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When I was a teenager, I knew nothing about mental health. If you talked about "safe spaces ", I'd think that you meant a bank. What's more, I didn't care about mental health. Why would I? As Dad used to say, "If it isn't broken, don't fix it! "
But unfortunately my mental health did "break ". I was diagnosed (诊断) as seriously clinically anorexic (厌食的) at age 23. I had immediate treatment in hospital, which lasted two and a half years. People always wonder what helped me recover and the key was simple: comedy (喜剧).
I'm a professional stand-up comic. Comedy began as my hobby and has progressed into a job. The word "comedy " is believed to come from the Ancient Greek kōmos meaning "to reveal ", whose job is to reveal, explain and understand things. This was something I turned to when I was in recovery from anorexia. I'd never been able to explain what going on inside my head; trying to explain what's going on in your mind is like trying to explain a color to someone who's blind. So humour became a way of understanding things and then a way of explaining them.
Dr Dieter Declercq, Lecturer in Film at the University of Kent, believes "Humor can change our opinions on a difficult situation ". However, he adds carefully that "We should avoid judgments like All humour is good for you. " In his new book Satire, Comedy and Mental Health, he looks at how comedy can be used as a mental health method. Enjoyed with others, it is important for good mental health and recovery.
Stand-up comedy was important to my recovery. I know I'm not alone in that. So I want to pay that forward and show other people your mental health doesn't have to be "broken " before you can "fix it ".
(1)
How did the author treat the issue of mental health as a teenager?
A . She took it seriously.
B . She was confident of it.
C . She hated talking about it.
D . She paid no attention to it.
(2)
What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3?
A . Explain how comedy helps.
B . Share what she went through.
C . State where comedy comes from.
D . Show why comedy is a common hobby.
(3)
What does the underlined word "it " in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A . Comedy.
B . Film.
C . A difficult situation.
D . The new book.
(4)
In which section of a magazine is this text probably from?
A . Health & Life.
B . Man & Nature.
C . Science & Technology.
D . Society & Opinion.
答案: D
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