职称英语考试卫生类C级阅读理解09
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Old And Active
It is well—known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A 1 report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world.A healthy long life is the result of 2 in social environment.
Scientists are trying to work 3 exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be 4 from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we 5 any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret 6 in the Japanese diet that is particularly 7 to the human body?
Another factor 8 to the rapid population aging in Japan is a decline in birthrate.Although longer life should be celebrated, it is 9 considered a social problem.The number of older people had 10 in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs.The country could soon be 11 an economic problem, if there are so many old people to be looked 12 and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them.
13 the retirement age from 65 to 70 could be one solution to the problem. Work can give the elderly a 14 of responsibility and mission in life. It’s important that the elderly play active 15 in the society and live in harmony with all generations.
词汇:
expectancy / ik'spekt?nsi,-t?ns/ 期望, 预期
life expectancy 预期寿命, 平均寿命
health expectancy 预期健康寿命
elderly /'eld?li / n. 年长者, 老年人 adj. 上了年纪的, 稍老的
population aging人口老龄化
decline / di'klain / n.下降, 衰落 vi. 下降, 衰 退
pension / 'pen??n / n. 退休金, 养老金, 津贴
retirement / ri'tai?m?nt / n. 退休, 退役
responsibility / ri.sp?ns?'biliti / n. 责任, 职 责, 义务
注释:
1. A healthy long life is the result of . . .健康长寿是……的结果。
2. . .. could be one solution to the problem. ……是解决问题的可能方法之一。
