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1、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. What was surprising was that the majority had lived most of their l

2、ives in cities. Although cities are often regarded as unhealthy places, city living provides benefits that country living may lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity（长寿） of those interviewed. This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wa

3、it for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators, 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 choice but to walk.On the other hand,

4、 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.1. The Vienna survey may help to explain _.A. the complaints of people in apartment housesB. the causes of Mrs. Groege

5、rs deathC. the longevity of people like Mrs. GroegerD. the image of cities in general2. The second paragraph lists some _.A. disadvantage of walkingB. occasions for walking in city lifeC. problems of city livingD. comments made by city people3. To reach the third floor of a building, it would probab

6、ly be most healthful _.A. to take the elevatorB. to walk up the stairsC. to ride in a carD. to find an alternative walking4. People who live in the country usually do more driving than walking because _.A. they dont live near business areasB. they dont need exerciseC. they dont like walkingD. they c

7、ant afford to take the bus5. We can draw a conclusion from this passage that _.A. air pollution is not seriousB. anyone can live to be 107C. country people should move to citiesD. walking is a healthful exercisePassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. The Bedouin people, a tr

8、ibe living in the deserts of Arabia and Northern African, think most highly of people who show loyalty. To them loyalty does not mean that one is devoted to a country, a place, or a leader. Loyalty means being faithful to ones family and tribe.The Bedouin people are proud of their ancestors（祖先）. The

9、y do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family as much as one who comes from an honored family. They especially respect those who have inherited（继承） a good family name and then have passed it on to their children.A mans position among his people depends upon his ancestors, relatives, and fel

10、low tribesmen. If they are honored, he is also honored. If they are disagreed, he, too, is disgraced. Therefore, one carefully guards the honor of his family and his tribe.A man can protect his familys honors by being brave and generous and by giving protection to those who ask for it. He also guard

11、s it by carefully watching the women of his family.A Bedouin woman cannot bring honor to her family, but she can bring disgrace. Even if a woman only looks as if she has done something wrong, she may be killed. The honor of her family depends upon her virtue（美德）.6. The best title for this passage ca

12、n be _.A. Life of the Bedouin PeopleB. Womens Position in the Bedouin FamilyC. Bedouin Peoples Idea of Loyalty and HonorD. How to Guard Honors7. The Bedouin people think most highly of one who is _.A. devoted to his country and his leaderB. from an ordinary familyC. proud of his ancestor and relativ

13、esD. faithful to his family and tribe8. It is learned from the passage that _.A. a hero from an honored family is more admiredB. one can not live in the tribe without a good family nameC. all the Bedouin people are kind, brave and generousD. family traditions can never be passed to children9. The wo

14、rd “disgraced” （Para. 3） means “ _”.A. disappearedB. disappointedC. dishonoredD. discouraged10. It is implied in the passage that the Bedouin women are _.A. treated as the equals of menB. respected for what they doC. not interested in positionD. not respected as much as menPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Up until about 100 years ago, newspaper in the United States att