考研英语阅读理解模拟试题二十五

1、本文格式为Word版，下载可编辑2022考研英语阅读理解模拟试题二十五 20xx复习正在如火如荼的进行中，考研专家建议可以按考研题型分别进行重点复习，是考研英语中分值最高的，在线特地整理了20xx理解模拟试题供大家模拟练习，盼望大家仔细做题，错题着重看解析及译文，经过练习阅读理解力量必能有所提高。二十五、贫富与健康Class informed everything from the circumstances of patients heart attacks to the emergency care each received, the households they returned to and the jobs they hoped to resume. It shaped their understanding of their illness, the support they got from their families, their relationships with their doctors. It helped define their ability to

2、 change their lives and shaped their odds of getting better.Class is a potent force in health and longevity in the United States. The more education and income people have, the less likely they are to have and die of heart disease, strokes, diabetes and many types of cancer. Upper-middle-class Americans live longer and in better health than middle-class Americans, who live longer and better than those at the bottom. And the gaps are widening, say people who have researched social factors in heal

3、th.As advances in medicine and disease prevention have increased life expectancy in the United States, the benefits have disproportionately gone to people with education, money, good jobs and connections. They are almost invariably in the best position to learn new information early, modify their behavior, take advantage of the latest treatments and have the cost covered by insurance.Many risk factors for chronic diseases are now more common among the less educated than the better educated. Smok

4、ing has dropped sharply among the better educated, but not among the less. Physical inactivity is more than twice as common among high school dropouts as among college graduates. Lower-income women are more likely than other women to be overweight, though the pattern among men may be the opposite.There may also be subtler differences. Some researchers now believe that the stress involved in so-called high-demand, low-control jobs further down the occupational scale is more harmful than the stres

5、s of professional jobs that come with greater autonomy and control. Others are studying the health impact of job insecurity, lack of support on the job, and employment that makes it difficult to balance work and family obligations.Then there is the issue of social networks and support, the differences in the knowledge, time and attention that a persons family and friends are in a position to offer. What is the effect of social isolation? Neighborhood differences have also been studied: How stres

6、sful is a neighborhood? Are there safe places to exercise? What are the health effects of discrimination?In the last 20 years, there have been enormous advances in rescuing patients with heart attack and in knowledge about how to prevent heart attack, said Ichiro Kawachi, a professor of social epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. Its like diffusion of innovation: whenever innovation comes along, the well-to-do are much quicker at adopting it. On the lower end, various disadvantag

7、es have piled onto the poor. Diet has gotten worse. Theres a lot more work stress. People have less time, if theyre poor, to devote to health maintenance behaviors when they are juggling two jobs. Morality rates even among the poor are coming down, but the rate is not anywhere near as fast as for the well-to-do. So the gap has increased.1.Which of the following is probably not class-determined?A The quality of health care one receives. B Knowledge of illness one has.C The odds one gives the doct

8、or a good impression. D The relationship one establishes with the family.2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A It is easier for the people at the bottom to get chronic diseases.B Health steadily worsens as one descends the social ladder.C The less educated cannot take advantage of medical advances.D Chronic diseases are often associated with peoples unhealthy lifestyle.3.What can be inferred from the passage?A Health inequalities situation within America appears to be i

9、mproving.B There are high correlations between education and earning power.C Jobs with high control and social support pose a smaller threat to the health.D The risk of ill health is greatest among people being discriminated against.4.The gap between the rich and poor _.A is revealed also in morality rate B grows at the same pace as the rate of innovationC is not yet obvious in the United States D shrinks with the advances in medicine5.The passage is mainly about _.A great progress America has made in medicine B Americans concern about healthC factors affecting peoples health D the widening health gap between different classes答案：1.C 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.D核心词汇或超纲词汇household一家人，家庭，家族，王室家庭的;一般的，家常的;家喻户晓的resume恢复，重新开头，重新占用odds可能性;可能的机会longevity长寿;寿命;长期从事一项职业stroke击，敲，一划，一笔，一次努力，打击，中风chronic慢性的，连续很长的;长期的，惯常的scale刻度;比例;规模;天平;等级全文翻译通过社会阶层可以获悉一切。以心脏病患者为例，从发病时所处的境况到他们受到的急抢

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