2017年11月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案PartI(30%)Passage1In2014,olderAmericansfell29milliontimes,leadingto7millioninjuries,accordingtoareportpublishedlastweek
About2
8millioncasesweretreatedinemergencydepartment,andapproximately800,000seniorswentontobehospitalized
Morethan27,000fallsledtodeath
(76)Andtheproblemisgettingmoreandmoreserious
“Olderadultfallsareincreasingand,sadly,oftenindicatetheendofindependence,”saidDr
TomFrieden
Thefallsarepreventable,Friedenstressed
Hesaidindividuals,familiesandhealthcareproviderscantakestepstoresistthetrend
Wolf-KleinisamedicalprofessorinNewYork
Shesaidoneconcernisthatseniorswhohaveexperiencedafallaloneathomedon’ttellanyone
Whenthathappens,preventioneffortsdon’tbeginandthey’reatriskforadditionalfallsthatleadtobrokenbonesandbraininjuries
“Elderlypatientstendnottorepo