2024年3月10日发(作者：)

If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a

survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin

cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you

make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you

will die on average five years before a woman.

There are many reasons for this-typically, men take more risks than woman

and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t

go to the doctor.

“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Dr. Gullotta,

“This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.” Gullotta

says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it

should be at least once a year. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old ma

who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.

“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung

cancer” he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it

would have prolonged this life”

According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s

see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group. “A lot

of men think they are invincible (不可战胜的)”Gullotta says “They only come in

when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think” Geez, if it could

happen to him. Then there is the ostrich approach,” some men are scared of what

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might be there and would rather not know, ” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.

“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their

bodies,” Cartmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could

be addressed by preventive check-ups

Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse,

Cartmill says.” But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the

diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.”

does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the

passage?

A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.

B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.

C. They have lived long enough to read this article.

D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier live.

58。What does the author state is the most important reason men die five

years earlier on average than women?

A. men drink and smoke much more than women B. men don’t seek

medical care as often as women

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