卫生类B级:完形填空Friends May Be Key to
Looking for the secret of a long life? Look closely at your friends. New research suggests that having a strong network of friends helps people live longer.
"Older people with better social networks of friends were less likely to ______(1)over a 10-year follow-up(随访) period than older people with______(2)friends networks ," Lynne C. Giles of Flinders University in Australia told Reuters Health.
But in what may come as a surprising finding to older people______(3) rely on their children and other relatives ,having a large network of relatives was not associated with longer life,according______ (4) Giles and her colleagues."Of course, that is not to say that social networks______ (5) children and other relatives
are not important in many other ways," Giles said.Study after study has shown that elderly people who______ (6) connected with lots of people tend to live longer lives.______(7), few studies have examined whether different types of relationships - with friends , partners , children
and______ (8) relatives - have different effects on longevity(长寿)。Giless team set out to examine the relationship between various types
of social networks and______(9) in a group of almost 1 ,500 Australians who were at least 70 years______(10)。 Volunteers answered______(11)about their social networks and then were followed for 10 years.
The researchers took into account several factors that could have influenced how long a person lived ,______(12) sex, age, health and smoking status.What the study showed was______(13) older people who reported better social networks of friends were______(14) likely to be alive at the end of the study than people with fewer friends.
But relationships with children and other relatives did not have______(15) effect on survival in the study.
1 A live B die C work D stay
2 A stronger B larger C newer D poorer
3 A which B whom C those D who
4 A at B to C on D by
5 A by B on C of D in
6 A is B are C was D were
7 A However B Once C Further D Moreover
8 A older B richer C some D other
9 A loneliness B longevity C activity D happiness
10 A big B long C old D ago
11 A doubts B questions C studies D tests
12 A taking B including C accepting D offering
13 A if B when C this D that
14 A less B more C very D most
15 A each B every C an D all
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