2008年职称英语考试卫生类B级真题及答案(3)

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17. People with no family history of cancer are unlikely to develop cancer

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18. More women are dying from cancer than men in America

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19. Most American women know too little about how to lower their cancer risk

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20. Some American women are just unwilling to change their lifestyles.

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21. Some American Women are too afraid of finding cancer to undergo screening

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22. ACOG’s efforts to educate women about cancer will be greatly appreciated.

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第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23～30题，每题1分，共8分）

下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1～4段每段选择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。

Depression and the Elderly

1 We all feel sad at times. However, clinical depression is a serious matter. Clinical depression, sometimes called major depression, is a biologically based brain disorder that affects one’s thoughts, feelings, behavior, and physical health. When people complain that they feel terrible, they have no interest or take no pleasure in things, have trouble sleeping. 1ack energy, have poor appetite, or cannot concentrate, depression Is a definite possibility.

2 Depression in its many forms affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans who are 65 years or older. Most older people with depression have been suffering from episodes(发作)of the illness during much of their lives. For others, depression has a first onset（起病）in late life--even for those in their 80s and 90s. Depression in older persons is closely associated with dependency and disability and causes great suffe