2022年职称英语真题之卫生类C级阅读理解2第三篇 U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New HighLife expectancy rates in the United States are at an alltime high，with people born in 2022 projected to live for nearly 78 years，a new federal study findsThe finding reflects a continuing trend of increasing life expectancy that began in1955when the average American lived to be 59.6 years oldBy 1995，life expectancy was 75.8 years，and by 2022，it had risen to 77.9 years，according to the report released Wednesday“This is good news，”said report coauthor Donna Hoyert，a health scientist at the National Center for Health Statistics“Its even better news that it is a continuation of trends，so it is a long period of continuing improvement”Despite the upward trend，the United States still has a lower life expectancy than some 40 other countries，according to the U.S. Census(人口普查)Bureauthe country with the longest life expectancy is Andorra at 83.5 years，followed by Japan，Macau，San Marino and SingaporeMuch of the increase owes to declining death rates from the three leading causes of death in the countryheart disease6an”ceF arid strokeIn addition，in 2022，the USdeath rate dropped to an alltime low of less than 800 deaths per 1 00,000DrDavid Katz，director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine，said，“News that life expectancy is increasing is，of course，good. But the evidence we have suggests that there is more chronic disease than ever in the U.S.”Adding years to life is a good thing，Katz said.“But adding vital life to years is at least equally important. If we care about living well，and not just longer，we still have our work cut out for U.S.” he said.41. Since 1955，life expectancy rates in the U.S. haveA. moved up and downB. been declining来源：考试大C. been on the riseD. remained steady.42. Compared with the county with the longest life expectancy, the U.S. isA. nearly 3 years behindB. nearly 4 years behindC. nearly 8 years behind.D. nearly 6 years behind43. The increase in the U.S. 1ife expectancy is mostly due toA. increasing life expectancy rates in some other countriesB. declining death rates from heart diseasecancer and strokeC. a rise in the rate of chronic diseaseD. a declining birth rate44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The U.S. 1ife expectancy is at an alltime high.B. The U.S. death rate was at an alltime IOW in 2022C. The annual death rate in the U.S. is over 800 deaths per 1 00,000D. Chronic disease appears to be at an alltime high in the U.S.45 The expression “adding vital life f0 years” in the last paragraph means.A living wellB living longer .C. living longer and well .D. living at any cost .