Question

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, who goes to work every day,but is not an outstanding worker,who drinks a few beers at home most nights, but does not drive while drunk,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 striving 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 strive 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 impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

(   ) 8. Today 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

(   ) 9, In the first paragraph, people are reminded that .

A.  good health is more than not being ill

B.  drinking, even if not to excess,could be harmful

C.  regular health checks are essential to keeping fit

D.  prevention is more difficult than cure

(   ) 10. Traditionally, a person is considered "well" if he        .

A.   does not have any unhealthy living habits

B.   does not have any physical handicap

C.   is able to handle his daily routines

D.   is free from any kind of disease

(   ) 11. According to the author,the true meaning of "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 possible health

D.  to keep a proper balance between work and leisure

(   ) 12. According to what the author advocates, 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 healthy regardless of their limitations.

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

Answer 1

8. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第一句"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"可知社會的醫(yī)療焦點(diǎn)正從治病變?yōu)榉啦�，尤其是在改變�(nèi)藗儾唤】档男袨榉矫妗?/p>

9. A推理判斷題。由第一段內(nèi)容可知健康不僅僅是沒有得病。第一段在前半部分指出在醫(yī)療焦點(diǎn)的轉(zhuǎn)變問題上，可以討論得更為深入一點(diǎn)(can be pursued further),而后以類似于漢語里的排比句的形式列舉了某種健康狀態(tài)的具體表現(xiàn)，最后以"This person is not ill 、this person could be a lot healthier"結(jié)尾，作者的意圖非常明顯，即說明健康遠(yuǎn)不止是不得病。因此A的說法正確。

10. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句和第二句"The field of medicine has not traditionally distin?guished between someone who is merely 'not ill' and someone who is in excellent health and pays atten?tion to the body's special needs. Both types have simply been called ' well'."可知傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)界未對"沒有得病"和"十分健康"做出區(qū)分，即二者完全相等，健康就是沒有疾病。因此D的說法正確。

11. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二^殳第三句"In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms 'well' and 'wellness' only to those who are actively striving to maintain and im?prove their health."可知答案B是正確的。

12. C推理判斷題。題目意為：#4居作者的主張，下列哪一種人將被視為是健康的？A項(xiàng)在文中對此未作任何描述。B項(xiàng)是傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)學(xué)界的觀點(diǎn)，而在文章中作者倡導(dǎo)的是關(guān)于健康的新觀點(diǎn)。C項(xiàng)指盡全力追求健康的人，不論其自身有何局限。第二段中間部分講到有缺陷的人也可以是健康的："Even people who have a physical disease or handicap may be 'well'"，條件是"they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations"，即使面對身體局限，也要盡可能地保持最佳健康狀況。這一句話正好與C項(xiàng)意思一致。D項(xiàng)中不求助于醫(yī).療就能恢復(fù)的論述文中沒有提及。