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       阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择l个最佳答案。

　　Happy Marriage, Happy Heart

　　Happily married people have lower blood pressure 51 unhappily married people or singles, a Brigham Young University study says.

　　On the other 52 , even having a supportive social network did not translate into a blood pressure benefit for singles or unhappily married people, according to the study.

　　"There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage. It's not just being married 53 benefits health-what's really the most protective of health'is having a 54 marriage," study author Julianne Holt, Lunstad, a psychologist who specializes in relationships and health, said in a prepared statement.

　　The study included 204 married and 99 55 adults who wore portable blood-pressure monitors for 24 hours. The 56 recorded blood pressure at random intervals and provided a total of about 72 readings.

　　"We wanted to capture participants' blood pressure doing whatever they normally 57 in everyday life. Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really 58 of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day," Holt-Lunstad said.

　　Overall, happily married people scored four points 59 on the blood pressure readings than single adults. The study also found that blood 60 among married people- especially those in happy marriages-- 61 more during sleep than in single people.

　　"Research has shown that people whose blood pressure remains high" throughout the night are at 62 greater risk of heart disease than people whose blood pressure drops," Holt-Lunstad said.

　　The study was published in the March 20 63 of the joumal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

　　The study also found that unhappily married adults have higher blood pressure than bothhappily married 64 single adults.

　　Holt-Lunstad noted that married couples can encourage healthy habits in one 65 , such as eating a healthy diet and having regular doctor visits. People in happy marriages also have a source of emotional support, she said.

　　51. A. from

　　B. to

　　C. than

　　D. by

　　52. A. turn

　　B. coin

　　C. hand

　　D. part

　　53. A. which

　　B. that

　　C. this

　　D. what

　　54. A. happy

　　B. long

　　C. sad

　　D. short

　　55. A. young

　　B. old

　　C. single

　　D. experienced

　　56. A. monitors

　　B. doctors

　　C. nurses

　　D. researchers

　　57. A. take

　　B. do

　　C. make

　　D. want

　　58. A. supportive

　　B. active

　　C. representative

　　D. protective

　　59. A. faster

　　B. lower

　　C. higher

　　D. slower

　　60. A. pressure

　　B. speed

　　C. level

　　D. flow

　　61. A. stopped

　　B. dropped

　　C. rose

　　D. ran

　　62. A. more

　　B. some

　　C. much

　　D. any

　　63. A. page

　　B. number

　　C. copy

　　D. issue

　　64. A. and

　　B. or

　　C. nor

　　D. also

　　65. A. another

　　B. each

　　C. other

　　D. every

       51.c。这里考查的是词汇。句意：婚后生活愉快的夫妻__________婚后生活不愉快的夫妻或者单身成年人血压低。此处很明显是对比的意思，用than，故选C。

　　52.c。这里考查的是固定搭配on the other hand(另外一方面，然而)。句意：另一方面，对单身或婚姻不幸的人来说，即使是有一个良好的人际关系，也不一定会拥有健康的血压。

　　53.B。这里考查的是强调句。句意：并不仅仅是结婚有利于健康。此处考查强调句，句型是it is…that，故B为正确答案。

　　54.A。这里考查的是词汇。句意：真正有益于健康的是有一个__________婚姻。上句提到并不是结婚就对健康有益，而是要有一个快乐的婚姻，故A为正确答案。

　　55.c。这里考查的是词汇。这个调查包含了204个结婚的和99个__________成年人，他们24小时携带血压测量器。通过上文可知，对比的对象是婚后生活愉快的夫妻，婚后生活不愉快的夫妻和单身成年人，故选C(单身的)。

　　56.A。这里考查的是词汇。句意：这些__________随机间隔测量血压，一共有72个数据。承接上文，测量血压的是“monitors”，故选择A。

　　57.B。这里考查的是词汇。句意：我们想得到测试者在做平时他们日常生活__________时的血压。whatever they do表达“他们所做的事情”，故选择B。

　　58.c。这里考查的是词汇。句意：在诊所测量的结果并不能 __________ 一天的血压变化。四个选项：supportive意为“支持的”，active意为“积极的”，representative意为“有代表性的”，protective意为“保护的，防卫的”，只有representative符合题意，因此A为正确答案。

　　59.B。这里考查的是词汇。句意：总体来说婚后生活愉快的夫妻比单身成年人血压读数4分。文章第一句就讲婚后生活愉快的夫妻比婚后生活不愉快的夫妻或者单身成年人血压低。故B为正确答案。

　　60.A。这里考查的是词汇。本文主要讨论的是血压，所以此处应该是blood pressure。句意：这个调查还发现那些结婚的人(尤其那些婚姻幸福的夫妻)的血__________在睡觉的时候比单身成人__________得更多。

　　61.B。这里考查的是词汇。句意：这个调查还发现那些结婚的人(尤其那些婚姻幸福的夫妻)的血压在睡觉的时候比单身成人__________得更多。文章的观点是婚后生活愉快的夫妻比婚后生活不愉快的夫妻或者单身成年人血压低。因此选择B(下降)。

　　62.C。这里考查的是词汇。句意：调查显示在夜晚血压高的人比那些血压下降的人更有可能患心脏病。此处考查比较级greater，四个选项中只有much可以修饰比较级，除此外还有a lot，even，by far,ever等。

　　63.D。这里考查的是词汇。此处表达的意思是“期刊”，因此选择D。

　　64.A。这里考查的是固定搭配boh…and…。句意：这个研究也发现那些婚后生活不愉快的人比婚后生活愉快和单身成年人的血压高。

　　65.A。这里考查的是固定搭配one another，意为“彼此，互相”。句意：Holt-Lunstad发现结婚的人能互相鼓励从而养成健康的习惯，比如说吃得更健康，定期看医生等。因此选择A。

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