5 . After graduating from college, Tan Minyan decided to become a cemetery custodian (守墓人).
“With four colleagues, I don’t need to worry about any complicated relationships,” the 22-year-old girl shared on her Sina Weibo. “Moreover, my office, dormitory (宿舍) and canteen are in the same building, the pace of work is slow and I almost feel as if I have retired early.” Her decision has caused heated discussion on social media in November about how young people nowadays can deal with social anxiety and benefit from genuine interpersonal relationships.
According to the survey by China Youth Daily, more than 80 percent of the nearly 5,000 college students questioned said they bad mild social anxiety disorder. The disorder surfaces most frequently when speaking in front of large groups, communicating with strangers and asking for favors.
Cheng Qiang, who works for a media group in Beijing, is one of them. The 29-year-old young man told China Daily he started having social anxiety disorder in middle school. To avoid contact with coworkers, Cheng often wore a mask even when going to the toilet or kitchen so he would encounter fewer people.
“The disorder becomes more severe when I am around people who know me but are not close,” he told China Daily. “Their attention makes me nervous, and I don’t know how to respond.”
Wang Wenda, a psychology lecturer, found that most of the people who suffer from social anxiety are introverted (内向的), la ck confidence or social skills, or have suffered traumatic (生成创伤的) interpersonal relationships. Wang also believes that the disorder is not trivial. It may lead to panic attacks and other psychological problems as a result of a lack of contact with other people.
According to China Daily, Wang’s suggested solution was as follows: People with social anxiety disorder should go out and expose themselves to more social gatherings and practice their social skills, adding that through greater social experience and small successes in social encounters, they will reap the benefits of having a real social life and come to enjoy positive interpersonal relations.
1. Why is Tan Minyan’s experience mentioned at the beginning of the text?
| A．To suggest an alternative career path. |
| B．To lead up to the topic of social anxiety. |
| C．To illustrate what young people value in their work. |
| D．To present people’s attitudes toward her profession. |
2. What do we know about people with social anxiety disorder?
| A．They are unwilling to help others. | B．They find it hard to do everyday tasks. |
| C．They feel uneasy when asking for favors. | D．They always feel curious in public places. |
3. What does the underlined word “trivial” most probably mean?
| A．Urgent. | B．Influential. | C．Unimportant. | D．Complicated. |
4. What does Wang suggest people with social anxiety disorder do?
| A．Join a social anxiety support group. | B．Go outside to relax themselves. |
| C．Seek help from a professional. | D．Engage in more social activities. |
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Tan Minyan feels as if she has retired early. |
| B．More than 4,000 college students questioned had mild social anxiety disorder. |
| C．People with the social anxiety disorder could speak confidently in front of large groups. |
| D．Most of the people with social anxiety disorder are introverted. |
