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5 y* U: L- ]' j- kActive in Old Age Keeps People Mobile
' C8 ~' W4 A' e, ]. f Y9 y 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.
" V3 A7 A7 N6 [8 c These findings suggest that it's very important to stay _____(51) in old age, study author Dr. Marjolein Visser told Reuters Health.
- x. R$ G6 p Y4 L "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."
" v5 ^6 k( F8 W; D 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., k2 _; B4 t; `$ G# t7 A/ A
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.3 q" m7 D& E2 c( X' r
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.
4 E/ U6 w1 L# a! l d T k, W: ~ 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.( ^0 J2 h0 a" k8 \) B3 e/ s6 y
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.$ a; {; T; b6 K5 H) d
"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.+ D9 Y6 F& b- e
51 A young B new C still D active
; {+ y2 `0 |9 q9 N! i* P 52 A than B so C as D to
. }9 g# b2 j+ T+ a2 x' W 53 A suffer B benefit C result D start
. ^# o8 c+ |2 S: e* O& Y4 b 54 A looking B appearing C seeming D staying; L7 r' W ?9 s0 V$ @
55 A children B people C women D youths/ M3 E1 K" M2 q5 W0 y& V" h7 l
56 A mountains B stairs C trees D walls
- C R7 f$ }) p0 m, ~ 57 A jumping B walking C running D jogging' L; _, {2 W! `3 K2 b- M# ~
58 A percent B numbers C hundreds D dozens
" |' t; s- H7 h/ ]% a0 F 59 A which B whom C those D who
. w! U) G+ F; b! ^; U 60 A symptoms B issues C problems D chances
. u( p# W! U H4 B$ ?5 T' E2 d 61 A rarely B openly C exactly D regularly
& e% l& M0 r- {4 I% c# C 62 A from B into C on D of E5 Z: c# U- o; o6 g: G J' V3 ~
63 A these B that C few D those" m( r. B6 ?/ y6 { y% w! G) {
64 A risk B part C way D share& ^. ]9 H( o' ~' m
65 A since B owing C because D due
" \ j( f; F# U 【参考答案】
1 r4 |1 t8 \6 Z/ N 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. C
5 M Z$ d' Z% \' S3 M9 h; \& B) e 56. B 57. B 58. A 59. D 60. C
X3 P" o$ k' K, O8 U7 } 61. D 62. A 63. D 64. A 65. C |