阅读理解 As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease — especially 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 (有影响的) 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. The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely "not ill" and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body''s special needs. Both types have simply been called " well." In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms "well" and "wellness" only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body''s condition. Most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be "well," in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. "Wellness" may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

单选题 Today medical care is placing more stress on________.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 原文第一段破折号之后的changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as……表明，现代医疗保健主要关注的是改掉人们不良的生活习惯，而C项所表述的意思与此一致，故为正确答案。注意：A项既包括curing disease又包括preventing disease，与题干不符。B项是根据第二段第四句中的monitoring their body''s condition设计的干扰项。此外，文中未提及心理健康的问题，故D项不正确。

单选题 In the first paragraph, people are reminded that________.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 第一段末尾提到This person in not ill……But……could be a lot healthier，由此可知，该段中作者是想提醒人们，健康不仅仅是指不生病。A项与此同义，为正确答案。注意：第一段第三句只提到了drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk，而未提到说喝酒有害，所以B项不正确。C项未提及。文章第一句虽然提到现在医疗保健的关注重点由治愈疾病转向了预防疾病，但并未指出哪个更困难，所以D项不正确。

单选题 Traditionally, a person is considered "well" if he________.

单选题 According to the author, the true meaning of "wellness" is for people________.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 文章最后一段的”wellness” may perhaps best be viewed not as……, but as……表明应该把wellness视为一种人们为之努力(strive for)的理想。再结合前句的内容可知，这种理想的具体内容是指maintain the best possible health，因此B项正确。注意：A项是根据第二段第一句设计的干扰项。C项和D项在文中均未提及。

单选题 According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 文章最后一段的if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can对于选项C中的try to be as healthy as possible；in the face of their physical limitations对应C项中的regardless of their limitations，因此C项正确。注意：A项在文中未提及。B项是传统医学所认为的健康。文章倒数第二句只提到“健康的人可以更好地抵抗疾病，生病时可以更好地与疾病做斗争”，但未提到他们生病时可以不吃药就康复，故D项错误。