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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
