Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
The word health can be used in a number of ways. In the past, health only
the absence of disease or
illness. Today, though, health has a broader meaning. Health is the state of
your well-being that includes
how you feel physically, mentally, and socially. Wellness is another term that
describes this broader view
of health. You can understand the need for a broader definition if you think a
bout how health in your life
is different from health in your grandparents’ lives.
In 1900, the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria( 細菌)
and viruses( 病毒).If
you had lived then, the danger of your dying from pneumonia( 肺炎) would have
been three times greater
than the danger of your dying from cancer.
The diseases that were most common in 1900 affected people of all ages. It is
not surprising, then that
around 1900, the emphasis of health was on freedom from illness. Today many
of the diseases that were
common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improved medicines and methods
of sanitation( 衛(wèi)生).
Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life. You as a teenager will probably
not have to think about
the same threats to your health as your grandparents did.
These improvements in health conditions mean that not only can you now enjoy
a better life, but you also
have a greater chance of having a longer life. Conrtolling diseases has increased
the life expectancy in the
United States. Grenerally, people born more recently have higher life expectancies.
Since 1900, the life
expectancy in the United States has increased by more than 27 years. It has
increased from 47 years for
those born in 1900 to 74 years 1981.
26.According to Paragraph 1, health and wellness ______.
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
The word health can be used in a number of ways. In the past, health only
the absence of disease or
illness. Today, though, health has a broader meaning. Health is the state of
your well-being that includes
how you feel physically, mentally, and socially. Wellness is another term that
describes this broader view
of health. You can understand the need for a broader definition if you think a
bout how health in your life
is different from health in your grandparents’ lives.
In 1900, the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria( 細菌)
and viruses( 病毒).If
you had lived then, the danger of your dying from pneumonia( 肺炎) would have
been three times greater
than the danger of your dying from cancer.
The diseases that were most common in 1900 affected people of all ages. It is
not surprising, then that
around 1900, the emphasis of health was on freedom from illness. Today many
of the diseases that were
common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improved medicines and methods
of sanitation( 衛(wèi)生).
Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life. You as a teenager will probably
not have to think about
the same threats to your health as your grandparents did.
These improvements in health conditions mean that not only can you now enjoy
a better life, but you also
have a greater chance of having a longer life. Conrtolling diseases has increased
the life expectancy in the
United States. Grenerally, people born more recently have higher life expectancies.
Since 1900, the life
expectancy in the United States has increased by more than 27 years. It has
increased from 47 years for
those born in 1900 to 74 years 1981.
26.According to Paragraph 1, health and wellness ______.