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、Prior to
B、Without
C、Instead of
D、Despite

答案D

解析 本题从语篇层面考查介词辨析。文章说尽管她历尽沧桑,但她依然快乐并讨厌与家人分离。选项A意为“先于”;选项B意为“没有”;选项C意为“代替”,都不符合主从句之间的逻辑关系。故选项D正确。
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