Question

【題目】 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 foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, 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 attempting 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 importantly, 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 struggle 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 influence on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

【1】Today’s medical care is placing more stress on ________.

A.keeping people in a healthy physical condition

B.monitoring patients’ body functions

C.removing people’s bad living habits

D.ensuring people’s psychological well-being

【2】According to the passage, the true meaning of the underlined word “wellness” is for people ________.

A.to best satisfy their body’s special needs

B.to strive to maintain the best possible health

C.to meet the strictest standards of bodily health

D.to keep a proper balance between work and leisure

【3】According to what the author advocates (主張), which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy?

A.People who have strong muscles as well as slim figures.

B.People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease.

C.People who try to be as healthy as possible, regardless of their limitations.

D.People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical care.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。這篇文章講述了當(dāng)今社會“健康”概念的新發(fā)展。文章介紹了當(dāng)今社會人們醫(yī)療觀念的轉(zhuǎn)變并且指出提出這種觀念上的轉(zhuǎn)變其實(shí)還可以探究得更為深入，最后提出這種程度上的“健康”其實(shí)還有改善的余地。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的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.(正如我們所看到的，我們社會醫(yī)療保健的重點(diǎn)已經(jīng)從治療疾病轉(zhuǎn)移到預(yù)防疾病——特別是在改變我們許多不健康的行為方面，如不良的飲食習(xí)慣、吸煙和缺乏鍛煉)可知，如今的醫(yī)療保健更加注重消除人們的不良生活習(xí)慣。故選C。

【2】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞所在句In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively attempting to maintain and improve their health.可知，然而，近年來，一些健康專家開始將“良好”和“健康”這兩個(gè)詞僅用于那些積極嘗試保持和改善健康狀況的人。由此推知，本文中劃線詞“健康”的真正含義是人們努力保持最好的可能的健康。故選B。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第六、七、八這三行“Even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be “well,” ...if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations.”可知，即使是身體有殘疾的人，只要他努力追求和保持良好的身體狀態(tài)，而不去在意自身的缺陷，那么他也是健康的，分析選項(xiàng)可知，C項(xiàng)意為“盡管有所局限，人們也應(yīng)該努力保持健康”，說明人們有努力爭取健康的這個(gè)理想，因此C項(xiàng)符合作者對“健康”的理解。A項(xiàng)，“擁有強(qiáng)健的肌肉和苗條的身材的人”；B項(xiàng)，“目前沒有經(jīng)歷任何癥狀的疾病的人” ；D項(xiàng)，“即使不經(jīng)過治療也能康復(fù)的人” ；都沒有達(dá)到作者心目中的健康，因此排除A，B和D項(xiàng)。故選C。