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1、江苏省高三英语阅读理解专题突破（6）Passage1SHANGHAI,June7（AP）-A16-year-oldgirl'ssuicideaftershewasbarredfromakeyexamdrawattentiontoincreasingworriesoveracademicpressures,asmillionsofChinesestudentsbeganannualcollegeentrancetestsonWednesday..www.ks5u.comThethree-dayexam,viewedasimportantto
2、futurecareerandfinancialsuccess,hasarecord9.5millionhighschoolstudentsacrossChinacompetingforjust2.6millionuniversityplaces.Forkidsandparentsalike,it'sadifficultythatexpertssaycausesextremeemotionaldistress."Pressurefromstudyandexamsisatopreasonforpsychologicalproblemsamo
3、ngChineseyouth,"saidJinWuguan,directoroftheYouthPsychologicalCounselingCenteratShanghai'sRuijinHospital.InChina'sincreasinglysuccessoriented,pressure-cookercities,academicstressisseenasarisingcauseofyouthsuicidesandevenmurdersofparentsbychildrenwhoaredrivencrazybyintolera
4、blepressuretoperform.Accordingtoherfamilyandnewspaperaccounts,16-year-oldWuWenwendrownedherselfaftershewasstoppedattheexamroomdoorbecauseherhairwasn'ttiedbackasherschoolrequired.Returningintiedhair,shewasthentoldtheend-of-termexamhadalreadystartedandshewastoolatetotakeit.
5、Intears,Wucalledhermother,andthendisappeared.Herbodywasfoundthesamenightinanearbylake.Chinadoesn'tkeepcomprehensivestatisticsonstudentsuicides,butJinsaidhealthcareprofessionalsseetheproblemworsening,evenamongelementarystudents.MostChineseschoolsstilllackadvisersandteacher
6、sreceivelittletraininginspottingsymptomsofemotionaldistress,Jinsaid.Parentsarelittlehelp,oftenpilingonpressurewhileignoringtheirchildren'semotionaldevelopment,hesaid."It'sabasicunwillingnessorinabilitytorecognizeanddealwithwithemotionalproblems,"Jinsaid.WangYufeng,ofPekin
7、gUniversity'sInstituteofMental,estimatestherateofemotionaldisorderssuchasdepressionamongChinesestudentsunderage17atupto32percent,atotalof30millionstudents..www.ks5u.comOtherssaythatfiguremaybeashighas50percent.Asurveylastyearbythegovernment'sChinaYouthandChildrenResearchC
8、entershowed57.6percentofstudentsfelthighlydistressedbyacademicpressures. 65.Whatisthefunctionof
