2. 外语
  3. Opinion polls repeatedly tell us that the only thing Americans worry about more than the environment is their health. This is【C1

Opinion polls repeatedly tell us that the only thing Americans worry about more than the environment is their health. This is【C1

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问题     Opinion polls repeatedly tell us that the only thing Americans worry about more than the environment is their health. This is【C1】______understandable, for health is obviously【C2】______to illness. What makes today’s concern【C3】______health slightly surprising is that Americans are【C4】______healthier now than they have ever been. Many diseases that once【C5】______terror into hearts have either been completely【C6】______or brought under control. Although AIDS is a notable【C7】______， few new mass killers have come out to【C8】______the ones that have been eliminated.【C9】______. health — and the various threats to it — remains everyone’s【C10】______concern. After all, more than half of us (57 percent) will die from either heart disease or cancer, if current【C11】______continues.
    One major problem with any【C12】______of health risks — especially life-threatening ones — is that they【C13】______enormously in their immediacy. For instance, AIDS — if you get it — will probably be【C14】______after a number of years. Cancer induced by smoking or【C15】______to radiation, on the other hand, may take 20 to 30 years【C16】______its fatal effects show【C17】______. In making choices about health risks,【C18】______. it is important to bear in 【C19】______the likely time lag between taking a risk and【C20】______its consequences.
【C10】
选项 A、lasting
B、continual
C、continuous
D、durable
答案A
解析 语义衔接题。这里是说健康一直是人们所关注的，强调时间上从以往到现在的持续性，[A]lasting“持久的”强调时间上的持续时间很长，符合语义，故答案为[A]。[B]continual“不间断的”强调重复或持续发生，但连续之间允许有间断；[C]continuous“连续不断的”强调在时间和空间上没有间断；[D]durable“耐用的，持久的”强调物品的良好状态能保持很长时间。
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