第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。
Mind Those Manners on the Subway
So, there you are, just sitting there in the subway car, enjoying that book you just bought (46) Or, the person sitting next to you takes out a nail clipper (指甲3) and begins cutting his or her nails.
Annoying? Many of us have to spend some time every day on public transportation_______ (47) So, to make the trip more pleasant, we suggest the following:
Let passengers get off the bus or subway car before you can get on_______ (48)
Stand away from the doors when they are closing
Don't talk loudly on a bus or subway. Chatting loudly with your friends can be annoying to others. _______(49)
Don't think your bags and suitcases (手提箱) deserve a seat of their own.
Use a tissue whenever you cough or sneeze (打喷嚏). An uncovered sneeze can spread germs (细菌), especially in crowded places.
Don't cut your nails or pick your nose on public transportation.
Don't read over other people's shoulder_______(50) It can make people uncomfortable. They might think you're too stingy (小气的) even to buy a newspaper. Or they might think you're judging their behavior
A Don't shout into your mobile phone on a bus or subway.
B We all know that some behaviors are simply unacceptable
C Many people do this on subways, but it's really annoying
D Getting off and on in an orderly manner can save time for al
E Suddenly, you feel someone leaning over your shoulder reading along with you.
F Don't eat food in your car
第6部分:完形填空(第51~65题,每题1分,共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白,请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。
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).
Giles's 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