2016年職稱英語(yǔ)衛(wèi)生類B級(jí)考試試題庫(kù)

2016年職稱英語(yǔ)衛(wèi)生類B級(jí)考試試題庫(kù)

必考試題

職稱英語(yǔ)衛(wèi)生類B級(jí)試題1

第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或者短語(yǔ)有下劃線，請(qǐng)為每處下劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近的選項(xiàng)。

1、Itisdifficulttoassesstheimportanceofthedecision.

A.evaluateB.commentC.discussD.report

2、Youmusttrytowipeoutthememoryofthesehorribleevents.

A.strangeB.terribleC.unusualD.unfair

3、Astheheadmastermadealongspeech,theceremonywasprolongedbytenminutes.

A.quickenedB.enlargedC.enrichedD.lengthened

4、Whenamanknowsthathewillbeputintoprisonifheusesapotentiallydeadlyobjecttorobordoharmto

anotherperson,hewillthinktwiceaboutit.

A.passiveB.lifelongC.unhappyD.fatal

5、Becauseofadverseweatherconditions,thetravelersstoppedtocamp.

A.localB.unfamiliarC.goodD.unfavorable

6、Therearesomethingsintheclasstheteacherswillnotputupwith.

A.tolerateB.contributeC.resistD.prohibit

7、Herbehaviorisextremelychildish.

A.simpleB.immatureC.beautifulD.pretty

8、Courageouspeoplethinkquicklyandactwithouthesitotion.

A.complaintB.considerationC.delayD.anxiety

9、Agoodemployergiveshintstohisorheremployeeswithoutinterferingwiththeircreativity.

A.freedomB.assistanceC.cluesD.funds

10、Heischarming;nevertheless,Idon，tquitetrusthim.

A.howeverB.thereforeC.despiteD.afterwards

11、Hundredsofbuildingswerewreckedbytheearthquake.

A.shakenB.damagedC.fallenD.jumped

12>Academicrecordscannotbeduplicated.

A.borrowedB.purchasedC.rewrittenD.copied

13>Wehaveamplemoneyforthejourney.

A.someB.littleC.extraD.enough

14、Thefailureisnothorriblebecauseithelpstoaccumulateusefulexperiences,

A.increaseB.spreadC.collectD.grow

15、Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.

A.inventedB.explainedC.consideredD.accepted

第2部分：閱讀判斷

下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷；如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇A；如果該句提供的是

錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒(méi)有提及，請(qǐng)選擇C。

TheWorkers，RoleinManagement

Traditionally,ithasbeentheworkers，roletoworkandmanagement*sroletomanage.Managershaveplannedand

directedthefirm'soperationswithlittlethoughttoconsultingthelaborforce.Managershaverarelyfelt

compelledtoobtaintheworkers，opinionsortoexplaintheirdecisionstotheiremployees.Atmost,companieshave

provided^suggestionboxes“inwhichworkerscouldplaceideasforimprovingprocedures.Inrecentyears,however,

manymanagementspecialistshavebeenarguingthatworkersaremorethansellersoflabor一theyhaveavitalstake

inthecompanyandmaybeabletomakesignificantcontributionstoitsmanagement.Furthermore,majorcompany

decisionsprofoundlyaffectworkersandtheirdependents.Thisisparticularlytrueofplantclosings,whichmayput

thousandsontheunemploymentlines.Shouldworkers,then,playastrongerroleinmanagement?

Workersshouldhavearoleinmanagement.Attheveryleast,thelaborforceshouldbeinformedofmajorpolicy

decisions(Acommoncomplaintamongrank-and-fileworkersisthelackofinformationaboutcompanypoliciesand

actions).Between1980and1985aboutfivemillionworkerswerethevictimsofplantclosingsandpermanentlayoffs,

oftenwithnowarning.Atleast90days，noticeoughttobegiveninsuchinstancessothatworkershavetimeto

adjust.Managementshouldconsultworkersbeforeclosingaplant,becausetheworkersmightbeabletosuggestways

ofimprovingproductivityandreducingcostsandmightbewillingtomakeconcessionsthatwillhelpkeeptheplant

operating.

Itshouldbecomeageneralpracticetoincludeworkersinsomemanagerialdecisionmakings.Thereoughttobe

representativesoftheworkersonthefirm'sboardofdirectorsorothermajorpolicymakinggroups.Ifrank-and-

fileworkersaregivenavoiceintheplanningandmanagementoftheworkflow,theywillhelptomakeimprovements,

theirmoralewillrise,andtheirproductivitywillincrease.Asafurtherincentive,theymustbegivenasharein

thecompany，sprofits.Thiscanbedonethroughemployeestockownershipplans,bonuses,orrewardsforefficiency

andproductivity.Finally,whenaplantcannolongeroperateataprofit,theworkersshouldbegiventhe

opportunitytopurchasetheplantandrunitthemselves.

16>Traditionalworkersshowednointerestinmanagement.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Inrecentyearsmanymanagementspecialistshavebeenarguingfortheworkers，roleinmanagementwithtwo

majorreasons.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Sincepolicydecisionsarebusinesssecretsofafirm,workersshouldnotbeinformedofthem.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Beforeclosing,aplantshouldputupanoticeandkeepitfor90days.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20>Theworkers'participationinmanagementmightsaveaplantfromclosingdown.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21>Oneoftheadvantagesofinvolvingworkersinmakingadecisionisthattheinterpersonalrelationshipbetween

workersandmanagerscanbeimproved.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>Anefficientandproductiveworkershouldberewardedwithanythingbutsharesofaplant.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：（1）第23-26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為指定段落每段選擇1個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；（2）第27?30題要求

從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

FactsaboutStroke

1.Every45seconds,someoneinAmericahasastroke.Every3.1minutes,someonediesofone.Strokekilledan

estimated167,661peoplein2000andisthenation'sthirdleadingcauseofdeath,rankingbehinddiseasesofthe

heartandallformsofcancer.Strokeisaleadingcauseofserious,long-termdisabilityintheUnitedStates.

2.Strokeisatypeofcardiovascular（心血管的）disease.Itaffectsthearteries（動(dòng)脈）leadingtoandwithin

thebrain.Astrokeoccurswhenabloodvesselthatcarriesoxygenandnutrients（營(yíng)養(yǎng)物）tothebrainiseither

blockedbyaclot（凝塊）orbursts.Whenthathappens,partofthebraincannotgettheblood（andoxygen）itneeds,

soitstartstodie.

3.Thebrainisanextremelycomplexorganthatcontrolsvariousbodyfunctions.Ifastrokeoccursandblood

flowcan，treachtheregionthatcontrolsaparticularbodyfunction,thatpartofthebodywon，tworkasitshould.

Ifthestrokeoccurstowardthebackofthebrain,forinstanceit'slikelythatsomedisabilityinvolvingvision

willresult.Theeffectsofastrokedependprimarilyonthelocationoftheobstruction（阻塞）andtheextentof

braintissueaffected.

4.TheAmericanStrokeAssociationhasidentifiedseveralfactorsthatincreasetheriskofstroke.Themorerisk

factorsapersonhas,thegreaterthechancethatheorshewillhaveastroke.Someoftheseyoucan'tcontrol,

suchasincreasingage,familyhealthhistory,race,andpriorstroke.Butyoucanchangeortreatotherrisk

factorstoloweryourrisk.Factorsresultingfromlifestyleorenvironmentcanbemodifiedwithahealthcare

provider，shelp.Someoftheseinclude:highbloodpressure,currentsmoking,heartdisease,andhighredbloodcell

count.

5.Astrokecanhappentoanyoneatanymoment.Infactabout600,000peoplehavestrokeseveryyear.Formany

years,therewasnohopeforthosesufferingastroke.However,recentbreakthroughshaveledtonewtreatments.For

thetreatmentstowork,thepersonmustgettoahospitalimmediately.

23>A.Effectsofastroke

B.AnnualcostofstrokeintheUS

C.Definitionanddescriptionofastroke

D.Breakthroughsintreatment

E.Riskfactorsofstroke

F.Warningsignsofastroke

Paragraph2

24^Paragraph3

25、Paragraph4

26>Paragraph5

27>A.sufferfromastroke

B.willbeaffected

C.changetheirlifestyles

D.willtakeplace

E.occursatthebackofhis/herbrain

F.controlsvariousbodyfunctions

Whenastrokeoccurs,thearteriesleadingtoandwithinthebrain.

28、Aperson，svisionislikelytobeaffectedifastroke.

29、Somepeoplecanreducetheirriskofstrokeifthey.

30>Newtreatmentsarenowavailabletopeoplewho.

第4部分：閱讀理解

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

弟扁

FindYourselfPackingItOn?BlameFriends

Obesitycanspreadfrompersontoperson,muchlikeavirus,researchersarereportingtoday.Whenoneperson

gainsweight,closefriendstendtogainweight,too.

Theirstudy,publishedinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,involvedadetailedanalysisofalargesocial

networkof12,067peoplewhowerebeencloselyfollowedfor32years,from1971to2003.

Theinvestigatorsknewwhowerefriendswithwhomaswellaswhowasaspouseorsiblingorneighbor,andthey

knewhowmucheachpersonweighedatvarioustimesoverthreedecades.Thatletthemreconstructwhathappenedover

theyearsasindividualsbecameobese.Didtheirfriendsalsobecomeobese?Didfamilymembers?Orneighbors?

Theanswer,theresearchersreport,wasthatpeopleweremostlikelytobecomeobesewhenafriendbecameobese.

Thatincreasedaperson'schancesofbecomingobeseby57percent.Therewasnoeffectwhenaneighborgainedor

lostweight,however,andfamilymembershadlessinfluencethanfriends.

Itdidnotevenmatterifthefriendwashundredsofmilesaway,theinfluenceremained.Andthegreatest

influenceofallwasbetweenclosemutualfriends.There,ifonebecameobese,theotherhada171percentincreased

chanceofbecomingobese,too.

Thesameeffectseemedtooccurforweightloss,theinvestigatorssay.Butsincemostpeopleweregaining,not

losing,overthe32years,theresultwas,onaverage,thatpeoplegrewfatter.

Dr.NicholasA.Christakis,aphysicianandprofessorofmedicalsociologyatHarvardMedicalSchoolanda

principalinvestigatorinthenewstudy,saidoneexplanationwasthatfriendsaffectedeachothers，perceptionof

fatness.Whenaclosefriendbecomesobese,obesitymaynotlooksobad.

〃Youchangeyourideaofwhatisanacceptablebodytypebylookingatthepeoplearoundyou,〃Dr.Christakis

said.

TheinvestigatorssaytheirfindingscanhelpexplainwhyAmericanshavebecomefatterinrecentyears一each

personwhobecameobesewaslikelytodragalongsomefriends.

Theiranalysiswasunique,Dr.Christakissaid,becauseitmovedbeyondasimpleanalysisofonepersonandhis

orhersocialcontactsandinsteadexaminedanentiresocialnetworkatonce,lookingathowaperson'sfriend's

friends,oraspouse'ssibling'sfriends,couldhaveaninfluenceonaperson，sweight.

Theeffects,hesaid,“highlighttheimportanceofaspreadingprocess,akindofsocialcontagion,thatspreads

throughthenetwork.Ofcourse,theinvestigatorssay,socialnetworksarenottheonlyfactorsthataffectbody

weight.Thereisastronggeneticcomponentatwork,too.

Sciencehasshownthatindividualshavegeneticallydeterminedrangesofweights,spanningperhaps30orso

poundsforeachperson.Butthatleavesalargerolefortheenvironmentindeterminingwhetheraperson'sweightis

nearthetopofhisorherrangeornearthebottom.Aspeoplehavegottenfatter,itappearsthatmanyareedging

towardthetopoftheirranges.Thequestionhasbeenwhy.

Ifthenewresearchiscorrect,itmaysaythatsomethingintheenvironmentseededwhatsomecallanobesity

epidemic,makingafewpeoplegainweight.Thensocialnetworkslettheobesityspreadrapidly.

31>Whohadthegreatestinfluenceonpeoplewhobecameobese?

A.Theirfriends.B.Theirneighbors.

C.Theirfamilymembers.D.Theircolleagues,

32、Whichofthefollowingstatementaboutafriend'sinfluenceisfalseaccordingtothereport?

A.Friendshadmoreinfluencethanfamilymembersonpeoplewhobecameobese.

B.Evenifthefriendlivesfaraway,theinfluencestillremained.

C.Peoplewerenotlikelytoloseweightwhentheyhaveskinnyfriends.

D.Thegreatestinfluenceofallwasbetweenclosemutualfriends.

33>AccordingtoDr.NicholasA.Christakis,whatistheexplanationforfriendsbeingthegreatestinfluence?

A.Friendsusuallyspendalotoftimetogether.

B.Friendssharesimilareatinghabits.

C.Friendsaremoreimportantthanfamilymembers.

D.Friendsaffectedeachothers，feelingsoffatness.

34、Whichfactorofbecomingobeseisnotmentionedinthisreport?

A.Socialcontact,B.Geneticinformation.

C.Lifestyle.D.Environmentalinfluences.

35>Inwhatwayisobesitycontagiousandepidemic?

A.Socialnetworkslettheobesityspreadrapidly.

B.Individualshavegeneticallydeterminedrangesofweights.

C.Obesitycaneasilyspreadfromonetoanotherwithoutanyphysicalcontact.

D.Obesitycanspreadrapidlyandextensivelybyinfectionandaffectingmanyindividualsinanareaora

populationatthesametime.

NaturalMedicine

Sinceearliestdays,humanshaveusedsomekindsofmedicines.Weknowthisbecausehumanshavesurvived.Ancient

treatmentsforinjuryanddiseaseweresuccessfulenoughtokeephumansfromdyingoutcompletely.

Theyweresuccessfullongbeforethetimeofmodernmedicine.Beforethetimeofdoctorswithwhitecoatsand

shiny（發(fā)亮的）instruments.Beforethetimeofbighospitalswithstrangeandwonderfulequipment.

Manypartsoftheworldstilldonothaveuniversity-educateddoctors.Nordotheyhaveexpensivehospitals.Yet

injuriesaretreated.Anddiseasesareoftencured,how?Byancientmethods.Bymedicinesthatmightseemmysterious,

evenmagical（有魔力的）.Traditionalmedicinesareneithermysteriousnormagical,however.

Throughthecenturies,tribal（部落的）medicinemenexperimentedwithplants.Theyfoundmanyusefulchemicalsin

theplants.Andscientistsbelievemanyofthesetraditionalmedicinesmayprovidethecureforsomeoftoday's'

mostseriousdiseases.

Expertssayalmost80%ofthepeopleintheworlduseplantsforhealthcare.Thesenaturalmedicinesareused

notjustbecausepeoplehavenootherformoftreatment.Theyareusedbecausepeopletrustthem.Indevelopedareas,

fewpeoplethinkaboutthesourceofthemedicinestheybuyinastore.Yetmanywidely-usedmedicinesarefrom

ancientsources,especiallyplants.Someexpertssaymorethan25%ofmodernmedicinescome,inonewayoranother,

fromnature.

Scientistshavelongknownthatnatureisreallyachemicalfactory.Alllivingthingscontainchemicalsthat

helpthemsurvive.Soscientists，interestintraditionalmedicineisnotnew.Butithasbecomeanurgentconcern.

Thisisbecausetheearth'ssupplyofnaturalmedicinesmaybedroppingrapidly.

36、Thepassageindicatesthatancienttreatmentsforinjuryanddiseasewere

A.muchmoresuccessfulthanmodernones

B.successfulinallcases

C.successfulenoughforhumanstosurvive

D.oflittlehelptohumans

37、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Manybigandmodernhospitalsareexpensive.

B.Modernmedicinesarenowavailableallovertheworld.

C.Traditionalmedicinesareneithermysteriousnormagical.

D.Humanshaveusedsomekindsofmedicinessinceearliestdays.

38、Itisbelievedbyscientiststhattraditionalmedicine

A.cancureallkindsofdiseases

B.arenolongerusefulformodernmen

C.maycuresomeoftoday，smostseriousdiseases

D.aretoocheaptobeuseful

39>Whatdothemajorityofthepeopleintheworlduseforhealthcare?

A.Plants.B.Factory-producedchemicals.

C.Modernmedicines.D.Strangeandwonderfulequipment.

40>Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheearth，ssupplyofnaturalmedicines

A.mayneverbeexhaustedB.issurprisinglybig

C.maybedroppingrapidlyD.isasrichasever

第三篇

PregnancyAnomaliesMayLowerBreastCancerRisk

Certainabnormalitiesoccurringinproblempregnanciesareassociatedwithalong-termreductioninriskof

breastcancer,accordingtoastudyreleasedonTuesdaythattrackedwomenforfourdecades.Researchersledby

epidemiologistBarbaraCohnofthePublicHealthInstituteinBerkeley,California,examinedrecordson3,804white

womenintheSanFranciscoareawhowerepregnantduringtheperiodfromJune1959throughApril1967.

Thestudyfoundthatthreeanomalies-tworelatingtotheplacentaandoneinvolvingthewomen，sbloodpressure-

werelinkedwithabigdeclineinbreastcanceroccurrence.Cohnsaidchangesinthelevelsofhormonesandother

substancesinthebodycausedbytheabnormalitiesmayproduceaprotectiveeffect.Shealsonotedthatmostofthe

womenwhoexperiencedtheanomaliesstillgavebirthtohealthybabies.〃It'smoresubtlethantosaywhat'sbadfor

thebabyisgoodforthemother.It'sreallynotquitelikethat.，zCohnsaidinatelephoneinterview.

Shesaidshewashopefulthatresearcherscouldnaildowntheexactmechanismsatworkinprovidingthelong-term

cancerprotectionforthewomenwhoexperiencedthesecomplications.〃It'scertainlypossiblethatonemightbeable

todesignatreatmentorpossiblyapreventionthatisrelatedtothesefactors,Cohnsaid.

Shesaidscientistshaveknownformanyyearsthateventsthatoccurinpregnancyhaveanimpactontheriskof

breastcancer.Cohnsaidherstudyprovidesnewdetailsaboutsomespecificcharacteristicsofpregnanciesthatmay

relatetolong-termprotectionagainstbreastcancer.

Abloodpressureincreaseexperiencedbythemotherbetweenthesecondandthirdtrimestersofthepregnancywas

associatedwithlowerbreastcancerincidence,thestudyfound.Womenwhoseincreasewasinthehighest25percent

ofpopulationstudiedhada51percentreductioninbreastcancerrate.

Womenwithasmallerplacentasize(weightanddiameter)alsohadlowerbreastcancerrates.Theplacenta,the

tissuethatconnectsthemotherandfetus,produceshormonestohelpmaintainthepregnancyandallowstheexchange

ofoxygen,nutrientsandwastematerials.

Inaddition,womenwhoexperiencedaconditionknownasmaternalfloorinfarctionoftheplacenta一aserious

abnormalitythatcanblocktheflowofoxygenandnutrientstothefetus-hada60percentreductioninbreast

cancerrate.

Allthreeriskfactorsincombinationwerelinkedwithuptoa94percentreductioninbreastcancerincidence,

thestudyconcluded.

41>WhichofthefollowingmayhaveNOTHINGtodowithadeclineinbreastcancerincidence?

A.Experiencingrisingbloodpressureduringthemiddleandlateperiodsofpregnancy.

B.Havingaplacentalighterinweightandsmallerinsize.

C.Sufferingfromtheso-calledmaternalfloorinfarctionoftheplacenta.

D.Experiencingseriousmorningsicknessduringtheearlyperiodofpregnancy.

42Accordingtothestudy,whatonearthmayplayanimportantroleinloweringbreastcancerrisk?

A.Theamountofoxygenbreathedinbythemother.

B.Thechangesinthelevelsofhormonesandothersubstancesinthemother，sbody.

C.Thekindsandquantitiesofnutrientstakeninbythemother.

D.Thespeedatwhichthemothereliminateswastematerials.

43、Fromthefifthparagraphwemayinferthatpregnantwomenwhosebloodpressuremayhavetheleastrisk

ofbreastcancer.

A.remainsnormalB.remainsbelownormal

C.increasesthemostD.increasestheleast

44>WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionoftheplacenta?

A.Removingwasteproductsfromthefetus.

B.Supplyingthefetuswithoxygenandnutrients.

C.Protectingthemotheragainstbreastcancer.

D.Secretinghormonessoastocontinuepregnancy.

45>ItseemsthatCohnisoffindingouttheexactmechanismsatwork.

A.confidentB.proudC.sorryD.afraid

第5部分：補(bǔ)全對(duì)話

下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個(gè)句子，其中5個(gè)取自短文，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。

ReadwithGreaterSpeed

Doyouhavedifficultyreadinginclass?Ifso,aspecialreadingprogramthathelpsmatchsoundswithletters

couldspeedupyourbrain.

AtleastoneoutofeveryfiveelementaryschoolstudentsintheUShastroublelearningtoread,evenwhenthe

studentsaregoodatothersubjects.(46)

ResearchersfromYaleUniversity,US,studiedagroupofchildrenfromNewYorkandConnecticutState.Aspartof

thestudy,37strugglingreadersreceivedspecialtutoring.

Everyday,instructorsworkedwiththemonrecognizinghowwrittenlettersrepresentunitsofsoundcalled

phonemes(音素).(47)

Bytheendoftheschoolyear,thesechildrencouldreadfasterthanbefore.Theyalsomadefewermistakes,and

understoodmoreofwhattheyreadthantheycouldearlierintheyear.

Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersusedaspecialmachinetotakeactionphotosofthestudents5

brains.(48)Thisisthesamepartofthebrainthatbecomesactivewhengoodreadersread.Thisactivatedbrain

areaappearstoincludeastructurethathelpspeoplerecognizefamiliarwrittenwordsquickly.Inlowerlevel

readers,thisstructureremainsinactive.

Ayearlater,thebrainstructurewasstillworkinghardinthestudentswhohadgonethroughthespecial

tutoring,andtheycontinuedtodowellinreadingtests(49)

However,someresearchersstilldoubtthestudy.(50)

A.Manyadultsareinterestedinmatchingsoundswithletters.

B.Thestudentsalsopracticedreadingaloudandspelling.

C.Thebiggestchallengeformanyofthesekids,scientistssay,ismatchingsoundswithletters.

D.Anothergroupinthestudywhowentthroughamoretraditionalreadingprogramdidn，tshowthesameprogress.

E.Thepicturesshowedanincreaseinactivityinthebackofthebrainontheleftside.

F.Theybelievethatreadingwithoutmakinganynoiseorlinkingwordstosoundsismoreefficient.

第6部分：完形填空

下面的短文有15處空白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

SkinCancer

Melanoma(黑素瘤)，thedeadliestkindofskincancerisnowthemostcommoncancerin⑸)Britishwomen,the

country，sleadingcancerorganizationsaidWednesday.Skincancerhas(52)cervical(子宮頸的)cancerasthetop

cancerstrikingwomenintheir20s,accordingtothelatestdatafromCancerResearchUnitedKingdom.

Thetrendisparticularly(53)sinceyoungerpeoplearenotgenerallythosemostsusceptible(易患的)to

melanoma.Ratesofskincancerare(54)highestinpeopleoverage75.

Butexpertsworrythatincreasingnumbersofyoungerpeoplebeingdiagnosedwithskincancercouldbe

the(55)ofadangeroustrend.Womenintheir20smake(56)asmallpercentageofallpatientsdiagnosedwith

melanomainBritain,butnearlyathirdofallcasesoccurinpeopleyoungerthan50.

BasedoncurrentnumbersCancerResearchUKpredictsthatmelanomawillbecomethefourth(57)commoncancer

formenandwomenofallagesby2024,andthatcaseswilljumpfromabout90,000casesayeartomorethan15,500.

Cancerexperts(58)therisingnumberofskincancercaseslargelytothesurgeinpeopleusingtanningsalons.

''Spendingtimeonsunbedsisjustas(59)asstayingouttoolonginthesun,“saidCarolineCernyofCancer

ResearchUK.TheorganizationisstartingaSunSmart(60)towarnBritonsofthedangersofbeingtoobronzed.

“Theintensityofultravioletraysinsomesunbedscanbemorethan10⑹)strongerthanthemiddaysun,〃

Cernysaid.

IntheUnitedStates,severalstatesrequireparentalapproval(62)minorscanusetanningsalons.Wisconsin

banspeople16and(63)fromusingtanningbeds,andothersbanchildrenunder14.Atleast29stateshave

regulationsgoverningminorsuseoftanningsalons.

IntheUK,Scottishpoliticianspassedlegislationbanningtheseunder18fromusingtanningbeds,thoughit

hasn'tyetbeenimplemented.Therearenoplansfor(64)intherestoftheUK.

TheworldHealthOrganizationhaspreviouslyrecommendedthattanningbedsberegulatedbecauseoftheir

potentialtodamageDNAintheskin.

Expertssaidmostdeadlyskincancerscouldbe(65)ifpeop