单选题
《复合题被拆开情况》 Each of us is working hard to be happy. Happiness brings substantial benefits for society【C1】______. There is clear and【C2】______evidence that happier people have better overall health and live longer than their less happy peers. They can reduce their【C3】______to a cold or a heart attack by【C4】______50%. Happier people are more likely to wear seat belts and【C5】______road accidents. Happier people are even more financially responsible, tending to【C6】______more rigorous control over their expenditures. Most importantly of all, people who are happier are more【C7】______to make positive contributions to society and participate in public activities. They also have a greater respect【C8】______law and order and offer more help. There is even evidence that happiness is contagious or spreading,【C9】______happier people help others around them to become happier too. In other words, how happy we are has a measurable impact on the【C10】______of our friend’s friends.《问题》:【C4】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】该选项可能有点麻烦。首先排除as soon as,理由是它通常是连词,接句子,当然也可接形容词或表示时间的词,as soon as possible或as soon as next week,强调“很快”。as long as可表示“只要”,也可表示“长达……”,如…has lived here as long as thirty years。as far as常用于as far as I know,as far as…is concerned或as far as one hundred years ago。因为空白处后面是百分比,选择as much as比较合适,其意义是“高达50%”。所以,应该记住as…as…的特殊用法,经常表示“多达……”或“长达……”,如…has as many as five kids,as long as one hundred kilometers或raise the price by as much as 20%。