Life expectancy is rising in much of the world. But doctors are seeing another trend that is disturbing. Some people are choosing lifestyles that contribute to early death. It used to be rare for people to live to 100. But babies born can hope to live that long. In the 20th century, life expectancy in wealthy nations increased by as much as 30 years. Average life expectancy for Americans is 78. But doctors are seeing people adopt bad habits that can cut their lives short, like eating too much or eating too much junk food, exercising too little and smoking cigarettes. These habits increase the risk for cancer, diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease and stroke (中风). Researchers wanted to find out how many years are lost with these lifestyle choices. “What we found was that high blood pressure; smoking, overweight/obesity and high blood glucose (血糖) account for five years of loss of life expectancy in men and about four years in women at the national level,” Goodarz Danaei said. The researchers broke down the data into race, income and locale and they found even greater differences. Middleincome whites have the best blood pressure. But AsianAmericans have fewer bad habits and the best health. The researchers found a 14year difference in life expectancy between AsianAmerican and AfricanAmerican men who can expect to live an average of 67 years. "AfricanAmerican men in the south have the lowest life expectancy, along with AfricanAmerican men living in highrisk urban areas, places like downtown Los Angeles,”Danaei explained. AfricanAmerican women are another group with low life expectancy because of their high rates of obesity. People battling excess weight have higher rates of disability, diabetes and heart disease — disorders that make them sicker at younger ages and dependent on medications for many years. 33.How many bad lifestyles are mentioned in the passage? A. 1. B. 2.C. 3. D. 4. 34.Why does the writer say babies born can hope to live to 100? A. Because newlyborn babies haven't create their lifestyles. B. Because newlyborn babies are better in health. C. Because newlyborn babies live in a wealthy country. D. Because newlyborn babies can get more from people. 35.Which of the following statements is NOT right according to the last paragraph? A. Many African American women are overweight. B. How to fight against overweight is still a problem. C. Young people are easy to get overweight. D. Overweight is one cause to short life expectancy.
答案:DAB