Question

As we have seen,the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease―especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors，such as poor eating habits，smoking，and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious foods，who feels OK,but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day,but is not an outstanding worker,who drinks a few beers at home most nights, but does not drive while drunk,and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts，but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.

The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely "not

ill" and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body's special needs. Both types have simply been called "well". In recent years，however，some health specialists have begun to apply the terms "well" and "wellness" only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body, s condition. Most importantly，perhaps，people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap(缺陷)may be "well"，in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. "Wellness" may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve,but as an ideal that people can strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living，the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

(   ) 8. Today medical care is placing more stress on        .

A.  keeping people in a healthy physical condition

B.  monitoring patients' body functions

C.  removing people' s bad living habits

D.  ensuring people's psychological well-being

(   ) 9, In the first paragraph, people are reminded that .

A.  good health is more than not being ill

B.  drinking, even if not to excess,could be harmful

C.  regular health checks are essential to keeping fit

D.  prevention is more difficult than cure

(   ) 10. Traditionally, a person is considered "well" if he        .

A.   does not have any unhealthy living habits

B.   does not have any physical handicap

C.   is able to handle his daily routines

D.   is free from any kind of disease

(   ) 11. According to the author,the true meaning of "wellness" is for people                A.  to best satisfy their body' s special needs

B.  to strive to maintain the best possible health

C.  to meet the strictest standards of possible health

D.  to keep a proper balance between work and leisure

(   ) 12. According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy?

A.   People who have strong muscles as well as slim figures.

B.   People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease.

C.   People who try to be healthy regardless of their limitations.

D.   People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical care.

Answer 1

8. C细节理解题。由第一段第一句"the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease~especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors"可知社会的医疗焦点正从治病变为防病，尤其是在改变人们不健康的行为方面。

9. A推理判断题。由第一段内容可知健康不仅仅是没有得病。第一段在前半部分指出在医疗焦点的转变问题上，可以讨论得更为深入一点(can be pursued further),而后以类似于汉语里的排比句的形式列举了某种健康状态的具体表现，最后以"This person is not ill 、this person could be a lot healthier"结尾，作者的意图非常明显，即说明健康远不止是不得病。因此A的说法正确。

10. D细节理解题。由第二段第一句和第二句"The field of medicine has not traditionally distin?guished between someone who is merely 'not ill' and someone who is in excellent health and pays atten?tion to the body's special needs. Both types have simply been called ' well'."可知传统医学界未对"没有得病"和"十分健康"做出区分，即二者完全相等，健康就是没有疾病。因此D的说法正确。

11. B细节理解题。由第二^殳第三句"In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms 'well' and 'wellness' only to those who are actively striving to maintain and im?prove their health."可知答案B是正确的。

12. C推理判断题。题目意为：#4居作者的主张，下列哪一种人将被视为是健康的？A项在文中对此未作任何描述。B项是传统医学界的观点，而在文章中作者倡导的是关于健康的新观点。C项指尽全力追求健康的人，不论其自身有何局限。第二段中间部分讲到有缺陷的人也可以是健康的："Even people who have a physical disease or handicap may be 'well'"，条件是"they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations"，即使面对身体局限，也要尽可能地保持最佳健康状况。这一句话正好与C项意思一致。D项中不求助于医.疗就能恢复的论述文中没有提及。