Are You Just Not Ill or Excellent in Health?
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing diseaseespecially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk, and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.
Today medical care is placing more stress on
B.removing peoples bad living habits.
D.ensuring peoples psychological well-being.
解析:问题问的是:当今的医疗保健更加强调什么?文章开头提到当今医疗保健的焦点已经从治疗疾病转移到预防疾病上,特别是在改变许多不利于健康的行为,如不良的饮食习惯,吸烟和不运动等。因此B正确,即去除不好的生活习惯。
A.drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmful.
C.prevention is more difficult than cure.
正确答案:A
Traditionally, a person is considered well if he
B.does not have any physical handicaps.
D.is able to handle his daily routines.
解析:问题问的是:传统上认为一个人健康的标准是什么?第二段开头提到传统上并没有将健康细分为没有病和身体非常好并非常关注身体的特殊需要,就是说,只要没有病就算健康。因此C正确。
A.to best satisfy their bodys special needs.
C.to meet the strictest standards of bodily health.
正确答案:B
According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy
B.People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease.
D.People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical care.
解析:问题问的是:根据作者倡导的理念,下列那组人应被认为是健康的?第二段提到新的理念认为一些患病的或者有残疾的人也可以是健康的,只要他们能够在身体条件限制情况下,努力争取达到最好的健康状况。因此C正确。
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