2018-2019学年广东省广州市荔湾区高二上学期期末英语试题(解析版).docxVIP

PAGE PAGE 10 2018-2019 学年广东省广州市荔湾区高二（上）期末英语试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题，共 30.0 分） A I first began experiencing anxiety and depression at the age of 14， after being bullied （欺凌） at school for years． While at first anxiety and depression would come and go， it eventually became a constant part of my life． I was so eager to find the solution to overcoming my anxiety and depression that I tried everything from when I was in college to graduate school： mood-changing medication， special teas， yoga， anything I read about in books， and advice given by doctors． Despite this， I still felt I hadnt even come close to managing the problem． But one afternoon， my eyes fell upon an article in a magazine I was reading that talked about how dogs were able to help people with anxiety and depressio．n The very next day，I decided to get a dog-a corgi． When I brought my little corg，i Buddy， home． I didnt realize how much he would change my life． It didnt happen right away， however． Once the puppy excitement went away， my anxiety and depression came back as usual． One morning， I woke up with those familiar feeling again． I didnt want to get out of bed． I turned to pull the covers back over my head and give u．p Thats when I saw Buddy． Buddy started jumping all over me， licking my face， letting me know that it was time to go outside． It was as if he were saying， Theres no time to be sad； the world is amazing! And for the first time in my life， my life was changing． I really was a new person． This was my new beginning． Its been more than a year since that day， and Ive never spent another morning unable to get out of bed． Ive not cried myself to sleep or spent my days stuck with fear and regre．t Sure， I still have days when I feel sad or anxiou．s But with Buddy， my best friend， by my side， Ive finally learned how to manage these feelings and emotions． According to the first two paragraphs， the author ． has been a school bully for years suffered from depression since college tried many ways to fight