When Mrs．Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna.Austria.people asked the obvious

When Mrs．Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obviousquestion,“Why did she live to be 107?” .Answers were provided by a surveyconducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100．Somewhat surprising was thefact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities．In spite of the city’s image asan unhealthy place，cityliving often provides benefits that country living can lack．One factor seems to beimportant to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewed．

This factor is exercise．In the cities it is often fasterto walk short distances than to wait for a bus．Even taking public transportation often requiressome walking．Smallerapartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and sopeople must climb stairs．City people can usually walk to local supermarkets.  Since parkingspaces are hard to find，there is often no alternative to walking．

On the other hand，those who live in the countryand suburbs do not have to walk every day．In fact，theopposite is often true．To go to school，work，oralmost anywhere else，they must ride in cars．

1.The Vienna survey may help to explain_____

2.The purpose of the second paragraph is tolist some _____

3.To reach the third floor of a building,it would probably be most healthful __

4.People who live in the country probablydo more driving than walking because __

5.A conclusion that can be drawn from thispassage is that__________   

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】文章分析了城里人比乡下人更长寿的原因是城里人锻炼更多，步行更多。

1.C 推理题。根据第2行Whydid she live to be 107?”可知这个调查是关于这些人长寿的原因的，故C正确。

2.B 推理题。在第二段中提出了很多的例子都想证明城里人的锻炼比乡下人要多，步行的距离要比乡下人更长。故B正确。

3.B 推理题。根据第二段3,4行Smallerapartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and sopeople must climb stairs．可知B正确。

4.A 推理题。根据最后一句．To go to school，work，oralmost anywhere else，they must ride in cars．可知乡下人要开车上学主要是因为他们不得不开车，那么可能是因为住的地方不靠市中心，交通不方便，故A正确。

5.D 推理题。文章分析了城里人比乡下人更长寿的原因是城里人锻炼更多，步行更多。故D正确。