江苏省 2013 年普通高校专转本考试真题PartIReadingComprehension（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobviousquestion.“Whydidshelivetobe107”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Whatwassurprisingwasthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Althoughcitiesareoftenregardedasunhealthyplaces,citylivingprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingmaylack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennochoicebuttowalk.Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.1.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain.A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthousesB.thecausesofMrs.Groeger'sdeathC.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.GroegerD.theimageofcitiesingeneral2.Thesecondparagraphlistssome.A.disadvantageofwalkingB.occasionsforwalkingincitylifeC.problemsofcitylivingD.commentsmadebycitypeople3.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful.A.totaketheelevatorB.towalkupthestairsC.torideinacarD.tofindanalternativewalking4.Peoplewholiveinthecountryusuallydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause.A.theydon'tlivenearbusinessareasB.theydon'tneedexerciseC.theydon'tlikewalkingD.theycan'taffordtotakethebus5.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthispassagethat.A.airpollutionisnotseriousB....
