2006年职称英语考试卫生类(C类)试题及答案

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Friends May Be Key to Living Longer
    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 ______（51）over a 10-year follow-up （随访） period than older people with______（52） 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______（53） rely on their children and other relatives， having a large network of relatives was not associated with longer life， according______（54） Giles and her colleagues."Of course， that is not to say that social networks______ （55） children and other relatives are not important in many other ways，" Giles said.study after study has shown that elderly people who______（56） connected with lots of people tend to live longer lives.______ （57）， few studies have examined whether different types of relationships - with friends， partners， children and______（58） relatives - have different effects on longevity （长寿）。Giles's team set out to examine the relationship between various types of social networks and______（59） in a group of almost 1，500 Australians who were at least 70 years______（60）。 Volunteers answered______（61） 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，______（62） sex， age， health and smoking status.What the study showed was______（63） older people who reported better social networks of friends were______（64） 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______（65） effect on survival in the study.

51 A live       B die         C work         D stay
52 A stronger   B larger      C newer        D poorer
53 A which      B whom        C those        D who
54 A at         B to          C on           D by
55 A by         B on          C of           D in
56 A is         B are         C was          D were
57 A However    B Once        C Further      D Moreover
58 A older      B richer      C some         D other
59 A loneliness B longevity   C activity     D happiness
60 A big        B long        C old          D ago
61 A doubts     B questions   C studies      D tests
62 A taking     B including   C accepting    D offering
63 A if         B when        C this         D that
64 A less       B more        C very         D most
65 A each       B every       C an           D all