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* Z/ u6 r: ?0 b/ E, ?( B. f8 dActive in Old Age Keeps People Mobile
/ H% d; u* R( y2 q& t* S# U) V* _ People over 70 who aren't active are more likely to develop problems walking or climbing stairs within a few years, according to a new study.5 R; Z1 q/ W; z0 N5 c
These findings suggest that it's very important to stay _____(51) in old age, study author Dr. Marjolein Visser told Reuters Health.
7 J$ y) y. N* [! U4 f; }6 S "Physical activity in old age is as important _____(52) taking your medications(药物)," Visser noted. "You do not need to join an expensive, fancy sports club with high-tech (高科技的) equipment. Your body will already _____(53) from regular walking."9 c9 i2 J9 G( P; i/ a1 z
Visser, a Dutch (荷兰的) scholar, explained that _____(54) active helps prevent people from becoming breathless during simple activities, increase muscle mass and strength, and maintain the balance people need to walk up stairs, for instance.5 ~! N. |& m7 l, {' b
To investigate how important exercise is to older adults, Visser's team interviewed 3,075 men and _____(55) between the ages of 70 and 79, all of whom said they had no problems walking one-quarter of a mile or climbing _____(56). The investigators followed the subjects for 4-1/2 years, noting who developed problems _____(57) and climbing stairs.
! W- L% l- V% Z/ ^ During the study, 34 percent of men and 47 _____(58) of women said they began to struggle with walking and climbing stairs. People _____(59) were inactive were twice as likely to report these problems as people who said they got regular exercise.
9 F0 B' y9 q; [2 X7 `- N& P% @7 _ People who didn't exercise but had active lifestyles appeared to be at a somewhat higher risk of developing _____(60) walking and climbing stairs, relative to people who exercised _____(61). Still, leading an active lifestyle appeared to protect people _____(62) problems better than being generally inactive, the researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics (老年医学) Society.- q5 b7 l2 r: U# T1 \# ]
Among people who were inactive, _____(63) who walked even a little bit such as brisk (轻快的) walking for a little over an hour per week - were at a lower _____(64) of mobility (可动性) problems.
) E* S% [* ~- k w0 ~ "If you do not like to exercise or you cannot exercise _____(65) of serious health problems or functional limitations, do try to be as active as possible, " Visser advised./ M1 w* `, X9 m! h1 W: J( f* {
51 A young B new C still D active
. [6 |1 R1 X/ v g- p Y 52 A than B so C as D to
3 O2 j6 h$ u# r$ s% O* E 53 A suffer B benefit C result D start# R6 s- B6 \8 Y2 _9 a1 M; ^4 l+ t
54 A looking B appearing C seeming D staying
) k9 @' i: Q; {$ p8 `$ v8 P 55 A children B people C women D youths
+ t& \ o' w3 K; X% C( l$ i 56 A mountains B stairs C trees D walls) E; Z% \# l' w( T3 l! e
57 A jumping B walking C running D jogging) s" M: w" f/ Z: h5 w; Q- T! E5 J
58 A percent B numbers C hundreds D dozens
% P: Z* L( a- {9 t8 v3 N- X0 Y 59 A which B whom C those D who
; g7 e; j' T& ^ 60 A symptoms B issues C problems D chances
& ?+ j* ]) u4 j1 q7 N& B0 q 61 A rarely B openly C exactly D regularly
0 r1 I- E* P) X3 s: M' N W 62 A from B into C on D of& o0 M$ K1 v- q* |
63 A these B that C few D those
2 b) U% ^: u& d/ C% v+ B 64 A risk B part C way D share
& P& v* F* {* ^/ B" R. l 65 A since B owing C because D due
5 S$ f4 {. z! X 【参考答案】
& l# @' ]9 f3 z! ] { 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. C, L# b% D7 s5 ]' t6 u
56. B 57. B 58. A 59. D 60. C
) k3 I1 |& r& ]# Y3 W- H 61. D 62. A 63. D 64. A 65. C |