2016届四川省蓬溪县高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（10）
<p> 四川省蓬溪县2016高考英语阅读理解及书面表达练习（10）</p><p> 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="by">by</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="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="paradox">paradox</span>(西班牙裔死亡率悖论).”</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="Hispanics">Hispanics</span> <span word="outlive">outlive</span> <span word="whites">whites</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2.5 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> 7.7 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="was">was</span> 80.6 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 78.1 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whites">whites</span>, 72.9 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> 77.7 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="socioeconomic">socioeconomic</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whites">whites</span>. “<span word="Mortality">Mortality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="correlated">correlated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="access">access</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Arias">Arias</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="population">population</span>.”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="paradox">paradox</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="documented">documented</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Hispanics">Hispanics</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.</p><p> “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Hayes">Hayes</span>-<span word="Bautista">Bautista</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Study">Study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latino">Latino</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="UCLA">UCLA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Geffen">Geffen</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span>. “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span>.”</p>
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