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請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題:
We all think we understand the formula for keeping healthy-- eat right, exercise, don’t smoke, skip dessert. But that
picture is vastly incomplete, perhaps fatally so. While our individual health is highly dependent on our daily behaviors,
it may be even more strongly influenced by the social and environmental conditions in which we live. Smith, a prestigious
doctor, argues that the future of our health, and our healthcare system, depends on growing and supporting a new
generation of healthcare practitioners who look upriver at the source of our health problems, rather than simply opting
for quick-hit symptomatic relief. These “Upstreamists,” as he calls them, are practitioners on the frontlines of health who
see that health (like sickness) is more than a chemical equation that can be balanced with pills and procedures
administered within clinic walls. They see, rather, that health begins in our everyday lives, in the places where we live,
work, eat and play. Upstreamists — who may be doctors, nurses or other clinicians — know that asthma can start in the
air around us, or from the mold in the walls of our homes. They understand that obesity, diabetes and heart disease partly
originate in our busy modern schedules, in the unhealthy food choices available in our stores and even in the way our
neighborhoods are designed. They believe that depression, anxiety and high blood pressure can arise from chronically
stressful conditions at work and home. And, just as important, these caregivers understand how to translate this
knowledge into meaningful action.
16 What is the main idea in this passage?
We should tackle sickness at its source.
There are some serious problems in our national healthcare system.
Sickness is mostly caused by our jobs.
All modern diseases result from our busy schedules.
17 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
Our individual health is highly dependent on our daily behaviors.
Our social conditions may have great influence on our individual health.
The future of our health depends on simply opting for quick-hit symptomatic relief.
The environment where we live is likely to impact our health condition.
18 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT an “Upstreamist”?
A physician. A medical personnel. A housekeeper. A carer.
19 What is the tone of the passage?
Sarcastic. Objective. Optimistic. Cheerful.
20 What is the best title of this passage?
Health Begins in Our Daily Lives.
Depression Originates in Our Jobs.
How to Translate Knowledge into Meaningful Action.
Tackling Diabetes Is Easy.
請依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題:
In 1853, a very important book against slavery was written by a woman who hated slavery. Her name was Harriet Beecher
Stowe, and the 21 of the book was Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book quickly sold 100,000 copies; 22 helped
create a wave of hatred against slavery in the North. When 23 why she wrote it, Stowe stated that she had not
written the book. She said, “God wrote it. I merely wrote His 24 .” Uncle Tom’s Cabin 25 the start of the
Civil War between the North and the South. In fact, when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, he asked, “Is
this the little woman whose book made such a great war?”