16.Emma Morano,the oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday on November 29,2016.Friends,neighbors and her doctor joined Morano in her small apartment home in the northern Italian mountain town of Verbania.She blew out three candles on her birthday cake.Each candle represented a number in her age."I hope I don't have to cut it,"Morano joked.
"She dressed up and she was very proud,"said her long-time doctor,Carlo Bava."She posed for a photographer,and even asked if her hair looked good.""I am happy to turn 117,"Morano told those attending her party.She received a greeting from Italy's president,Sergio Mattarella.He wished her peace and continued good health.She is thought to be the last living person born in the 1800s.She outlived all her brothers and sisters,including one who died at age 102.
Her doctor noted that when Morano was young,people used to say she was weak and often sick."Yes,yes,"she said.The world's oldest person told the Reuters (路透社) news agency that while she is lucky to have lived so long,parts of her life were"not so nice."She worked in a factory until she retired at age 65.Morano once told a reporter that the first man she planned to marry was killed in World War One.Then,at age 26,she was forced to marry a man she did not love.She said the man threatened to kill her if he did not marry her.She had a son,but the baby died after just six months.She said the marriage was not happy and her husband was abusive (虐待的).She kicked him out in 1938and has lived alone since then.
Emma Morano says one of her secrets to living long is eating at least two uncooked eggs every day.Her doctor credits Morano's long life to her unusual diet,her genes (基因) and positive outlook on life.
24.We can know from the text thatB.
A.Emma Morano's baby died of her husband's abuse.
B.Emma Morano lived a bitter life in her youth.
C.Although Emma Morano often falls sick,she lives the longest life so far.
D.Other people's caring about Emma Morano contributes greatly to her long life.
25.The underlined word"outlived"in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning toD.
A.deserted
B.respected
C.disliked
D.survived
26.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?B
A.Secrets to the Longest Life
B.World's Oldest Person Turns 117
C.Celebration of the Oldest Living Person
D.Backgrounds of the Oldest Living Person.
分析 在世的最长寿的人庆祝她的第一百一十七岁,并介绍了她的生平和对于她长寿的研究.
解答 24.B 细节理解题.根据句子she is lucky to have lived so long,parts of her life were"not so nice.她活了这么长时间是幸运的,她的一部分生活"不那么好".以及后文中对她的过去生活的描述,可见在年轻的时候她过得很艰难,所以答案选B.
25.D 猜测词义题.根据句子including one who died at age 102.包括一个102岁去世的人.说到她的姊妹兄弟,她与他们相比,其中包括一个102岁去世的,可见outlive应该是比他们活的长.survive"比…活得长".所以答案选D.
26.B 标题归纳题.根据第一句Emma Morano,the oldest living person celebrated her 117th birthday.Emma Morano,在世的最长寿的人庆祝她的第一百一十七岁生日.并介绍了她的生平和对于她长寿的研究,所以答案选B.
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