DrinkingsmallamountofhardJapanesericewineapparentlyneverhurt114-year-oldKamatoHongo.Sheisnowtheworld’soldestlivingpersonaccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords.“Hongoinherited(继承)thetitleMondayafterthed
DrinkingsmallamountofhardJapanesericewineapparentlyneverhurt114-year-oldKamatoHongo.Sheisnowtheworld’soldestlivingpersonaccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords.
“Hongoinherited(继承)thetitleMondayafterthedeathofthepreviousrecordholderMaudFarris-LuseofColdwaterMich.”therecord-keepingcompanysaidonitswebsite.Farris-Lusewas115yearsand56daysoldthen.
“HongobornonSept.161887wasraisedonafarmandcountsdrinkingJapanesericewineamongherfavoritethings─alongwithblacksaltporksashimi(生鱼片)andgreentea”accordingtoGuinness.“ShealsolikestraditionalJapanesedancing.”
“Thekeyisnotstoringupstress”saidher45-year-oldgrandsonTsuyoshiKurauchi.“Ifyoudothatyoucaneatordrinkanything.”
“Hongomotheredsevenchildrenmorethan20grandchildrenandevenoutlivedhereldestdaughterwhodiedtwoyearsagowhileinher90s”accordingtoKurauchiwhodescribedHongoasa“warmcaringgrandmother”.
ShelivedinanursinghomeinKagoshimaacityabout615milessouthwestofTokyoontheislandofKyushuwhichhasreputationforrecord-breakinglongevityamongitsresidents.
HongowasborninthenearbytownofIsenhometothelateShigechiyoIzumiwhoalsoheldtheGuinnessrecordastheworld’soldestperson.Hediedin1986attheageof120.
RecentlyanotherKyushuresidentwasregardedastheworld’soldestman.RetiredsilkwormfarmerYukichiChuganjigraduatedintothespotonJan.4withthedeathofhispredecessorAntonioToddeofItaly.Chuganjiturns113onSaturday.
Thereareanestimated15000Japaneseovertheageof100andwomenmakeupabout80percentofthetotal.
Thesentence“Thekeyisnotstoringupstress.”inParagraph4means“___________”.
A.Themostimportantistomindeverythingthathasbeendone.
B.Themostimportantistoforgettheunpleasantthings.
C.Themostimportantistoreducetheheavyloadoflearningandwork.
D.Themostimportantistorememberwhatbringsyouunhappiness.
Whoisconsideredtobetheworld’soldestmanaliveinthepassage?
A.MaudFarris-Luse. B.ShigechiyoIzumi.
C.YukichiChuganji. D.KamatoHongo