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. 　　词汇： 　　Singles n.未婚成人 annals n.年刊 　　Fluctuation n.波动 　　注释： 　　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，对单身成人或者是婚姻不幸福的人来说，即使有着良好的社交圈也不会转化为有助于血压的益处。 　　2.at random intervals：间隔时间不固定 　　3.We wanted to capture participants’ blood pressure doing whatever they normally do in everyday life：我们希望捕捉实验对象在从事其日常生活中通常所做任何事情时的血压。 　　4.Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really representative of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day：在诊室里获取一两个读数并不能真正代表一天之内发生的波动。 　　练习： 　　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 　　答案与题解： 　　1.C 本句用了表示比较的lower一词，因此空格处只能选than一词。 　　2.A上一句中已经出现了unhappily married people，所以在unhappily和people之间显然应选married一词。 　　3.B本句是一个强调句型结构。 　　4.B从前面出现过的happily married people可以得知，对健康保护作用的是拥有一个happy marriage。 　　5.C从上下文可以得知，研究对象包括已婚和未婚的成年人。 　　6.A前一句中出现了monitors一词，此处仍指monitors。. 　　7.B空格处应填与前面出现的doing一词相一致的动词d0，以表示日常生活中通常所做的事情。 　　8.c本句的意思是：在诊室里获取一两个读数并不能真正代表一天之内发生的波动。 　　9.B从上下文可以得知，总体来说，婚姻幸福的人血压读数应相对低些。 　　10.A该段的主要内容是婚姻与血压的关系，显然此处应填pressure。 　　11.B从上下文可以得知，与单身的成年人相比，已婚者，尤其是婚姻幸福者的血压夜里睡眠时应该是下降得更多。 　　12.C修饰比较级，表示“……得多”，应该用much。 　　13.D表示定期出版的杂志的第几期，应用issue一词。 　　14.B此句将婚姻不幸福者与婚姻幸福者和单身成年人做比较。 　　15.A one another表示“相互”的意思。