Happy Marriage, Happy Heart
Happily married people have lower blood pressure 1 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 2 people1 , according to the study.
"There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage. It's not just being married 3 benefits health - what's really the most protective of health is having a happy 4 " 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 5 adults who wore portable blood-pressure monitors for 24 hours. The 6 recorded blood pressure at random intervals2 and provided a total of about 72 readings.
"We wanted to capture participants' blood pressure doing whatever they normally 7 in everyday life3. Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really 8 of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day,"4 Holt-Lunstad said.
Overall, happily married people scored four points 9 on the blood pressure readings than single adults. The study also found that blood __ 10__ among married people – especially those in happy marriages -__11 __more during sleep than in single people.
"Research has shown that people whose blood pressure remains high throughout the night are at__12__greater risk of heart disease than people whose blood pressure drops," Holt-Lunstad said.
The study was published in the March 20__13__of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
The study also found that unhappily married adults have higher blood pressure than__14__happily married and single adults.
Holt-Lunstad noted that married couples can encourage healthy habits in one __15 such as eating a healthy diet and having regular doctor visits. People in happy marriages also have a source of emotional support, she said.
詞匯：
Singles n.未婚成人 annals n.年刊
Fluctuation n.波動(dòng)
注釋：
1.On the other hand，even having a supportive social network did not translate into a blood pressure benefit for singles 0;unhappily married people：另一方面，對(duì)單身成人或者是婚姻不幸福的人來(lái)說(shuō)，即使有著良好的社交圈也不會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)化為有助于血壓的益處。
2.at random intervals：間隔時(shí)間不固定
3.We wanted to capture participants’ blood pressure doing whatever they normally do in everyday life：我們希望捕捉實(shí)驗(yàn)對(duì)象在從事其日常生活中通常所做任何事情時(shí)的血壓。
4.Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really representative of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day：在診室里獲取一兩個(gè)讀數(shù)并不能真正代表一天之內(nèi)發(fā)生的波動(dòng)。
練習(xí)：
1. A from B to C than D by
2. A married B engaged C linked D loved
3. A which B that C this D what
4. A life B marriage C partner D spouse
5. A young B old C single D experienced
6. A monitors B doctors C nurses D researchers
7. A take B do C make D want
8. A supportive B active C representative D protective
9. A most B lower C higher D least
10. A pressure B speed C level D flow
11. A stopped B dropped C rose D ran
12. A more B some C much D any
13. A page B number C copy D issue
14. A nor B both C neither D either
15. A another B each C other D every
答案與題解：
1.C 本句用了表示比較的lower一詞，因此空格處只能選than一詞。
2.A上一句中已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了unhappily married people，所以在unhappily和people之間顯然應(yīng)選married一詞。
3.B本句是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句型結(jié)構(gòu)。
4.B從前面出現(xiàn)過的happily married people可以得知，對(duì)健康保護(hù)作用的是擁有一個(gè)happy marriage。
5.C從上下文可以得知，研究對(duì)象包括已婚和未婚的成年人。
6.A前一句中出現(xiàn)了monitors一詞，此處仍指monitors。.
7.B空格處應(yīng)填與前面出現(xiàn)的doing一詞相一致的動(dòng)詞d0，以表示日常生活中通常所做的事情。
8.c本句的意思是：在診室里獲取一兩個(gè)讀數(shù)并不能真正代表一天之內(nèi)發(fā)生的波動(dòng)。
9.B從上下文可以得知，總體來(lái)說(shuō)，婚姻幸福的人血壓讀數(shù)應(yīng)相對(duì)低些。
10.A該段的主要內(nèi)容是婚姻與血壓的關(guān)系，顯然此處應(yīng)填pressure。
11.B從上下文可以得知，與單身的成年人相比，已婚者，尤其是婚姻幸福者的血壓夜里睡眠時(shí)應(yīng)該是下降得更多。
12.C修飾比較級(jí)，表示“……得多”，應(yīng)該用much。
13.D表示定期出版的雜志的第幾期，應(yīng)用issue一詞。
14.B此句將婚姻不幸福者與婚姻幸福者和單身成年人做比較。
15.A one another表示“相互”的意思。