2016年职称英语综合类B级完形填空练习题(6)
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 _____(1)over a 10-year follow-up (随访) period than older people with _____(2) 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 _____(3) rely on their children and other relatives, having a large network of relatives was not associated with longer life, according _____(4) Giles and her colleagues."
Of course, that is not to say that social networks _____(5) children and other relatives are not important in many other ways," Giles said.
study after study has shown that elderly people who _____(6) connected with lots of people tend to live longer lives. _____(7), few studies have examined whether different types of relationships - with friends, partners, children and _____(8) relatives - have different effects on longevity (长寿).
Giles's team set out to examine the relationship between various types of social networks and _____(9) in a group of almost 1,500 Australians who were at least 70 years _____(10). Volunteers answered _____(11) 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,_____(12) sex, age, health and smoking status.
What the study showed was _____(13) older people who reported better social networks of friends were _____(14) 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 _____(15) effect on survival in the study.
1 A die B live C work D stay
2 A stronger B larger C poorer D newer
3 A which B whom C who D those
4 A to B at C on D by
5 A by B on C in D of
6 A are B is C was D were
7 A However B Once C Further D Moreover
8 A older B richer C other D some
9 A longevity B loneliness C activity D happiness
10 A big B long C ago D old
11 A questions B doubts C studies D tests
12 A including B taking C accepting D offering
13 A if B when C that D this
14 A more B less C very D most
15 A each B every C all D an
答案:
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
11. A 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D