文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者患有一种叫做季节性情感障碍的抑郁症。而作者通过阅读来缓解痛苦，阅读书籍给了作者安慰，让作者觉得自己不是一个人在面对困难。
2 . In 2016, I suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) a form of depression(抑郁症) that is found to make people feel low in the UK between September and April. During that cold and wet period, I got comfort in books.
Books have been used by many to reduce depression. I lose myself into them as thirstily as usually get my morning coffee. Each Christmas, I have a habit of returning to the old favorite books that make up for my emptiness, such as Jane Eyre. Sometimes, to escape from the cold, I run back to the heat that I am used to, so I will read a lot of books set in Africa.
It became important for me to find a way to escape my sadness in the world of books. And isn’t that what art and literature is for? According to JJ Bola, the author of No Place to Call Home, “The world can get you so down that you think you’re the only person going through what you’re going through. But then you read and you realize that you are not alone that if someone else has gone through it and survived, then maybe you can, too.” It is this survival that the reader looks for, that is, the understanding that the winter is not so long after all.
1. What was the possible cause for the author’s illness?
| A．His personality. | B．His poor health. |
| C．Sleeplessness. | D．Cold and wet seasons. |
2. The author likes reading old favorite books because they help him________.
| A．kill time | B．keep warm |
| C．enjoy Christmas time | D．drive away emptiness |
3. Which book may the author probably read when he feels cold?
| A．Jane Eyre. | B．Out of Africa. |
| C．Alice in Wonderland. | D．No Place to Call Home. |
4. Through reading, the author________.
| A．finds a way to escape his sadness |
| B．gets along better with others |
| C．leans more about other cultures |
| D．becomes more interested in literature |
5. What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Reading Reduces Depression | B．Reading Keeps You Warm |
| C．How to Escape Loneliness | D．How to Survive Winters |
