2017年职称英语综合A概括大意精选试题及答案(3)

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23——-30题，每题l分，共8分)

­下面的短文后有两项测试任务：(1)第23——26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2——5段

­的每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27——30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个

­最佳选项。

­TheGapofLifespanbetweenMenandWomen

­(1)Peoplearelivinglongerthanever,butforsomereason,womenarelivinglongerthanmen.AbabyboybornintheUnitedStatesin2003canexpectstolivetobeabout73,ababygirl,about79.thisisindeedawidegap,andnoonereallyknowswhyitexists.Thegreaterlongevity(长寿)ofwomen,however,hasbeenknownforcenturies.Itwas,forexample,describedintheseventeenthcentury.However,thedifferencewassmallerthen--thegapisgrowing.

­(2)Anumberofreasonshavebeenproposedtoexplainthedifferences.Thegapisgreatestinindustrialized(个体的)societies,soithasbeensuggestedthatwomenarelesssusceptibletoworkstressthatmayraisetheriskofheartdiseaseandalcoholism(酗酒).Sociologistsalsotellusthatwomenareencouragedtobelessadventurousthanmen(andthismaybewhytheyaremorecarefuldrivers,involvedinfeweraccidents).

­(3)Evensmokinghasbeenimplicatedintheagediscrepancy(差异).Itwasoncesuggestedthatworkingwomenaremorelikelytosmokeandasmorewomenenteredtheworkforce,theagegapwouldbegintoclose,becausesmokingisrelatedtoearlierdeaths.Now,however,weseemorewomensmokingandtheystilltendtolivelongeralthoughtheirlungcancerrateisclimbingsharply.

­(4)Someresearchershavesuggestedthatmenmaydieearlybecausetheirhealthismorestronglyrelatedtotheiremotions.Forexample,mentendtodiesoonerafterlosingaspousethanwomendo.Menevenseemtobemoreweakenedbylossofajob.(Bothofthesearelinkedwithamarkeddecreaseintheeffectivenessoftheimmunesystem.)Amongmen,deathfollowsretirementwithanalarming(令人担忧的)promptness(迅速).

­(5)Perhapswearesearchingfortheanswerstooclosetothesurfaceoftheproblem.Perhapstheanswersliedeeperinourbiologicalheritage.Afterall,thephenomenonisnotisolatedtohumans.Femaleshavetheedgeamongvirtually(几乎)allmammalian(哺乳动物的)species,inthattheygenerallylivelonger.Furthermore,inmanyofthesespeciesthedifferencesbeginatthemomentofconception;therearemoremalemiscarriages(流产).Inhuman,afterbirth,morebabyboysthanbabygirlsdie.

­23.paragraph1__________

­24.paragraph2__________

­25.paragraph3__________

­26.paragraph4__________

­A.MuchMaleMiscarriages

­B.TheReasonfortheGapGrowsDifferent

­C.TheGreaterLongevityofWomen.

­D.HealthIsMoreStronglyRelatedtoTheirEmotion,,

­E.WomenAreLivingLongerthanMen

­F.ExamplefortheAgeDiscrepancy

­27——30补全句子

­27.Ababyboylivetobeabout73,ababygirl,about79,thishas__________

­28.Womenarelesslikelytoworkstressthatmayraisetheriskof__________

­29.Morewomensmokingandtheystillhave__________

­30.Thephenomenonisnotisolatedtohumans__________

­A.hasimpacton

­B.awidegap

­C.alongerlife

­D.animalspecies

­E.differentsocieties

­F.heartdiseaseandalcoholism