Part III
Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
(25 minutes)
■ Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 11 to 20 are based on the following passage.
Populations in Western counties are aging. But this 11 is also emerging in developing countries such as China. Keeping people healthy as they age 12 not only a country’s health services but also its society and 13 .
In a study, researchers tracked people such as Naomi Glass, who was cleaning her home and doing volunteer work. According to the study, the more 14 , the longer the life. The study appears in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Researchers from a number of institutions tracked about 300 older adults between the ages of 70 and 82 for several years. The research was 15 by the National Institute on Aging under Todd Manini.“Any time we use energy, it’s
16 from the body as carbon dioxide.” he says.
Daily chores and exercise are 17 . The researchers wanted to find out how much energy was used in daily exercise, such as climbing the stairs.“We found that over an eight-year period, older adults in the low-activity group had three times greater risk of death when 18 to older adults in the high-activity group,”said Manini.
Naomi Glass is 19 with the news, and she said, “I think it’s encouraging to people to know that they can 20 their health or maybe improve it by just doing ordinary activities.”
A) released I) beneficial
B) insufficient J) trend
C) motion K) consults
D) coordinated L) economy
E) compared M) reveal
F) attached N) contrasted
G) maintain O) pleased
H) affects |
