Happily married people have lower blood pressure (51) 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 (52) people, according to the study. "There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage. It's not just being married (53) benefits health-what's really the most protective of health is having a happy (54) ," 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 (55) adults who wore portable blood-pressure monitors for 24 hours. The (56) 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 (57) in everyday life. Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really (58) of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day," Holt-Lunstad said. Overall, happily married people scored four points (59) on the blood pressure readings than single adults. The study also found that blood (60) among married people especially those in happy marriages (61) more during sleep than in single people. "Research has shown that people whose blood pressure remains high throughout the night are at (62) greater risk of heart disease than people whose blood pressure drops," HoltLunstad said. The study was published in the March 20 (63) of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. The study also found that unhappily married adults have higher blood pressure than (64) happily married and single adults. Holt-Lunstad noted that married couples can encourage healthy habits in one (65) ,such as eating a healthy diet and having regular doctor visits. People in happy marriages also have a source of emotional support, she said.
单选题
A. from B. to C. than D. by
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本句用了表示比较的lower一词，因此空格处只能选than一词。
单选题
A. married B. engaged C. linked D. loved
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】上一句中已经出现了unhappily married people，所以在unhappily和people之间显然应选。married一词。
单选题
A. which B. that C. this D. what
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本句是一个强调句型结构。
单选题
A. life B. marriage C. partner D. spouse
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】从前面出现过的happily married people可以得知，对健康最具保护作用的是拥有一个happy marriage。
单选题
A. young B. old C. single D. experienced
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】从上下文可以得知，研究对象包括已婚和未婚的成年人。
单选题
A. monitors B. doctors C. nurses D. researchers
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】前一句中出现了monitors一词，此处仍指monitors。
单选题
A. take B. do C. make D. want
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】空格处应填与前面出现的doing一词相一致的动词do，以表示日常生活中通常所做的事情。
单选题
A. supportive B. active C. representative D. protective