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American presidents seem to age before our eyes. But the common belief that high-office stress grays our leaders faster than【C1】
American presidents seem to age before our eyes. But the common belief that high-office stress grays our leaders faster than【C1】
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2022-11-05
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American presidents seem to age before our eyes. But the common belief that high-office stress grays our leaders faster than【C1】________may be a myth, new research finds. In fact, the majority of American presidents have lived longer than【C2】________men of their times.
That’s not to【C3】________that chronic stress has no effect on a person’s lifespan, but【C4】________does high social standing. The findings【C5】________a body of research linking high status to better health:【C6】________, Oscar winners live longer than those who were only【C7】________; and the long life effect is also seen in Nobel Prize winners.
The new study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,【C8】________the dates of birth, inauguration and death of all 34 past presidents who died of natural causes. The【C9】________lifespan for these men should have been 68 years,【C10】________they’d aged twice as fast during their years in 【C11】________as the popular wisdom suggests they do.
【C12】________the study found, these presidents lived an average 73 years. And indeed, 23 of the 34 presidents who died of natural causes lived longer than【C13】________, compared with other men their age during their lifetimes.
Some presidents【C14】________an exceptionally long time: Gerald Ford died at 93.5 years, AND Ronald Reagan at 93.3. All【C15】________living presidents have already exceeded their life【C16】________, or are likely to do so.
So why do people【C17】________the top of the hierarchy fare better than those below?【C18】________to wealth, education and the best health care of their times would seem to be obvious factors【C19】________medical attention seems to have actually killed President Garfield, who died from a fatal【C20】________introduced by his doctors’ unclean treatment techniques after he was shot by an assassin.
【C9】
选项
A、ultimate
B、average
C、appropriate
D、maximum
答案
B
解析
上下文语义题。此处谈及的是总统的寿命,空格处为形容词修饰lifespan。空格后的should have been 68 years“本应该是68岁”是一种假想或猜测,而下一段第一句则讲到“研究发现这些总统平均(average)活到了73岁”,前后形成对照。根据这一语境,推断空格处也应填入表示“平均”的词。表示人们所认为的平均寿命是68岁,故选B项average“平均的”。A项ultimate “最终的”通常用于修饰goal,cause等词,不宜用于修饰年龄。C项appropriate“适当的”一般用来形容适当的时间(a particular time)、情形(situation)或目的(purpose),也不宜修饰lifespan。文中侧重讲的是总统的平均寿命,这可从下一段的these presidents rived an average 73 years推知,D项maximum “最大值的”填入文中与下文的语境不符。
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