Question

“A day at the shops can help you live longer, and surprisingly, the advantages are actually greater for men，” says a study group from Taiwan.

The study even suggests that shopping regularly is better than going to the gym.

The study suggests that seeing friends and just people－watching can get rid of loneliness and improve psychological health. (B)It looked at about 1，850 people aged 65 and over living alone at home in Taiwan. These people were asked ①________．

The researchers studied how long each of these people lived by following the national death information between 1999 and 2008.

(A)They__found__those__who__shopped__daily__lived__longer__than__those__who__shopped__less. By comparing with those who didn't shop regularly, they found that older men who often went out to the shops had the best life record, with 28% down in their chances of dying, while older women saw a bit fewer advantages with 23% down in dying.

The researchers said, “An elder ②________ would be at risk of poorer diet to keep healthy. This makes a bad cycle. Shopping less causes poor health and poor health causes less shopping.”

But the study added, “In shopping situations, communicating with or watching others can provide social and mental advantages.”

“Compared with other types of spare－time physical activity, like exercise, which usually needs motivation(动力) and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to keep on.”

1.任务一 选择最佳句子补全文章。其中有一项是多余的。

Awho shops less for food Bthey often go shopping Chow often they went shopping

①________ ②________

2.任务二 将(A)处画线句子They found those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less. 译为汉语。

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3.任务三 找出(B)处画线代词It所指代的内容。 ________

4.任务四 找出与The less shopping, the poorer health; the poorer health, the less shopping.意思相同或相近的句子。

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5.任务五 选择文章的最佳标题。 _______

A. How to Improve Health

B. Shopping Causes Poor Health

C. The Special Advantages of Shopping

6.任务六 完成句子。第3和第5个空每空不超过10个词，其他每空限填一词。

A day at shops can help you live longer. Shopping regularly is ________ than going to the gym. Seeing friends and just people－watching can deal with ________ and improve psychological health. The researchers found those who ____________________________________________________________ less. An elder who shops less would be at________ of poorer diet to keep healthy. Communicating ______________________________________ advantages in shopping situations.

Answer 1