2013年職稱英語考試衛(wèi)生類完形填空模擬試題-----------Happy Marriage, Happy Heart

Happily married people have lower blood pressure_____ 1 unhappily married people or singles, a Brigham Young University study says.

On the other hand, even having a supportive social network did not translate into a blood pressure benefit for singles or unhappily _____ 2 people, according to the study.

"There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage. It’s not just being married _____ 3 benefits health - what’s really the most protective of health ’is having a happy_____ 4 ," 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 _____ 5 adults who wore portable blood-pressure monitors for 24 hours. The _____6 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 _____7 in everyday life. Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really _____ 8 of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day," Holt-Lunstad said.

Overall, happily married people scored four points _____ 9 on the blood pressure readings than single adults. The study also found that blood _____ 10 among married people – especially those in happy marriages - _____ 11 more during sleep than in single people.

"Research has shown that people whose blood pressure remains high’ throughout the night are at _____12 greater risk of heart disease than people whose blood pressure drops," Holt-Lunstad said.

The study was published in the March 20 _____13 of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

The study also found that unhappily married adults have higher blood pressure than _____ 14 happily married and single adults.

Holt-Lunstad noted that married couples can encourage healthy habits in one _____ 15 , such as eating a healthy diet and having regular doctor visits. People in happy marriages also have a source of emotional support, she said.

練習(xí)：

1. A from B to C than D by

2. A married B engaged C linked D loved

3. A which B that C this D what

4. A life B marriage C partner D spouse

5. A young B old C single D experienced

6. A monitors B doctors C nurses D researchers

7. A take B do C make D want

8. A supportive B active C representative D protective

9. A most B lower C higher D least

10. A pressure B speed C level D flow

1. A stopped B dropped C rose D ran

12. A more B some C much D any

13. A page B number C copy D issue

14. A nor B both C neither D either

15. A another B each C other D every

答案：CABBC ABCBA BCDBA