TugceSeren Gul’s aunt and grandmother were killed in Antakya in Turkey’s southea-组卷网

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Tugce Seren Gul’s aunt and grandmother were killed in Antakya in Turkey’s southeast. Every night, she waits until 4： 17 a. m. in the morning, the exact time that the disaster hit, to try to go to sleep. “I keep thinking another disaster will strike at that time and just wait for it to pass,” said the 28-year-old Gul.

Experts fear children will be hardest hit. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said many of the more than 5. 4 million children who live across the area affected by the earthquake were at risk of developing anxiety, depression and other disorders.

“We know how important learning and routine are for children and their recovery,UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Afshan Khan said after a visit to Turkey. “They need to be able to resume their education, and they urgently need psychological support to help deal with the trauma they have experienced.

Psychologist and professor at MEF University, Ayse Bilge Selcuk, said, “As rising poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic have hurt the country, the stress is chronic, meaning that the tension continues over time.” “For this nation to get back on its feet, we need to find that strength within us and that starts with our psychologyshe added. Anxiety, helplessness and depression are likely to be common and young people could feel anger. ” Rebuilding efforts should include mental health,“ Selcuk said. She urged the government to provide money for training psychologists to be sent to the earthquake areas to stay there. “We shouldn’t withdraw our attention three months later, ”she said.

【小题1】What is Gul’s problem after the earthquake?

A．She is too sad about her relatives’ being killed.

B．She can’t fall asleep until another disaster passes every night.

C．She can not sleep all the night.

D．She is suffering mental health damage.

【小题2】What can we infer from the passage?

A．More than 5. 4 million children have mental health problems.

B．International aid is the main solution.

C．Focusing on mental relief should last.

D．Young people respond angrily to the government.

【小题3】Which of the following has the closet meaning to the underlined word “chronic” in the fourth paragraph?

A．Permanent.