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　　Drinking small amount of hard Japanese rice wine apparently(显然)never hurt 114-year-old Kamato Hongo any．She is now the world’s oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records．

　　Hongo inherited(继承)the title Monday after the death of the previous record holder, Maud Farris-Luse, of Coldwater, Mich．, the record-keeping company said on its Web site．Farris-Luse was 115 years, 56 days old．

　　Hongo, born Sept．16, 1887, was raised on a farm and counts drinking Japanese rice wine among her favorite things－along with black salt, pork, sashimi(生鱼片), and green tea, according to Guinness．She also likes traditional Japanese dancing．

　　“The key is not storing up stress(压力),” said her 45-year-old grandson Tsuyoshi Kurauchi．“If you do that, you can eat or drink anything”．

　　Hongo mothered seven children, more than 20 grandchildren, and even outlived her eldest daughter, who died two years ago while in her 90s, according to Kurauchi, who described Hongo as a “warm, caring grandmother．”

　　She lives in a nursing home in Kagoshima, a city about 615 miles southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, which has reputation for record-breaking longevity among its residents．

　　Hongo was born in the nearby town of Isen, home to the late Shigechiyo Izumi, who also held the Guinness record as the world’s oldest person．He died in 1986 at the age of 120．

　　Recently, another Kyushu resident was regarded as the world’s oldest man．Retired silkworm farmer Yukichi Chuganji graduated into the spot Jan．4 with the death of his predecessor, Antonio Todde of Italy．Chuganji turns 113 on Saturday．

　　There are an estimated 15 000 Japanese over the age of 100, and women make up about 80 percent of the total．

(1)

The sentence “The key is not storing up stress” in Paragraph 4 means ________．
[　　]
A．	the most important is to mind everything that has been done
B．	the most important is to forget the unpleasant things
C．	the most important is to reduce the heavy load of learning and work
D．	the most important is to remember what brings you unhappiness

(2)

Who is considered to be the world’s oldest man alive in the passage?
[　　]
A．	Maud Farris-luse．
B．	Shigechiyo Izum．
C．	Yukichi Chuganji．
D．	Kamato Hongo．

(3)

Which of the following is not true about Kamato Hongo?
[　　]
A．	She is the world’s oldest person alive．
B．	She loves drinking Japanese rice wine．
C．	She is fond of traditional Japanese dancing．
D．	She cares about everything that happens around her．

(4)

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “estimated”?
[　　]
A．	估计的
B．	准确的
C．	大约的
D．	调查的

(5)

The passage mainly talks about ________．
[　　]
A．	the fact that women are living longer than men
B．	something about the Japanese oldest living lady
C．	the fact that Kagoshima is famous for longevity
D．	the secret of living longer

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Drinking small amount of hard Japanese rice wine apparently never hurt 114-year-old Kamato Hongo.She is now the world’s oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records.

“Hongo inherited（继承）the title Monday after the death of the previous record holder, Maud Farris-Luse ,of Coldwater , Mich.,”the record-keeping company said on its website.Farris-Luse was 115 years and 56 days old then.

“Hongo, born on Sept .16,1887, was raised on a farm and counts drinking Japanese rice wine among her favorite things ─ along with black salt, pork ,sashimi（生鱼片）and green tea,”according to Guinness. “She also likes traditional Japanese dancing.”

“The key is not storing up stress,”said her 45-year-old grandson Tsuyoshi Kurauchi. “If you do that, you can eat or drink anything.”

“Hongo mothered seven children, more than 20 grandchildren, and even outlived her eldest daughter, who died two years ago while in her 90s,”according to Kurauchi, who described Hongo as a “warm, caring grandmother”.

She lived in a nursing home in Kagoshima, a city about 615 miles southwest of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu, which has reputation for record-breaking longevity among its residents.

Hongo was born in the nearby town of Isen, home to the late Shigechiyo Izumi, who also held the Guinness record as the world’s oldest person. He died in 1986 at the age of 120.

Recently , another Kyushu resident was regarded as the world’s oldest man. Retired silkworm farmer Yukichi Chuganji graduated into the spot on Jan . 4 with the death of his predecessor, Antonio Todde of Italy. Chuganji turns 113 on Saturday.

There are an estimated 15,000 Japanese over the age of 100, and women make up about 80 percent of the total.

The sentence “The key is not storing up stress.”in Paragraph 4 means “ ___________”.

A. The most important is to mind everything that has been done.

B. The most important is to forget the unpleasant things.

C. The most important is to reduce the heavy load of learning and work.

D. The most important is to remember what brings you unhappiness.

Who is considered to be the world’s oldest man alive in the passage?

A. Maud Farris-Luse. B. Shigechiyo Izumi.

C. Yukichi Chuganji. D. Kamato Hongo.

Which of the following is not true about Kamato Hongo?

A. She is the world’s oldest person alive.

B. She loves drinking Japanese rice wine.

C. She is fond of traditional Japanese dancing.

D. She cares about everything that happens around her.

The passage mainly talks about ___________________ .

A. the fact that women are living longer than men

B. something about the Japanese oldest living lady

C. the fact that Kagoshima is famous for longevity

D. the secret of living longer

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