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1、Unit2TheUnitedKingdomⅠ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)A[2017·山东泰安模拟]DeathratesforheartdiseaseinBritainhavedroppedbymorethan40percentinadecade,UKscientistswillreporttoday.Wideuptakeofcholesterol-bustingstatindrugs(降胆固醇药),healthierlifestylesandbettermedicalpracticeshaveseenahuger
2、eductionindeathscausedbyheartattacks,strokeandothercardiovascular(心血管的)problems.However,heartdiseaseremainsBritain'sbiggestkiller.Thenewstudy,byexpertsatOxfordUniversity,showstherehasbeena44.4percentdropindeathratesamongmenintheUKanda43.6percentdropamongwomenl
3、inkedtoheartproblemsinthetenyearsto2011.TheteamcompareddeathrateassociatedwithcardiovasculardiseaseacrossEurope.TheyfoundthatBritainhasoneofthebestrecordsinEurope,with342deathsasaresultofheartdiseaseper100,000menin2011,and232per100,000women.Somenations—includi
4、ngUkraine,MacedoniaandMoldova—seemorethan1,000heartdeathsper100,000ofthepopulation.Overall,heartdiseasecauses45percentofalldeathsacrossEurope,butonly27percentintheUK.Thestudy,ledbyDrNickTownsend,showedthatcardiovasculardiseaseismainlyadiseaseofoldage.Butresear
5、cherssaidthatacrossEuropeitstillcausesmorethan1.4milliondeathsinthoseagedunder75andnearly700,000deathsinunder65s.DrTownsendsaid,“Cardiovasculardiseaseresultsin49percentofdeathsamongwomenand41percentamongmen.”篇章导读:本文是一篇科普类阅读文,文中讲述英国的心脏病死亡率在近十年来下降了百分之四十多,但心脏病仍然是
6、英国国民健康的最大杀手。1.Fromthetextwecanknow________.A.heartdiseasenolongerthreatenstheBritishB.theheartdeathrateamongBritishmenislowerthanamongwomenC.theoldmainlydiesofstrokeinEuropeD.theheartdeathrateinUkraineishigherthanthatinBritain答案:D推理判断题。由第五段第二句可知,英国男人在2011年因心脏疾
7、病致死的死亡率是十万分之342,女人的死亡率是十万分之232。由第六段可知,乌克兰的死亡率是十万分之一千多。故选D项。2.Whatdoestheword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Stroke.B.Cardiovasculardisease.C.Lungdisease.D.Heartattacks.答案:B词义猜测题。由倒数第二段“Thestudy,ledbyDrNickTownsend,showedthatcardiovasculardiseaseismainlyadiseas
8、eofoldage.”可知,研究表明,心血管病是种老年病。再根据最后一段中的“ButresearcherssaidthatacrossEuropeitstillcausesmorethan1.4milliondeathsinthoseagedunder75andnearly700,000deathsinunder65s.”可知,it指的就是心血管疾病。故选B