2014职称英语考前每日一练(卫生类第5期－C级)

　　第6部分：完形填空(第51～65题，每题1分，共15分)

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　　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).

　　Giless 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

　　56 B　57 A　58 D　59 B　60 C

　　61 B　62 B　63 D　64 B　65 C