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15 Million Americans Suffer from Social Anxiety

    Social anxiety disorder prevents some l 5 million Americans from leading normal social and romantic fives，a new survey finds．

  The disorder leaves many isolated(孤立)and ashamed．36 percent of those with social

anxiety disorder have suffered for l0 year's or more before seeking help，the Anxiety Disorders Association of America reports．

    “Social anxiety disorder is when somebody has a strong and long fear of social or performance situations，” Jerilyn Ross，the Association’s president and CE0，said．“The condition causes people to avoid common，everyday situations and even other people for fear of being judged or criticized or embarrassing(使……尷尬)themselves．”

    Social anxiety disorder Can affect daily life and job performance．It also makes it very difficult for people to develop friends and romantic partnerships．

  “People with this disorder recognize their fear is unreasonable，”Ross noted．But they feel powerless to do anything about it．”

  The disorder also has physical symptoms(癥狀)，including heart palpitations(心悸)，feelings that their throat will close up，sweating，faintness，trembling．

  “Among people with the disorder,75 percent said the condition affected their ability to do normal activities．In addition，69 percent said they didn’t want people to think they were crazy，and 58 percent said they were embarrassed by their condition．”Ross said．

    “However, when the condition is diagnosed and treated，many reported improvement in their fives．In fact，59 percent who were receiving treatment said treatment had a positive effect on their ability to have a romantic relationship．In addition，39 percent who had received treatment said knowing that treatment can be successful aided their decision to get help. Ross noted．

45．People with social anxiety disorder are afraid of

A．being left alone            B．leading normal lives

C. Embarrassing other people   D.Facing social situations

46．The percentage of sufferers who worry that others may consider them mad is_______

    A．36％    B．69％   C．75％    D．59％

47．It can be learned from the last paragraph that___________

A．treatment of the disorder has no positive effect at all

B．sufferers’ condition is often hard to be diagnosed

C．treatment of the disorder helps many sufferers recover

D．a(chǎn)nxiety disorder sufferers often refuse medical treatment

48．The author writes this passage to__________

A．tell people not to be anxious about their social performance

B．a(chǎn)dvise social anxiety disorder sufferers to receive proper treatment

C．highly praise Jerilyn Ross’achievement in the social survey

D. introduce the findings of a social survey about social anxiety disorder

45．D 46．B  47．C 48．D

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