When Mrs．Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious，“Why did she live to be 107？”．Tentative answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148Viennese 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 of those interviewed．
This factor is exercise．In the cities it is often faster and less frustrating to walk short distances than to wait for a bus．Even taking public transportation often requires some walking．Smaller apartment houses have no elevators，and so tenants must climb stairs．City dwellers 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．
1．The Vienna survey may help to explain the _________．
A）complaints of people in apartments
B）cause of Mrs．Groeger's death
C）longevity of people like Mrs．Groeger
D）image of cities in general
2．Most of the people questioned had ________．
A）never suffered from serious illness
B）spent most of their lives in cities
C）been quite active physically
D）Both B and C
3．The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _______．
A）comments made by a tenant
B）occasions for walking in city life
C）benefits of walking
D）problems of city living
4．Suburban people probably drive rather than walk because they________．
A）don't live near business areas
B）don't need the exercise
C）can't afford to take the bus
D）never have parking problems
5．The author would probably suggest that，to be healthy，country people must __________．
A）sell their cars B）move to the city
C）take up gardening D）be sure they get enough exercise
6．Put the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．
参考答案：CDBAD
翻译：尽管城市给人的印象是一个不健康的地方，但是城市生活往往提供了农村生活中可能缺少的好处；有个因素对于那些被采访者的长寿来说似乎是很重要的。
