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<p> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Expectancy">Expectancy</span> <span word="Hite">Hite</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="High">High</span> <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> <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>. <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>. <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. <span word="Adding">Adding</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="Katz">Katz</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="steady">steady</span>. 32 <span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</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="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 4 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 8 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="from">from</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>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. 34 <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="true">true</span>? <span word="B">B</span> <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="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span> 800 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="l">l</span>00, 000. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> 答案：31. <span word="D">D</span> 32. <span word="C">C</span> 33. <span word="A">A</span> 34. <span word="D">D</span> 35. <span word="B">B</span></p>
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