DrinkingsmallamountofhardJapanesericewineapparentlyneverhurt114-year-oldKamatoHongo.Sheisnowtheworld’soldestlivingpersonaccordingtoGuinnessWorldRecords.“Hongoinherited(继承)thetitleMondayafterthedeat
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.
小题1:Thesentence“Thekeyisnotstoringupstress.”inParagraph4means“___________”.A.Themostimportantistomindeverythingthathasbeendone.B.Themostimportantistoforgettheunpleasantthings.C.Themostimportantistoreducetheheavyloadoflearningandwork.D.Themostimportantistorememberwhatbringsyouunhappiness.小题2:Whoisconsideredtobetheworld’soldestmanaliveinthepassage?A.MaudFarris-Luse.B.ShigechiyoIzumi.