Section C
Directions：There are 2 passages in this section．Each passage isfollowed by some questions or unfinished statements．For each ofthem there are four choices marked A.，B.，C.and D.．You shouM decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre．
Passage One Questions 56 to 60 are based on thefollowingpassage． With so many of the deaths each year from around the world directly related to poor health choices we make．world health leaders have set a goal of lowering the number of preventable deaths by 25％from 2010 rates by 2025．That would save 37 million lives over 15 years．Reporting in thejournal Lancet，public health experts note that the ways to prevent those deaths area’t surprising．But acting on those strategies will take individual and political will．Here’s how the experts hope to do it． Not smoke．The UN General Assembly set a target of cutting smoking around the world by 30％by 2025．Already,higher-income nations that already adopted smoking bans in public places and instituted tobacco taxes have seen drops in smoking rates，however,residents in lower-income nations continue to light up at high rates． Limit excessive drinking．While moderate amounts of alcohol have been linked to some health benefits， overindulging can increase the risk of certain cancers and liver disease，as well as contribute to high blood pressure．Educating people about the risks of excessive drinking，as well as instituting taxes on alcoholic products，has been somewhat successful in curbing(遏制)abuse． Cut back on salt．High sodium (鈉)diets can increase blood pressure and contribute to heart disease and stroke，and in many developed countries，people eat several times the amount the salt their bodies need．In the U．S．，the average American consumes about 800mg more salt every day than health experts consider acceptable．Promoting alternatives，such as the citric acid in lemons，to satisfy the need for salt， Call help to bring sodiunl consumption down． Get blood pressure under control．Lack of exercise and high sodium diets contribute to hypertension(高血壓)，and uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke and heart disease．Monitoring blood pressure with regular screenings，and treating elevated levels with changes in diet and exercise，or medications if necessary,are the most effective ways to address this risk factor． Address diabetes．Closely tied to the obesity epidemic(肥胖病)that now affects developing as well as developed nations，diabetes can increase the risk of heart disease，kidney disease and other conditions that can shorten life．Studies show that lifestyle changes incorporating healthy diets low in sugar and phy’sical activity call be as effective as medications in keeping blood sugar levels in check．
56．What does the author mean by sayin9“acting on those strategies will take individual and political will”(Line 4-5，para．1)? A.Both politicians and individuals wish to put the strategies into practice． B. Conducting those strategies needs to consider both personal and official will． C.Carrying out those strategies needs both individual and govemmental support． D.Either individual or government can carry out those strategies．
57．What have high．income countries done to smoking? A. Banned smoking in the public and reduced tobacco taxes． B.Banned public smoking and established tobacco taxes． C. Dropped smoking rates and banned smoking in public． D. Dropped smoking rates and lowered tobacco taxes．
58．What is the author’s suggestion to sodium consumption? A.Eat lemons instead of excessive salt to cut down sodium consumption． B.Take in as less salt as possible for the sake of health． C. Take in at least 800mg of salt every day． D.Never take in salt but citric acid to keep fit．
59．What carl you learn about hypertension from the passage? A. Moderate amount of alcoholis good for blood pressure contr01． B.American people have a less opportunity to develop hypertension． C.Regular blood pressure monitoring can reduce the risk of diabetes． D.Controlling blood pressure properly can reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease．
60．What should we do to address diabetes? A.Keep a low．sugar diet． B.Take physical exercise． C. Receive drug treatment． D. All of the above． Passage Two Questions 61 to 65 are based oB thefollowingpassage． When companies consider their benefits mix．coverage for medical care is often top．of-mind．Yet there may be another,even more powerful concern driving employee coverage preferences：vision care．Roughly 75％of adults in the United States require some type of vision correction．a(chǎn)nd 84 percent of adults believe that vision benefits are somewhat or very important to them．As a result．vision assistance is moving higher and higher on the list of sought．a(chǎn)fter employee benefits． What’s driving the trend?One factor is the increasing power of eye examinations to detect systemic illness．In addition to identifying nearsightedness，farsightedness and astigmatism，routine eye exanls now play a role in diagnosing conditions such as diabetes，brain aneurysms(腦動(dòng)脈瘤)，liver disease and stroke risk． Early identification，in turn，translates into markedly lower expenditures for employers．In 2014，eye problems will cost companies an estimated$8 billion in reduced productivity．Making sure employees get the right eye care helps employers reduce these losses．At the same time，it boosts their ability to retain loyal workers． So what’s the best way to get patients into the exam chair?One way is to provide a vision plan that lowers out-of-pocket(自已付費(fèi)的)expenses．Indeed，research shows that out-of-pocket expense--not premiums--is the number-one factor employees consider when choosing a-vision plan．“And that’s just smart．”says independent insurance broker Shannon Enders． “Premiums make up only about 30 percent of total out．of-pocket expenses．So it pays to100k beyond the premium and see the real cost of a plan．” A study conducted by Service Excellence Group Inc．，a leading market research company,shows how the right vision insurance plan can result in across—the-board(全面的)savings for employees．The study compared the prices customers with different insurance plans paid for the same popular pair of eyeglasses at independent doctors and retail chains．It found that customers with insurance plans that were most successful at keeping out-of-pocket expenses low saved hundreds of dollars． With eyeglasses becoming as much of a fashion accessory(裝飾品)as a vision aid，forward-thinking companies are beginning to take note．Enders says more of his clients are saying yes to vision care plans．“Employees care about their eyes，”he says．“And offering benefits packages with the features employees care most about will become an even more important corporate strategy going forward．”
61．What is the meaning of the last sentence of paragraph one? A.Vision assistance is listed on the list of popular worker interests． B.Vision assistance is becoming more and more popular among employees。 C.Vision assistance is considered as one of the employee benefits． D.Vision assistance is the top concern of the employees．
62．What are the functions of eye examinations? A.Identilying nearsightedness,farsightedness and astigmatism． B.Diagnosing systemic illness． C.Diagnosing diabetes，brain aneurysms，liver disease and stroke risk． D.Identifying eyesight problems and detecting systemic illness．
63．What are the advantages of right vision care plan for the employers? A. It can reduce the losses caused by eye problems． B.It helps the employers keep the employees． C. It can lower the expenses of the employers and keep the workers． D.It can help increase the employees’income．
64．What does the study of Service Excellence Group Inc．suggest? A.The most successful vision insurance plan helps employees save the most money． B.A vision insurance plan helps employees save hundreds of dollars at a time． C.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost more than in retail chains． D.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost less than in retail chains．
65．What can be learned from Shannon Enders’words? A.It takes a lot of money to look beyond the premium． B. Considering the real cost of a plan costs too much． C.The company should take employees’most concerned benefits seriously． D.The company should vision insurance plan as a strategy．
56．What does the author mean by saying“acting on those strategies will take individual and political will”(Line4．5，para．1)?作者說(shuō)引號(hào)中的這句話是什么意思?
A.Both politicians and individuals wish to put the strategies into practice．政府和個(gè)人都希望將這些策略投入使用。
B.Conducting those strategies needs to consider both personal and official will．執(zhí)行那些策略需要考慮個(gè)人及官方的意愿。
C.Carrying out those strategies needs both individual and governmental support．執(zhí)行那些策略需要個(gè)人及政府雙方的支持。
D.Either individual or government Can carry out those strategies．個(gè)人或者政府都可以采用那些策略。
57．What have high．income countries done to smoking?高收入國(guó)家針對(duì)抽煙做了些什么?
A.Banned smoking in the public and reduced tobacco taxes．禁止在公共場(chǎng)所抽煙并降低煙草稅。
B.Banned public smoking and established tobacco taxes．禁止公共場(chǎng)所抽煙并制定煙草稅。
C.Dropped smoking rates and banned smoking in public．降低抽煙率并禁止在公共場(chǎng)所抽煙。
D.Dropped smoking rates and lowered tobacco taxes．降低抽煙率以及煙草稅。
58．What is the author’s suggestion to salt consumption?作者對(duì)于食鹽攝入有什么建議?
A.Eat lemons instead ofexcessive salt to cut down sodium consumption．吃一些檸檬代替過(guò)量的食鹽以降低鈉攝入量。
B.Take in as less salt as possible for the sake ofhealth．為了健康，盡可能少吃鹽。
C.Take in at least 800mg ofsalt every day．每天至少吃800毫克的鹽。
D.Never take in salt but citric acid to keep fit不要吃鹽而是吃檸檬酸以保持健康。
59．What can you learn about hypertension from the passage?從這篇文章中，關(guān)于“高血壓”你了解到了什么?
A.Moderate amount ofalcohol is good for blood pressure control．適量的酒精有助控制血壓。
B.American people have a less opportunity to develop hypertension．美國(guó)人不容易得高血壓。
C.Regular blood pressure monitoring can reduce the risk of diabetes．有規(guī)律的血壓監(jiān)測(cè)可以降低糖尿病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
D.Controlling blood pressure properly Can reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease．合適地控制血壓可以降低中風(fēng)和心臟病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
60．What Can we do to address diabetes?我們可以怎樣治療糖尿病?
A.Keep a low．sugar diet．保持低糖飲食。
B.Take physical exercise．鍛煉身體。
C.Receive drug treamaent．接受藥物治療。
D.All ofthe above．上述所有。
61．What is the meaning ofthe last sentence ofparagraph one?第一段話最后一句是什么意思?
A.Vision assistance is listed on the list ofpopular worker interests．視力補(bǔ)助被列入受歡迎的員工福利清單。
B.Vision assistance is becoming more and more popular among employees．視力補(bǔ)助在員工中正變得越來(lái)越受歡迎。
C.Vision assistance is considered as one ofthe employee benefits．視力補(bǔ)助是員工福利之一。
D.Vision assistance is the top concern ofthe employees．視力補(bǔ)助是員工考慮的首要問(wèn)題。
62．What are the functions ofeye examinations?眼科檢查有哪些功能7
A.Identifying nearsightedness，farsightedness and astigmatism．檢查近視、遠(yuǎn)視及散光。
B.Diagnosing systemic illness．診斷全身性疾病。
C.Diagnosing diabetes，brain aneurysms，liver disease and stroke．診斷糖尿病、腦動(dòng)脈瘤、肝臟疾病及中風(fēng)。
D.Identifying eyesight problems and detecting systemic illness．檢查視力問(wèn)題及發(fā)現(xiàn)全身性疾病。
63．What are the advantages ofright vision care plan for the employers?正確的眼部護(hù)理計(jì)劃對(duì)雇主有哪些好處?
A.It Can lower the expenses ofthe employers．減少雇主的損失。
B.It helps the employers keep the employees．幫助雇主留住員工。
C.It can reduce the losses caused by eye problems and keep the workers．可以減少視力問(wèn)題造成的損失并留住員工。
D.It can help increase the employees’income．幫助增加員工的收入。
64．What does the study of Service Excellence Group Inc．suggest?卓越服務(wù)集團(tuán)股份有限公司的研究說(shuō)明了什么?
A.The most successful vision insurance plan helps employees save the most money．最成功的視力保險(xiǎn)計(jì)劃最幫員工省錢。
B.A vision insurance plan helps employees save hundreds of dollars at a time．視力保險(xiǎn)計(jì)劃一次可以幫員工節(jié)省幾百美元。
C.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost more than those in retail chains．獨(dú)立醫(yī)生那里的眼鏡比零售連鎖店的貴。
D.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost less than those in retail chains．獨(dú)立醫(yī)生那里的眼鏡比零售連鎖店的便宜。
65．What Can be learned from Shannon Enders’words?從香農(nóng)•恩德斯的話中可以知道什么?
A.It takes a lot ofmoney to look beyond the premium．考慮保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)以外的問(wèn)題要花很多錢。
B.Consideringthereal costofaplan coststoomuch．考慮計(jì)劃的實(shí)際成本花費(fèi)太多。．
C.The company should take employees’most concemed benefits seriously．公司應(yīng)認(rèn)真對(duì)待員工最關(guān)心的福利問(wèn)題。
D.The company should take vision insurance plan as a strategy．公司應(yīng)當(dāng)將視力保險(xiǎn)計(jì)劃看作一項(xiàng)戰(zhàn)略。
Passage One Questions 56 to 60 are based on thefollowingpassage． With so many of the deaths each year from around the world directly related to poor health choices we make．world health leaders have set a goal of lowering the number of preventable deaths by 25％from 2010 rates by 2025．That would save 37 million lives over 15 years．Reporting in thejournal Lancet，public health experts note that the ways to prevent those deaths area’t surprising．But acting on those strategies will take individual and political will．Here’s how the experts hope to do it． Not smoke．The UN General Assembly set a target of cutting smoking around the world by 30％by 2025．Already,higher-income nations that already adopted smoking bans in public places and instituted tobacco taxes have seen drops in smoking rates，however,residents in lower-income nations continue to light up at high rates． Limit excessive drinking．While moderate amounts of alcohol have been linked to some health benefits， overindulging can increase the risk of certain cancers and liver disease，as well as contribute to high blood pressure．Educating people about the risks of excessive drinking，as well as instituting taxes on alcoholic products，has been somewhat successful in curbing(遏制)abuse． Cut back on salt．High sodium (鈉)diets can increase blood pressure and contribute to heart disease and stroke，and in many developed countries，people eat several times the amount the salt their bodies need．In the U．S．，the average American consumes about 800mg more salt every day than health experts consider acceptable．Promoting alternatives，such as the citric acid in lemons，to satisfy the need for salt， Call help to bring sodiunl consumption down． Get blood pressure under control．Lack of exercise and high sodium diets contribute to hypertension(高血壓)，and uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke and heart disease．Monitoring blood pressure with regular screenings，and treating elevated levels with changes in diet and exercise，or medications if necessary,are the most effective ways to address this risk factor． Address diabetes．Closely tied to the obesity epidemic(肥胖病)that now affects developing as well as developed nations，diabetes can increase the risk of heart disease，kidney disease and other conditions that can shorten life．Studies show that lifestyle changes incorporating healthy diets low in sugar and phy’sical activity call be as effective as medications in keeping blood sugar levels in check．
56．What does the author mean by sayin9“acting on those strategies will take individual and political will”(Line 4-5，para．1)? A.Both politicians and individuals wish to put the strategies into practice． B. Conducting those strategies needs to consider both personal and official will． C.Carrying out those strategies needs both individual and govemmental support． D.Either individual or government can carry out those strategies．
57．What have high．income countries done to smoking? A. Banned smoking in the public and reduced tobacco taxes． B.Banned public smoking and established tobacco taxes． C. Dropped smoking rates and banned smoking in public． D. Dropped smoking rates and lowered tobacco taxes．
58．What is the author’s suggestion to sodium consumption? A.Eat lemons instead of excessive salt to cut down sodium consumption． B.Take in as less salt as possible for the sake of health． C. Take in at least 800mg of salt every day． D.Never take in salt but citric acid to keep fit．
59．What carl you learn about hypertension from the passage? A. Moderate amount of alcoholis good for blood pressure contr01． B.American people have a less opportunity to develop hypertension． C.Regular blood pressure monitoring can reduce the risk of diabetes． D.Controlling blood pressure properly can reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease．
60．What should we do to address diabetes? A.Keep a low．sugar diet． B.Take physical exercise． C. Receive drug treatment． D. All of the above． Passage Two Questions 61 to 65 are based oB thefollowingpassage． When companies consider their benefits mix．coverage for medical care is often top．of-mind．Yet there may be another,even more powerful concern driving employee coverage preferences：vision care．Roughly 75％of adults in the United States require some type of vision correction．a(chǎn)nd 84 percent of adults believe that vision benefits are somewhat or very important to them．As a result．vision assistance is moving higher and higher on the list of sought．a(chǎn)fter employee benefits． What’s driving the trend?One factor is the increasing power of eye examinations to detect systemic illness．In addition to identifying nearsightedness，farsightedness and astigmatism，routine eye exanls now play a role in diagnosing conditions such as diabetes，brain aneurysms(腦動(dòng)脈瘤)，liver disease and stroke risk． Early identification，in turn，translates into markedly lower expenditures for employers．In 2014，eye problems will cost companies an estimated$8 billion in reduced productivity．Making sure employees get the right eye care helps employers reduce these losses．At the same time，it boosts their ability to retain loyal workers． So what’s the best way to get patients into the exam chair?One way is to provide a vision plan that lowers out-of-pocket(自已付費(fèi)的)expenses．Indeed，research shows that out-of-pocket expense--not premiums--is the number-one factor employees consider when choosing a-vision plan．“And that’s just smart．”says independent insurance broker Shannon Enders． “Premiums make up only about 30 percent of total out．of-pocket expenses．So it pays to100k beyond the premium and see the real cost of a plan．” A study conducted by Service Excellence Group Inc．，a leading market research company,shows how the right vision insurance plan can result in across—the-board(全面的)savings for employees．The study compared the prices customers with different insurance plans paid for the same popular pair of eyeglasses at independent doctors and retail chains．It found that customers with insurance plans that were most successful at keeping out-of-pocket expenses low saved hundreds of dollars． With eyeglasses becoming as much of a fashion accessory(裝飾品)as a vision aid，forward-thinking companies are beginning to take note．Enders says more of his clients are saying yes to vision care plans．“Employees care about their eyes，”he says．“And offering benefits packages with the features employees care most about will become an even more important corporate strategy going forward．”
61．What is the meaning of the last sentence of paragraph one? A.Vision assistance is listed on the list of popular worker interests． B.Vision assistance is becoming more and more popular among employees。 C.Vision assistance is considered as one of the employee benefits． D.Vision assistance is the top concern of the employees．
62．What are the functions of eye examinations? A.Identilying nearsightedness,farsightedness and astigmatism． B.Diagnosing systemic illness． C.Diagnosing diabetes，brain aneurysms，liver disease and stroke risk． D.Identifying eyesight problems and detecting systemic illness．
63．What are the advantages of right vision care plan for the employers? A. It can reduce the losses caused by eye problems． B.It helps the employers keep the employees． C. It can lower the expenses of the employers and keep the workers． D.It can help increase the employees’income．
64．What does the study of Service Excellence Group Inc．suggest? A.The most successful vision insurance plan helps employees save the most money． B.A vision insurance plan helps employees save hundreds of dollars at a time． C.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost more than in retail chains． D.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost less than in retail chains．
65．What can be learned from Shannon Enders’words? A.It takes a lot of money to look beyond the premium． B. Considering the real cost of a plan costs too much． C.The company should take employees’most concerned benefits seriously． D.The company should vision insurance plan as a strategy．
56．What does the author mean by saying“acting on those strategies will take individual and political will”(Line4．5，para．1)?作者說(shuō)引號(hào)中的這句話是什么意思?
A.Both politicians and individuals wish to put the strategies into practice．政府和個(gè)人都希望將這些策略投入使用。
B.Conducting those strategies needs to consider both personal and official will．執(zhí)行那些策略需要考慮個(gè)人及官方的意愿。
C.Carrying out those strategies needs both individual and governmental support．執(zhí)行那些策略需要個(gè)人及政府雙方的支持。
D.Either individual or government Can carry out those strategies．個(gè)人或者政府都可以采用那些策略。
57．What have high．income countries done to smoking?高收入國(guó)家針對(duì)抽煙做了些什么?
A.Banned smoking in the public and reduced tobacco taxes．禁止在公共場(chǎng)所抽煙并降低煙草稅。
B.Banned public smoking and established tobacco taxes．禁止公共場(chǎng)所抽煙并制定煙草稅。
C.Dropped smoking rates and banned smoking in public．降低抽煙率并禁止在公共場(chǎng)所抽煙。
D.Dropped smoking rates and lowered tobacco taxes．降低抽煙率以及煙草稅。
58．What is the author’s suggestion to salt consumption?作者對(duì)于食鹽攝入有什么建議?
A.Eat lemons instead ofexcessive salt to cut down sodium consumption．吃一些檸檬代替過(guò)量的食鹽以降低鈉攝入量。
B.Take in as less salt as possible for the sake ofhealth．為了健康，盡可能少吃鹽。
C.Take in at least 800mg ofsalt every day．每天至少吃800毫克的鹽。
D.Never take in salt but citric acid to keep fit不要吃鹽而是吃檸檬酸以保持健康。
59．What can you learn about hypertension from the passage?從這篇文章中，關(guān)于“高血壓”你了解到了什么?
A.Moderate amount ofalcohol is good for blood pressure control．適量的酒精有助控制血壓。
B.American people have a less opportunity to develop hypertension．美國(guó)人不容易得高血壓。
C.Regular blood pressure monitoring can reduce the risk of diabetes．有規(guī)律的血壓監(jiān)測(cè)可以降低糖尿病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
D.Controlling blood pressure properly Can reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease．合適地控制血壓可以降低中風(fēng)和心臟病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
60．What Can we do to address diabetes?我們可以怎樣治療糖尿病?
A.Keep a low．sugar diet．保持低糖飲食。
B.Take physical exercise．鍛煉身體。
C.Receive drug treamaent．接受藥物治療。
D.All ofthe above．上述所有。
61．What is the meaning ofthe last sentence ofparagraph one?第一段話最后一句是什么意思?
A.Vision assistance is listed on the list ofpopular worker interests．視力補(bǔ)助被列入受歡迎的員工福利清單。
B.Vision assistance is becoming more and more popular among employees．視力補(bǔ)助在員工中正變得越來(lái)越受歡迎。
C.Vision assistance is considered as one ofthe employee benefits．視力補(bǔ)助是員工福利之一。
D.Vision assistance is the top concern ofthe employees．視力補(bǔ)助是員工考慮的首要問(wèn)題。
62．What are the functions ofeye examinations?眼科檢查有哪些功能7
A.Identifying nearsightedness，farsightedness and astigmatism．檢查近視、遠(yuǎn)視及散光。
B.Diagnosing systemic illness．診斷全身性疾病。
C.Diagnosing diabetes，brain aneurysms，liver disease and stroke．診斷糖尿病、腦動(dòng)脈瘤、肝臟疾病及中風(fēng)。
D.Identifying eyesight problems and detecting systemic illness．檢查視力問(wèn)題及發(fā)現(xiàn)全身性疾病。
63．What are the advantages ofright vision care plan for the employers?正確的眼部護(hù)理計(jì)劃對(duì)雇主有哪些好處?
A.It Can lower the expenses ofthe employers．減少雇主的損失。
B.It helps the employers keep the employees．幫助雇主留住員工。
C.It can reduce the losses caused by eye problems and keep the workers．可以減少視力問(wèn)題造成的損失并留住員工。
D.It can help increase the employees’income．幫助增加員工的收入。
64．What does the study of Service Excellence Group Inc．suggest?卓越服務(wù)集團(tuán)股份有限公司的研究說(shuō)明了什么?
A.The most successful vision insurance plan helps employees save the most money．最成功的視力保險(xiǎn)計(jì)劃最幫員工省錢。
B.A vision insurance plan helps employees save hundreds of dollars at a time．視力保險(xiǎn)計(jì)劃一次可以幫員工節(jié)省幾百美元。
C.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost more than those in retail chains．獨(dú)立醫(yī)生那里的眼鏡比零售連鎖店的貴。
D.Eyeglasses at independent doctors cost less than those in retail chains．獨(dú)立醫(yī)生那里的眼鏡比零售連鎖店的便宜。
65．What Can be learned from Shannon Enders’words?從香農(nóng)•恩德斯的話中可以知道什么?
A.It takes a lot ofmoney to look beyond the premium．考慮保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)以外的問(wèn)題要花很多錢。
B.Consideringthereal costofaplan coststoomuch．考慮計(jì)劃的實(shí)際成本花費(fèi)太多。．
C.The company should take employees’most concemed benefits seriously．公司應(yīng)認(rèn)真對(duì)待員工最關(guān)心的福利問(wèn)題。
D.The company should take vision insurance plan as a strategy．公司應(yīng)當(dāng)將視力保險(xiǎn)計(jì)劃看作一項(xiàng)戰(zhàn)略。