WhenMrs．JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna，Austria，peopleaskedtheobviousquestion“Whydidshelivetobe107?”.Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100．Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities．Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace，citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack．Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(长寿)ofthoseinterviewed．
Thisfactorisexercise．Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus．Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking．Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators(电梯)，andsopeoplemustclimbstairs．Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets. Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind，thereisoftennoalternativetowalking．
Ontheotherhand，thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday．Infact，theoppositeisoftentrue．Togotoschool，work，oralmostanywhereelse，theymustrideincars．
1.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain_____
A．thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses |
B．thecauseofMrsGroeger’sdeath |
C．thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs．Groeger |
D．theimageofcitiesingeneral |
A．benefitsofwalking |
B．occasionsforwalkingincitylife |
C．commentsmadebycitypeople |
D．problemsofcityliving |
A．totaketheelevator |
B．towalkupthestairs |
C．torideinacar |
D．tofindanalternativetowalking |
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A．theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas |
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B．theydo 孙博回答：
1.C2.B3.B4.A5.D文章分析了城里人比乡下人更长寿的原因是城里人锻炼更多，步行更多。1.C推理题。根据第2行Whydidshelivetobe107?”可知这个调查是关于这些人长寿的原因的，故C正...
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