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TOKYO—Not long after Japan ramped up its fight against the coronavirus last spring, Nazuna Hashimoto started suffering panic attacks. The gym in Osaka where she worked as a personal trainer suspended operations, and her friends were staying home at the recommendation of the government.
Afraid to be alone, she would call her boyfriend of just a few months and ask him to come over.Even then, she was sometimes unable to stop crying. Her depression, which had been diagnosed earlier in the year, spiraled.“The world I was living in was already small,"she said.“But I felt it become smaller.”
By July, Ms.Hashimoto could see no way out, and she tried to kill herself Her boyfriend found her, called an ambulance and saved her life. She is speaking out publicly about her experience now because she wants to remove the stigma associated with talking about mental health in Japan.
While the pandemic has been difficult for many in Japan, the pressures have been compounded for women. As in many countries, more women have lost their jobs. In Tokyo, the country's largest metropolis, about one in five women live alone, and the exhortations to stay home and avoid visiting family have exacerbated feelings of isolation. Other women have struggled with the deep disparities in the division of housework and child care during the work-from-home era, or suffered from a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault.
The rising psychological and physical toll of the pandemic has been accompanied by a worrisome spike in suicide among women.In Japan, 6,976 women took their lives last year, nearly 15 percent more than in 2019.It was the first year-over-year increase in more than a decade.
Each suicide-and suicide attempt--represents an individual tragedy rooted,in a complex constellation of reasons. But the increase among women, which extended across seven straight months last year, has concerned government officials and mental health experts who have worked to reduce what had been among the highest rates of suicide in the world.(While more men than women committed suicide last year, fewer men did so than in 2019.Overall, suicides increased by slightly less than 4percent)
The situation has reinforced longstanding challenges for Japan. Talking about mental health issues, or seeking help, is still difficult in a society that emphasizes
stoicism
1.what can we know about Nazuna Hashimoto?
A.She lives alone in Tokyo with no friend.
B.She works in a department of government.
C.She has a gym in Osaka with her friends.
D.She tried to kill herself but was rescued.
2.Why did Nazuna Hashimoto tell her experience in public?
A.Because she wants to show that it's not shameful to talk about mental health in
Japan.
B.Because she wants to help people who are alone at home get rid of the negative.
C.Because she wants to set a good example for those patients with depression.
D.Because she wants people to pay attention to mental health when stay at home.
3.which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The pandemic brings more pressure to men than women in Japan.
B.there are almost 50 percent of women live alone in Tokyo.
C.The pandemic is also accompanied by an increase in women suicides.
D.Women do less housework when they work at home in Japan.
4.The last paragraph shows that
A.more people committed suicide in 2020 than in 2019
B.the suicide rate of Japanese women fell for seven months last year
C.Japan has the highest rates of suicide in the world from 2020
D.Japanese are not used to seeking help for their mental health
1.D 【解析】根据第一段中The gym in Osaka where she worked as a personal trainer suspended operations, and her friends were staying home at the recommendation of the government (桥本那津奈在大阪担任私人教练的健身房暂停营业，她的朋友们都在政府建议下留在家中。)以及第二段中Afraid to be alone, she would call her boyfriend of just a few months and ask him to come over.可知她在一家健身房工作， 有朋友，故ABC 三项表述错误。根据第三段中By July, Ms.Hashimoto could see no way out, and she tried to kill herself. Her boyfriend found her, called an ambulance and saved her life.(到了7月，桥本那津奈看不到出路，试图自杀，男友发现后叫来救护车救了她的命。)可知她试图自杀，但获救了，故D项正确。
2.A【解析】根据第三段第二句She is speaking out publicly about her experience now because she wants to remove the stigma associated with talking about mental health in Japan.可知她现在公开讲述自己的经历，是想要消除在日本谈论心理健康的耻辱感，即她想告诉大家，在日本谈论心理健康并不可耻。故选A。
3.C 【解析】根据第四段中While the pandemic has been difficult for many in Japan, the pressures have been compounded for women.(虽然这场大流行病给许多日本人 带来了困难，但对女性来说压力尤为严重。)可知疫情给女性带来的压力更大， 故A 项表述不正确。根据第四段中In Tokyo,the country's largest metropolis,about one in five women live alone,…可知约有五分之一的女性独自生活，故B 项表述不正确。根据倒数第二段的描述可知：伴随着疫情造成的心理和身体伤害的上升， 女性的自杀率也令人担忧地飙升。在日本，去年有6976名女性自杀，比2019年增加了近15%。这是十多年来首次出现同比增长。即疫情期间妇女自杀率也有所上 升，故C 项表述正确。根据第四段中Other women have struggled with the deep disparities in the division of housework and child care during the work-from-home era, or suffered from a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault. (在这个居家办公的 时代，还有一些女性对家务和育儿分工的严重不平等感到苦恼，或者遭遇了更多的家庭暴力和性侵犯。)可知在日本，女性居家办公时做的家务并不少，故D项表述不正确。
4.D 【解析】根据最后一段中Talking about mental health issues, or seeking help, is still difficult in a society that emphasizes stoicism. (在一个强调隐忍的社会中，谈论心理健康问题或者寻求帮助仍然是很困难的),可知日本人不习惯为自己的心理健康寻求帮助，故选D。
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