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Unit 2 Poems 阅读理解 (2018·成都高中毕业班诊断) Flaubert had it that “one way of tolerating existence is to lose oneself in literature as in an unending party”. It turns out that reading doesn’t only help us to tolerate existence, A recent study by Yale University researchers, published online in the journal Social Science Medicine, concluded that “book readers experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of death over the 12 years of follow-up compared to non?readers”． to three groups：those who didn’t read books, The findings were remarkable：on average, . The more the subjects read, the longer they lived, but as little as 30 minutes a day was still beneficial in terms of survival. Accounting for factors such as education level, income and health status, the study found that those who read more than 3.5 hours weekly were 23 percent less likely to die during that 12-year period. Those who read up to 3.5 hours—an average of a half hour a day—were 17 percent less likely. 揑n other words, just like a healthy diet and exercise, books appear to promote a significuant survival advantage，” the authors concluded. Why or how that’s the case remains unclear；the research showed only an association between book reading and longevity, t research showed that reading novels appears to increase both brain connectivity and sympathy. 【解题导语】　研究发现阅读和长寿有一定的联系阅读者的平均寿命比不读书的人长将近两岁。 irst paragraph? A．To stress the value of reading. B．To compare reading with a party. C．To introduce the study on reading. D．To support the findings of the study. C　解析：推理判断题。文章第一段引用Flaubert的名言说明读书的作用接着第二段介绍了耶鲁大学关于读书与死亡风险之间关系的研究。据此可以判断引用Flaubert的名言旨在介绍对阅读的作用的研究故C项正确。 A．No similar study on reading has been carried out. B．The process of the study lasted more than ten years. C．It shows readers live two years longer than non-readers. D．It shows time spent on reading increases one’s love for it. B　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的“book readers ... to non-readers”可知在12年的跟踪调查中发现与不读书的人相比阅读者的死亡风险降低了20%。据此可知该项调查持续了十多年故B项正确。 A．Reading books enabl