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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries.【1】.In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men.One reason for this is biological.

One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women.【2】Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility（生育能力）.These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and the blood flow.In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.

【3】They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections.This means that women generally get sick less often and less seriously than men.The common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men.

【4】 Scientists are still not exactly sure how influence aging, but they believe that they do.Some think that a woman’s body cells have a tendency to age more slowly than a man’s.Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly.【5】.

A.However, women, on average, live longer.

B.The biological factor plays an important part.

C.Women are also helped by their female genes.

D.The female hormones also protect the body in another way.

E.Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.

F.Therefore, women are healthier than men and can live a better life.

G.Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various body functions.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】G

【3】D

【4】C

【5】E

【解析】試題分析：本文介紹了女性比男性壽命長的原因。

【1】根據(jù)空格下一句“一般說，女性比男性多活6到7年”可知此處的意思是：然而，女性平均比男性壽命更長。故選A。

【2】根據(jù)空格上句“男性和女性之間荷爾蒙的不同幫助女性活得更久”可知此空的意思是：荷爾蒙是身體分泌的控制身體各種功能的化學(xué)物質(zhì)。故選G。

【3】根據(jù)下句“它們幫助身體本身抵抗各種感染”可知此空的意思是：女性荷爾蒙也用另一種方式保護(hù)身體。故選D。

【4】根據(jù)下句“科學(xué)家仍然沒有確切地表明基因怎樣影響變老，但是他們認(rèn)為基因確實(shí)在影響變老”可知上句：女性基因也在幫助女性。

【5】根據(jù)空格前兩句“一些人認(rèn)為女性的身體細(xì)胞有比男性老化慢的傾向，另一些人認(rèn)為男性的身體細(xì)胞有老化較快的傾向”可知E項(xiàng)“最近的研究似乎支持這兩種可能”符合題意。故選E。