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1、高考英语复习阅读理解专练（6）Passage1SHANGHAI,June7（AP）-A16-year-oldgirl'ssuicideaftershewasbarredfromakeyexamdrawattentiontoincreasingworriesoveracademicpressures,asmillionsofChinesestudentsbeganannualcollegeentrancetestsonWednesday..www.ks5u.comThethree-dayexam,viewedasimportanttofuturecareerandfina
2、ncialsuccess,hasarecord9.5millionhighschoolstudentsacrossChinacompetingforjust2.6millionuniversityplaces.Forkidsandparentsalike,it'sadifficultythatexpertssaycausesextremeemotionaldistress."PressurefromstudyandexamsisatopreasonforpsychologicalproblemsamongChineseyouth,"saidJinWuguan,direc
3、toroftheYouthPsychologicalCounselingCenteratShanghai'sRuijinHospital.InChina'sincreasinglysuccessoriented,pressure-cookercities,academicstressisseenasarisingcauseofyouthsuicidesandevenmurdersofparentsbychildrenwhoaredrivencrazybyintolerablepressuretoperform.Accordingtoherfamilyandnewspap
4、eraccounts,16-year-oldWuWenwendrownedherselfaftershewasstoppedattheexamroomdoorbecauseherhairwasn'ttiedbackasherschoolrequired.Returningintiedhair,shewasthentoldtheend-of-termexamhadalreadystartedandshewastoolatetotakeit.Intears,Wucalledhermother,andthendisappeared.Herbodywasfoundthesame
5、nightinanearbylake.Chinadoesn'tkeepcomprehensivestatisticsonstudentsuicides,butJinsaidhealthcareprofessionalsseetheproblemworsening,evenamongelementarystudents.MostChineseschoolsstilllackadvisersandteachersreceivelittletraininginspottingsymptomsofemotionaldistress,Jinsaid.Parentsarelittl
6、ehelp,oftenpilingonpressurewhileignoringtheirchildren'semotionaldevelopment,hesaid."It'sabasicunwillingnessorinabilitytorecognizeanddealwithwithemotionalproblems,"Jinsaid.WangYufeng,ofPekingUniversity'sInstituteofMental,estimatestherateofemotionaldisorderssuchasdepressionamongChinesestud
7、entsunderage17atupto32percent,atotalof30millionstudents..www.ks5u.comOtherssaythatfiguremaybeashighas50percent.Asurveylastyearbythegovernment'sChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCentershowed57.6percentofstudentsfelthighlydistressedbyacademicpressures. 65.Whatisthefunctionofthe
