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吉林市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）训练题（2）及答案 （郑州市高中毕业班第二次质量预测）??? Why do men live a shorter life than women? The latest research indicates that men’s hearts going into a rapid decline when they reach middle age could be the cause. The research of ageing on the heart has shown that women抯 longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose much pumping power with age.牋?the 牋?揥e have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20 percent-25 percent between 20 and 70 years of age,攕aid the head of the study, Samantha of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.牋? 牋?揥ithin the heart there are millions of cells which make it beat. Between the ages of 20 and 70,one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men, 攕aid Samantha. This is part of the ageing process. ??? What amazes scientists is that the female heart suffers very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could work almost as perfectly as a 20-year-old one’s. ? “This gender(性别)difference might give the reason why men live shorter than women. ?said Samantha. They studied over 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 17 and 80,who are mainly healthy persons so as to reduce the influence of disease. 揟he team has yet to think about why ageing suffers a greater loss on the male heart. 攕aid Samantha. 牋?But there is also good news梞en can enjoy the health of their hearts with regular exercise. Samantha stressed that women should also take regular exercise to stop their leg muscles getting weaker as they age. 【解析】? 本文介绍了一项科学研究的结果：男人比女人寿命短主要是男人的心脏细胞在20岁到70岁之间损失掉三分之一，因而心脏的能力降低了20％—25％，而女人的心脏细胞在这一年龄阶段损失得很少。 (1)B猜测词义题。根据第一段的第一句话Why do men live a shorter life than women? 可推知longevity的意思足“长寿”。 (2)D主旨大意题。本文探讨了男人比女人寿命短的主要原因，那就是与心脏细胞数量的减少有关。男人的心脏细胞在20岁到70岁之间会丧失三分之一，因而心脏的能力降低了20％—25％，而女人的心脏细胞在这个年龄阶段几乎没有丧失。因此，本文的中心话题是心脏与长寿。 (3)C 细节理解题。根据第五段的第一句What amazes scientists is that the female heart suffers very little loss of these cells”可知答案为C。 (4)C细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，男人经常进行锻炼可以拥有