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  3. In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depres

In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depres

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问题     In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depression is a " disease of affluence," a disorder of modern life in the industrialized world. People who live in poorer countries have a lower risk of depression than those in industrialized nations. In general, countries with lifestyles that are furthest removed from modern standards have the lowest rates of depression.
    Within the U. S. , the rate of depression of members of the Old Order Amish—a religious group that shuns modernity in favor of lifestyles roughly imitating those of rural Americans a century ago—is as low as one 10th that of other Americans. Psychologist Martin Seligman, originator of the field of positive psychology and director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied the Old Order Amish, along with other pre-modern cultures. He concludes: "Putting this together, there seems to be something about modern life that creates fertile soil for depression. "
    Another prominent researcher, Stephen Ilardi, professor of psychology at the University of Kansas and author of The Depression Cure, observes, "The more ’ modern’ a society’s way of life, the higher its rate of depression. It may seem baffling, but the explanation is simple: the human body was never designed for the modern postindustrial environment. "
    More and more of us spend most of our time indoors. We eat industrial food much altered from its natural sources, and there is reason for concern about how our changed eating habits are affecting our brain activity and our moods. We are deluged by an unprecedented overload of information and stimulation in this age of the Internet, email, mobile phones, and multimedia, all of which favor social isolation and certainly affect our emotional and physical health. This kind of life simply was not an option throughout most of human history, as there was no infrastructure to support it, much less require it.
    Human beings evolved to thrive in natural environments and in bonded social groups. Few of us today can enjoy such a life and the emotional equilibrium it engenders, but our genetic predisposition for it has not changed. The term " nature-deficit disorder" has recently entered the popular vocabulary.It was coined by the author Richard Louv to explain a wide range of behavior problems in children who spend less time outdoors but now is invoked as the root cause of an even wider range of both physical and emotional ailments in people of all ages who are disconnected from nature.
    I believe we are gathering scientific evidence for the benefits of living close to nature, not simply for enjoying its beauty or getting spiritual sustenance but for keeping our brains and nervous systems in good working order.
The author cites the example of the Old Order Amish to illustrate that______.
选项 A、depression is a disorder with a comparatively short history
B、people can avoid depression by consciously leading a modest life
C、depression has a lot to do with modernized and industrialized lifestyle
D、the richer a society is, the more likely people in it are to suffer from depression
答案C
解析 文章第一段中作者就开门见山地点明：depression is a“disease of affluence，”a disorder of modern life in the industrialized world．抑郁症是种“富贵病”，是工业化世界中现代生活紊乱失调的症状。接着在第二段中作者就列举了旧规阿米什人的例子。这是美国一个特殊的宗教团体，他们遁离现代生活，效仿百年前美国乡村田园牧歌式的生活。在他们这个群体中，患抑郁症的几率特别低。这里作者之所以选择阿米什人的例子，是特别强调了他们回归自然的独特的生活方式。作者想要强调抑郁症和现代化的生活方式的关系，正确答案应该选[C]。[A]答案错误，阿米什人的例子不是用来证明抑郁症产生的历史时间，而是为了说明抑郁症产生的原因。[B]答案错误，阿米什人的生活方式确实非常简单，但是作者这里讨论的不是如何克服抑郁症的问题，而是在讨论抑郁症产生的因由。[D]答案错误，虽然本身[D]答案的说法没有什么问题，但是并不是阿米什人的例子可以反映出的问题。
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