(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
One in three people born in the United Kingdom this year will suffer from dementia in their lifetime. Dementia is when the brain no longer works properly because of illness, old age or injury. People with dementia have problems remembering things. Their personality can change and they lose their ability to do many everyday tasks. A leading mental illness charity said dementia would affect 27 per cent of boys born in 2015 and 37 per cent of girls. The charity said that this could cause a health crisis as the population gets older. There is currently no effective treatment to slow down or stop dementia. The charity said governments must spend more on research.
A British expert on dementia spoke about how serious the problem could become. Dr Matthew Norton said: "As people are living longer, more and more people will develop dementia in the future if action is not taken now." He added: "Dementia is our greatest medical challenge and if we are to beat it, we must invest in research to find new treatments and preventions." Globally, dementia affects around 36 million people. About 10 per cent of people develop the disease at some point in their lives, but this figure will rise sharply as people live longer. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's. This is when the brain loses cells, which reduces the brain's ability to function properly.
中文翻译
在2015年出生的英国人中,三分之一将患痴呆症
一位英国痴呆症专家就痴呆症的严重情况进行了讨论
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重点讲解
1.because of 因为
例句:Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
投资仍然微乎其微,主要原因在于土地成本过高
。2.suffer from 患(某种病)
例句:You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了
。3.mental illness 精神疾病
例句:Modern medicine has a large armoury of drugs for the treatment of mental illness.
现代医学有大量可以用来治疗精神疾病的药物
。4.slow down 减缓
例句:There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development.
尽管药物可以减缓病情的发展,但是这种病仍然是不治之症
。听力题目
1.What proportion of people born in the UK this year will get dementia?
a) one and three
b) three in one
c) one in three
d) three and one
2.What do people with dementia have problems doing?
a) remembering things
b) having medicine
c) seeing a doctor
d) being injured
3.What kinds of tasks do people with dementia lose their ability to do?
a) boring ones
b) everyday ones
c) long ones
d) many
4.What percentage of girls born in the UK will get dementia?
a) 17%
b) 27%
c) 47%
d) 37%
5.What did a charity say governments should spend more money on?
a) rehabilitation
b) hospitals
c) research
d) training
6.Who spoke about the seriousness of dementia?
a) a charity worker
b) an expert
c) a patient
d) a journalist
7.When did Matthew Norton say action needed to be taken?
a) next year
b) within the next year
c) soon
d) now
8.What did Matthew Norton say was our greatest medical challenge?
a) research
b) dementia
c) investment
d) the future
9.How many people around the world does dementia affect?
a) 36 billion
b) 36,000,000
c) 3,600,000
d) 36,000
10.What does Alzheimer's cause the brain to lose?
a) cells
b) colour
c) calories
d) creativity
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a