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　　Cardiovascular (心血管的) death and hospitalization (住院治疗) rates in Canada have gone down, according to a new study on the treatment of high blood pressure, a drop that agreed with the introduction of a high blood pressure education program which was designed to inform health­care providers and the public.

　　It's reported that compared with before the program started, in the first five years of the program：

　　One in seven fewer strokes resulted in death.

　　One in five fewer heart failures resulted in death.

　　One in ten fewer heart attacks resulted in death.

　　"Canada really has become a world leader in the treatment and control of high blood pressure. If you're a Canadian with high blood pressure, this is a hopeful thing，" said Campbell, a professor in the department of medicine and community health science at the University of Calgary.

　　High blood pressure can double or triple the danger of heart disease and stroke, said Sally Brown, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. "With correct judgment and treatment, including forming a healthy lifestyle, Canadians can cut their danger of stroke by up to 40 percent and heart attack by up to 25 percent，" said Brown.

　　For the study, researchers followed up rates of death and hospitalization because of heart attacks, heart failure and strokes among people aged 20 and older. The education program includes information on measuring blood pressure，making lifestyle changes and offering treatment.

　　The program for improving health care could be accepted by other countries with well­developed skilled and scientific societies. Russia and China have expressed interest in Canada's program, and Campbell has talked about the program in China and Europe.

　　篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。加拿大的心血管病死亡率和住院率降低，是因为引进了一个与高血压有关的教育项目。此教育项目成效显著，引起了世界许多国家的关注。

　　1．Fewer Canadians with high blood pressure die or are sent to hospital because of ________ .

　　A．the high blood pressure education program

　　B．careful health­care providers and the public

　　C．a new treatment of high blood pressure

　　D．their changed diets

　　答案：A　细节理解题。文章第一段说加拿大因为引进一个控制和治疗高血压的教育项目而使得病人的死亡率和住院率下降，由此可知，死亡率和住院率下降的主要原因就是引进了该教育项目。

　　2．Which of the following about the program in the first five years is NOT true?

　　A．1/10 fewer heart attacks resulted in death.

　　B．1/7 fewer heart failures resulted in death.

　　C．Health­care providers made a great contribution.

　　D．It is a hopeful thing for Canadians with high blood pressure.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。由第二段报告的内容可知，因心力衰竭而死亡的人减少了五分之一，而不是七分之一。

3．Which of the following is NOT included in the education program for Canadians?