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Terry Bradshaw had a lot to feel good about during the early 1990s. He had won four Super Bowls. He gained a spot in pro-footbal

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问题     Terry Bradshaw had a lot to feel good about during the early 1990s. He had won four Super Bowls. He gained a spot in pro-football’s Hall of Fame the first year he was eligible. And when he retired from football as a player in 1984, he made the jump to the broadcast side. His cheerful and direct style earned him popularity among viewers and a collection of Emmy Awards. Yet the excess of success left Bradshaw oddly joyless. Each Super Bowl victory left him dreading the prospect that he would fall short the next season. And as he amassed more cars, land and horses, he took less and less pleasure in them. And through it all, Bradshaw now recalls, " I didn’t consider remotely that 1 might be depressed.
    Life is, of course full of pain, sadness and frustration and toughness is often an appropriate response. But there’s a difference between being tough and settling for a life of what Thoreau described as "quiet desperation". Getting help with depression is as consistent with masculine ambitions as an exercise program or a solid financial plan. Talk therapy can help you with problem solving and teach you to manage painful feelings constructively, and there are now more than a dozen effective antidepressants. Don’t assume that taking one of these drugs is somehow a failure. Life events may help push us into depression , but the condition itself has a biological basis, and targeting the physiological causes is often the surest way to alleviate it. Changing your biology through sheer courage is like running a marathon with a broken leg. In fact, most people who respond to antidepressants feel more like themselves not less.
    When Bradshaw’s third marriage dissolved five years ago, he took the leap and got enormous relief from an antidepressant. " It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, " he says. " but my whole life has changed. I like my life now. "He runs a horse business, spends time with his two teenagers and remains both a popular sports analyst and a sought-after motivational speaker.
    Not every man can win a Super Bowl, but most can beat depression if they’re brave enough to seek help. The stigma remains, and can’t be wished away. But stigma causes much less harm than depression does, and treatment can make life much more worth living. The National Institute of Mental Health has launched a campaign to counter the negative typecasting of depressed men. NIMH experts make clear confronting depression is not about admitting weakness or defeat. More often, it’s about restoring your mood and reclaiming simple pleasures. Bradshaw, when asked what he enjoys now that his depression is treated, told me. " Eating peanuts. "Now that’s manhood.  
Why did Terry Bradshaw’s success leave him joyless?
选项 A、Because he has become too tired of playing football
B、Because he is afraid that his popularity is going down.
C、Because his real interest is in broadcasting instead of sports.
D、Because he fears that failure might arrive in coming games.
答案D
解析 细节题。根据题干中的“left him joyless”定位到文章第一段：第一段提到，过度的成功使得布罗德索尔奇怪地觉得不快乐，每一次超级杯的胜利都会令他害怕下一个赛季可能失败。这说明，原因是他担心下一次会失败。D符合题意，为正确选项。A、B和C都属于not given类型。
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