1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 223及答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 0 The word health can be used in a number of ways. In the past, health meant only the absence of disease or illness. Today, t
2、hough, health has a broader meaning. Health is the state of your well-being that includes how you feel physically, mentally, and socially. Wellness is another term that describes this broader view of health. You can understand the need for a broader definition if you think about how health in your l
3、ife is different from health in your grandparents lives. In 1900, the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria (细菌 ) and viruses (病毒 ). If you had lived then, the danger of your dying from pneumonia (肺炎 ) would have been three times greater than the danger of your dying from c
4、ancer. The diseases that were most common in 1900 affected people of all ages. It is not surprising, then that around 1900, the emphasis of health was on freedom from illness. Today many of the diseases that were common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improved medicines and methods of sanitatio
5、n (卫生 ). Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life. You as a teenager will probably not have to think about the same threats to your health as your grandparents did. These improvements in health conditions mean that not only can you now enjoy a better life, but you also have a greater chan
6、ce of having a longer life. Controlling diseases has in-creased the life expectancy in the United States. Generally, people born more recently have higher life expectancies. Since 1900, the life expectancy in the United States has increased by more than 27 years. It has increased from 47 years for t
7、hose born in 1900 to 74 years 1981. 1 According to Paragraph 1, health and wellness_. （ A） can be used interchangeably on all occasions （ B） are different in that the latter has a broader sense （ C） had the same meaning in the past （ D） both refer to the state of your well-being 2 Which of the follo
8、wing statements is true? （ A） Diseases caused by bacteria and viruses were incurable in 1900. （ B） Bacteria and viruses are the main causes of death today. （ C） Medicines for curing pneumonia were not available in 1900. （ D） Pneumonia caused as many deaths in 1900 as cancer does today. 3 “Life expec
9、tancy“in the last paragraph most probably means_. （ A） the kind of life that a person may expect to live （ B） the mode of life that a group of people have lived （ C） the length of time that a person or an animal has lived （ D） the length of time that people may expect to live 4 On an average, people
10、 in America who were born in 1900_. （ A） had a life-span of 74 years （ B） lived a shorter but better life than those born later （ C） lived to 47 years of age （ D） lived 27 years longer than those born in 1981 5 The intended readers of the passage are_. （ A） teenagers （ B） the diseased （ C） adults （
11、D） aged people 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 223答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文第一段 Wellness is another term that describes this broader view ofhealth一句可知 health与 wellne
12、ss都可以表示广义的 “健康 ”，因此选 D。 A项意为 “可以在任何场合下交替使用 ”，过于绝对； B项意为 “两者不同，因为后者意义更广泛 ”； C项意为 “在过去意义相同 ”，均不 符合原文意义。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由原文 If you had lived then， the danger of your dying from pneumonia(肺炎 )would have been three times greater than the danger of your dying from cancer和 Todaymany of the diseases that
13、 were common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improvedmedicines and methods of sanitation(卫生 )两句可知 C正确。 A项过于绝对。由 In1900， the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria(细菌 )and vi-ruses(病毒 )。可知 B项错误。由 If you had lived then， the danger of your dying frompneumonia(肺炎 )would hav
14、e been three times greater than the danger of your dyingfrom cancer可知 D项错误。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由原文最后一句可知 Life expectancy是指 “预期寿命 ”，因为很显然 1981年出生的大部分人现在还并未死亡。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由原文最后一句 It has increased from 47 years for those born in 1900 to 74 years1981(寿命从 1900年出生的人的 47岁增长到 1981年出生的人的 74岁 )可知 C正确。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文第三段最后一句 You as a teenager will probably not have to think aboutthe same threats to your health as your grandparents did可知本文的预期读者为 teenagers。
