1江苏省普通高校“专转本”英语统一考试试卷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
Thisfactor