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1、2022年职称英语卫生类A级阅读练习题及解析（5）Azeri Hills Hold Secret of Long LifeYou can see for kilometers from the mountains where Allahverdi Ibadovherds his small flock of sheep amid a sea of yellow, red, and purple wildflowers,The view from Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan toward the Iranian border isspectacular, b
2、ut Mr: Ibadov barely gives it a second glance.Why should he? Hes been coming here nearly every day for 101 years.According to his carefully preserved passport, Mr. Ibadov, whose birthwas not registered until he was a toddler,is at least 105 years old. His wife,who died two years ago, was even older.
3、 They are among the dozens of people inthis beautiful, isolated region who live extraordinarily long lives.Mr. Ibadovs eldest son has just turned 70. He lost count long ago ofhow many grandchildren he has. 1, Im an old man now I look after the sheep,and I prepare the wood for winter. I still have so
4、mething to do. A lifetime of toil, it seems, takes very few people to an early grave inthis region. Scientistsadmit there appears to be something in theAzeri mountains that gives local people a longer,healthier life than most.Miri Ismailovs family in the tiny village of Tatoni are convinced thatthey
5、 know what it is.Mr. Ismailov is 110, hisgreat-great-grandson is four. They share one proud boast:Neither has been to adoctor. There are hundreds of herbs on the mountain, and we use them allin our cooking and for medicines ;explained Mr. Ismailovs daughter,Elmira. We know exactly what they can do.
6、We are our own doctors. There is one herb for high blood pressure, another for kidney stones,and a third for a hacking cough. They are carefully collected from the slopessurrounding the village. Experts from the Azerbaijan Academy of Science believethe herbs may be part of the answer. They have been
7、studying longevity in this region foryears. It began as a rare joint Soviet-American project in the11010s, but these studies are not beingfunded any more.Azeri scientists have isolated a type of saffron unique to the southernmountains as one thing that seems to increase longevity. Another plant, mad
8、einto a paste, dramatically increases the amount of milk that animals are ableto produce. Now we have to examine these plants clinically to find outwhich substances have this effect, said Chingiz Gassimov, a scientist atthe academy.The theory that local people have also developed a geneticpredisposi
9、tion to long life has been strengthened by the study of a group ofRussian emigres whose ancestors were exiled to theCaucasus 200 years ago. 2 The Russianslife span is much shorter than that of the indigenousmountain folk - though it is appreciablylonger than that of their ancestors left behind in th
10、eRussian heartland.Over the decades, I believe local conditions have begun to have apositive effect on the new arrivals, Professor Gassimov said. Itsbeen slowly transferred down the generations. But Mr. Ismailov, gripping his stout wooden cane, has been around fortoo long to getoverexcited. Theres n
11、o secret,he shrugged dismissively. I look after the cattle and I eat well.Life goes on. 注释：1.He lostcount long ago of how many grandchildren he has.他很久以前就数不清他有多少个孙辈孩子。lostcount：弄不清晰，数不清2.The theorythat local people have also developed a genetic predisposition to long life hasbeen strengthened by the
12、 study of a group of Russian 6migr6s whose ancestorswere exiled to the Caucasus 200 years ago.当地人已经具备长寿的遗传素养，一组关于俄罗斯移民的探讨证明了这一理论。他们的祖先在两百年前被流放到高加索地区。9enetic predisposition：遗传素养练习：1. Amburdere is a city in SouthernAzerbaijan.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned2. Allahverdi Ibadov does not know exactlyhow o
13、ld he is.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned3. Mr. Ibadov cant do any kind of workanymore.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned4. Miri Ismailov has never been to a doctorbut his great-great-grandson has.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned5. People in this region enjoy a easy andrich life.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned6.
14、 Elmira Ismailov is a doctor who usesherbs as medicines,A RightB WrongC Not mentioned7. Scientists think peoples s might affect holy.long they live.A RightB WrongC Not mentioned答案与题解：1.A 从第一段的其次句前半句The viewfrom Amburdere in southern Azerbaijan toward theIranian border is spectaeular中的Amburderein sou
15、thern Azerbaijan可以看出，Amburdere在Azerbaijan的南部。2.A通过第三段的第一句中的Mr.Ibadov，whose birthwas not registered until he was a toddler以及at least l05 yearsold可以断定，连他自己也不知道他的准确年龄。3.B从第四段的Mr.Ibadov自己的叙述：“Im anold man now I look after the sheep.and Iprepare the wood for winter.I still havesomething to do.”可以看出，Ibadov照旧在劳作。4.B第六段讲的是MiriIsmailov一家人都住在一个小山村里，他ll0岁，他的玄孙4岁，他们有同一个引以为豪的事：都没有看过医生。本句说Ismailov没有看过医生，而他的玄孙看过医生。5.c本句的意思是：这个地区的人们生活无忧无虑且富足。本文虽然提到这个地区的人们身体健康且长寿，但没有提及他们的生活状况。6.B第六段和第七段虽然讲我们是我们自己的医生，这是一个比方，意思是我们不用医生，我们
