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(中風). 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.
小題1:High blood pressure can cause medical problems like_____.
A．heart diseases, strokes and blindnessB．strokes, heart failure and diabetes
C．heart attacks, blindness and diabetesD．heart troubles,strokes and cancers
小題2:Who are most likely to be affected by high blood pressure?
A．Those who are in their 20sB．Those who are in their 30s
C．Those who are in their 40sD．Those who are in their 50s
小題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
小題4:The text is mainly about______.
A．the theme for World Health Day 2013 B．the causes of high blood pressure
C．the treatment of heart attacks and strokesD．how to reduce the risk of high blood pressure

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文通過講述2013年世界健康日的主題是高血壓，分析了減少高血壓的多種不同的方法。來告訴我們健康的重要性。
小題1:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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項正確。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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幾歲正是最容易患高血壓的年齡。故D正確。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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三項都是可以減少患高血壓的方法。B項不是。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一行The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure.可知本文講述的是2013年世界健康日的主題就是高血壓。故A正確。
點評：本文通過講述2013年世界健康日的主題是高血壓，分析了減少高血壓的多種不同的方法。來告訴我們健康的重要性。本文考查細節(jié)題為主，細節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子，再對相關(guān)部分進行分析對比，找出答案。
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