职称英语卫生类A级模拟87

［模拟］职称英语卫生类A级模拟87

词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有

括号或下划线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号

里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题：

Thestorythatmygrandpatoldmewasvery<u>touching</u>.

A.inspiring

B.boring

C.moving

D.frightening

参考答案：C

本句意思：爷爷给我讲的这个故事非常感人。touching意思是“动人的，感人

的"，与moving（感人的）意思相近。inspiring鼓舞人心的，激发灵感的；boring

无聊的，乏味的；frightening令人恐惧的，吓人的。

第2题：

Thecommercialtelephoneservicewasnolonger<u>operative</u>.

A.creative

B.moving

C.rotating

D.working

参考答案：D

本句意思：商务电话服务已经不再运营。operative意思是“在运营中的，在工

作中的"，与working（工作中的，可行的）意思相近。creative有创造力的;moving

移动的；rotating旋转的。

第3题：

Thescientistsareexploringtheareainhopesoffindingnew

<u>stores</u>ofundergroundoil,whichcanserveasanoutletforthe

energycrisis.

A.styles

B.varieties

C.supplies

D.shops

参考答案：C

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本句意思：科学家们正在对此地区进行探测，他们希望能在这里发现新的地下油

田，以作为缓解能源危机的一种方法。store在本句中的意思为“储存，贮存物”，

与supply（贮备、供应）意思相近。style款式,风格；variety种类，多样性;

shop商店。

第4题：

Myfatheralwaystakesa<u>stroll</u>forawhileaftersupper.

A.walk

B.rest

C.bath

D.breath

参考答案：A

本句意思：我父亲通常在晚饭后会散一会儿步。stroll意思是“漫步，闲逛”，

与walk（步行）意思相近。rest休息;bath沐浴,洗澡；breath呼吸。

第5题：

Manyfactoryworkersfindtheirjobs<u>tiresome</u>.

A.difficult

B.pointless

C.profitable

D.boring

参考答案：D

本句意思：很多在工厂上班的工人觉得他们的工作无聊乏味。tiresome意思是

“无聊的,烦人的的与boring（乏味的，无聊的）意思相近。difficult困难的，

不易的；pointless无意义的；profitable有利可图的，有用的。

第6题：

Ithinkthenew<u>strategy</u>ourmanagercameupwithwon'tworkin

themarket.

A.manner

B.battle

C.management

D.tactic

参考答案：D

本句意思：我认为我们经理提出的新战略在市场上不会奏效。strategy意思是

“策略，战略”，与tactic（策略，战术）意思相近。manner方法，方式;battle

战争；management管理。

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第7题：

Thenewapartmenthadmanydrawbacks,most<u>notably</u>itsprice.

A.noticeably

B.remarkably

C.particularly

D.significantly

参考答案：C

本句意思：这套新公寓有很多缺点，尤其是其价格。notably意思是“尤其”，

与particularly（特别，尤其）意思相近。noticeably显著地，明显地;remarkably

显著地，引人注目地；significantly值得注目地，有重大意义地。

第8题：

Theconferencewas<u>hailed</u>asagreatsuccess.

A.published

B.challenged

C.acclaimed

D.guided

参考答案：C

本句意思：这次会议被称赞为一次巨大的成功。hail意思是“赞扬，称颂”，

与acclaim（称赞，为...喝彩）意思相近;publish出版,发行；challenge挑

战；guide指导,操纵。

第9题：

A<u>turbulent</u>stormwasamajorfactorinthedefeatoftheSpanish

Armada.

A.noxious

B.violent

C.mysterious

D.pathetic

参考答案：B

本句意思：那场暴风雨是打败西班牙无敌舰队的一个主要因素。turbulent意思

是“剧烈的；狂暴的"，和violent（暴力的）意思接近。noxious有害的，有毒

的；mysterious神秘的;pathetic可怜的,悲惨的。

第10题：

Purefeldsparisacolorless,transparentmineral,butimpurities

<u>commonly</u>makeitopaqueandcolorful.

A.truly

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B.rapidly

C.periodically

D.frequently

参考答案：D

本句意思：纯长石是一种无色、透明的矿物质，但杂质通常使它变得不透明还五

颜六色的。commonly意思是“通常地"，与frequently（经常地，频繁地）意思

相近。truly真实地,确实地；rapidly迅速地；periodically定期地。

第11题：

Onlythosewhoworkedhereformorethanfiveyearsare<u>eligible</u>

forthespecialpayment.

A.encouraged

B.enforced

C.expected

D.entitled

参考答案：D

本句意思：只有在这里工作五年以上的人才有资格领取这项专款。eligible意

思是“有资格的，合格的"，与entitled（有资格的）意思相近。encouraged为

动词encourage（鼓励）的过去分词形式；enforced为动词enforce（实施，执行）

的过去分词形式；expected为动词expect（预料，期望）的过去分词形式。

第12题：

Finefreshwaterpearlsarefoundinthemainstreamandthe

<u>tributaries</u>oftheMississippiRiver.

A.banks

B.deltas

C.branches

D.currents

参考答案：C

本句意思：在密西西比河的干流和支流里人们发现了质量上乘的淡水珍珠。

tributary意思是“支流”，与branch（分支，支流）意思相近。bank银行，岸；

delta（河流的）三角洲；current气流，水流，电流。

第13题:

The<u>shabby</u>treatmentfromhiscolleaguesmadehimveryangry.

A.unforgettable

B.unbelievable

C.unfair

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D.unthinkable

参考答案：C

本句意思：他的同事待他不好，这使他非常生气。shabby意思是“不公正的，

不讲理的"，与unfair（不公正的）意思相近。unforgettable难忘的；

unbelievable难以置信的；unthinkable无法想象的，难以置信的。

第14题：

Hiseyes<u>widened</u>insurpriseafterhearingthenews.

A.extended

B.stretched

C.broadened

D.traversed

参考答案：C

本句意思：听到这个消息，他惊讶地睁大了眼睛。widen意思是“放宽，加宽”，

与broaden（变宽，扩大）意思相近。extend延伸，扩大；stretch伸展，伸开；

traverse穿过，横贯。

第15题：

Aseriesofrifleshotsdisturbedthe<u>tranqui1ity</u>ofthecamp

grounds.

A.solidarity

B.peacefulness

C.equanimity

D.propinquity

参考答案：B

本句意思：一连串的枪声打破了宿营地的平静。tranquility意思是“宁静，平

静”,与peacefulness（平静,和平）意思相近。solidarity团结；equanimity

镇定；propinquity接近。

阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据

短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选

择A项；如果该句提供的错误信息，请选择B项：如果该句的信息文

章中没有提及，请选择C项。

Disease,Diagnosis,TreatmentandPrevention

Diseasemaybedefinedastheabnormalstateinwhichpartor

allofthebodyisnotproperlyadjustedorisnotcapableofcarrying

onallitsrequiredfunctions.Therearemarkedvariationsintheextent

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ofthediseaseandinitseffectontheperson.

Inordertotreatadisease,thedoctorobviouslymustfirst

determinethenatureoftheillness一thatis,makeadiagnosis.A

diagnosisistheconclusiondrawnfromanumberoffactsputtogether.

Thedoctormustknowthesymptoms,whicharethechangesinbodyfunction

feltbythepatient;andthesigns(alsocalledobjectivesymptoms)which

thedoctorhimselfcanobserve.Sometimesacharacteristicgroupof

signs(orsymptoms)accompaniedagivendisease.Suchagroupiscalleda

syndrome.Frequentlycertainlaboratorytestsareperformedandthe

resultsevaluatedbythephysicianinmakinghisdiagnosis.

Althoughnursesdonotdiagnose,theyplayanextremelyvaluable

roleinthisprocessbyobservingcloselyforsigns,encouragingthe

patienttotalkabouthimselfandhissymptoms,andthenreportingthis

informationtothedoctor.Oncethepatient'sdisorderisknown,the

doctorprescribesacourseoftreatment,alsoreferredtoastherapy.Many

measuresinthiscourseoftreatmentarecarriedoutbythenurseunder

thephysician'sorders.

Inrecentyearsphysicians,nursesandotherhealthworkershave

takenonincreasingresponsibilitiesinprevention.Throughoutmostof

medicalhistory,thephysician'saimhasbeentocureapatientofan

existingdisease.However,themodernconceptofpreventionseekstostop

diseasebeforeitactuallyhappens一tokeeppeoplewellthroughthe

promotionofhealth.Avastnumberoforganizationsexistforthispurpose,

rangingfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)onaninternationallevel

downtolocalprivateandcommunityhealthprograms.Arapidlygrowing

responsibilityofthenursingprofessioniseducatingindividualpatients

towardthemaintenanceoftotalhealth一physicalandmental.

第16题：

Bydiseaseitmeanstheconditioninwhichoneormorepartsofthebody

failtofunctionproperly.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

由文章第一段第一句的内容可知，疾病的定义是身体的某个部分或全身不能正常

调节或不能维持其所应有功能的异常状态。题干的描述与之一致，故选A。

第17题：

Asyndromereferstoacomplexofsignsand/orsymptomstypicalofa

specificdisease.

A.Right

B.Wrong

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C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

文章第二段第五句中提到了syndrome这个词，前一句的内容是对syndrome的解

释，即一种疾病有一组典型的特征或症状，和题干的描述一致，故选A。

第18题：

Thediagnosticaidsareindispensableinanycaseforaphysicianto

diagnoseadisease.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

由文章第二段最后一句可知，医生在诊断时会经常进行实验室实验以及结果评

估。而题干的内容是：医生在任何情况下诊断疾病时辅助诊断手段都是必需的。

故本题选B。

第19题：

Becausenursescanobservepatientsclosely,theyhavetheauthorityto

dealwithanycriticalconditionhappeningtopatients.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

由文章第三段第一句可知，护士需要将病人的有关信息报告给医生。最后一句中

还提到，护士在实施治疗过程中还要有医生的指示。题干的描述不正确。故本题

选B。

第20题：

Modernmedicineattachesmuchmoreimportancetodiseasepreventionthan

traditionalmedicine.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

由文章第四段第二、三句可知，一直以来，医生致力于治疗已显现的疾病，而现

代的预防理论寻求的是防患于未然，通过健康水平的提高来使人们免于疾病。题

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干的描述正确，故选A。

第21题：

Aneffectivesystemofdiseasepreventionandtreatmenthasbeen

establishedineverycountryallovertheworld.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

文章的第四段中提到，为了预防疾病的发生、增进人们的健康，很多卫生组织得

以设立，从国际卫生组织到地方的医疗机构，但并未提及世界上每个国家都设立

了此类组织。故本题选C。

第22题：

Generallyspeaking,thephysicianismorewillingtotreatpatients'

physicaldiseasethantheirmentalillness.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：c

文章的最后一句中提到了生理健康和心理健康，但此处只提到护理职业在教导病

人保持身心的全面健康方面肩负着越来越多的责任，而并未涉及题干表述的内

容，故选C。

概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任

务：（1）1〜4题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每段选择1个

正确的小标题；（2）第5〜8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确

的选项，分别完成每个句子。

OptimistsReallyDoLiveLonger,SayScientists

1ForthephilosopherArthurSchopenhaueroptimismwas

fundamentallywrong,banalandcorruptingwhilethefatherof

psychoanalysisSigmundFreudsimplydeclaredittobeneurotic.

2Experienceshowsthatlookingonthebrightsideoflifedoes

haveadvantagesandrecentscientificevidence〃pointstothepositive

mindsetasbeingbeneficialtohealth.Inotherwords,optimistslive

longer.

3ThatwastheconclusionreachedbyexpertsattheMayoClinic

intheUSStateofMinnesotawhoevaluatedanswersgivenbypeopletoa

setofquestionsinthe1960s.Ofthe729candidates,200haddiedand

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accordingtoscientists,therewereadisproportionatenumberof

pessimistsamongthem.

4Tenpointsmoreonthepessimismscale一thatwasthe

differencebetween"slightlypessimistic"and"averagelypessimistic”

一wereenoughtoboostaperson'schancesofdyingby19

percent,accordingtothestudybyprominentpsychologistMartinSeligman

oftheUniversityofPennsylvania.

5Thestudydoesnotsaywhypessimistsdie.Butanoldersurvey

takenamongchildreninSanFranciscoandLosAngelesmakesitclearthat

personalattitudetowardstheworldisakeyfactorinthelongevity

equation.

6Thelatestevidencetosupportthetheorythatoptimiststend

tocopebetterwithillnessofallkindshasbeenprovidedbyProfessor

RalfSchwarzerofBerlin'sFreeUniversitywhoquestioned600heartand

lungpatients.Hisconclusion;Optimistsrecovermoreswiftlyfrom

operationsthantheirpessimisticcounterparts,tendtobehappierafter

treatmentandreturntoworkmoreswiftly.

7Therehavebeensuggestionsthatoptimistsdonotstay

healthierbutratherturnintooptimistslaterbecausetheyenjoygood

health.Numeroussurveyshavetakenintoaccountaperson'sstateof

healthattheoutsetandtheeffectremainsthesame.8Studieshave

shownthatoptimistsdonotblindthemselvestorealityeither.Theythus

interpretitinapositiveway."Sublimatinganddenyingthingstendto

alterrealitybutillusionsareawayofseeingrealityinthebestlight,〃

saidCalifornianpsychologyprofessorShelleyTaylor.

9GermansciencejournalBildderWissenschaft,whichcarries

amajorarticleonthetopicinitscurrentMarchissue,commentedon"the

rightattitude〃tohavingatumor.

10Itseemspsychotherapycangosomewaytowardsextendingthe

lifespanandlifequalityofasickpersonalthoughacompleterecovery

usingpsychologicaltechniquealoneisunlikely.

11Doctorslike,however,topointtotheexampleofUScycling

professionalLanceArmstrong,whowasseriouslyillwithcancer,butwhose

unshakeableoptimismhelpedhimtotakethetoptrophytwiceatcycling

'spremierTourdeFrance.

12ThemagazinealsoquotedastudybySheldonCohensofthe

Carnegie-MelIon-UniversityinPittsburgh:420volunteerswere

deliberatelyinfectedwithstrainsofvariouscommoncoldviruses.Aday

latercheckswerecarriedouttoseewhohadcaughtacold.

13Theresultsshowedthatinthecaseofpeoplewhohad

satisfactory,long-termrelationswithfriends,neighborsorcolleagues,

theviruswaslesslikelytotriggeracold.Ofpeoplewiththreeorfewer

firmrelationships62percentbecameillcomparedwithonly35percent

ofthosewhohadsixormoreclosehumanlinks.

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23-26的选项

A.QuickerRecoveryFromIllness

B.PersonalAttitudeCounts

C.RelationshipBetweenGoodHealthandOptimism

D.APositiveWayofUnderstandingReality

E.OptimismandPessimism

F.OptimistsWithIllusions

27-30的选项

A.toavoidunpleasantthingsinlife

B.inlookingonthebrightsideoflife

C.lesslikelytocatchcold

D.howonelooksonlife

E.tobeunhappyallthetime

F.morelikelytogetcancer

第23题：

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参考答案：

B

详细解答：

第五段第二句点出了此段的主题：个人的世界观和人生态度是影响寿命的关

键因素。

第24题:

Paragraph6

参考答案:

详细解答:

第六段第一句“…optimiststendtocopebetterwithillnessofall

kinds…”点出有最新的证据支持乐观者病好得快这一理论，接着叙述了证据是

如何得到的，以及学者得出的结论，所以A项“更快从病中康复”合适。故本题

选Ao

第25题：

Paragraph7

参考答案:

C

详细解答:

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第七段说明了良好的健康状况与保持乐观的心态之间的关系：并非说乐观者

就更健康，而是因为享受健康，他们才成为乐观者，所以c项“良好的健康与乐

观心态之间的关系”合适。故本题选C。

第26题：

Paragraph8

参考答案:

D

详细解答：

第八段第一、二句中"optimistsdonotblindthemselvestoreality,

interpretitinapositiveway.说明乐观者并不是无视现实，而是从积极

的角度看待现实，所以D项“看待现实的积极方式”合适。故本题选D。

第27题：

Somescholarsdidnotbelieve.

参考答案:

B

详细解答：

根据文章第一段"ArthurSchopenhauer...SigmundFreud…”可知，叔

本华认为乐观完全是错的，是平庸和堕落的表现，而弗洛伊德认为乐观简直就是

神经质，即两人都不赞成乐观的心态。故本题选B。

第28题：

Howlongonecanlive,partlydependson

参考答案:

D

详细解答：

全文都在说明乐观的人活得更久，第五段最后一句更是明确指出人生态度是

影响寿命的关键因素，从标题"OptimistsReallyDoLiveLonger,Say

Scientists"也可得出答案。故本题选D。

第29题:

Anoptimistdoesnotnecessarilytry

参考答案:

A

详细解答:

ii

根据文章第八段第一句"Optimistsdonotblindthemselvestoreality…

interpretitinapositiveway.”可知，乐观并不等于无视现实，而是从积

极的角度看待现实。故本题选A。

第30题:

Anexperimentshowedthatoptimistswere

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

根据文章最后一段"Theresultsshowedthat…lesslikelytotriggera

cold…only35percent…”可知：实验结果显示，那些与朋友、邻居和同事保

持长期稳定且令人满意的关系的人，感染病毒后，更不容易感冒；实验对象中只

与三个或更少的人维持稳固关系的人中有62%的人感冒，而那些与六个或更多的

人有着紧密关系的人中只有35%的人感冒。故本题选C。

阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4

个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文内容回答其后面的问题，从4

个选项中选择1最佳答案。

WhoWanttoLiveForever?

Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyoulive

ahealthylifefortwiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?

Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate.

Scientistshavealreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmicein

laboratories.Manynowthinkthatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoon

beabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast140years.

Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecould

spendchasingourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingour

familiesgrowandhavefamiliesoftheirown.

〃Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakes

andpromotelongtermthinking,saysDr.GregoryStockoftheUniversity

ofCaliforniaSchoolofPublicHealth.〃Itwouldalsoraiseproductivity

byaddingtotheyearwecanwork.

Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.They

alsoaffectsocietyasawhole.，zWehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissues

around,andIdon，tthinkanyofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhaving

peoplelivelonger,saysUSbioethicistDanielCallahan."Thequestion

iszWhatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwonrtbeabettersociety.

〃

Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peopleare

alreadyfindingitmoredifficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesare

rising.Whatwouldhappentomarriageinasocietywherepeoplelivedfor

140years?Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeif9or10generations

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ofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?

Researchintoageingmayenablewomentoremainfertilefor

longer.Andthatraisestheprospectofhaving100-year-oldparents,or

brothersandsistersborn50yearsapart.Wethinkofaneldersibling

assomeonewhocanprotectusandofferhelpandadvice.Thatwouldbe

hardtodoifthatsiblingcamefromacompletelydifferentgeneration.

Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyifthe

retirementagewaslifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.That

wouldgiveusthebenefitsofage-skill,wisdomandgoodjudgment.

Ontheotherhand,morepeopleworkingforlongerwouldcreate

greatercompetitionforjobs.Itwouldmakeitmoredifficultforyounger

peopletofindajob.Toppostswouldbedominatedbythesamefew

individuals,makingcareerprogressmoredifficult.Andhoweasilywould

a25-year-oldemployeebeabletocommunicatewitha125-year-oldboss?

Youngpeoplewouldbeasmallerpartofasocietyinwhichpeople

livedto140.Itmaybethatsuchasocietywouldplacelessimportance

onguidingandeducatingyoungpeople,andmoreonmakinglifecomfortable

fortheold.

Andsocietywouldfeelverydifferentifmoreofitsmembers

wereolder.Therewouldbemorewisdom,butlessenergy.Youngpeoplelike

tomoveabout.Oldpeopleliketositstill.Youngpeopletendtoact

withoutthinking.Oldpeopletendtothinkwithoutacting.Youngpeople

arecuriousandliketoexperiencedifferentthings.Oldpeopleareless

enthusiasticaboutchange.Infact,theyarelessenthusiasticabout

everything.

Theeffectofanti-ageingtechnologyisdeeperthanwemight

think.Butasthescienceadvances,weneedtothinkaboutthesechanges

now.

〃Ifthiscouldeverhappen,thenwe'dbetteraskwhatkind

ofsocietywewanttoget,〃saysDanielCallahan.〃Wehadbetternotgo

anywherenearituntilwehavefigurethoseproblemsout.〃

第31题：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthethingsthatliving

longermightenableanindividualtodo?

A.Spendingmoretimewithhisfamily.

B.Havingmoreeducation.

C.Realizingmoredreams.

D.Workinglonger.

参考答案：B

由文章第三段内容可知，延长寿命让人们可以有更多的时间追逐梦想、陪伴爱人、

看到自己后代的成长。第四段最后一句又指出，延长寿命还可以使我们工作更久。

仅B项的内容在文中没有提到。

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第32题:

Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthesixthparagraph?

A.MarriagesintheUStodayarequiteunstable.

B.MoreandmorepeopleintheUStodaywanttogetmarried.

C.Livinglongerwouldmakeiteasierforpeopletomaintaintheir

maritalties.

D.Ifpeoplelivelonger,theywouldstayinmarriagelonger.

参考答案：A

由文章第六段前三句的内容可知，如今人们保持婚姻越来越困难，离婚率也在上

升。故本题选A。

第33题:

Allofthefollowingarepossibleeffectslivinglongermighthaveon

workinglifeEXCEPT.

A.communicationbetweenemployersandemployeeswouldbemore

difficult

B.moremoneywouldbeusedbyemployersinpaymentoftheiremployees

C.thejobmarketwouldbemorecompetitive

D.itwouldbemoredifficultforyoungpeopletobepromotedtotop

positions

参考答案：B

A、C、D三项的内容都在文章第九段有所涉及，只有B项在文中没有提到。故本

题选B。

第34题：

Animportantfeatureofasocietyinwhichpeoplelivealonglifeis

that.

A.itplacesmoreemphasisoneducatingtheyoung

B.itisbothwiseandenergetic

C.itlacksthecuriositytoexperimentwhatisnew

D.itwelcomeschanges

参考答案：C

由文章第十段和第十一段的内容可知，老龄化社会中，社会更关注的是使老年人

生活得更安逸，变得拥有更多智慧，但少了一些活力，且缺乏对新事物的好奇和

改变的激情。故本题选C。

第35题:

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WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCallahan'sattitudetoanti-ageing

technology?

A.Optimistic.

B.Pessimistic.

C.Reserved.

D.Negative.

参考答案：C

由文章最后一段的内容可知，DanielCallahan认为，在没有搞清老龄化社会将

带来的问题之前，最好不要急于向这方面发展。

HypertensionDrugsFoundtoCutRiskofStroke

AustraliandoctorsdeclaredMondaythatacocktailofsimple

antihypertensivedrugscanlowertheriskofpatientssufferingarepeat

strokebymorethanathird.Thisistheresultoftheirresearch.The

research,presentedatamedicalconferenceinItalyovertheweekend,

hasbeenvaluedhighlyasamajorbreakthroughinstrokeprevention.

Strokeskill5millionpeopleayear,andmorethan15million

suffernon-fatalstrokesthatoftenleavethemwithuselesslimbs,slurred

speechandotherseriousdisabilities.Oneinfivestrokesurvivorsgoes

ontohaveasecond,oftenfatal,strokewithinfiveyearsofthefirst.

Aninternationalsix-yearstudyof6,100patientsdirectedfrom

SydneyUniversityfoundthatbytakingtwobloodpressure-loweringdrugs,

theriskofsecondarystrokescanbereducedbyupto40percent.Even

takingoneofthecommonlyavailabledrugscancuttheriskbyathird,

thestudysaid.Thedrugsarethediureticindapamide()引达帕胺)andthe

ACEinhibitorperindopril,betterknownbyitsbrandnameCover-syl.The

combinationwaseffectiveeveninpatientswhodidnothavehighblood

pressure,theresearcherssaid.Theyevenfoundthattheriskofanother

strokecouldbecutbythreequartersamongtheone-in-tenpatientswrho

hadsufferedacerebralhemorrhage(HjjfiL),theworsttypeofstroke,where

thereisdirectbleedingintothebrain.

StephenMcMahon,whopresentedtheresearchattheMilan

congressoftheEuropeanSocietyofHypertension,saidabout50million

peoplewerealivewhohadsufferedatleastonestroke."Ifmostofthose

patientswereabletogetaccesstothistreatment,itwouldresultin

maybetheavoidanceofhalfamillionstrokesayear,“theprofessortold

Australia'sABCRadio.

McMahonsaiddoctorshadlongknownthatloweringtheblood

pressureofthosewithhypertensioncouldhelppreventstrokes.〃Whatwe

haveshownforthefirsttimeisthatitdoesnotreallymatterwhatyour

bloodpressureis;ifyouhavehadastroke,thenloweringbloodpressure

willproducelargebenefits,tobeginwith—evenforpeoplewhoseblood

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pressureisaverageorbelowaverage,〃hesaid.

McMahonsaidtheMilangatheringhadheraldedtheresearchas

a〃majorbreakthroughinthecareofpatientswithstrokes一perhapsthe

biggeststepforwardthatwehavemadeinthelastcoupleofdecades.〃

第36题：

Howmanypeoplesurvivingthefirststrokemaysufferanotherattack

duringthefollowingfiveyears?

A.Morethan33%ofthem.

B.Upto40%ofthem.

C.20%ofthem.

D.10%ofthem.

参考答案：C

由文章第二段最后一句“Oneinfivestrokesurvivorsgoesontohavea

second,oftenfatal,strokewithinfiveyearsofthefirst.“可知，中

风以后存活的病人中，有1/5的人在第一次中风后5年内会再次中风，而且常

常是致命的。故C为正确答案。

第37题：

Takingtwobloodpressure-loweringdrugsmayproducelessriskof

secondarystrokethantakingonlyonesuchdrug.

A.threequarters

B.nearlyfourtenths

C.onefifth

D.aboutonefourteenth

参考答案：D

由文章第三段的内容可知，服用两种降压药中风复发的危险性可减少40%；单服

一种药，其危险性降低1/3,即约33虬可见服用两种药比服用一种药可多减少

大约7%,即大约1/14的危险性。

第38题：

WhichofthefollowingisNOTasymptomleftbystrokes?

A.Habitualsleeplessness.

B.Losingthefunctionofoneormoreextremities.

C.Speakingunclearly.

D.Seriousdisabilitiessuchasfacialparalysis.

参考答案：A

第二段第一句说非致命的中风常造成病人四肢残废、语言含糊不清以及其他严重

残疾。B、C、D三项均属于中风的后遗症（D项的面部麻痹属于严重残疾之一），

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而A项“习惯性失眠”则不应属于中风的后遗症。故A是正确答案。

第39题:

Howmanystrokesmaybereducedinayearifmostofstrokepatientscan

betreatedinthewayasthearticlerecommends?

A.5,000,000

B.500,000

C.5e+007

D.1.5e+007

参考答案：B

由文章第四段第二句"'Ifmostofthosepatientswereabletogetaccess

tothistreatment,itwouldresultinmaybetheavoidanceofhalfamillion

strokesayear,可知，如果大多数病人有机会进行这样治疗的话，每年就

可以避免50万次中风的发生。故B为正确答案。

第40题：

Whatpatientsamongthosewhohaveastrokewillbenefitgreatlyfrom

takingbloodpressure-loweringdrugs?

A.Thosewhosebloodpressureishigh.

B.Thosewhoseblood