Scientists say they have found key clues（线索）into how long we will live. One of them is a firm __21___. British researchers believe a firm strong handshake is not just a __22___ of confidence but also an indicator of a long life. Lead author Dr Rachel Cooper of University College London said her study looked __23___ 33 different reports on the __24___ of handshakes. The research involved more than 50,000 men and women and __25___ 40 years. Dr Cooper concluded that __26___ with weaker handshakes were 70 per cent more likely to die earlier than those with the __27___ handshakes. She concludes that people with a firm strong handshake __28___ from a happy childhood that __29___ a healthy diet and __30___ of exercise.
The new study, __31___ in the British Medical Journal, also found other signs of living a longer life. These 'measures of __32___ capability' include walking at a faster pace, getting out of a chair quickly, and being able to __33___ on one leg. The study showed that slow walkers were almost three times __34___ to die at a younger age than those who walked quickly and actively. Those who __35___ to get up from their armchairs were twice as likely to die earlier than those who sprang __36___ their chairs. Dr Cooper believes there __37___ more research into the link __38___ physical capability and a long life. “Research that helps people to __39___ a long and healthy life is ever more important to help provide for an ageing __40___.” she said.
| 小题1: | | A．childhood | B．relationship | C．hardship | D．handshake |
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| 小题2: | | A．sign | B． symbol | C．trip | D．sigh |
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| 小题4: | | A．strength | B． length | C．likeliness | D．confidence |
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| 小题5: | | A．last | B． past | C．lasted | D．passed |
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| 小题6: | | A．women | B．they | C．those | D．men |
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| 小题7: | | A．weaker | B．strongest | C．weakest | D．strong |
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| 小题8: | | A．must benefit | B．could have lived | C．should come | D．may have benefited |
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| 小题9: | | A．concluded | B． consisted | C．included | D．including |
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| 小题10: | | A．plentiful | B．plenty | C．a number | D．the number |
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| 小题11: | | A．published | B． being published | C．publishing | D．having published |
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| 小题12: | | A．physician | B．physics | C．physiology | D．physical |
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| 小题13: | | A．stand | B．balance | C．live | D．shake |
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| 小题14: | | A．likely | B．likelier | C．likelihood | D．liking |
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| 小题15: | | A．wanted | B． hoped | C．struggled | D．were dying |
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| 小题16: | | A．out of | B． in front of | C．ahead of | D．away from |
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| 小题17: | | A．needs to be | B． need to be | C．ought to be | D．must be |
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| 小题18: | | A．from | B．among | C．between | D．beneath |
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| 小题19: | | A．benefit | B． involve | C．make | D．enjoy |
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| 小题20: | | A．popularity | B． pollution | C．population | D．publication |
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