If asked, " What are health decisions?", most of us would answer in terms of hospitals, doctors and pills. Yet we are all making a whole range of decisions about our health which go beyond this limited area; for example, whether or not to smoke, exercise, drive a motorbike, or drink alcohol really. The ways we reach decisions and form attitudes about our health are only just beginning to be understood.
The main paradox is why people consistently do things which are known to be very hazardous. Two good examples of this are smoking and not wearing seat belts. Both these examples underline elements of how people reach decisions about their health. Understanding this process is crucial. We can then more effectively change public attitudes to hazardous, voluntary activities like smoking.
The main paradox is why people consistently do things which are known to be very hazardous. Two good examples of this are smoking and not wearing seat belts. Both these examples underline elements of how people reach decisions about their health. Understanding this process is crucial. We can then more effectively change public attitudes to hazardous, voluntary activities like smoking.
判断题
The way people make decisions that affect their own health is not logical.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章前两段内容可知，人们明明知道做某些事有危险还是去做，因此说人们做出决定的方式是不合逻辑的。
判断题
People are good at processing and understanding "probabilistic" data about health.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据倒数第三段第一句话内容可知，人们常常不能处理关于健康问题的概率统计数据。故本题陈述与文意相反。
填空题
Nowadays more and more people pay attention to their health and lifestyle.
判断题
Most people don't regard the danger of smoking as serious as the danger of an aeroplane crash.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据倒数第三段最后一句话内容可知，人们常常高估动态因素导致死亡的概率，如飞机坠落，而低估实际上对生命危害更大的非动态杀手，如吸烟。换言之，人们对吸烟的重视程度不如对飞机失事的重视程度，符合本题陈述。
判断题
The mass-media can help people change their view of smoking and not wearing seat belts.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据倒数第二段内容可知，电视和媒体可以有效地影响人们的观念。本题陈述与文意相符。
填空题
complete the sentences with the information given in the passage in a maximum of 4 words.
That people are constantly doing things that are known to be dangerous to their health is a main ______.
That people are constantly doing things that are known to be dangerous to their health is a main ______.
填空题
Usually, smokers assess the dangers of smoking according to ______, not the publicized data.
填空题
It is important to chan ge people's ______ to the risks of certain activities like smoking.
填空题
People will change their ideas about the dangers involved in smoking or not wearing seat belts, when they are ______.
填空题
This article discusses why people fail to make good ______.