ThoughtsofsuicidehauntedAnitaRutnamlongbeforeshearrivedatSyracuseUniversity.Shehadahistoryofmentalillnessandhadevenattemptedtokillherself.Duringherjunioryearofcollege,shetriedagain.OnaFebruarymorningin1998,justdaysafteracampuscounselorrecommendedshebehospitalizedforhersuicidaltendencies,RutnamthrewherselfofftheeighthfloorofaSyracusedormitory.
Miraculously,shesurvived.Butthreeyearslater,Rutnamstillfeelstheeffectsofthatday.Shehasnotbeenabletofinishcollegeandissuingherformerschoolformalpractice.Hersuitassertsthat,giventhecampuscounselor'sadvice,schoolofficialsshouldhavedonemoretopreventhersuicideattempt.
Thisincidentandothershavethrownaspotlightonanissuethatiscausinggrowingconcernindormroomsandstudentscenter.Arecollegesprovidingadequatecareforstudentswhomaybestrugglingwitharangeofmentalillnesses?IntheSyracusecases,aspokesmanfortheschoolcontends,"TheUniversitytriedrepeatedlytohelpAnita,andwefeltthattheyactedappropriately."Butlawyersarebusythereandelsewhere.
Afteraccidents,suicideisthesecondbiggestkillerofkidsincollege.Andwhilethenumberofstudentswhokillthemselvesoncampusisnohigherthanthatof18-to-24-year-oldsinthegeneralpopulation,aseriesofsensationalincidentshasraisedthequestionofwhethertroubledstudentsaregettingproperattention.
Sowhataretheschools'responsibilitiestoat-riskstudents,particularlythosewhomaybegeneticallypredisposed(易患……病的)tomentalillness?CollegecanbeabreedinggroundforPsychiatricproblems.Pooreatinghabitsandirregularsleepingpatterns-especiallycombinedwiththeacademicstressofcollegelife-mayallplayrolesintriggeringmentalproblems.Additionally,manyofthemajorpsychiatricillnessesincludingdepressionoftendonotmanifestthemselvesuntilthelateteensorearly20s.
练习题：
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.AnitaRutnamcouldn'tfinishcollegemostprobablybecause_____
A.shecouldn'tgetenoughconcernfromSyracuseUniversity
B.shewasn'tphysicallyhealthyenoughtocontinueschooling
C.shestillkeptthinkingaboutkillingherselfwheneveratschool
D.shehasbeentroubledbythememoryoftheincidentveryoften
2.WhatdoestheauthorwantustoknowthroughAnitaRutnam'sstory?
A.Theuniversitiesarenotresponsiblefortheirstudents.
B.Suicidesarepopularoncollegecampusandshouldbehandledproperly.
C.WhyAnitacommittedsuicideisstillamystery.
D.Universitiesshouldgetpreparedincasetheirstudentssuethem.
3.WhatdoesAnitaaccuseherformerschoolof?
A.Ignoranceofherabnormalbehaviors.
B.Lackofsafeguardagainsthersuicidalintention.
C.Failuretogiveherproperacademicinstructions.
D.Indifferencetoherphysicaldisease.
4.HowdoesSyracuseUniversitydefenditselfagainstAnita'ssuit?
A.Ithasgivenherdueattentionaswellashelp.
B.Adultstudentsshouldbeabletocontroltheirownbehavior.
C.Itismorethantheschool'sresponsibilitytosupervisethestudents.
D.Collegescanbeabreedinggroundforpsychiatricproblems.
5.AllthefollowingproblemsareimpliedaspossiblecausesofcampussuicideincidentsEXCEPT_____.
B.failingtogetpropersleep
D.familyhistoryofmentalillness
1.[D]事实细节题。根据题干定位第2段第2、3句。这两句之间存在隐含的因果关系，第2句是因，第3句是果。只有选项D在第2句提到其他选项均未提及。
2.[B]推理判断题。本文开头的例子所支持的现点在第3段第1句，同时结合suicide，此题答案为B。选项A、D的观点有误,选项C与本文的写作目的无关。
3.[B]事实细节题。第2段第3句中的malpractice和第4句中的虚拟语气说明，她认为学校没有对她的自杀企图采取足够的防范措施，故选B。选项A最具干扰性，但第3句说明学校关注过她的问题，只是关注不够，因此选项A过于绝对。选项C中的academicinstructions和D中的physicaldisease属于与文章无关的信息。
4.[A]事实细节题。第4段倒数第2句引文是该校发言人的辩护词，与选项A的意思一致。选项B、C为无关信息。选项D是原文最后一段的原句照搬,与此题不相关。
5.[C]事实细节题。最后一段提到造成精神疾病的多种原因。第1句中的generallypredisposed为先天具有之意,与选项D的内容吻合。选项B和A分别对应文中破折号前后的内容。
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