Question

【題目】Live longer

Everyone wants to live longer. We try to exercise, eat right and get enough sleep.【1】.Here are a few tips for you to live a longer,happier and healthier life.

Use your mind

Actively use your mind, and you’ll cut your risk (風險) of developing dementia(癡呆) in half.【2】Memorize phone numbers in your cellphone.As you put groceries into your basket,add them up in your mind.

Chew (咀嚼) your food

When you eat, chew your food slowly and fully. That makes it easier for your body to use the food nutrients. Also, it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain it’s full.【3】

Make time for yourself

We all have plenty of stress (壓力) in our daily lives. Be sure to find some ways to make that stress less. Taking some kind of activities will do you good.【4】 Have dinner out with friends.Start a new hobby. Do something you enjoy, just for you.

It’s not about me

【5】Studies show that volunteering increases your lifespan(壽命). It also builds your social network.And having lots of friends around,especially in old age, helps you live longer.

A. Take an exercise class.

B. But other things can also help.

C. Do things slowly,one at a time.

D. Living longer is not an easy thing.

E. If you want to live longer,help others.

F. Think of fun games to play by yourself.

G. If you eat more slowly, you’ll likely eat less.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】F

【3】G

【4】A

【5】E

【解析】文章主要介紹了讓人們生活的幸福，健康，長久的幾條建議。

【1】根據前句We try to exercise, eat right and get enough sleep.人們通過鍛煉，飲食和睡眠等讓自己活得長久。再根據后句文章提出讓人們生活的幸福，健康，長久的幾條建議，所以可知此處表示活得長久還有其他方法。所以B正確。

【2】根據主題Use your mind可知此段建議要多用大腦。再根據選項可知F 想趣味游戲是在用大腦。

【3】根據主題句Chew (咀嚼) your food，再根據前句That makes it easier for your body to use the food nutrients. Also, it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain it’s full.可知咀嚼會使身體容易吸收營養(yǎng)。此外要過２０分鐘才能知道自己飽了沒有，由此可見應該細嚼慢咽，所以G正確。

【4】根據前句Taking some kind of activities will do you good.花時間干對自己有益的事情，在根據后文與朋友出去吃飯，開始新的愛好，做自己喜歡做的事，由此看見此處表示做事情減輕壓力，所以A正確。

【5】根據后文Studies show that volunteering increases your lifespan(壽命)可知幫助別人能增加壽命，由此可見如果想壽命長，就要幫助別人。