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【題目】

Emma Morano, the oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday on November 29, 2016. Friends, neighbors and her doctor joined Morano in her small apartment home in the northern Italian mountain town of Verbania. She blew out three candles on her birthday cake. Each candle represented a number in her age. “I hope I don’t have to cut it,” Morano joked.

“She dressed up and she was very proud,” said her long-time doctor, Carlo Bava. “She posed for a photographer, and even asked if her hair looked good.” “I am happy to turn 117,” Morano told those attending her party. She received a greeting from Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella. He wished her peace and continued good health. She is thought to be the last living person born in the 1800s. She outlived all her brothers and sisters, including one who died at age 102.

Her doctor noted that when Morano was young, people used to say she was weak and often sick. “Yes, yes,” she said. The world’s oldest person told the Reuters (路透社) news agency that while she is lucky to have lived so long, parts of her life were “not so nice.” She worked in a factory until she retired at age 65. Morano once told a reporter that the first man she planned to marry was killed in World War One. Then, at age 26, she was forced to marry a man she did not love. She said the man threatened to kill her if he did not marry her. She had a son, but the baby died after just six months. She said the marriage was not happy and her husband was abusive (虐待的). She kicked him out in 1938 and has lived alone since then.

Emma Morano says one of her secrets to living long is eating at least two uncooked eggs every day. Her doctor credits Morano’s long life to her unusual diet, her genes (基因) and positive outlook on life.

【1】According to the text, when did Emma Morano retired from a factory?

A. In 2011 B. In 1925 C. In 1964 D. In 1994

【2】We can know from the text that _______.

A. Emma Morano’s baby died of her husband’s abuse

B. Emma Morano lived a bitter life in her youth

C. Although Emma Morano often falls sick, she lives the longest life so far

D. Other people’s caring about Emma Morano contributes greatly to her long life

【3】The underlined word “outlived” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. deserted B. respected C. disliked D. survived

【4】Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Secrets to the Longest Life

B. World’s Oldest Person Turns 117

C. Celebration of the Oldest Living Person

D. Backgrounds of the Oldest Living Person

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：本文講述世界上最長(zhǎng)壽的人艾瑪-莫拉諾的故事。艾瑪-莫拉諾2016年12月1日度過(guò)了她的117歲生日。艾瑪-莫拉諾說(shuō)，她長(zhǎng)壽的秘密之一是每天至少吃2個(gè)生雞蛋，他的醫(yī)生把她的長(zhǎng)壽歸因于她不尋常的飲食、遺傳基因和對(duì)未來(lái)生活積極的態(tài)度。

【1】數(shù)字計(jì)算題。根據(jù)第一段首句Emma Morano, the oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday on November 29, 2016.和第三段第四句She worked in a factory until she retired at age 65.可推斷，艾瑪莫拉諾從工廠(chǎng)退休是在1964年。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的句子when Morano was young, people used to say she was weak and often sick.和while she is lucky to have lived so long, parts of her life were “not so nice.” She worked in a factory until she retired at age 65.可知，莫拉諾年輕的時(shí)候，身體虛弱，經(jīng)常生病，她覺(jué)得自己能活這么長(zhǎng)很幸運(yùn)，有一段時(shí)間她的生活不好，她在工廠(chǎng)一直工作到65歲退休，因此推斷莫拉諾年輕時(shí)生活很苦。故選B。

【3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線(xiàn)句上文She is thought to be the last living person born in the 1800s.可知，艾瑪-莫拉諾被認(rèn)為是唯一出生于19世紀(jì)還活著的人。因此推斷她活得比她的兄弟姐妹都長(zhǎng)，包括一個(gè)活到102歲。故畫(huà)線(xiàn)詞outlived意思與survived一致，“比……活得長(zhǎng)”。故選D。

【4】標(biāo)題判斷題�？v觀(guān)全文可知，文章通過(guò)講述艾瑪莫拉諾度過(guò)117歲生日介紹這位世界上最長(zhǎng)壽的人。因此推斷B項(xiàng)“世界上最長(zhǎng)壽的人117歲了”為最佳標(biāo)題，概括了文章大意。故選B。