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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Both men and women are living longer thesedays in industrialized countries. In general, they can expect to live six or sevenyears more than men. One reason for this is biological.
One important biological factorthat helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women producehormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart andblood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to diefrom heart attacks.

Theyhelp the body defend itselfagainst some kinds of infections. This means that women generally get sick lessoften and less seriously than men. The common cold is a good example: women, onaverage, get fewer colds than men.
Scientists are still not exactly sure howinfluence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a woman’s body cellshave a tendency(向) to age more slowlythan a man’s. Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly.
A. However, women, on average, live longer.
B.The biological factor plays an important part.
C.Women are also helped by their female genes.
D.The female hormones also protect the body in another way.
E.Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.
F.Therefore, women are more healthy than men and can live a better life.
G.Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control carious body functions.

Answer 1

【答案】A；G；D；C；E
【解析】女性比男性壽命長的原因。
①根據(jù)空格下一句：一般說，女性不男性多活6到7年�？芍�此處的意思是：然而，女性平均比男性壽命長。故選A。
②根據(jù)空格上句：男性和女性之間的荷爾蒙的不同幫助女性壽命更長�？芍�此空的意思是：荷爾蒙是身體生產(chǎn)的控制各種身體功能的化學(xué)物質(zhì)。故選G。
③根據(jù)下句：他們幫助身體本身抵抗各種感染�？芍�此空的意思是：女性荷爾蒙也用另一種方式保護(hù)身體。故選D。
④根據(jù)下句：科學(xué)家仍然沒有確切地表明基因怎樣影響年齡，但是他們認(rèn)為基因卻是在影響年齡�？芍�上句：女性基因也在幫助女性。
⑤根據(jù)空格前兩句：一些人認(rèn)為女性身體細(xì)胞有一個比男性老化慢的傾向，另一些人認(rèn)為男性身體細(xì)胞有一個老化快的傾向�？芍狤項符合題意。“最近研究似乎支持這兩種可能”。故選E。