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
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，對單身成人或者是婚姻不幸福的人來說，即使有著良好的社交圈也不會轉(zhuǎn)化為有助于血壓的益處。
2.at random intervals：間隔時間不固定
3.We wanted to capture participants’ blood pressure doing whatever they normally do in everyday life：我們希望捕捉實驗對象在從事其日常生活中通常所做任何事情時的血壓。
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讀數(shù)并不能真正代表一天之內(nèi)發(fā)生的波動。
練習：
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之間顯然應選married一詞。
3.B本句是一個強調(diào)句型結(jié)構(gòu)。
4.B從前面出現(xiàn)過的happily married people可以得知，對健康保護作用的是擁有一個happy marriage。
5.C從上下文可以得知，研究對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空格處應填與前面出現(xiàn)的doing一詞相一致的動詞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讀數(shù)并不能真正代表一天之內(nèi)發(fā)生的波動。
9.B從上下文可以得知，總體來說，婚姻幸福的人血壓讀數(shù)應相對低些。
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應該是下降得更多。
12.C修飾比較級，表示“……得多”，應該用much。
13.D表示定期出版的雜志的第幾期，應用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。
