As if they needed any more excuse, new research suggests men need their sleep if they"re to live a long life. Women, on the other hand, can live long lives【C1】______poor sleep habits as long as they eat a diverse diet that includes vitamin B6 and plenty of vegetables. Vitamin B6 can be found in food such as meat, bananas and nuts.【C2】______other things, it allows the body to use and【C3】______energy from protein and carbohydrates. The findings come from a study led by Professor Mark Wahlqvist from Monash University which looked at how diet【C4】______sleep quality and mortality among elderly men and women. Professor Wahlqvist said sleep played a more【C5】______role in men"s mortality than women"s. "Poor sleep has been associated with increased disease rate and mortality. We found that for both【C6】______poor sleep was strongly【C7】______poor appetite and poor perceived health." But the researchers also found a【C8】______relationship between a diverse diet and sleep,【C9】______in women. "For women, good sleep only ensures a survival advantage【C10】______they had a diverse diet," said Professor Walhqvist. The study found women were almost twice as likely as men to sleep【C11】______Women who were poor sleepers had a lower intake of vitamin B6 from food than those whose sleep was【C12】______"fair" or "good". Fair sleepers had lower iron intakes than good sleepers. Both men and women could improve their【C13】______by eating a more【C14】______diet, the research said "Sufficient dietary diversity in men could【C15】______the adverse effect on mortality of poor sleep【C16】______women need to make sure they are eating foods high in vitamin B6," said Professor Walhqvist. Participants in the study who did not sleep well were also less able to chew, had poor appetites, and did less physical activity. "These characteristics could lead to lower overall dietary quality and food and nutrition intake, especially for vegetables, protein-rich foods, and vitamin B6. They may also result in the【C17】______of death. Intervention【C18】______on education on healthy dietary【C19】______in elderly people could improve sleep duration and【C20】______more stable levels of health."
【答案解析】解析：上句提到睡眠质量差一直以来都与增高的发病率和死亡率有关(associated with increaseddisease rate and mortality)，说明睡眠与健康密切相关。本句语义与之对应，因此空格词语义应和associated with相近，故选A项correlated with“和……相关”。
【答案解析】解析：下旬讨论的是睡眠不好的女性(Women who were poor sleepers)，可见是回指本句所提到的女性，她们应睡眠不佳。A项badly“差地，恶劣地”符合语义。
单选题
【C12】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：由句中的lower．．．than…可知本句对比两种人的维生素B6摄入情况。前一种人是women who were poor sleepers，因此第二种人应该是与之相反情况的人群，即后一句中的Fair sleepers和good sleepers。rated as有“被评为”之意，能描述第二种人的情况，符合语义逻辑，故选D项rated。