单选题 Recent progress in public health has helped people live longer and healthier lives. There is abundant evidence of 1 the use of existing knowledge has led to major improvements in the life 2 and quality of life of middle-aged and older people. Yet approximately four in five chronic disease deaths now occur in low and middle income countries, whose people are also more 3 to dying prematurely.
The results of studies suggest that a global goal for preventing chronic disease is needed to generate the 4 actions required to reduce the disease burden. The target for this proposed goal is an additional 2% reduction in the death 5 from chronic disease annually over the next 10 years to 2015. The indicators for the measurement of success 6 this goal are the number of chronic disease deaths 7 and the number of healthy life years gained. This target was developed 8 the achievements of several countries, such as Poland, which achieved a 6-10% annual reduction in cardiovascular deaths during the 1990s. Similar results have been realized in a number of countries 9 in which comprehensive programs have been 10 .
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由于空白处后面是个完整的句子,不缺任何成分,可排除which和what;又因为空白处前面有介词of,可排除that,依据是evidence直接接that引导的同位语从句,不需要of。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] life form:生命形式;life origin:生命起源;life expectancy:预期寿命;life story:生平。由于空白处后面有middle-aged and older people限制,不可能选择life form或life origin。“被改善的”也不可能是story。再考虑第二句中的quality of life,选择expectancy最为合理。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 首先从语法上可排除easy和possible,(1)是因为:sb. is easy to do sth.是典型的错句,(2)是因为空白处后面的to是介词。be immune to的含义是“对……有免疫力”或“可免遭”,但在本文中与前面句子的意义矛盾,而be prone to的意义是“有……倾向”或“容易”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] sustain:维持,使……持续,承受;sustained actions:长期的行动;retain:保留;entertain:招待,娱乐;constrain:限制
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] the death toll:死亡人数。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 使用英语介词有时需要想象力,否则体会不到所表达的意境。success towards the goal的含义是“向目标前进的程度”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从上下文来看,此句要表达的是目标的实现体现在哪些方面。既然与“成功”有关,就不可能是“死亡人数增加”,而是“减少”。此外,save不能与death组合。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] ahead of:在……之前;based on:基于;known to:为……所了解;lacking in:缺乏
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] by far主要与最高级连用,意义为“绝对地”;just now:刚才(与过去时连用);so far:迄今(与完成时连用);so that接从句。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 最后一句中的comprehensive programs指“综合规划”,不是“表演的节目”,而introduce的意义之一是“采用”或“引入”。