Passage 2
Men may excel at building empires，but we’re not much for taking care of courselves.True，those of us born in rich countries have never had it better.A male born in America can now expect to live about 75 years—a gain of some three decades since the early 20th century.But for all the healthy progress we’ve made in recent decades—more gym memberships，more medical tests，less smoking，safer workplaces—we remain very much the second sex.As one expert puts it，“You’ve come a short way，buddy.”
Why such faint praise？Because we could be doing so much better.Men have never lived as long as women，but the male-female longevity gap has expanded from just one year in the 1920s to five years today.With the exception of Alzheimer’s disease，all 15 pf America’s leading killers now take a greater toll on men than on women.We’re tweice as likely to die in accidents or homidides，three times more likely to be diagnosed with AIDS and four times more likely to take our own lives.At the same time，men are less likely than women to receive medical care when it’s needed and less apt to seek social and emotional support.Our lives are as stressful as women’s，if not more so.But as David Williams of the University of Michigan’s Institute of Social Research observed recently，“Women seek more support，receive more and are more satisfied with the support that they receive.”
This sad state of affairs is not entirely our fault.Males are fragile from the moment of conception.We die off faster than females during gestation and early childhood，long before we take charge of our own health.Chances are we should perish earlier even with optimal care and feeding.But our ill health is not just a matter of destiny.Some 26 percent of American men still smoke，and we’re twice as likely as women to abuse alcohol.In fact，one percent analysis found that U.S.men were more likely than women to engage in 30 different high-risk behaviors.It’s surely no coincidence that we make up 94 percent of the U.S.prison inmate population.
The articles in this Special Report illuminate both the challenges we face and the progress that is possible.Medical science is producing powerful new weapons against heart disease，prostate cancer and other common killers，but experts are still debating important questions.Is male smoking really a bad idea？And what about“a little wine everyday”therapy？New research is clarifying the issues，even if it hasn’t yet resolved them.Meanwhile，behavioral scientists are shedding new light on the male mind and its sometimes dangerous quirks.And ordinary men are discovering that yoga-like routine health care is too good to pass up.So check it out，men.You have nothing to lose but you pain.
6.The author said men remained the second sex in that____.
A.most males are only better than women in building empires
B.the number of males going to health clubs is smaller than that of women
C.the amount of money men make is dropping compared with that made by women
D.the average life span of males is shorter than that of females
7.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as leading killers of men？
A.Alzheimer’s disease.
B.Accidents.
C.Murder.
D.AIDS.(https://www.daowen.com)
8.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that.
A.Alzheimer’s disease is more fatal to men than women
B.most men in American are killed by accidents and homicides
C.women are more willing to get help with their problems
D.women’s lives are less stressful than those of men
9.Men take up a bigger number of prison population than women in that____.
A.more men smoke than women
B.more men drink than women
C.men are more likely to try out risky things than women
D.men have more free time to commit crimes than women
10.The author wrote the passage to____.
A.show that man is now the second sex in the US
B.point out the social cause to men’s health problems
C.illustrate that men can avoid getting into prison
D.call on men to lay more emphasis on their health care