就在这些数据发布前一周,官方数据显示,尽管经过几十年的不断改善,生活在英格兰和威尔士最贫穷的10%家庭中的女婴,其健康预期寿命和预期寿命都在下降。
出现这个问题最严重的地区是蒂斯河畔斯托克顿和斯托克城,在过去三年里,生活在那里的人们的平均寿命下降了九个多月。对于男性来说,预期寿命缩短幅度最大的地区是滨海绍森德,沃尔萨尔和怀特岛。预期寿命缩短的原因尚不清楚,但肥胖率的上升和公共支出的削减都被指为潜在因素。
1. 词汇表 inequality 不均等
startling 惊人的,令人震惊的
deprived 贫困的
decades 几十年
emerges 出现
obesity 肥胖
blamed 被批评,被指责
2. 阅读理解:请在读完上文后,回答下列问题 。 1. According to this report, a baby girl in which town will have more years of good health?
2. True or false? A baby boy born in Knightsbridge, London will have 47 years more healthy life than one who was born in Blackpool.
3. Which people are worst effected by falling healthy life expectancy figures?
4. Name somewhere mentioned in the report where life expectancy has decreased the most.
3. 答案 1. According to this report, a baby girl in which town will have more years of good health?
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