2007职称英语（卫生类）模拟试题（二）

　　16. Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men, young and old in the US.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　17. The professional baseball teams that play well are allowed to play in the fall after the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　18. Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　19. Football can be classified as a spectator sport.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　20. Many Americans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harsh that players have to wear special uniforms.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　21. Basketball in American is so popular with universities that nation-wide university matches are held yearly.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　22. Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectators whose primary interest is gambling.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　2.第三部分：概括大意与完成句子

　　1. Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitively areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age.

　　2. People will be alert and receptive if they are faced with information that get them to think about things they are interested in, and someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind.

　　3. Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. “The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information,” says James Fozard, associate director of the National Institute on Aging. “Most of us don't need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness.” Fozard and others say they challenge their brains to work.

　　4. Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people in their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier and better adjusted. “ The point is, you need to do both.” Cohen says, “Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.”