When Mrs．Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious question,“Why did she live to be 107?” .Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100．Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities．In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place，city living often provides benefits that country living can lack．One factor seems to be important to the longevity(長壽)of those interviewed．
This factor is exercise．In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus．Even taking public transportation often requires some walking．Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(電梯)，and so people must climb stairs．City people can usually walk to local supermarkets.  Since parking spaces are hard to find，there is often no alternative to walking．
On the other hand，those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day．In fact，the opposite is often true．To go to school，work，or almost anywhere else，they must ride in cars．
小題1:The Vienna survey may help to explain _____
A．the complaints of people in apartment houses
B．the cause of Mrs Groeger’s death
C．the longevity of people like Mrs．Groeger
D．the image of cities in general
小題2:The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _____
A．benefits of walking
B．occasions for walking in city life
C．comments made by city people
D．problems of city living
小題3:To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful __
A．to take the elevator
B．to walk up the stairs
C．to ride in a car
D．to find an alternative to walking
小題4:People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because __
A．they don’t live near business areas
B．they don’t need the exercise
C．they never have parking problems
D．they can’t afford to take the bus
小題5:A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that__________   
A．a(chǎn)ir pollution is not serious
B．a(chǎn)nyone can live to be 107
C．country people should move to the city
D．walking is a healthful exercise

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
文章分析了城里人比鄉(xiāng)下人更長壽的原因是城里人鍛煉更多，步行更多。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)第2行Why did she live to be 107?”可知這個調(diào)查是關(guān)于這些人長壽的原因的，故C正確。
小題2:B 推理題。在第二段中提出了很多的例子都想證明城里人的鍛煉比鄉(xiāng)下人要多，步行的距離要比鄉(xiāng)下人更長。故B正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(電梯)，and so people must climb stairs．可知B正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)最后一句．To go to school，work，or almost anywhere else，they must ride in cars．可知鄉(xiāng)下人要開車上學(xué)主要是因為他們不得不開車，那么可能是因為住的地方不靠市中心，交通不方便，故A正確。
小題5:D 推理題。文章分析了城里人比鄉(xiāng)下人更長壽的原因是城里人鍛煉更多，步行更多。故D正確。
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小題6:
A．everB．yetC．justD．still
小題7:
A．lovedB．sensedC．noticed D．contacted
小題8:
A．helpB．collectC．raiseD．like
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)loneB．cruelC．lonelyD．terrible
小題10:
A．nothingB．noneC．eitherD．some
小題11:
A．happenedB．broughtC．reachedD．occurred
小題12:
A．fearB．magazineC．ideaD．figurine
小題13:
A．imaginedB．thoughtC．wishedD．expected
小題14:
A．friendB．giftC．dogD．book
小題15:
A．lit upB．went upC．grew upD．turned up
小題16:
A．forB．onC．withD．in
小題17:
A．calmB．encouragedC．disappointedD．surprised
小題18:
A．pityB．happinessC．politenessD．kindness
小題19:
A．eyeB．heartC．handD．head
小題20:
A．continuedB．a(chǎn)voidedC．startedD．risked

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