinhealthdoesn'tworkinasimpleway.Factorslikelifestyle,genes,and

environmentinteracttodeterminediseaserisk.Achievingperfecthealthrequiresavarietyofactions,

asnosinglehabit,superfood,ormagicpillistheanswer.

5.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“Dioxy“inparagraph2mean?

A.Replacement.B.Condition.C.Indicator.D.Preference.

6.Howdoscientists,inferencesdifferfromprosecutors,conclusions?

A.Theyremainopentoupdate.B.Theyguaranteeabsolutecertainty.

C.Theyrelylargelyonindirectevidence.D.Theyrequirehigherstandardofproof.

7.WhyisRCTconsideredthegoldstandardforestablishingcausation?

A.Itofferswideapplication.B.Itensuresfairassignment.

C.Itavoidsethicalconsiderations.D.Itidentifiesinterventioneffects.

8.Whatistheauthor'ssuggestionfbrhealthimprovement?

A.Countingongoodhabits.B.Integratingmultiplestrategies.

C.Takingacure-allpill.D.Leadinganactivelifestyle.

Passage3（25-26高三上•云南曲靖•月考）

Frompayingforschoolandtakingexamstofindinginternships（实习）,collegestudentscan

faceoverwhelmingpressureanddemands.Societal,environmental,financialandrelationalfactors

arealsoleadingtoparticularlyhighlevelsofstressandmentalhealthconcerns,expertssay.Most

studentsarealsoadaptingtoanunfamiliarenvironment,livingindependentlyforthefirsttimeand

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facingnewresponsibilities.Ttcanmeanoverloadforsome.

“Incollege,youhavetobemanagingyourtimebetweenmultiplecoursesandcommitments,“

saysLeslieRith-Najarian,alicensedpsychologistandpsychologylecturerattheUniversityof

California-LosAngeles.t4Thoseinstructorsaren'tcoordinating（协调）witheachother,soitrequires

alotoftimemanagementatatimewhenmanystudentsarclearninghowtomanagetheirschedules

ontheirownfbrthefirst

Whilesomestresscanbehealthyandevenmotivating,researchshowshighstresslevelsare

afleetingsomestudcnts,decisionsaboutpursuingadegree.Inastudythatsurveyed6,000first-year

collegestudentsinOctober2024,aboutone-thirdsaidtheyconsidereddroppingoutduringthatfall

semester,addingemotionalstressandmentalhealthstrugglesasthetwomainreasons.

Followedbythefeelingliketheydidn'tbelong,sky-higheducationalexpenseswasthenext

mostcommonreason,accordingtofindingsintheStateofHigherEducation2025report,basedon

thestudyconductedbyGallupandtheLuminaFoundation."Thefeelingofnotbelongingis

particularlyconcerningforthisagegroup,“saysVaileWright,seniordirectorofhealthcare

innovationattheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.

“Weknowthatsocialconnectionisahugebuffer（缓冲）tostress,andifoneissortoffeeling

likehecan'tusethatcopingskill,itjustlendshimselftomorelonelinessandmoreisolation,“she

adds."That'satroublingcauseofmoresignificantdepression.

9.Whydocollegestudentsfacetimemanagementchallenges?

A.Campusfacilitiesareinsufficientforstudy.

B.Instructorsfailtobalancecourseworkloads.

C.Financialpressureslimitaccesstoresources.

D.Socialmediadisturbsstudents'focusonstudy.

10.Whichreasonrankedthirdfbrstudents'consideringdroppingoutin2024?

A.Studycost.B.Senseofbelonging.C.Campusadaptation.D.Academicpressure.

11.WhatdowcknowfromVaileWright'sstatementaboutsocialconnection?

A.Socialmediahasreplacedreal-lifeinteractions.

B.Lackofsocialtiesraisedtheriskofdepression.

C.Competitivesocialenvironmentsworsenstress.

D.Thecopingskillenhancesacademicperformance.

12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Collegeacademicadvisors?roleintimemanagement.

B.Strategiestoreducetheemotionalstressinuniversity.

C.Factorscausingstudentstressandmentalhealthissues.

D.Theimpactofsocialmediaonthementalhealthofstudents.

Passage4（2026•广东佛山・一模）

Thefirstfortnightwastough-terriblepainandtherapidrealizationthatrunning200

marathonsin200dayswouldnotbeawalkinthepark.ButSteveJames,a65-year-oldretired

banker,hasfoundhisfeetandreachedthehalfwaymark—anaverageof100marathonsin100

days.

**InthosefirsttwoweeksIwasthinking:4WhathaveIdone?'"Jamessaid."Ihadhorrible

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blisters（水*包）forthefirst1（）days.Thegout（痛风）struckallofasudden,butItooksome

medicineanditwentaway.NowIfeelfine.”

James*sprogressalongthecoastlinesofGreatBritainisbeingtrackedbyexpertsfromthe

UniversityofExeter,whoarekeentofindouttheeffectsofsuchanextremechallengeonanolder

person.

Thechallengeistodo,onaverage,amarathoneveryday.Somedays,itmightbeabitless;

othersabitmore.Thereisnosetroute.Jameshasaplanbutadaptsandchangesit.Asforfuel,heis

notfollowingthesortofdietanexceptionalathletemightadopt.Hehascereal,bacon,cakeandfish

andchipsfordinner,washeddownwithacoupleofbeers.

"Il'sallaboutroutine,aboutgettingupandleavingatthesametime,“saidJames.lovethe

physicalchallenge.Tmnotespeciallytalentedatthings,butIcankeepgoing/,

TheExeterresearchersassessedJamesbeforehisdepartureandhesendsdatadailyforthem

toanalyze.Theyarestudyinghiscalorieintake,oxygenlevelsandmusclemeasurements.Hehas

lostabout10kgbuttheteamhasseennoill-effectstohishealth.

James,whoisraisingmoneyfbrCancerResearchUK,passesthetimebylisteningtomusic

andisalsolearningWelsh.BythetimehegetstoWales,hehopestobeabletoorderabeerinthe

language.HethinksthemostdifficultstretchphysicallywillbethenorthcoastsofDevonand

Cornwall.urmkindofhopingthatbythenmybodywillbecompletelyconditionedandrilbeable

tocopewiththat.”

13.Whatdoesparagraph2focuson?

A.ThedifficultiesJamesfaced.B.James'ssolutiontochallenges.

C.James'sattitudetotherunning.D.ThetreatmentJamesreceived.

14.WhatcanbelearnedaboutJames'srunningplan?

A.Itfeaturesastrictdiet.B.Itismadebyresearchers.

C.Itisconfirmedbyotherathletes.D.Itchangesbasedoncircumstances.

15.WhatisJames'sexpectationforthejourneyahead?

A.TorunalloverWales.B.Tobephysicallyadapted.

C.Togrowthinnerandhealthier.D.Toraisemoneyforcancerpatients.

16.Whatmessagedoesthepassageconvey?

A.Exerciseshapesone'scharacter.B.Healthbeginswherethefeetmove.

C.Limitscanberedefinedatanyage.D.Optimismunlockshumanpotential.

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Passage1（24-25高三上•重庆•开学考试）

Goodfriendsandgoodphysicalhealthmaybeevenmorecloselylinkedthanpreviously

thought,newresearchhasfound.Researchersdiscoveredthatpositivesocialexperiencesimpactnot

onlyaperson\stresslevelandabilitytocope,butalsomarkersofphysicalhealth,accordingtoa

studypublishedMondayinthejournalSocietyforPersonalityandSocialPsychology.

Thestudyfollowedmorethan4,000peopleoverthreeweeksastheycompletedcheck-ins

everythreedaysontheirsmartphonesorsmartwatchesregardingtheirpositiveandnegative

experienceswiththeirclosestsocialrelationships,aswellasassessmentsoftheirbloodpressure,

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heartrate,stressandcoping.Havingmorepositiveexperiencesinsocialrelationshipswasgenerally

associatedwithbettercoping,lowerstressandlowerbloodpressure,accordingtothestudy.

Buthavingsocialrelationshipswhichbouncebetweengoodandbadoftencanbeunhelpful.

Whenthereisalotofvolatility,thenegativeexperiencesseemedtohaveabiggerimpactona

personthanthepositive,saidleadstudyauthorBrianDonoftheUniversityofAuckland.

Then,howtobuildgoodsocialrelationships?AdamSmileyPoswolsky,aworkplace

belongingexpert,suggestsstartingsmall.Textafriendthatyouhaven'ttalkedtoinalongtime,

meetonenewpersonamonth,hostadinnerparty,orjoinaclass.uIfyoudojustonething,makea

listoffivepeopleinyourlifethatyoucareabout,andgiveoneofthemaphonecall,”Poswolsky

added.

Theremightnotbejustonedefinitionofagoodfriendship,butmoststrongrelationships

sharesomesimilarqualities,hesaid.Theytendtoprioritizelaughter,joy,excitement,courage,and

non-judgmentalsupport.Andgoodfriendshipsareoftentwopeoplehelpingeachotherbecome

betterversionsofthemselves,headded."Youknowsomeoneisatruefriendwhentheyhaveyour

backwhenyou'resick,whenyouloseyourjob,whenyoumakeamistake,whenyou'restressed,

whenyou'resadJPoswolskysaid.

17.Howwasthestudycarriedout?

A.Bydoingregularcheck-insondevices.

B.Byfollowingtheparticipantsforthreedays.

C.Byinterviewingtheclosestfriendsofparticipants.

D.Bymonitoringthehealthconditionsofparticipants.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“volatility“inparagraph3mean?

A.Pressure.B.Association.C.Changeability.D.Certainty.

19.WhichstatementwillPoswolskyprobablyagreewith?

A.Friendshipisaboutbeingalwaysavailable.

B.Friendshipisbasedonsharedinterestsandhobbies.

C.Friendshipbeginswithtinymomentsofconnection.

D.Friendshipmeansalwayshavingpositiveinteractions.

20.Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?

A.Aquestionnairesurvey.B.Apersonaldiary.

C.Abiologytextbook.D.Anewsreport.

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Passage1（2025•辽宁沈阳一模）

Traditionalmethodsemployedforthediagnosis（诊断）ofmental-healthconditionsrequire

thatpatientsengageindirectcommunicationwithadoctor.Whilethesemethodsappearssensiblein

theory,suchassessmentscan,inpracticalterms,extendoveraperiodofseveralmonths,and

furthermore,thediagnosesareultimatelysubjecttoadegreeofsubjectivity.

Itispreciselyforthisreasonthatscientistsareactivelyinvolvedinexperimentaleffortsto

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automatethisdiagnosticprocess.Forinstance,largelanguagemodels（IJ.Ms）possessthecapacity

toanalyzeliterallyrecordedinterviewsinsearchofspeechpatternsandcontextualcluesindicating

psychologicaldisorders.However,text-basedAIhasitslimitations.Culturaldistinction,language

barriers,andvaryinglevelsoffluencyinlanguagecanimpacttheresults.Ithasalsobeen

demonstratedthatLLMshaveatendencytomirrorthelinguisticdiscriminationsinsociety.Inone

study,anLLMfailedtodiagnosedepressioninblackpatientscomparedwithwhitepatients.

Consequently,thenovelmethodscurrentlyunderdevelopmentdonotfocusonindividual

wordsbutonthewaythosewordsarespoken.AnAImodel,forexample,isintendedtodetect

slightchangesinapatient'svoice.Theresearchersassumethatindividualswithdepressionmay

possessdistinctivewaysofspeakingthatarenotverynoticeableforthehumantodetect.

Thesystemuses“pre-training"，atechniquebywhichthemodelisinitiallyexposedtovast

quantitiesofgeneralspeech,tohelpitrecognizecomplexspeechpatterns.Thesepatternsmight

includevariationsinrhythm,pitch（音高）variabilityandvoicequalitythathumancanrarelycatch.

Thispre-trainedactsasalinguistictuningfork,enablingthesystemtopickoutcomplexvariations

inspeechthatmightpotentiallysignaldepression,withoutthenecessityofcomprehendingthe

wordsthemselves.Subsequently,theresearchersadjusted,or“fine-tuned“thisgeneral-purpose

systemspecificallyforthedetectionofdepressionwiththeaidofrecordingsofpatientswith

depression.Thismethodwas95%accuratewhentaskedwithcategorizingitsseveritybasedonone

clinicalratingextent.

Diagnosis,thoughvaluable,isonlythefirststep.Differentpeoplewiththesamecondition

oftenrequirecustomizedtreatmentsforthesymptoms（症状）theyfindmosttroubling.Thenext

stepforthispromisingtechnologyseemsself-evident——buildAImodelsthatcanhelpdoctors

personalizethetreatmentstheygivetopatients.

21.Whal'sthechallengetext-basedAIfacesinParagraph2?

A.Itcannotdeeplyanalyzespeechpatterns.

B.Itcannotreflectlinguisticdiscriminations.

C.Itcannotcorrectlyrecognizecontextualclues.

D.Itcannotavoidinfluencesfromlinguisticfactors.

22.Whyistherepre-trainingonvastquantitiesofgeneralspeech?

A.Torecognizecomplexv/ordpatterns.B.Topickoutvariationsinsymptoms.

C.Toidentifycomplicatedvoicepatterns.D.Tounderstandthewordsthemselves.

23.HowwilltheAl-basedtechnologyfurtherdevelop?

A.Itwillpromoteitsaccuracy.B.Itwilloffertailoredtreatments.

C.Ilwilldiversifyitsfunctions.D.Itv/illprovidepersonaldiagnosis.

24.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PromisingAITreatmentB.DiagnosingMentalDisorderswithAI

C.LanguageModelswithAID.ApplyingAItoMentalHealthTreatment

Passage2（2025•新磴•三模）

IvyScottwasbornwithhypoplasticleftheartsyndrome（左心发育不全综合征），meaning

onlyhalfofherheartfunctionsproperly.Despitespendingherfirstbirthdayinhospitalundergoing

surgery,IvyhasdedicatedtofundraisinganddeliveringpresentstochildrenatAlderHeyHospital

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inIJverpoolsinceshewastwo

Ivy'sconditionwasdetectedwhenhermother,ClareBouch,dida20-weekpregnancyscan.

Furthertestsrevealedtherarecondition,whichaffectsonly1in4,000babies.Atjusteightdaysold.

Ivyunderwentherfirstopen-heartsurgery.Clarerecalled,“Seeingheraftersurgerywas

heartbreaking.ShewassoswollenthatsheseemedtohaveboxedtenroundswithMikeTyson.

Thoughcoveredinwiresandtubes,shemadeitthrougheventually.”

Ivyhadanothersurgerythefollowingdaysandspentherfirstbirthdayinhospital.Sincethen,

shehasrecoveredgradually.Underthecareofhermother,shecoulddomoderateexercise.

SupportedbythecharityTinyTickers,Claresaid,"She'sdonesowellandalwayshasasmilefbr

everyone.”

Ivybeganhergiftsdeliveriesin2018whenshewastwo,handingout90giftbagscontaining

biscuitsandpersonalcareitems.In2019,despiteabrokenleg,shedeliveredteddybearstothe

intensivecareunit(ICU).In2020and2021,Ivyraised£1,000eachyearthroughonlinefundraising.

In2022,shereturnedtodeliveringpresents,bringingbooksasgifts.Andin2023,sheraisedanother

£1,000andtookingiftsofbabytoysandpresentsfbrteenagers.Lastyear,shestilldeliveredover

200presents.Clareshared,"She'sincrediblythoughtfulandalwaysthinksofothers.”

Ivy'sselflessspiritcontinuestoinspireothers,provingthatevenwithhalfaheart,shehasthe

biggestheartofall.

25.WhydocstheauthormentionMikeTysoninparagraph2?

A.ToshowIvy'slovefbrboxing.

B.Togiveanexampleofafamousperson.

C.Toemphasizehowexcellentthesurgerywas.

D.TodescribeIvy'sconditionaftertheoperation.

26.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutIvy\illness?

A.Itiscompletelycuredafterherfirstsurgery.

B.Itleadstoherdepressionduringherrecovery.

C.Itrequiresmorethanonesurgeryandattentivecare.

D.Itpreventsherfromparticipatinginanyphysicalactivities.

27.WhatcanweknowaboutIvyinhercharitywork?

A.Shetriestovarythetypesofgifts.B.Shestickstothegiftdeliveryeveryyear.

C.Shecarriesoutittoproveherselflessness.D.Sheusesdonationsfromothersaspresents.

28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesIvy'scharacter?

A.Optimisticandhumorous.B.Considerateanddetermined.

C.Curiousandadventurous.D.Confidentandindependent.

Passage3(24-25高三下•江苏泰州•开学考试)

ArecentstudyfromtheFoodandMoodCentreatDeakinUniversityinAustraliahascast

lightonanalternativeapproachtomanagingmildtomoderatedepression.Theresearchsuggests

thatlifestyletherapy,whichincludesnutritionalconsultingandregularphysicalactivity,canbeas

effectiveastraditionalpsychotherapy(心理疗法)inreducingdepressivesymptoms.

Inthisstudy,182individualsdiagnosedwithnon-severedepressionwererandomlyassigned

toeitherlifestyletherapyorcognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT).Thelifestyletherapygroup

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receivedguidancefromadietitianandanexercisephysiologist.Theseprofessionalsprovided

evidence-basedadviceonimprovingnutrition,particularlythroughamodifiedMediterranean（地中

海）diet,andincludingregularphysicalexerciseintodailyroutine.Meanwhile,theCBTgroupwas

ledbypsychologistswhotaughtstrategiestomanagenegativethoughtsandbehaviors,andwere

providedwithworkbooksandself-helptools.

Boththerapieswerestructuredtomatchinfrequency,duration,environment,andgroupsize,

ensuringafaircomparison.Theresultswerepromising:thelifestyletherapygroupreporteda42%

reductionindepressionsymptoms,whereasthosewhohadtraditionalpsychotherapyexperienceda

37%reduction.

Althoughthestudy'ssainplesizewassmall,indicatingtheneedfbrfurtherresearch,it

underlinestheimportanceoflifestylechangesinmedicine.Theresearcherspointoutthatwhile

lifestylechangesarethecornerstoneofotherareasofmedicine,suchasheartdiseasesanddiabetes,

theyhavetraditionallybeenseenas'add-on'tomentalhealthcare.Thestudy'sfindingssuggest

thatthismindsetmayneedtoshift.

Importantly,theresearchdoesnotsaythatlifestylechangesshouldreplaceprofessional

mentalhealthcare.Instead,itrecommendsacomprehensiveapproachwherebothlifestyletherapy

andtraditionalpsychotherapyareavailableoptions.Thiswouldallowindividualstoaccessthecare

thatbestsuitstheirneeds,potentially