When Mrs．Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious question,“Why did she live to be 107?” .Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100．Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities．In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place，city living often provides benefits that country living can lack．One factor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewed．
This factor is exercise．In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus．Even taking public transportation often requires some walking．Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and so people must climb stairs．City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find，there is often no alternative to walking．
On the other hand，those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day．In fact，the opposite is often true．To go to school，work，or almost anywhere else，they must ride in cars．
【小题1】The Vienna survey may help to explain A．the plaints of people in apartment housesB．the cause of Mrs Groeger’s deathC．the longevity of people like Mrs．GroegerD．the image of cities in general【小题2】The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some A．benefits of walkingB．occasions for walking in city lifeC．ments made by city peopleD．problems of city living【小题3】To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful A．to take the elevatorB．to walk up the stairsC．to ride in a carD．to find an alternative to walking【小题4】People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because A．they don’t live near business areasB．they don’t need the exerciseC．they never have parking problemsD．they can’t afford to take the bus【小题5】A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that A．air pollution is not seriousB．anyone can live to be 107C．country people should move to the cityD．walking is a healthful exerciseC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章分析了城里人比乡下人更长寿的原因是城里人锻炼更多，步行更多。
【小题1】C 推理题。根据第2行Why did she live to be 107?”可知这个调查是关于这些人长寿的原因的，故C正确。
【小题2】B 推理题。在第二段中提出了很多的例子都想证明城里人的锻炼比乡下人要多，步行的距离要比乡下人更长。故B正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据第二段3,4行Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and so people must climb stairs．可知B正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据最后一句．To go to school，work，or almost anywhere else，they must ride in cars．可知乡下人要开车上学主要是因为他们不得不开车，那么可能是因为住的地方不靠市中心，交通不方便，故A正确。
【小题5】D 推理题。文章分析了城里人比乡下人更长寿的原因是城里人锻炼更多，步行更多。故D正确。