Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease—especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatverynutritious(有营养的)foods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.Thispersonisnotill.Hemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardisease.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.
Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalled“well.”Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms“well”and“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexercise,andtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody’s
condition.Mostimportant,perhaps,peoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap(缺陷)maybe“well,”inthisnewsense,iftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.“Wellness”mayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachieve,butasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.Andbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysofliving,theconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.
62.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson________.
A)keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalcondition
B)monitoringpatients’bodyfunctions
C)removingpeople’sbadlivinghabits
D)ensuringpeople’spsychologicalwell-being
63.Inthefirstparagraph,peopleareremindedthat________.
A)goodhealthismorethannotbeingill
B)drinking,evenifnottoexcess,couldbeharmful
C)regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfit
D)preventionismoredifficultthancure
64.Traditionally,apersonisconsidered“well”ifhe________.
A)doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabits
B)doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps
C)isabletohandlehisdailyroutines
D)isfreefromanykindofdisease
65.Accordingtotheauthor,thetruemeaningof“wellness”isforpeople________.
A)tobestsatisfytheirbody’sspecialneeds
B)tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealth
C)tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealth
D)tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure
66.Accordingtowhattheauthoradvocates,whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy?
A)Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.
B)Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptomsofdisease.
C)Peoplewhotrytobeaspossible,regardlessoftheirlimitations.
D)Peoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcare.
