[00:00.00]Passage Two#
文章二#
[00:01.38]In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians, people who have lived to age 100 or older,has decreased,#
近年来，美国百岁老人（百岁及以上的人）的死亡率下降了，#
[00:10.13]dropping 14 percent for women and 20 percent for men from 2008 to 2014.#
从2008年到2014年，女性下降了14％，男性下降了20％。#
[00:18.44]The leading causes of death in this age group are also changing.#
这个年龄段的主要死亡原因也在变化。#
[00:23.63]In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.#
2000年，百岁老人的五大死因是心脏病，中风，流感，癌症和阿尔茨海默症。#
[00:33.56]But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s disease for this age group had more than doubled,#
但到2014年，这一年龄段的阿尔茨海默症死亡率#
[00:41.04]increasing from 3 point 8 percent to 8 point 5 percent, making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.#
已经从3.8％增加到了8.5％，使得渐近脑疾病成为百岁老人死亡的第二大原因。#
[00:52.36]One reason for the rise in deaths from Alzheimer’s disease in this group#
在这个组中阿尔茨海默症死亡人数上升的一个原因#
[00:57.80]may be that developing this condition remains possible even after people beat the odds of dying from other diseases such as cancer.#
可能是即使在人们罹患其他疾病如癌症的可能性之后，发展到这种病症也是可能的。#
[01:07.23]People physically fit enough to survive over 100 years ultimately give in to diseases such as Alzheimer’s which affects the mind and cognitive function.#
活过100岁的身体足够健康的人，最终会因阿尔茨海默病等疾病导致影响心理和认知功能。#
[01:19.19]In other words, it appears that their minds give out before their bodies do.#
换句话说，似乎他们的心智比身体先失灵。#
[01:24.19]On the other hand, the death rate from flu dropped from 7 point 4 percent in 2000 to 4 point 1 percent in 2014.#
另一方面，流感的死亡率则从2000年的7.4％下降到2014年的4.1％。#
[01:34.43]That pushed flu from the third leading cause of death to the fifth.#
这将流感从第三大死因推向了第五大。#
[01:39.36]Overall, the total number of centenarians is going up.#
总的来说，百岁老人的总数正在上升。#
[01:44.19]In 2014, there were 72197 centenarians, compared to 50281 in 2000.#
2014年，有72197名百岁老人，而2000年有50281人。#
[01:55.45]But because this population is getting larger,#
但由于这个群体越来越大，#
[01:58.80]the number of deaths in this group is also increasing, 18434 centenarians died in 2000, whereas 25914 died in 2014.#
本组死亡的人数也在增长- 18，434名百岁老人在2000年去世，而在2014年去世的25914人。#
[02:14.29]Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.#
问题13到15基于你刚刚听到的段落。#
[02:22.23]Question 13 What does the speaker say about the risk of dying for American centenarians in recent years?#
问题13.演讲者对近年来美国百岁老人死亡的风险有甚么看法？#
[02:44.44]Question 14 What does the speaker say about Alzheimer’s disease?#
问题14.演讲者对阿尔茨海默氏症有什么看法？#
[03:03.48]Question 15 What is characteristic of people who live up to 100 years and beyond?#
问题15.百岁及以上老人的特征是什么？
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