阅读理解。Ifyou'reamaleandyou'rereadingthiscongratulations!You'reasurvivor.Accordingtostatisticsyou'remorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerasawomanandninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumin
阅读理解。
Ifyou'reamaleandyou'rereadingthiscongratulations!You'reasurvivor.Accordingtostatisticsyou're
morethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerasawomanandninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.
Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturaltermabout78yearsformeninAustraliayou'lldieonaverage
fiveyearsbeforeawoman.
There'remanyreasonsforthis-typicallymentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkand
smokebutperhapsmoreimportantlymendon'tgotothedoctor.
"Menaren'tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshould"saysDr.Gullotta."Thisisparticularlysofortheover-
40swhendiseasestendtostrike.Accordingtoarecentsurvey95%ofwomenagedbetween15andearly
40sseeadoctoronceayearcomparedto70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.
"Alotofmenthinkthey'reunbeatable"Gullottasays."Theyonlycomeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthe
golfcourseandtheythinkGeezifitcouldhappentohim…"
Thenthere'stheostrich(鸵鸟)approach."Somemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrather
notknow"saysDr.RossCartmill.
"Mostmengettheircarsservicedmoreregularlythantheyservicetheirbodies"Cartmillsays.Hebelieves
mostdiseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldbeaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups.
"Preventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthediseases.Besidesthefinalcostisfargreater
it'scalledprematuredeath."
1.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatemalereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?
A.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticle.
B.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlife.
C.Theycanlivelongerthantheyexpected.
D.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasesnow.
2.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatemalereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?
A.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticle.
B.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlife.
C.Theycanlivelongerthantheyexpected.
D.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasesnow.
3.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletestheunderlinedsentence"Gee