题文
World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world.The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes(中风). If left uncontrolled, high blood pressure can also cause blindness, irregularities of the heartbeat and heart failure. The risk of developing these complications is higher in the presence of other risk factors such as diabetes(糖尿病). One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure and this increases with age, from 1 in 10 people in their 20s and 30s to 5 in 10 people in their 50s. High blood pressure is most common in some low-income countries in Africa, with over 40% of adults in many African countries thought to be affected.
However, high blood pressure is both preventable and treatable. In some developed countries, prevention and treatment of it has brought about a reduction in deaths from heart disease. The risk of developing high blood pressure can be reduced by: reducing salt intake; eating a balanced diet; avoiding harmful use of alcohol; taking regular physical activity; keeping a healthy body weight; and avoiding tobacco use.
The final and most important goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes, which includes as follows:
1.to raise awareness of the causes and consequences of high blood pressure;
2.to provide information on how to prevent high blood pressure
3.to encourage adults to check their blood pressure and to follow the advice of health-care professionals.
小题1:High blood pressure can cause medical problems like_____.A．heart diseases, strokes and blindnessB．strokes, heart failure and diabetesC．heart attacks, blindness and diabetesD．heart troubles,strokes and cancers小题2:Who are most likely to be affected by high blood pressure?A．Those who are in their 20sB．Those who are in their 30sC．Those who are in their 40sD．Those who are in their 50s小题3:Which of the following can NOT reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure?A．Less salt intakeB．Putting on weightC．Regular exerciseD．No smoking小题4:The text is mainly about______.A．the theme for World Health Day 2013 B．the causes of high blood pressureC．the treatment of heart attacks and strokesD．how to reduce the risk of high blood pressure 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
本文通过讲述2013年世界健康日的主题是高血压，分析了减少高血压的多种不同的方法。来告诉我们健康的重要性。
小题1:A 细节题。根据文章第二段第2行If left uncontrolled, high blood pressure can also cause blindness, irregularities of the heartbeat and heart failure.可知A项正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第二段3,4行One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure and this increases with age, from 1 in 10 people in their 20s and 30s to 5 in 10 people in their 50s.可知50几岁正是最容易患高血压的年龄。故D正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章第三段最后3行The risk of developing high blood pressure can be reduced by: reducing salt intake; eating a balanced diet; avoiding harmful use of alcohol; taking regular physical activity; keeping a healthy body weight; and avoiding tobacco use.可知ACD三项都是可以减少患高血压的方法。B项不是。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段第一行The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure.可知本文讲述的是2013年世界健康日的主题就是高血压。故A正确。
点评：本文通过讲述2013年世界健康日的主题是高血压，分析了减少高血压的多种不同的方法。来告诉我们健康的重要性。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。
考点
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健康环保类文章阅读技巧：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：
第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；
第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；
第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。
从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。
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