2013年职称英语理工类的阅读理解练习题8
<p> <span word="Chronic">Chronic</span> <span word="Diseases">Diseases</span>:<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Worlds">Worlds</span> <span word="Leading">Leading</span> <span word="Killer">Killer</span></p><p> <span word="Chronic">Chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.<span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="preventable">preventable</span>.<span word="Chronic">Chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>,<span word="stroke">stroke</span>,<span word="cancer">cancer</span>,<span word="diabetesand">diabetesand</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="area">area</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="fourths">fourths</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>,<span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wealthier">wealthier</span> <span word="ones">ones</span></p><p> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Hak">Hak</span>-<span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.<span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="ween">ween</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parasiticdiseases">parasiticdiseases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="killers">killers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span>-<span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. 1.<span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2015?</p>
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