2015年职称英语考试理工类阅读理解试题及答案(2)
<p> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="al">al</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span></p><p> 2005 <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 78 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="finds">finds</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="l">l</span>955, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 69.6 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="l">l</span>995, <span word="lire">lire</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="was">was</span> 75.8 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2006, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 77. 9 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="author">author</span> <span word="Donna">Donna</span> <span word="Hoyert">Hoyert</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trends">trends</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="lire">lire</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> 40 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="lire">lire</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Andorra">Andorra</span> <span word="at">at</span> 83.5 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Macau">Macau</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Marino">Marino</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>.</p><p> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="owes">owes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>-<span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="l">l</span>00, 000.</p><p> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Katz">Katz</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Yale">Yale</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span>. <span word="Said">Said</span>, <span word="News">News</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lire">lire</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>.</p>
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