【摘要】If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men inAustralia, you will die on average five years before a woman.
There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman and are more likely to drink and smoke—but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.
“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should, ” says Dr. Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.”
Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year.
Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.
“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer,” he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged(延长) his life”
According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
“A lot of men think they are invincible (不可战胜的),” Gullotta says. “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, ‘Geez, if it could happen to him, …’”
Then there is the ostrich approach. “Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.
“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.”
1. What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?
A. Men drink and smoke much more than women
B. Men don’t seek medical care as often as women
C. Men aren’t as cautions as women in face of danger
D. Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases
2. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?
A. They may increase public expenses
B. They will save money in the long run
C. They may cause psychological strains on men
D. They will enable men to live as long as women
【答案】1. B 2. B
【解析】
1. 答案出处：第二段尾句but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.
本篇文章的首段末句指出，男性的寿命平均要比女性短5年，接着第2段分析了原因，this指代上文提到的“you will die on average five years before a woman.”在第二段中，作者先是列举男性比女性更爱冒险以及女性饮酒和抽烟更多，接着通过but转折指出更重要的原因(most importantly)：男性不爱看医生，所以答案为B。
2. 答案出处：最后一段But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases.
文章最后一段提到Cartmill说定期检查(regular check-ups)不可避免地会增加公共指出，接着第2句又指出，但是长远看来，预防(prevention)疾病要比治疗便宜得多，其中的prevention 指的就是上句的regular check-ups,由此可知Cartmill认为长远来看定期检查能省钱。
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