2014年职称英语综合类B级阅读理解练习(3)
<p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="S">S</span>．<span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span></p><p> <span word="Urging">Urging</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span>,<span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Tommy">Tommy</span> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span>$15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>，<span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>．</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>一<span word="the">the</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="United">United</span> <span word="Statesand">Statesand</span> <span word="outlines">outlines</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="them">them</span>，<span word="including">including</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>．</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="today">today</span>,7 <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>，<span word="disability">disability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>．</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="behavioralsmoking">behavioralsmoking</span>，<span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>．</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="future">future</span>，<span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiatiative">initiatiative</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="structured">structured</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="preventable">preventable</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span>$351 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003．</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="preventable">preventable</span>，<span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span>, <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>，<span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>．</p>
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