职称英语综合类2015年C级完形填空精选练习题(5)

　　Active in Old Age Keeps People Mobile

　　People over 70 who arent active are more likely to develop problems walking or climbing stairs within a few years, according to a new study.

　　These findings suggest that its very important to stay _____ in old age, study author Dr. Marjolein Visser told Reuters Health.

　　Physical activity in old age is as important _____ taking your medications, Visser noted. You do not need to join an expensive, fancy sports club with high-tech equipment. Your body will already _____ from regular walking.www.zcyy8.CoM

　　Visser, a Dutch scholar, explained that _____ active helps prevent people from becoming breathless during simple activities, increase muscle mass and strength, and maintain the balance people need to walk up stairs, for instance.

　　To investigate how important exercise is to older adults, Vissers team interviewed 3,075 men and _____ between the ages of 70 and 79, all of whom said they had no problems walking one-quarter of a mile or climbing _____. The investigators followed the subjects for 4-1/2 years, noting who developed problems _____ and climbing stairs.

　　During the study, 34 percent of men and 47 _____ of women said they began to struggle with walking and climbing stairs. People _____ were inactive were twice as likely to report these problems as people who said they got regular exercise.

　　People who didnt exercise but had active lifestyles appeared to be at a somewhat higher risk of developing _____ walking and climbing stairs, relative to people who exercised _____. Still, leading an active lifestyle appeared to protect people _____ problems better than being generally inactive, the researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

　　Among people who were inactive, _____ who walked even a little bit such as brisk walking for a little over an hour per week - were at a lower _____ of mobility problems.

　　If you do not like to exercise or you cannot exercise _____ of serious health problems or functional limitations, do try to be as active as possible, Visser advised.

　　51 A young B new C still D active

　　52 A than B so C as D to

　　53 A suffer B benefit C result D start

　　54 A looking B appearing C seeming D staying

　　55 A children B people C women D youths

　　56 A mountains B stairs C trees D walls

　　57 A jumping B walking C running D jogging

　　58 A percent B numbers C hundreds D dozens

　　59 A which B whom C those D who

　　60 A symptoms B issues C problems D chances

　　61 A rarely B openly C exactly D regularly

　　62 A from B into C on D of

　　63 A these B that C few D those

　　64 A risk B part C way D share

　　65 A since B owing C because D due

　　参考答案：

　　51. D　 52. C　 53. B　 54. D　 55. C

　　56. B　 57. B　 58. A　 59. D　 60. C

　　61. D　 62. A　 63. D　 64. A　 65. C