首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、It has decreased. B、It has been exaggerated. C、It has become better understood. D、It has remained basically the same. A短文开头提到,
A、It has decreased. B、It has been exaggerated. C、It has become better understood. D、It has remained basically the same. A短文开头提到,
admin
2017-01-20
74
问题
(13)In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians—people who have lived to age 100 or older—has decreased, dropping 14 percent for women and 20 percent for men from 2008 to 2014. The leading causes of death in this age group are also changing. In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.(14)But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s disease for this age group had more than doubled—increasing from 3. 8 percent to 8. 5 percent—making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians. One reason for the rise in deaths from Alzheimer’s disease in this group may be that developing this condition remains possible even after people beat the odds of dying from other diseases such as cancer.
(15)People physically fit enough to survive over 100 years ultimately give in to diseases such as Alzheimer’s which affects the mind and cognitive function. In other words, it appears that their minds give out before their bodies do. On the other hand, the death rate from flu dropped from 7. 4 percent in 2000 to 4.1 percent in 2014. That pushed flu from the third leading cause of death to the fifth.
Overall, the total number of centenarians is going up. In 2014, there were 72,197 centenarians, compared to 50,281 in 2000. But because this population is getting larger, the number of deaths in this group is also increasing—18,434 centenarians died in 2000, whereas 25,914 died in 2014.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. What does the speaker say about the risk of dying for American centenarians in recent years?
14. What does the speaker say about Alzheimer’s disease?
15. What is characteristic of people who live up to 100 years and beyond?
选项
A、It has decreased.
B、It has been exaggerated.
C、It has become better understood.
D、It has remained basically the same.
答案
A
解析
短文开头提到,近几年美国百岁老人的死亡率有所下降——从2008年到2014年,女性的死亡率降低了14%,男性的死亡率降低了20%,故答案为A)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/YgF7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Theyshouldermoreburdensthanothermoms.B、Theyarehealthierthannon-workingmoms.C、Theyaremoreoptimisticthanfull-t
A、Theywillmakegreatprogresslateron.B、Theymaycontinuetohavedifficulty.C、Theywillbecomewonderfulreaders.D、Theyc
Theriskofdepressionforpeoplewholivealoneisalmost80percenthigherthanforpeoplewholivewithfamilyorroommates.
A、Discussingthebestwaytobuyasecond-handcar.B、Helpingsomestudentstoselltheirusedcars.C、Talkingabouthowtoget
A、Inthelibrary.B、Inausedbookstore.C、Inthestreet.D、Inahistoricalmuseum.B
Thepooroldconsumer!We’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itisprecisel
A、Becauseitexpandsrapidlyitsretailoperations.B、Becauseitsqueezescompetitorsoutofthemarket.C、Becauseitappliesma
WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.After【B1】______fromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiolog
每当新学期开始,高校学生社团(association)就开始招募新成员。据调查,大多数的在校大学生都参加过社团,其中有些学生甚至同时参加几个社团。社团活动极大地丰富了大学生们的校园生活。此外,学生还能培养社交能力和组织能力等各方面的能力。随着大学生的兴趣日
Electroniccigarettesarehandheldnicotine-deliverydevicesthat,despiteadevotedfollowing,arecurrentlyswirlingincontro
随机试题
由许多文化集丛结合而成的一个文化整体,而与其他文化模式互相区别,被称为()
鉴相器的作用及其组成是什么?
为研究外源性雌激素与子宫内膜癌的关系,某地展开了一项1:1匹配的病例对照研究,结果见下表:请对以上资料进行分析。
慢性肾功能不全之阴阳两虚证治宜()
A.清营汤B.化斑汤C.白虎汤D.苇茎汤E.止嗽散治疗肺炎咳吐黄稠脓痰者,应首选
变异型心绞痛,不宜使用
在施工过程中,施工人员发现设计图纸不符合技术标准,施工单位技术负责人采取的正确做法是()。【2009年考试真题】
某增值税一般纳税企业单独设置了“预收账款”和“预付账款”账户。2008年5月,该企业发生下列经济业务:(1)5日,收到N公司预付的购货款34000元,已存入银行。(2)10日,收到M公司货物结算单,其中材料价款50000元,增值税8
以下关于MsgBox的叙述中,错误的是
AccordingtoWorldHealthOrganization,howmanypeopleamkilledbyoutdoorairpollution?Whatdolocalresidentsclaimfor?
最新回复
(
0
)