《2025年英语同步练习与测评高中英语必修第二册外研版》

6. 阅读 6a 的短文,判断下列句子为事实(F)还是观点(O)。
1. Life was simpler 40 years ago, but in some ways it was better.
2. Sometimes our grandmother would stay with us.
3. People often feel stressed.
4. Christmas should be about family and not about money.
5. I’m not sure my children will like the idea.

答案： 1. O 2. F 3. F 4. O 5. F

A
In 1948, the creation of a World Health Day called for by the First World Health Assembly (议会) marked the founding of WHO. Since 1950, people around the world have celebrated World Health Day on 7 April with a different theme each year. Each theme reflects a priority (优先) area of current concern to WHO.
World Health Day offers a worldwide opportunity for every member country to focus on key public health issues. WHO contributes by highlighting activities and analyses on the chosen theme from and about the member states of the WHO European Region, and WHO country offices hold special events to draw attention to the theme and encourage discussions among policymakers and other stakeholders.
World Health Day 2018 – Universal Health Coverage
For World Health Day 2018, WHO calls on world leaders to take concrete steps to move towards universal health coverage (UHC). This means making sure that everyone, everywhere can have access to quality health services without facing financial hardship, as set out in the Sustainable Development Goals all countries agreed in 2015.
World Health Day 2017 – Depression: Let’s Talk
Depression is a major challenge to health in the WHO European Region and is the focus of World Health Day 2017. The theme “Depression: Let’s talk” recognises that depression is a treatable condition and seeks to deal with the fact that, despite this, about 50% of cases of major depression still go untreated.
World Health Day 2016 – Beat Diabetes
World Health Day 2016 focuses on efforts to prevent and treat diabetes. There are about 60 million people with diabetes in the European Region. Although a large percentage of cases are preventable, the number of cases is increasing, mostly due to increases in overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and economic disadvantage.
1. What is the theme of World Health Day 2018?
A. Depression.
B. Universal health coverage.
C. Health for us.
D. Beat diabetes. (B)
2. What is the purpose of creating World Health Day?
A. To mark the founding of WHO.
B. To be celebrated every year.
C. To take steps to move towards universal health coverage.
D. To focus on key public health issues. (D)
3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Depression is a major challenge to health worldwide.
B. Countries hold special events to draw attention to the theme every year.
C. There are about 60 million people with diabetes in the US.
D. Most diabetes cases are preventable. (D)

答案： 1. B 细节理解题。根据 World Health Day 2018 - Universal Health Coverage 可得出答案，故选 B。
2. D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可得出答案，故选 D。
3. D 细节理解题。根据文中最后一段第三句中 Although a large percentage of cases are preventable... 可以得出答案，故选 D。