职称英语真题之卫生类C级阅读理解2

1、职称英语真题之卫生类 C 级阅读理解 2第三篇 U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New HighLife expectancy rates in the United States are at an all time high ， with people born in 2005 projected to live for nearly 78 years ， a new federal study findsThe finding reflects a continuing trend of increasing life expectancy that began in

2、1955 when the average American lived to be 59.6 years old By 1995，life expectancy was 75.8 years，and by 2005，it had risen to 77.9 years， according to the report released Wednesday“ This is good new，s sadi report co author Donna Hoyert ，a health scientist at the National Center for Health Statistics

3、“ I'ts even better news that it is a continuation of trends， so it is a long period of continuing improvement Despite the upward trend ，the United States still has a lower life expectancy than some 40 other countries, according to the U.S. Census人口普查Bureau. the country with the longest life expe

4、ctancy is Andorra at 83.5 years，followed by Japan，Macau， San Marino and Singapore.Much of the increase owes to declining death rates from the three leading causes of death in the countryheart disease. 6an'ceF arid strok.eIn addition, in 2005, the U. S. death rate dropped to an all time low of le

5、ss than 800 deaths per 1 00,000.Dr. David Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine,said,“News that life expectancy is increasing i,sof course,good. But the evidence we have suggests that there is more chronic disease than ever in the U.S. Adding years to

6、 life is a good thing , Katz said. “ But adding vital life to years is atleast equally important. If we care about living well ，and not just longer，we still have our work cut out for U.S. he said.41. Since 1955，life expectancy rates in the U.S. haveA. moved up and downB. bee n decli ning.来源：考试大C. be

7、en on the riseD. remained steady.42. Compared with the county with the longest life expectancy, the U.S. isA. nearly 3 years behind.B. nearly 4 years behind.C. nearly 8 years behind.D. nearly 6 years behind.43. The increase in the U.S. 1ife expectancy is mostly due toA. increasing life expectancy ra

8、tes in some other countries.B. declining death rates from heart disease. cancer and stroke.C. a rise in the rate of chronic disease.D. a declining birth rate.44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The U.S. 1ife expectancy is at an alltime high.B. The U.S. death rate was at an all time IOW in 2005.C. The annual death rate in the U.S. is over 800 deaths per 1 00,00.0D. Chronic disease appears to be at an all time high in the U.S.45 The expression “