阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 Old Man Myths and Realities1. When does a middle-aged man become an old man Officially, of course, it’s when we reach retirement age. But, as we all know, this is a fairly blunt (生硬的) method of decision making. As life expectancy (预期寿命) increases, retirement planning needs to be changed. This is because being an old man today is very different from what it was a generation or so ago.2. Sixty-five is the new middle-aged man. These days people are talking about the young-old, that is ages 70-75, and those over 75 as the old-old. The young-old frequently continue in good health and maintain strong links with friends and family. The old-old have a much higher chance of poor health and social isolation.3. Although men are living longer, there are still more old women than old men. This fact alone should arouse interest as to why. Relatively little is actually known about why this is the case or about the experiences of the old man. Sure, we are aware that the old man experiences anxiety, financial problems, loneliness, etc., but that’s really about all we know.4. It is usually believed that the old man often complains about their health. In fact, most rate their health as good even though most are diagnosed with at least one chronic illness. The physical health of the old man is strongly affected by their health behavior when they were younger. Paragraph 1 ______A. New definitions of the old man
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做出判断。 Breakfast Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school. It doesn’t take much further thought to believe that adults will feel better and perform better at work as well. Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to skip (故意略去) breakfast. If we don’t eat breakfast, we are likely to become tired when our brains and bodies run Iow on fuel. By mid-morning, a lot of us grab a cup of coffee, or wolf down a sugary candy bar to wake up again. This might work for a few minutes, but by lunchtime we are hungry, bad-tempered, and perhaps our mood might make us a little more likely to make unhealthy choices at lunch. Eating a good breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. People who eat breakfast are generally more likely to maintain a healthy weight. Many people believe that they will lose weight if they skip meals, but that isn’t a good idea. The body expects to be refueled a few times a day, so start with a healthy breakfast. A healthy breakfast should contain some protein (蛋白质) and some fiber (纤维). Protein can come from meat, eggs, beans, or soy (大豆). Fiber can be found in whole cereals (谷物), grains or in fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something simple like a hard boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with soy milk. A person who skips breakfast is more likely to eat unhealthily at lunch.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
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。请根据文章的内容,从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。第一篇 U.S. States Do Poorly in Women’s Health Not a single U.S. state meets basic federal goals for women’s health, and the nation as a whole fails except in two areas -- mammograms (乳腺X光照片) and dental (牙齿的) check-ups -- researchers said on Thursday. Millions of women lack health insurance, and states make it difficult to enroll (加入) in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance plan for the poor, according to the report. And few states are doing anywhere near enough to help women quit smoking -- the leading cause of death in the United States. "The nation as a whole and the individual states fall short of meeting national goals," reads the report, put together by the National Women’s Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University. "These health goals provide a road map for assessing the status of women’s health." Of 27 measures examined by the group, from screening for diseases to actually treating them, the nation passes on only two, the researchers said. "The nation is so far from the health goals that it receives an overall grade of ’unsatisfactory’," they wrote. The problem seems to be a lack among states of an overall plan for health in general, the NWLC said. "State policy makers’ piecemeal (一件一件做的) approach to our health Care crisis has resulted in a complex and ineffective system that fails to meet the health care needs of women," Judy Waxman, NWLC Vice President for Health, said in a statement. "Lawmakers need to take a comprehensive, long-term approach to meeting women’s health needs and tackle this serious problem that troubles so many families." The national goals for women’s health make it easier to
A. meet women’s health needs.
B. assess the status of women’s health.
C. solve women’s health problems.
D. deal with the health care crisis.
阅读下面的短文,文中有15处空白,每处空白给出了4个选项,请根据短文的内容从 4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。 Preferences Vary on Circumstances of Dying Among terminally (晚期) ill people, attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a (51) or bad death, the results of a new study suggest. Dr. Elizabeth K. Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues interviewed 26 men with (52) heart disease or cancer. The men were asked to describe good and bad deaths, and they also answered (53) about their preferences for dying. "In this small study, terminally ill men described good and bad deaths (54) ," Vig said. "They did not hold the same views about such issues (55) the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death." Many of the men considered (56) in their sleep to be a good death. The reasons were varied and included not (57) that death was imminent (即将发生的), and that death would be painless. For close to half of the men, a prolonged (拖延的) death was (58) a bad death. Some of the men associated a prolonged death with prolonged pain, (59) others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families. Most men said that their (60) were very important to them, but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the (61) of death. "Valuing family did not also (62) wanting family present at the very end of life," Vig said. "In fact, some expressed concerns (63) burdening loved ones," Vig said. For instance, some men were worried about the emotional or (64) impact on their family members, according to the Washington researcher. Some were worried (65) their need for care would be a burden on their families, she said.
A. differently
B. similarly
C. strangely
D. fully