A Happy Family and a Long Life When Japan’s Kamato Hongo died at the age of 116, she was the world’s oldest woman. But Mrs.

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问题     A Happy Family and a Long Life
    When Japan’s Kamato Hongo died at the age of 116, she was the world’s oldest woman. But Mrs. Hongo seemed to have had a perfectly【36】lifestyle, and there seems to be no particular reason for her to have lived so long. She enjoyed things that are sometimes considered to be【37】, such as drinking tea, coffee and even a small amount of alcohol every day, although she did not smoke. So【38】was her secret?
    After getting married, she stayed on Kagoshima, the island where she was born, helping her 【39】on his farm during her long life. Mrs. Hongo gave birth to seven children, lived through three wars, and【40】a volcano eruption on Kagoshima in 1914,【41】her eventful life, she was happy and hated being away from her family. She always kept a close relationship with all seven of her children, and in fact, when she could no longer look【42】herself, she went to live with one of her daughters, Shizue, and her family.
    Then, at the end of her【43】life Airs. Hongo seemed to think more about her early life than the present, and sometimes【44】to recognize close relatives and friends who visited her. She preferred to live in the【45】, and talk about her very happy childhood. Was happiness the secret of her long life?

选项 A、refused
B、tired
C、managed
D、failed

答案D

解析 本题从语篇层面考查动词辨析。此处说她到了晚年有时不能辨认出来探访她的那些亲戚和朋友。只有答案D.fail to(没能)才符合文章的意思。选项A.refused表“拒绝”; 选项B.tired不能和to搭配;选项C.managed和to搭配意为“试着做到”都与原文意思不符。因此,选项D为正确答案。
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