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  • 第1题:

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    Most Adults in US Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    "I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary heart disease is distributed in the US population,"lead author Dr.Earl S.Ford,from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age,who narticipated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent,and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.By contrast,race or ethnicity had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have ahigh or immediate risk,Dr.Daniel S.Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,and Dr.Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine,note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    The main purpose of the passage is to______.
    A:introduce that most adults in US adults have low risk of heart disease
    B:give treatment measures to reduce the risk of developing heart disease for US adults
    C:describe the research made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    D:warn people that they should pay attention to the threat of heart disease immediately

    答案:A
    解析:
    由文章第四段可知,15%的美国成年人有10%到20%的患心脏病风险几率。
    由文章第五段可知,受试者中最具心脏病风险的群体比例会随着年龄的增加而增加,而人种和种族对此几乎无影响。国别在此并未提及。
    由文章第三段可知,这些发现是基于从13 769位受试者中得到的数据进行分析的结果,故选B。
    文章最后一段中提到,需要有积极的治疗方法和公共卫生策略来降低人口总体的患心脏病风险。
    本文的开头便引出了文章论述的主题:More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,之后的内容都围绕此论题展开,故选A。

  • 第2题:

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    Most Adults in U.S.Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of U .S.adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart dis- ease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiolo-gy(心脏病学).Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    “I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary(心脏冠状动脉的)heart disease is distributed in the U. S. population ,” lead(带头的)author Dr. Earl S. Ford , from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age , who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition(营养的供给)Examination Sur- vey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent,
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group. By contrast, race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have a high or immediate risk,Dr. Daniel S .Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medi- cal Center in Los Angeles,and Dr. Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine, note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    ______does NOT have the least effect on risk distributions.
    A: Age
    B: Gender
    C: Race
    D: Blood group

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章首段提到就提到美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于 10%,故A项正确;由第五段最后一句话“By contrast , race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.”可知种族对患病风险的分布影响很小,故D项正确;由第五段“The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.”可知实验对象年龄越大,在高风险组中所占的比例也越大,男人进入该组的可能性也大于女性,故B项正确,C项错误。
    由第四段“Overall , 82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent , 15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.”可知,美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于10% ,15%的成年人未来患心脏病的风险介于10%~20% ,3%的成年人患心脏病的风险在20%以上。故选A。
    题干问的是下列哪个选项对患病风险的分布影响最小。由文中第五段可知,心脏病的患病风险的分布与年龄和性别有很大的关系,种族对患病风险事物分布影响很小,D项“血型”在文中没有提及,故排除。故选C。
    由文中原句“15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent”可知,15%的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险介于10%~20%,故选C。注意文中的几个百分数不要弄混淆了
    两位科学家讲到,尽管大多数成年人10年内患心脏病的风险较低,但在有风险者中,很大一部分所面临的风险却是很高或者刻不容缓的,故只有采取积极的治疗措施和公共卫生政策(Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed)才能降低所有人群患病的风险概率。

  • 第3题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in U.S.Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of U .S.adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart dis- ease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiolo-gy(心脏病学).Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    “I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary(心脏冠状动脉的)heart disease is distributed in the U. S. population ,” lead(带头的)author Dr. Earl S. Ford , from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age , who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition(营养的供给)Examination Sur- vey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent,
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group. By contrast, race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have a high or immediate risk,Dr. Daniel S .Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medi- cal Center in Los Angeles,and Dr. Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine, note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    Dr. Daniel and Dr. Nathan suggest reducing the risk of overall population by_______.
    A:losing weight
    B: aggressive treatment measures
    C: public health strategies
    D:Both B and C

    答案:D
    解析:
    文章首段提到就提到美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于 10%,故A项正确;由第五段最后一句话“By contrast , race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.”可知种族对患病风险的分布影响很小,故D项正确;由第五段“The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.”可知实验对象年龄越大,在高风险组中所占的比例也越大,男人进入该组的可能性也大于女性,故B项正确,C项错误。
    由第四段“Overall , 82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent , 15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.”可知,美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于10% ,15%的成年人未来患心脏病的风险介于10%~20% ,3%的成年人患心脏病的风险在20%以上。故选A。
    题干问的是下列哪个选项对患病风险的分布影响最小。由文中第五段可知,心脏病的患病风险的分布与年龄和性别有很大的关系,种族对患病风险事物分布影响很小,D项“血型”在文中没有提及,故排除。故选C。
    由文中原句“15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent”可知,15%的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险介于10%~20%,故选C。注意文中的几个百分数不要弄混淆了
    两位科学家讲到,尽管大多数成年人10年内患心脏病的风险较低,但在有风险者中,很大一部分所面临的风险却是很高或者刻不容缓的,故只有采取积极的治疗措施和公共卫生政策(Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed)才能降低所有人群患病的风险概率。

  • 第4题:

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    13 Million Americans Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder
    Social anxiety disorder prevents some 15 million Americans from leading normal social and romantic lives,a new survey finds.
    The disorder leaves many isolated,ashamed and often misdiagnosed. Thirty-six percent of those with social anxiety disorder have symptoms for 10 years or more before seeking help,the Anxiety Disorders Association of America reports.
    “Social anxiety disorder is when somebody has an intense,persistent and irrational fear of social or performance situations,”Jerilyn Ross,the association's president and CEO,said during a teleconference Wednesday.
    “The condition causes people to avoid common,everyday situations and even other people for fear of being judged or criticized or humiliated or embarrassing themselves,”Ross said.
    Social anxiety disorder can interfere with daily routines and job performance,Ross noted.“It also makes it very difficult for people to develop friends and romantic partnerships,” she said.
    People with this disorder recognize their fear is excessive and irrational,Ross noted. “But they feel powerless to do anything about it,”she said.
    Social anxiety disorder can start in the early teens,Dr. Mark H.Pollack,director of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School,said during the teleconference.
    “This is a disorder that starts affecting people early on,”Pollack said.“The typical age of onset is early adolescence,age 12 or 13,and many individuals report a history of anxiety dating back to earlier childhood.”
    The disorder also has physical symptoms,including heart palpitations,feelings that their throat will close up,sweating,blushing,faintness,trembling and stammering,Ross said.
    Among people with the disorder,75 percent said the condition affected their ability to do normal activities. In addition,69 percent said they didn't want people to think they were crazy,and 58 percent said they were embarrassed by their condition,Ross said.
    However,when the condition is diagnosed and treated,many reported improvement in their lives.In fact,59 percent who were receiving treatment said treatment had a positive effect on their ability to have a romantic relationship.In addition,39 percent who had received treatment said knowing that treatment can be successful aided their decision to get help,Ross noted.

    The symptoms of social anxiety disorder include all the following EXCEPT______.
    A: heart palpitations
    B: sore throat
    C: sweating
    D: blushing

    答案:B
    解析:
    题干意为“患有社交焦虑症的人因害怕……而出名”。利用题干中的细节信息词fear作为定位线索,同时利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语作为定位线索normal lives, social or performance situations,在短文的第三段中找到相关句:Social anxiety disorder is when somebody has an intense,persistent and irrational fear of social or performance situa-tions,”Jerilyn Ross,the association's president and CEO,said during a teleconference Wednesday.相关句提到“美国焦虑症协会主席及总裁Jerilyn Ross星期三在电话会议上说,社交焦虑症是指一个人对社交场合或社交活动有着强烈的,持久的和非理性的恐惧”。由此可知答案为D项“害怕社交场合或社交活动”。
    题干意为“患有社交焦虑症的人怎么看待他们感受到的恐惧?”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词fear, control作为定位线索,备选项中出现了大量的修饰词beneficial“有益的”,controllable“可控制的”,justified“正当的”,在查找相关句的过程中也关注这些修饰词在短文中的出现情况,在短文的第六段中找到相关句:People with this disorder recognize their fear is ex-cessive and irrational, Ross noted.“But they feel powerless to do anything about it,” she said.相关句提到“患有社交焦虑症的人意识到他们的恐惧是过分的,没有道理的。但是他们却对此无能为力”。由此可知答案为A项“他们认为他们的恐惧超出了他们的控制”。
    题干意为“关于患有社交焦虑症的人的陈述,下面哪个选项陈述的内容与短文内容不一致?”题干中没有细节信息词可以利用来作为定位线索,因此只能对备选项进行逐一判断:(第四段)“The condition causes people to avoid common. everyday situations and even other people for fear of being judged or criticized or humiliated or embarrassing them-selves,” Ross said.第四段提到“Ross说,这种状况使那些患有社交焦虑症的人逃避日常的交往甚至逃避与人接触,因为他们害怕被评论,被批评或是被羞辱,这会让他们非常尴尬”。显然D项“患有社交焦虑恐惧症的人往往会评论他人或批评他人”的意义与之意义不一致。所以答案D。该题主要考查考生对英语主被动语态的识别和理解。
    题干意为“从最后一段中可以了解到对社交焦虑的治疗是什么情况?”短文的最后一段表明,不少患者在经过治疗后都有好转。因此答案为D项“会导致病人生活得到改善”。

  • 第5题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in US Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    "I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary heart disease is distributed in the US population,"lead author Dr.Earl S.Ford,from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age,who narticipated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent,and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.By contrast,race or ethnicity had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have ahigh or immediate risk,Dr.Daniel S.Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,and Dr.Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine,note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    The findings in the report are based on______.
    A:the study of physicians,researchers and health policy analysts
    B:analysis of data from 13,769 subjects
    C:the data from all US adults
    D:Dr.Daniel S.Berman and Dr.Nathan D.Wong

    答案:B
    解析:
    由文章第四段可知,15%的美国成年人有10%到20%的患心脏病风险几率。
    由文章第五段可知,受试者中最具心脏病风险的群体比例会随着年龄的增加而增加,而人种和种族对此几乎无影响。国别在此并未提及。
    由文章第三段可知,这些发现是基于从13 769位受试者中得到的数据进行分析的结果,故选B。
    文章最后一段中提到,需要有积极的治疗方法和公共卫生策略来降低人口总体的患心脏病风险。
    本文的开头便引出了文章论述的主题:More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,之后的内容都围绕此论题展开,故选A。

  • 第6题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in US Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    "I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary heart disease is distributed in the US population,"lead author Dr.Earl S.Ford,from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age,who narticipated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent,and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.By contrast,race or ethnicity had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have ahigh or immediate risk,Dr.Daniel S.Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,and Dr.Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine,note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    What's the proportion of US adults who have a risk of 10%~20%to develop heart disease?
    A:More than 80 percent.
    B:3 percent.
    C:15 percent.
    D:20 percent.

    答案:C
    解析:
    由文章第四段可知,15%的美国成年人有10%到20%的患心脏病风险几率。
    由文章第五段可知,受试者中最具心脏病风险的群体比例会随着年龄的增加而增加,而人种和种族对此几乎无影响。国别在此并未提及。
    由文章第三段可知,这些发现是基于从13 769位受试者中得到的数据进行分析的结果,故选B。
    文章最后一段中提到,需要有积极的治疗方法和公共卫生策略来降低人口总体的患心脏病风险。
    本文的开头便引出了文章论述的主题:More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,之后的内容都围绕此论题展开,故选A。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
    Even people with no signs or risk factors for eye disease can suffer vision loss and need to get baseline(基线)eye exams at age 40,says the American Academy of Ophthalmology(AAO)(美国眼科学会).
    The reminder(提示)is part of the AAO's EyeSmart campaign to mark Save Your Vision Month in February.
    “Many eye diseases progress without any warning signs,”Dr. Stephanie Marioneaux,a clin-ical correspondent for the AAO,said in a prepared statement.“Gradual changes in vision can af-fect your ability to function independently and have confidence in your abilities.”
    Based on the findings from the initial screening,an eye doctor will create a schedule for follow-up eye exams.
    People of any age who have symptoms of eye disease or are at high risk due to family history, diabetes(糖尿病)or high blood pressure should consult with their eye doctor to determine how often they should have their eyes checked,the AAO recommends .By 2020,43 million Americans will be at significant risk for vision loss or blindness due to age-related eye diseases such as cata-racts(白内障)and glaucoma(青光眼). That's a more than 50 percent increase over the current number of Americans with such vision-threatening diseases.
    But many Americans are unconcerned about the risk of vision loss.Only 23 percent of Amer- icans are very concerned about losing their vision,while most feel weight gain or joint or back pain are greater worries than vision loss,according to an AAO survey conducted for its EyeSmart campaign.

    Everyone need to get baseline eye exams at age 40,according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
    A: Right
    B: Wrong
    C:.Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    题干句意:美国眼科学会认为人们在四十岁的时候需要做眼睛基线检查。根据文章首句“Even people with no signs or risk factors for eye disease can suffer vision loss and need to get baseline(基线)eye exams at age 40”可知即使没有患眼疾的征兆或风险,人们都有可能遭受失明,所以在四十岁的时候都需要做眼睛基线检查。
    题干句意:Dr. Stephanie Marioneaux认为,眼疾的发展都有发病前兆。根据第三段他说的“Many eye diseases progress without any warning signs”可知,许多眼疾都没有发病前兆。故题干表述错误。
    题干句意:视力的变化可以影响你的思想。根据第三段最后一句“Gradual changes in vision can affect your ability to function independently. ”可知视力的逐渐变化会影响你独立工作的能力,并没有将视力变化对思想的影响,故题干表述文中没有提及。
    题干句意:根据视力初期筛选结果,眼科医生将建立一个视力定期复查时间表。in-itial screening意为“起始筛选,初期筛选”,follow-up意为“定期复查”。根据文章第四段可知题干表述正确。
    题干句意:只有患糖尿病或者高血压的老人需要看眼科医生。根据第五段“People of any age… diabetes(糖尿病)or high blood pressure should consult with their eye doctor to determine how often they should have their eyes checked”可知任何年龄的人,只要有眼疾的症状或有家族遗传史,糖尿病或高血压的人都应该咨询眼科医生做眼部检查的频率。故题干表述错误。
    题干句意:白内障和青光眼跟年龄有关。根据第六段“age-related eye diseases such as cataracts(白内障) and glaucoma(青光眼)”可知题干表述正确。
    题干句意:大部分美国人更加关注失明的风险甚于关心增变胖或关节痛。根据最后一段“Only 23 percent of Americans are very concerned about losing their vision, while most feel weight gain or joint or back pain are greater worries than vision loss”可知,只有 23%的美国人关注失明的风险,大部分人认为变胖、关节痛或者背痛都比失明严重得多。故题干表述错误。

  • 第8题:

    共用题干
    15 Million Americans Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder
    Social anxiety disorder prevents some 15 million Americans from leading normal social and romantic lives,a new survey finds.
    The disorder leaves many isolated,ashamed and often misdiagnosed.Thirty-six percent of those with social anxiety disorder have symptoms for 10 years or more before seeking help,the Anxiety Disorders Association of America reports.
    “Social anxiety disorder is when somebody has an intense,persistent and irrational fear of social or performance situations,”Jerilyn Ross,the association's president and CEO,said during a teleconference Wednesday.
    “The condition causes people to avoid common,everyday situations and even other people for fear of being judged or criticized or humiliated or embarrassing themselves,”Ross said.
    Social anxiety disorder can interfere with daily routines and job performance,Ross noted.“It also makes it very difficult for people to develop friends and romantic partnerships,”she said.
    People with this disorder recognize their fear is excessive and irrational,Rose noted.“But they feel powerless to do anything about it,”she said.
    Social anxiety disorder can start in the early teens,Dr. Mark H.Pollack,director of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medi- cal School,said during the teleconference.
    “This is a disorder that starts affecting people early on,”Pollack said.“The typical age of onset is early adolescence,age 12 or 13,and many individuals report a history of anxiety dating back to earlier childhood.”
    The disorder also has physical symptoms,including heart palpitations,feelings that their throat will close up,sweating,blushing,faintness,trembling and stammering,Ross said.
    Among people with the disorder,75 percent said the condition affected their ability to do nor-mal activities.In addition,69 percent said they didn't want people to think they were crazy,and 58 percent said they were embarrassed by their condition,Ross said.
    However,when the condition is diagnosed and treated,many reported improvement in their lives.In fact,59 percent who were receiving treatment said treatment had a positive effect on their ability to have a romantic relationship.In addition,39 percent who had received treatment said knowing that treatment can be successful aided their decision to get help,Ross noted.

    People with the disorder think that their fear is______.
    A: justified
    B:.beneficial
    C:.beyond control
    D: controllable

    答案:B
    解析:
    由第四段的“The condition causes people to … or humiliated or embarrassing them-selves”可知,他们惧怕别人的评价,害怕出丑。因此B项错误,选B。


    由第四段的“The condition causes people to… or humiliated or embarrassing them-selves”可知,社交恐惧的人害怕别人的评论,这些都是无法控制的。故选B。


    由第八段可知,一般多发于12,13岁,因此选D。


    由倒数第三段可知,症状包括出汗、脸红、眩晕、和痉孪,不包括喉呢痛。因此选C。


    根据最后一段的“In fact ,59 percent … to have a romantic relationship.“可知,59%的人发觉这个治疗有助于他们发展稳定的恋爱关系,而且十分有积极效应。故本题选D。

  • 第9题:

    问答题
    Practice 9  Youth unemployment across the world has climbed to a new high and is likely to climb further this year, a United Nations agency said Thursday, while warning of a “lost generation” as more young people give up the search for work.  The agency, the International Labor Organization, said in a report that of some 620 million young people ages 15 to 24 in the work force, about 81 million were unemployed at the end of 2009—the highest level in two decades of record-keeping by the organization, which is based in Geneva.  “There’s never been an increase of this magnitude — both in terms of the rate and the level — since we’ve been tracking the data,” said Steven Kapsos, an economist with the organization. The agency forecast that the global youth unemployment rate would continue to increase through 2010, to 13.1 percent, as the effects of the economic downturn continue. It should then decline to 12.7 percent in 2011.  In some especially strained European countries, including Spain and Britain, many young people have become discouraged and given up the job hunt, it said. The trend will have “significant consequences for young people,” as more and more join the ranks of the already unemployed, it said. That has the potential to create a “‘lost generation’ comprised of young people who have dropped out of the labor market, having lost all hope of being able to work for a decent living.”  The report studied the German, British, Spanish and Estonian labor markets and found that Germany had been most successful in bringing down long-term youth unemployment. In Spain and Britain, increases in unemployment were particularly pronounced for those with lower education levels.  Data from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency, show Spain had a jobless rate of 40.5 percent in May for people under 25. That was the highest level among the 27 members of the European Union, far greater than the 9.4 percent in Germany in May and 19.7 percent in Britain in March.

    正确答案:
    【参考译文】
    联合国一组织周二称,全球年轻人失业率再创新高,而且这种趋势将在今年继续延续下去。他们警告说,越来越多的年轻人放弃寻找工作,将导致失迷一代数量激增。
    国际劳工组织在其报告中称,全球15岁到24岁之间的6.2亿年轻工人中,2009年末大约有8100万人失业,这是总部位于日内瓦的劳工组织20年以来的最高纪录。
    国际劳工组织经济学家史蒂文·凯普索斯说:“自从我们开始追踪年轻人失业数据以来,从未见过数量如此之大、比例如此之高的失业现象。”该机构预测,在全球经济持续低迷的影响下,年轻人2010年下半年失业率将继续上升,最后可能达到13.1%。不过到2011年,这一比例应该可以降到12.7%以下。
    在情况特别严峻的欧洲国家,比如西班牙和英国,许多年轻人已经对寻找工作气馁,甚至放弃了找工作。这种趋势将对年轻人造成严重影响,可能越来越多的年轻人加入到失业者行列。这些退出劳动市场、对寻找工作过上体面生活失去希望的年轻人,将成为新的迷失一代。
    报告研究了德国、英国、西班牙以及爱沙尼亚等国的劳动市场,发现德国在处理年轻人长期失业方面最成功。西班牙和英国,那些受教育程度低的年轻人失业率增长明显。
    来自欧盟统计局的数据显示,5月份,西班牙25岁以下人口失业率已经达到40.5%,这是欧盟27个成员国中比例最高的。德国5月恩的失业率为9.4%,英国3月失业率为19.7%。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The percent change in the weight from age 2 months to age 10 months is approximately ______ the percent change in the weight from age 10 months to age 19 months.
    A

    equal to

    B

    2 times

    C

    3 times


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    根据图表可知,大象在2个月大到10个月大时体重几乎增加了一倍,而从10个月大到19个月大时体重增加了1/2,因此前一个比例变化是后者的2倍。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    How many U.S. households have linked to Internet today?
    A

    More than 25 percent.

    B

    By 29 percent.

    C

    More than 42 percent.

    D

    More than 50 percent.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    根据Excerpt 3最后一句话“Now, more than one quarter of all U.S. households can surf in cyberspace.”可知,现在,超过1/4的美国家庭可以上网。所以A项为正确答案。

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    Do at least 20 percent of the people in country X who are over the age of 25 possess a college diploma?  (1) In country X, among the population over the age of 25, 26 percent of the male population and 16 percent of the female population possess college diplomas.  (2) In country X, women account for 55 percent of the total population.

    正确答案: E
    解析:
    因为无法判断X国家的性别比例,故条件1无法回答问题;条件2中未涉及得到文凭的女性人数,故也不能推断出答案;将两者综合来看,也无法推断出答案,故本题选E项。

  • 第13题:

    共用题干
    13 Million Americans Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder
    Social anxiety disorder prevents some 15 million Americans from leading normal social and romantic lives,a new survey finds.
    The disorder leaves many isolated,ashamed and often misdiagnosed. Thirty-six percent of those with social anxiety disorder have symptoms for 10 years or more before seeking help,the Anxiety Disorders Association of America reports.
    “Social anxiety disorder is when somebody has an intense,persistent and irrational fear of social or performance situations,”Jerilyn Ross,the association's president and CEO,said during a teleconference Wednesday.
    “The condition causes people to avoid common,everyday situations and even other people for fear of being judged or criticized or humiliated or embarrassing themselves,”Ross said.
    Social anxiety disorder can interfere with daily routines and job performance,Ross noted.“It also makes it very difficult for people to develop friends and romantic partnerships,” she said.
    People with this disorder recognize their fear is excessive and irrational,Ross noted. “But they feel powerless to do anything about it,”she said.
    Social anxiety disorder can start in the early teens,Dr. Mark H.Pollack,director of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School,said during the teleconference.
    “This is a disorder that starts affecting people early on,”Pollack said.“The typical age of onset is early adolescence,age 12 or 13,and many individuals report a history of anxiety dating back to earlier childhood.”
    The disorder also has physical symptoms,including heart palpitations,feelings that their throat will close up,sweating,blushing,faintness,trembling and stammering,Ross said.
    Among people with the disorder,75 percent said the condition affected their ability to do normal activities. In addition,69 percent said they didn't want people to think they were crazy,and 58 percent said they were embarrassed by their condition,Ross said.
    However,when the condition is diagnosed and treated,many reported improvement in their lives.In fact,59 percent who were receiving treatment said treatment had a positive effect on their ability to have a romantic relationship.In addition,39 percent who had received treatment said knowing that treatment can be successful aided their decision to get help,Ross noted.

    It can be seen from the last paragraph that treatment of the disorder______.
    A: has no positive effect at all
    B: is unavailable to most sufferers
    C: tends to be refused by the sufferers
    D: can lead to improvement in the sufferers'lives

    答案:D
    解析:
    题干意为“患有社交焦虑症的人因害怕……而出名”。利用题干中的细节信息词fear作为定位线索,同时利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语作为定位线索normal lives, social or performance situations,在短文的第三段中找到相关句:Social anxiety disorder is when somebody has an intense,persistent and irrational fear of social or performance situa-tions,”Jerilyn Ross,the association's president and CEO,said during a teleconference Wednesday.相关句提到“美国焦虑症协会主席及总裁Jerilyn Ross星期三在电话会议上说,社交焦虑症是指一个人对社交场合或社交活动有着强烈的,持久的和非理性的恐惧”。由此可知答案为D项“害怕社交场合或社交活动”。
    题干意为“患有社交焦虑症的人怎么看待他们感受到的恐惧?”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词fear, control作为定位线索,备选项中出现了大量的修饰词beneficial“有益的”,controllable“可控制的”,justified“正当的”,在查找相关句的过程中也关注这些修饰词在短文中的出现情况,在短文的第六段中找到相关句:People with this disorder recognize their fear is ex-cessive and irrational, Ross noted.“But they feel powerless to do anything about it,” she said.相关句提到“患有社交焦虑症的人意识到他们的恐惧是过分的,没有道理的。但是他们却对此无能为力”。由此可知答案为A项“他们认为他们的恐惧超出了他们的控制”。
    题干意为“关于患有社交焦虑症的人的陈述,下面哪个选项陈述的内容与短文内容不一致?”题干中没有细节信息词可以利用来作为定位线索,因此只能对备选项进行逐一判断:(第四段)“The condition causes people to avoid common. everyday situations and even other people for fear of being judged or criticized or humiliated or embarrassing them-selves,” Ross said.第四段提到“Ross说,这种状况使那些患有社交焦虑症的人逃避日常的交往甚至逃避与人接触,因为他们害怕被评论,被批评或是被羞辱,这会让他们非常尴尬”。显然D项“患有社交焦虑恐惧症的人往往会评论他人或批评他人”的意义与之意义不一致。所以答案D。该题主要考查考生对英语主被动语态的识别和理解。
    题干意为“从最后一段中可以了解到对社交焦虑的治疗是什么情况?”短文的最后一段表明,不少患者在经过治疗后都有好转。因此答案为D项“会导致病人生活得到改善”。

  • 第14题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in U.S.Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of U .S.adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart dis- ease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiolo-gy(心脏病学).Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    “I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary(心脏冠状动脉的)heart disease is distributed in the U. S. population ,” lead(带头的)author Dr. Earl S. Ford , from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age , who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition(营养的供给)Examination Sur- vey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent,
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group. By contrast, race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have a high or immediate risk,Dr. Daniel S .Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medi- cal Center in Los Angeles,and Dr. Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine, note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    According to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,_______of the U.S. adults had a risk of developing heart disease above 20 percent in the next 10 years.
    A: three percent
    B:ten percent
    C:twenty percent
    D: eighty-two percent

    答案:A
    解析:
    文章首段提到就提到美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于 10%,故A项正确;由第五段最后一句话“By contrast , race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.”可知种族对患病风险的分布影响很小,故D项正确;由第五段“The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.”可知实验对象年龄越大,在高风险组中所占的比例也越大,男人进入该组的可能性也大于女性,故B项正确,C项错误。
    由第四段“Overall , 82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent , 15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.”可知,美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于10% ,15%的成年人未来患心脏病的风险介于10%~20% ,3%的成年人患心脏病的风险在20%以上。故选A。
    题干问的是下列哪个选项对患病风险的分布影响最小。由文中第五段可知,心脏病的患病风险的分布与年龄和性别有很大的关系,种族对患病风险事物分布影响很小,D项“血型”在文中没有提及,故排除。故选C。
    由文中原句“15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent”可知,15%的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险介于10%~20%,故选C。注意文中的几个百分数不要弄混淆了
    两位科学家讲到,尽管大多数成年人10年内患心脏病的风险较低,但在有风险者中,很大一部分所面临的风险却是很高或者刻不容缓的,故只有采取积极的治疗措施和公共卫生政策(Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed)才能降低所有人群患病的风险概率。

  • 第15题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in US Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    "I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary heart disease is distributed in the US population,"lead author Dr.Earl S.Ford,from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age,who narticipated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent,and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.By contrast,race or ethnicity had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have ahigh or immediate risk,Dr.Daniel S.Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,and Dr.Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine,note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    Strategies to shift the overall population risk downward include______.
    A:losing weight
    B:eat less and exercise more
    C:adding more vitamins in your diet
    D:aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies

    答案:D
    解析:
    由文章第四段可知,15%的美国成年人有10%到20%的患心脏病风险几率。
    由文章第五段可知,受试者中最具心脏病风险的群体比例会随着年龄的增加而增加,而人种和种族对此几乎无影响。国别在此并未提及。
    由文章第三段可知,这些发现是基于从13 769位受试者中得到的数据进行分析的结果,故选B。
    文章最后一段中提到,需要有积极的治疗方法和公共卫生策略来降低人口总体的患心脏病风险。
    本文的开头便引出了文章论述的主题:More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,之后的内容都围绕此论题展开,故选A。

  • 第16题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in U.S.Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of U .S.adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart dis- ease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiolo-gy(心脏病学).Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    “I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary(心脏冠状动脉的)heart disease is distributed in the U. S. population ,” lead(带头的)author Dr. Earl S. Ford , from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age , who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition(营养的供给)Examination Sur- vey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent,
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group. By contrast, race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have a high or immediate risk,Dr. Daniel S .Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medi- cal Center in Los Angeles,and Dr. Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine, note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    Which of the following statements is NOT right?
    A:The 10-year risk of heart disease is low for most U.S.adult.
    B: Elderly people have a higher risk of heart disease than younger people.
    C: Women have a higher risk of heart disease than man.
    D: The distribution of the risk of heart disease are hardly related to race.

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章首段提到就提到美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于 10%,故A项正确;由第五段最后一句话“By contrast , race or ethnicity(种族划分)had little effect on risk distributions.”可知种族对患病风险的分布影响很小,故D项正确;由第五段“The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.”可知实验对象年龄越大,在高风险组中所占的比例也越大,男人进入该组的可能性也大于女性,故B项正确,C项错误。
    由第四段“Overall , 82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent , 15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.”可知,美国80%以上的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险低于10% ,15%的成年人未来患心脏病的风险介于10%~20% ,3%的成年人患心脏病的风险在20%以上。故选A。
    题干问的是下列哪个选项对患病风险的分布影响最小。由文中第五段可知,心脏病的患病风险的分布与年龄和性别有很大的关系,种族对患病风险事物分布影响很小,D项“血型”在文中没有提及,故排除。故选C。
    由文中原句“15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent”可知,15%的成年人未来十年内患心脏病的风险介于10%~20%,故选C。注意文中的几个百分数不要弄混淆了
    两位科学家讲到,尽管大多数成年人10年内患心脏病的风险较低,但在有风险者中,很大一部分所面临的风险却是很高或者刻不容缓的,故只有采取积极的治疗措施和公共卫生政策(Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed)才能降低所有人群患病的风险概率。

  • 第17题:

    共用题干
    Obesity:the Scourge of the Western World
    Obesity is rapidly becoming a new scourge of the western world,delegates agreed at the 11th European Conference on the issue in Vienna Wednesday to Saturday. According to state-ments before the opening of the conference一of 2,000 specialists from more than 50 countries一1.2 billion people worldwide are overweight,and 250 million are obese.
    Professor Bernhard Ludvik of Vienna General Hospital said:“Obesity is a chronic ill-ness.In Germany,20 percent of the people are already affected,but in Japan only one per-cent.”But he said that there was hope for sufferers thanks to the new scientific discoveries and medication.
    Professor Friedrich Hopichler of Salzberg said:“We are living in the new age(but)with the metabolism of a stone-age man.”“I have just been to the United States.It is really terni-ble.A pizza shop is springing up on every corner. We have been overrun by fast food and Co-ca-Cola-ization.”
    Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer. Hopichler said:“Eighty percent of all diabetics are obese,also fifty percent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty percent with adipose tissue complaints.”“Ten percent more weight means thirteen percent more risk of heart disease.Reducing one's weight by ten percent leads to thirteen percent lower blood pressure.”
    Another expert Hermann Toplak said that the state health services should improve their financing of preventive programs.“Though the health insurance pays for surgery( such as re-ducing the size of the stomach)when the body-mass index is more than 40.That is equivalent to a weight of 116 kilograms for a height of 1.70 meters.One should start earlier.”
    Ludvik said that prevention should begin in school.“Child obesity(fat deposits)correlates with the time which children spend in front of TV sets.”The consequences were only apparent later on. No more than fifteen percent of obese people lived to the average life ex-pectancy for their population group.

    It seems that the______people are least affected by obesity among the developed countries and areas mentioned in the passage.
    A: European
    B: German
    C: American
    D: Japanese

    答案:D
    解析:
    题干意为“据估计,全世界有……人患有肥胖病”。备选项很特殊,全是数字,因此利用备选项中的数字作为定位线索,在第一段找到相关句:Obesity is rapidly becoming a new scourge of the western world,delegates agreed at the 11th European Conference on the issue in Vienna Wednesday to Saturday. According to statements before the opening of the conference一of 2,000 specialists from more than 50 countries一1.2 billion people worldwide are overweight , and 250 million are obese.相关句(定位线索词集中出现的句子)提到“全世界有12亿人体重超重,而2.5亿人肥胖”。由此判断答案为A。
    题干意为“短文中提到在发达国家中……的居民可能受到肥胖的影响最 小”。利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语developed countries and areas , European, German,American, Japanese作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰词least affected(受到影 响最小的),在第二段中找到相关句:Professor Bernhard Ludvik of Vienna General Hospital said: “Obesity is a chronic illness. In Germany(与Germany呼应),20 percent of the people are already affected , but in Japan(与Japanese呼应)only one percent. ”But he said that there was hope for sufferers thanks to the new scientific discoveries and medication.相关句提到“德国20%的人已经患有肥胖病,而日本只有1%”。在第三段中作者说他去过美国,那里到处是比萨店,快餐食品,可口可乐,可见美国的胖人也不少。至于全欧洲,因为这次关于肥胖问题的会议是在维也纳召开的,而且短文第一句提到肥胖症正迅速成为西方世界的祸害,由此可推断出欧洲胖人也不少,因此发达国家中受到肥胖症影响的最小的可能就是日本了。所以答案为D。
    题干意为“下面哪种疾病最常伴随肥胖病出现?”关注题干中的修饰词most often,利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语high blood pressure, fatty tissue complaints, diabetes, stomach-ache作为定位线索,在第四段中找到相关句:Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer. Hopichier said:“Eighty percent of all diabetics(与diabetes呼应)are obese,also fifty percent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty percent with adipose tissue complaints.”“Ten percent more weight means thirteen percent more risk of heart disease. Reducing one's weight by ten percent leads to thirteen percent lower blood pressure.”相关句提到“80%的糖尿病患者肥胖,而高血压和脂肪组织疾病患者伴有肥胖症的都各为50%”,由此可见糖尿病并发肥胖病是最多的,所以答案为C。
    题干意为“体重,心脏病和血压之间有什么关系?”利用题干中的细节信息词/短语correlation, body weight , heart disease, blood pressure作为定位线索,在第四段找到相关句:Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer. Hopichier said:“Eighty percent of all diabetics are obese,also fifty percent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty percent with adipose tissue complaints.”“Ten percent more weight means thirteen percent more risk of heart disease. Reducing one's weight by ten percent leads to thirteen percent lower blood pressure.”相关句提到“体重增加10%意味着患心脏病的危险性增加13%,体重减少10%可导致血压降低13%”,由此可判断答案为C项“体重越重,患心脏病和高血压的风险越大”。

  • 第18题:

    共用题干
    Most Adults in US Have Low Risk of Heart Disease
    More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than 10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Just 3 percent have a risk that exceeds 20 percent.
    "I hope that these numbers will give physicians,researchers,health policy analysts,and others a better idea of how coronary heart disease is distributed in the US population,"lead author Dr.Earl S.Ford,from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,said in a statement.
    The findings are based on analysis of data from 13,769 subjects,between 20 and 79 years of age,who narticipated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994.
    Overall,82 percent of adults had a risk of less than 10 percent,15 percent had a risk that fell between 10 to 20 percent,and 3 percent had a risk above 20 percent.
    The proportion of subjects in the highest risk group increased with advancing age,and men were more likely than women to be in this group.By contrast,race or ethnicity had little effect on risk distributions.
    Although the report suggests that most adults have a low 10-year risk of heart disease,a large proportion have ahigh or immediate risk,Dr.Daniel S.Berman,from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,and Dr.Nathan D.Wong,from the University of California at Irvine,note in a related editorial.
    Aggressive treatment measures and public health strategies are needed to shift the overall population risk downward,they add.

    According to the passage,which of the following may contribute to the risk of getting heart disease?
    A:Age.
    B:Ethnicity.
    C:Race.
    D:Citizenship.

    答案:A
    解析:
    由文章第四段可知,15%的美国成年人有10%到20%的患心脏病风险几率。
    由文章第五段可知,受试者中最具心脏病风险的群体比例会随着年龄的增加而增加,而人种和种族对此几乎无影响。国别在此并未提及。
    由文章第三段可知,这些发现是基于从13 769位受试者中得到的数据进行分析的结果,故选B。
    文章最后一段中提到,需要有积极的治疗方法和公共卫生策略来降低人口总体的患心脏病风险。
    本文的开头便引出了文章论述的主题:More than 80 percent of US adults have a less than10-percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years,之后的内容都围绕此论题展开,故选A。

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    Obesity:the Scourge of the Western World
    Obesity is rapidly becoming a new scourge of the western world,delegates agreed at the 11th European Conference on the issue in Vienna Wednesday to Saturday. According to state-ments before the opening of the conference一of 2,000 specialists from more than 50 countries一1.2 billion people worldwide are overweight,and 250 million are obese.
    Professor Bernhard Ludvik of Vienna General Hospital said:“Obesity is a chronic ill-ness.In Germany,20 percent of the people are already affected,but in Japan only one per-cent.”But he said that there was hope for sufferers thanks to the new scientific discoveries and medication.
    Professor Friedrich Hopichler of Salzberg said:“We are living in the new age(but)with the metabolism of a stone-age man.”“I have just been to the United States.It is really terni-ble.A pizza shop is springing up on every corner. We have been overrun by fast food and Co-ca-Cola-ization.”
    Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer. Hopichler said:“Eighty percent of all diabetics are obese,also fifty percent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty percent with adipose tissue complaints.”“Ten percent more weight means thirteen percent more risk of heart disease.Reducing one's weight by ten percent leads to thirteen percent lower blood pressure.”
    Another expert Hermann Toplak said that the state health services should improve their financing of preventive programs.“Though the health insurance pays for surgery( such as re-ducing the size of the stomach)when the body-mass index is more than 40.That is equivalent to a weight of 116 kilograms for a height of 1.70 meters.One should start earlier.”
    Ludvik said that prevention should begin in school.“Child obesity(fat deposits)correlates with the time which children spend in front of TV sets.”The consequences were only apparent later on. No more than fifteen percent of obese people lived to the average life ex-pectancy for their population group.

    Which of the following is most often accompanied by obesity?
    A:high blood pressure.
    B: Fatty tissue complaints.
    C: Diabetes.
    D: Stomach-ache.

    答案:C
    解析:
    题干意为“据估计,全世界有……人患有肥胖病”。备选项很特殊,全是数字,因此利用备选项中的数字作为定位线索,在第一段找到相关句:Obesity is rapidly becoming a new scourge of the western world,delegates agreed at the 11th European Conference on the issue in Vienna Wednesday to Saturday. According to statements before the opening of the conference一of 2,000 specialists from more than 50 countries一1.2 billion people worldwide are overweight , and 250 million are obese.相关句(定位线索词集中出现的句子)提到“全世界有12亿人体重超重,而2.5亿人肥胖”。由此判断答案为A。
    题干意为“短文中提到在发达国家中……的居民可能受到肥胖的影响最 小”。利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语developed countries and areas , European, German,American, Japanese作为定位线索,同时关注题干中的修饰词least affected(受到影 响最小的),在第二段中找到相关句:Professor Bernhard Ludvik of Vienna General Hospital said: “Obesity is a chronic illness. In Germany(与Germany呼应),20 percent of the people are already affected , but in Japan(与Japanese呼应)only one percent. ”But he said that there was hope for sufferers thanks to the new scientific discoveries and medication.相关句提到“德国20%的人已经患有肥胖病,而日本只有1%”。在第三段中作者说他去过美国,那里到处是比萨店,快餐食品,可口可乐,可见美国的胖人也不少。至于全欧洲,因为这次关于肥胖问题的会议是在维也纳召开的,而且短文第一句提到肥胖症正迅速成为西方世界的祸害,由此可推断出欧洲胖人也不少,因此发达国家中受到肥胖症影响的最小的可能就是日本了。所以答案为D。
    题干意为“下面哪种疾病最常伴随肥胖病出现?”关注题干中的修饰词most often,利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语high blood pressure, fatty tissue complaints, diabetes, stomach-ache作为定位线索,在第四段中找到相关句:Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer. Hopichier said:“Eighty percent of all diabetics(与diabetes呼应)are obese,also fifty percent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty percent with adipose tissue complaints.”“Ten percent more weight means thirteen percent more risk of heart disease. Reducing one's weight by ten percent leads to thirteen percent lower blood pressure.”相关句提到“80%的糖尿病患者肥胖,而高血压和脂肪组织疾病患者伴有肥胖症的都各为50%”,由此可见糖尿病并发肥胖病是最多的,所以答案为C。
    题干意为“体重,心脏病和血压之间有什么关系?”利用题干中的细节信息词/短语correlation, body weight , heart disease, blood pressure作为定位线索,在第四段找到相关句:Many of the experts stressed that obesity was a potential killer. Hopichier said:“Eighty percent of all diabetics are obese,also fifty percent of all patients with high blood pressure and fifty percent with adipose tissue complaints.”“Ten percent more weight means thirteen percent more risk of heart disease. Reducing one's weight by ten percent leads to thirteen percent lower blood pressure.”相关句提到“体重增加10%意味着患心脏病的危险性增加13%,体重减少10%可导致血压降低13%”,由此可判断答案为C项“体重越重,患心脏病和高血压的风险越大”。

  • 第20题:

    共用题干
    Exercise Can Replace Insulin for Elderly Diabetics
    Most old people with so-called type Ⅱ diabetes could stop taking insulin if they would do brisk exercise for 30 minutes just three times a week,according to new medical research results reported in the Copenhagen newspaper Berlingske Tidende on Monday.
    Results from tests conducted on diabetics at the Copenhagen Central Hospital Rigshospitalet's Center
    for Muscle Research showed that physical exercise can boost the body's ability to utilise insulin by 30 percent,the newspaper reported.
    This is equal to the effect most elderly diabetics get from their insulin medication today,it said.
    Researchers had a group of non-diabetic men and a group of men with type II,all more than 60 years of age,exercise on bicycles six times a week for three months.After the three months the doctors measured how much sugar the test subjects'muscles could utilise as a measure for how well their insulin worked.
    Associate Professor Dr.Flemming Dela of the Muscle Research Center said the tests demonstrated that the exercising diabetics had just as high insulin utilisation as the healthy non-exercising persons.
    "This means that the insulin works just as well for both groups.Physical exercise cannot cure people of diabetes,but it can eliminate almost all their symptoms.At the same time it can put off the point at which they have to begin taking insulin or perhaps completely avoid insulin treatment,"Dela was quoted as saying.
    Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas,controlling sugar in the body and used against diabetes.
    Dela said that to achieve the desired effect diabetics need only exercise to the point where they begin to work up a sweat,but that the activity has to be maintained since it wears off after five days without sufficient exercise。
    Most diabetics realise that they have to watch their diet while remaining unaware of the importance of exercise,Dela added.

    Physical exercise may increase the body ability to utilise insulin by______.
    A:70 percent
    B:30 percent
    C:60 percent
    D:only a few percent

    答案:B
    解析:
    由文章第一段中“Mostoldpeoplewithso-calledtypeIIdiabetescouldstoptakinginsuliniftheywoulddobriskexercisefor30minutesjustthreetimesaweek...”一可知,一周三次活泼轻快的锻炼就能让大多数IT型糖尿病的老年患者停止使用胰岛素,故选Co
    由文章第二段中“...physicalexercisecanboostthebody'sabilitytoutiliseinsulinby30percent...”可知,体育锻炼能将身体利用胰岛素的能力提高30%,故选B
    由文章第四段中“Researchershadagroupofnon-diabeticmenandagroupofmenwithtypeⅡ,allmorethan60yearsofage”可知,两组调查对象分别为未患糖尿病的老年人和II型糖尿病的老年患者,故选D。
    由文章倒数第二段中“Delasaidthattoachievethedesiredeffectdiabeticsneedonlyexer-cisetothepointwheretheybegintoworkupasweat.”可知,体育锻炼只要达到出汗的程度就能起作用,故选A。
    由文章最后一段中“Mostdiabeticsrealisethattheyhavetowatchtheirdietwhileremainingunawareoftheimportanceofexercise.”可知,大多数糖尿病患者都知道必须注意饮食,但却并不知道体育锻炼的重要性,故选C。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    What is worth nothing from the example of Athens County is that _____.
    A

    greater efforts should be made to improve people’s living standards

    B

    70 percent of the people there have been, employed for two years

    C

    50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfare

    D

    the living standards of most people are going down


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    细节推断题。B项“70%的人就业已达2年”。第二段称70%的脱离福利照顾的人在过去两年里参加了工作,但并没说该郡70%的人参加工作已达2年,故B项有误。C项“50%的人口不再依赖福利政策”,文而章说雅典郡的贫困率在30%以上,为全国贫困率的2倍,显然C项错误。D项“大多数人的生活水平在下降”也与文章不符。A项“为提高人民生活水准尚须做出巨大努力”与第三段“作为穷人的代言人,这表明,尚须做更多的努力”属同义转述。因此,A项为答案。

  • 第22题:

    问答题
    One hundred boys went on a school outing. Eighty-one percent of the boys lost a shoe, 82 percent of the boys lost a sock, 77 percent of the boys lost a handkerchief and 68 percent of the boys lost a hat.  What is the minimum percentage who lost all 4 items?

    正确答案: 8%
    解析:
    81+82+77+68=308.若使丢4件物品的人数最少,则丢3件物品的人数最大,即100人,由此可知丢4件物品的人数最少时应为8人,即丢4件物品的人数所占最小比例为8%。

  • 第23题:

    问答题
    Scientists have long assumed that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere(半球) during the 30,000-year long ice age.

    正确答案:
    解析: