第6题
A.weak
B.colorful
C.widespread
D.inexpensive
第7题
By saying "a bogus epidemic", the author means ______.
A.a universal phenomenon
B.a prevalent chronic disease
C.a false widespread outbreak
D.a rapid transmission of disease
第8题
Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on peoples privacy______.
A.is mainly carried out by means of secret taping
B.has been intensified with the help of the IRS
C.is practiced exclusively by the FBI
D.is more prevalent in business circles
第9题
Hepatitis (肝炎) means "inflammation (发火) of the liver", and its
most common cause is infected with one of 5 viruses, called hepatitis 【S1】______
A, B, C, D, and E. All of these viruses can cause an acute disease with
symptoms lasting several weeks including yellowing of the skin and
eyes, dark urine, extreme fatigue, vomiting and abdominal pain. It can
take several months for a year to feel fit again. 【S2】______
Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most prevalent liver disease in the world.
The World Health Organization consider Hepatitis C an epidemic. 【S3】______
Because Hepatitis C can infect a patient for decades after being 【S4】______
discovered, it is often called the "silent" epidemic. According to the
Center for Disease Control (CDC), 20-30% of people with chronic
Hepatitis C will eventually face life-threatened symptoms. 【S5】______
Currently, it is estimated there are about 270 to 300 million people
worldwide who are infected with HCV, 4 million of who are in the 【S6】______
United States. The prevalence seems to be high in Eastern Europe than 【S7】______
in Western Europe. In industrialized countries, HCV accounts of 20% 【S8】______
of cases of acute hepatitis, 70% of cases of chronic hepatitis, 40%
of cases of end-stage cirrhosis (硬化), 60% of cases of liver cancer
and 30-40% of liver transplants. The incidence of new symptomatic
infections of HCV have been estimated to be 13 cases out of 100,000 【S9】______
people annually. For every one person that is infected with the AIDS
virus, there are more than four infected with HCV. The CDC (Center
for Disease Control) estimates that there arc up to 26,000 new HCV
infections in the U.S. every year, and for that Hepatitis C causes 10,000 【S10】______
to 12,000 deaths each year.
【S1】
第10题
In the past, it was believed that depression(抑郁症) was more prevalent among the poorer and less educated people, but that is not the case. The truth is, depression can afflict people from all walks of life, and often it hits the most ambitious, creative and conscientious. It is wrong to think that people on the corporate position of the social ladder are not prone(易于......的) to this disease. In fact, executives and professionals who are burdened with mounting pressures in their work may obsessed with all these pressures and become depressed. The suicide of Vincent Foster, a noted American lawyer and White House official is a case in point. Despite the honor of his position, which many people thought admirable, he felt overburdened with pressures and decided to take the easy way out.
Studies show that people born later in this century have experienced much more depression than those born earlier. In fact the rate of depression over the last two generations has increased tenfold. Experts theorize that it could be due to the fact that the younger generations have higher expectations from life and are therefore more likely to suffer from failure, disappointment and hence, depression.
Depression is easily recognizable. The depressed person feels sad or down in the dumps, and loses interest in even the most pleasurable activities. Moreover, he suffers from either significant gain or loss of weight, sleeplessness or over sleeping, sluggish movement and thinking, fatigue, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, impaired concentration and forgetfulness, and in extreme cases, the afflicted person may have suicidal tendencies. It is often believed that depression runs in the family, but this is not conclusively so, since there are eases where depressed persons do not have a history of depression in their families. Depression is often work-related although at times it has its roots in family relations.
People who suffer from depression need not stay in the closet, since it is not a sin or a shame to be depressed. A prompt visit to a psychologist means prompt treatment and hence prompt recovery. Experts guarantee that depression is easily treatable, and in nip-in-the-bud eases, the patient fully recovers in a few days, thanks to the variety of effective treatment available.
According to the author, depression ______.
A.affects the poor and poor educated people more than the rich and successful ones
B.seldom attacks executives
C.is not limited to any particular class of people
D.is caused by one's ambition
第11题
In today&39; s society, suicide is much more prevalent than we want to admit. Why do people try to take their own lives?
The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as a failure, wrath(暴怒), the needfor attention, stress, and so on. However, the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person, making it difficult to depict(描写)the typical victim. To make the problem even more confusing, people will often camouflage(掩盖)their true feelings, thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious.
In the United States, a network of centers has been created to attempt to prevent suicides.People who are bitter, worded, or depressed are encouraged to contact workers at these centers. These workers, often trained volunteers, offer benevolent advice to the callers, trying to help the callers to see that suicide as a solutions to problems is an illusion. The accomplishments of these centers, insofar(到这个程度)as their effectiveness to reduce suicide is concerned, are minimal However, they have helped a lot of people with a wide variety of problems.So, in the somewhat amorphous(难以名状的)area of man helping his fellow man, they are certainly a success.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A.The classical Greeks did not know the existence of suicide
B.Suicide has always been prevalent in all parts of the world
C.In today’s society, there are quite a number of people who commit suicide
D.Nowadays suicide is not as common as it was in the past
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a motive for suicide?A.Insanity
B.Pressure
C.The need for attention
D.Great anger
Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.People who want to take their own lives often disguise their feelings
B.It is difficult to describe what kind of people tend to commit suicide
C.Suicide has been a problem in most societies since ancient times
D.People who commit suicide all share certain characteristics
The word “benevolent” means ()A.relevant
B.kind
C.serious
D.effective
The third paragraph mainly tells us that ()A.a network of centers has been quite effective in reducing suicide
B.a network of centers has been quite successful in reducing suicide
C.people are making efforts to help those who tend to commit suicide and in a way, they are successful
D.in theUnited States, people who want to commit suicide call a network of centers to get help
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