In 1987 sinusitis was the most common chronic medical condition in the United States, followed by arthritis and high blood pressure, in that order. The incidence rates for both arthritis and high blood pressure increase with age, but the incidence rate for sinusitis is the same for people of all ages. The average age of the United States population will increase between 1987 and 2000.
Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn about chronic medical conditions in theUnited States from the information given above?
In 1987 sinusitis was the most common chronic medical condition in the United States, followed by arthritis and high blood pressure, in that order. The incidence rates for both arthritis and high blood pressure increase with age, but the incidence rate for sinusitis is the same for people of all ages. The average age of the United States population will increase between 1987 and 2000.
Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn about chronic medical conditions in the United States from the information given above? (A) Sinusitis will be more common than either arthritis or high blood pressure in 2000. (B) Arthritis will be the most common chronic medical condition in 2000. (C) The average age of people suffering from sinusitis will increase between 1987 and 2000. (D) Fewer people will suffer from sinusitis in 2000 than suffered from it in 1987. (E) A majority of the population will suffer from at least one of the medical conditions mentioned above by the year 2000.
答案:C
题干中the incidence rate for sinusitis is the same for people of all ages.不是与C矛盾吗?看了以前的讨论贴还是不明白为何C中的age会increase?
我是这么理解的,不知道对不对,第一,人的平均年龄一定增加(原文说的)我们来假设一个数学模型,假设世界上在5年里不会有人出生,也不会有人死亡,(总人数不变),那么5年以后人的平均年龄就会增加,(因为平均年龄=每个人的年龄和加在一起/总人数,5年人的年龄都增加了5,所以和就增加,所以平均年龄也就增加了)满足原文,原文说the incidence rate for sinusitis is the same for people of all ages我可以理解为得病比率没变,也就是在这5年里没人得病(5年内总人数没变,得病比率没变,所以得病人也没变)那么我们就能推出得病人的平均年龄就会增加(因为,得病人数没变,而得病人每人年龄都加5,所以得病人总年龄增加,所以平均年龄就增加)
我先开始也做错了,其实很简单,楼主举得例子其实不对,因为题目说 but the incidence rate for sinusitis is the same for people of all ages,也就是说没有指定哪个年龄发生sinusitis频率最高,而楼主举得例子“比如说子宫肌留(举例不够雅观,都是广告惹的祸)是45岁妇女的常见病”,与原文违背,画个坐标轴,横轴表示年龄,纵轴表示发病率,那么二者之间的关系应该是平行于x轴的直线,原文说平均年龄增加,那么得这个病的平均年龄肯定也增大