单选题 For years we have believed we were either healthy or sick. (55) , during the mid-90s, scientists developed a new concept called "sub-health", a status (56) health and illness. The concept of sub-health has become (57) because it has helped to explain many health problems. (58) one study, only 5. 6% of people in the overall population are actually sick, (59) the subhealthy group consists of about 60%, and the (60) population is considered healthy. (61) of one's sub-health will help one to be alert to the underlying disease and remain healthy. Sub-health is a state in which the body is (62) turning from health to illness or from illness to health. Our bodies are actively (63) the conditions of health, sub-health and disease. Factors (64) aging, internal or external toxicity (毒性), and body or mind exhaustion may cause sub-health, but taking good care of the body can change a sub-healthy status to a healthy one.

单选题 A. Causes B. Awareness C. Doubts D. Treatment
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题测试词汇。文中说意识到自己是亚健康,有助于警惕潜在的疾病,并保持健康。causes意为“原因”;awareness意为“意识到”;doubts意为“疑虑”;treatment意为“治疗”。根据上下文,B是正确的。
单选题 A. already B. still C. neither D. either
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题测试固定搭配either...or...文中说亚健康是身体从健康变得不健康或不健康变的健康的一种阶段。already意为“已经”;still意为“仍然”;neither可用于固定搭配neither…nor…中,意为“既不……也不……”;either用固定搭配either…or…中,意为“或者……或者……”。D为正确答案。
单选题 A. choosing B. comparing C. improving D. balancing
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题测试词汇。文中说我们的身体积极地平衡健康、亚健康和疾病的状态。choose意为“选择”;comparing意为“比较”;improving意为“进步,进展”;balancing意为“平衡”。故选D。
单选题 A. like B. as C. along with D. up to
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试词组。文中说例如年龄、体内或体外的毒素、生理或心理的疲劳等因素都会导致亚健康。like“比如”;as“因为,随着”;along with意为“随着”;up to意为“多达,相当于……”。故选A。
单选题 A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Meantime
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试连词的使用。文中第一句“多年来我们一直认为,我们要么是健康的,要么是不健康的。”紧接着第二句空格后说:“90代中期,科学家们提出了一个全新的概念‘亚健康’。”很明显,此处应选择转折连词。however意为“然而”;besides意为“另外”;therefore意为“因此”;meantime意为“同时”。故选A。
单选题 A. within B. between C. toward D. beyond
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题测试介词。由常识可知,亚健康是介于健康与不健康之间的一种身体状态。within意为“在……里面”;toward意为“朝着……”;beyond意为“在……之外”。只有between…and…意为“在……之间”,所以B选项是正确答案。
单选题 A. controversial B. global C. popular D. common
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题测试词汇。文中说亚健康这个概念变得广受欢迎,因为它有助于解释许多健康问题。controversial意为“有争议的”;global意为“全球的”;common意为“一般的,平常的”;popular意为“受欢迎的,流行的”。故选C。
单选题 A. Thanks to B. Due to C. According to D. Prior to
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题测试词组和上下文逻辑关系。文中说“根据一项研究表明……”thanks to意为“多亏,幸亏”;due to意为“由于”;according to意为“根据”;prior to“先于,在……之前”。所以D选项是正确答案。
单选题 A. since B. though C. for D. whereas
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题测试上文文逻辑关系。文中说5.6%的人是不健康的,而百分之60%的人口却处于亚健康状态。since意为“自从;因为”;though“虽然”;for意为“因为”;whereas“而,却”。只有whereas表示转折,所以D选项是正确答案。
单选题 A. remaining B. retaining C. relating D. reserving
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试词汇。文中说其余的人是健康的。remaining意为“剩下的,其余的”;retaining意为“维持的,保留的”;relating意为“相关的”;reserving意为“保留的”。故选A。