单选题 Question 29 to 30 are based on the follwing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
单选题 The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ______ compared with that of seven years earlier.
  • A.3.05 years
  • B.4.05 years
  • C.3.04 years
  • D.4.04 years
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] {{U}}The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up to 80.09 years old, compared with 76.05 years old, seven years earlier{{/U}}. While the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically, according to the recent official report. The report made public by the {{U}}Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said the past mortality rate of people aged between 35 and 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 people in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 people last year{{/U}}, Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes of death covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality rate is higher than that of females and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of the urban ones. [解析] 细节题。根据新闻开头可知,现在北京人的预期寿命是80.09岁,而7年前北京人的寿命为76.05,因此增加了4.04岁。
单选题 The ______ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.
  • A.infant
  • B.maternal
  • C.male
  • D.middle-aged
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据新闻中提到的mortality rate of people aged between 35 and 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years可知,中年人的死亡率在过去10年中上升得很快。