2014届高考英语一轮复习 精选阅读理解文章六十篇三四.docVIP

欧洲男性平均寿命比女性低7.5年 European men are lagging behind women in terms of life expectancy, a major new report reveals.? 一项新报告显示，欧洲男性的平均寿命低于女性。 ? Although people are living longer than ever before, men have seen less improvement and are a generation behind women, say the authors. ? The World Health Organization team who looked at data for nearly nine million people in 53 countries. ? It says men have not yet reached the average rise in years of life that women enjoyed back in 1980. ? The gap between the sexes is 7.5 years. ? As of 2010, women in Europe can expect to live for an average of 80 years, while men reach an average of 72.5 years. ? The researchers say that lifestyle and occupational differences largely explain this gap. ? The European Health Report also reveals big inequalities in average life expectancy between different countries. And these differences are greatest in men. ? The gap between the best and worst countries for male life expectancy is 17 years. For women it is 12. ? Countries with the widest male-female difference in survival included Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.? ? Those with the smallest were Iceland, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. ? In the UK, the average life expectancy in 2010 was 80 years - 82.5 years for females and 78.5 for males. ? The leading health risk factors for Europeans today include tobacco and harmful alcohol use. Cardiovascular disease remains the biggest killer, followed by cancer. ? Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHOs regional director for Europe, said: There are persistent and widespread inequities in health across the region, which in some cases are worsening. ? These are unnecessary and unjust and must be a priority for us to address collectively. ? Prof Alan White, chairman of the Mens Health Forum and professor of mens health at Leeds Metropolitan University, said: Men are not programmed to die young.? ? Although the survival gap between men and women has always been