第6部分:完形填空(第51~65题,每题1分,共15分) 下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。 Friends May Be Key to Living Longer Looking for the secret of a long life? Look closely at your friends. New research suggests that having a strong network of friends helps people live longer. "Older people with better social networks of friends were less likely to _______(51)over a 10-year follow-up (随访) period than older people with_______(52) friends networks," Lynne C. Giles of Flinders University in Australia told Reuters Health. But in what may come as a surprising finding to older people _______(53) rely on their children and other relatives, having a large network of relatives was not associated with longer life, according _______(54) Giles and her colleagues. "Of course, that is not to say that social networks _______(55) children and other relatives are not important in many other ways," Giles said. Study after study has shown that elderly people who_______(56) connected with lots of people tend to live longer lives. _______(57), few studies have examined whether different types of relationships - with friends, partners, children and_______(58) relatives - have different effects on longevity (长寿). Giles's team set out to examine the relationship between various types of social networks and_______(59) in a group of almost 1,500 Australians who were at least 70 years_______(60). Volunteers answered_______(61) about their social networks and then were followed for 10 years. The researchers took into account several factors that could have influenced how long a person lived, _______(62) sex, age, health and smoking status. What the study showed was_______(63) older people who reported better social networks of friends were_______(64) likely to be alive at the end of the study than people with fewer friends. But relationships with children and other relatives did not have_______(65) effect on survival in the study. 51 A live B die C work D stay 52 A stronger B larger C newer D poorer 53 A which B whom C those D who 54 A at B to C on D by 55 A by B on C of D in 56 A is B are C was D were 57 A However B Once C Further D Moreover 58 A older B richer C some D other 59 A loneliness B longevity C activity D happiness 60 A big B long C old D ago 61 A doubts B questions C studies D tests 62 A taking B including C accepting D offering 63 A if B when C this D that 64 A less B more C very D most 65 A each B every C an D all 答案: 51 B 52 D 53 D 54 B 55 C
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