英语六级外刊阅读练习：为什么纽约市民平均寿命全美最高
<p> 阅读练习</p><p> 熟悉四六级阅读理解题型的同学应该都了解，英语四六级考试阅读理解材料大多选自《时代》《卫报》《科学美国人》等外刊。要想阅读理解这部分拿到高分，必须在平常多阅读，掌握新词汇，锻炼阅读速度。</p><p> 【今日阅读推荐】本篇阅读材料为什么纽约市民平均寿命全美最高选自《时代》（原文标题：<span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Expectancy">Expectancy</span>: <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="Better">Better</span> 2011.12.28），如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步^^</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span><span word="nightlife">nightlife</span>, <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enviable">enviable</span> <span word="skyline">skyline</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span>: <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="tempers">tempers</span>, <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="your">your</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="jowl">jowl</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>.</p><p> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 烹饪艺术、菜肴、烹饪；风味、（通常指昂贵的饭店中的）饭菜，菜肴</p><p> <span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 焦虑，担心</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="here">here</span><span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="go">go</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>. <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="skyrocketing">skyrocketing</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p>
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