世界上最长寿的人去世

                                                                                

Nabi Tajima, 117, died in a hospital on Saturday in Kikai.Tajima stayed at a nursing home in recent years. She was in hospital about a month ago. "She passed away as if falling asleep. As she had been a hard worker, I want to tell her to 'rest well', "Tajima's 65-year-old grandson Hiroyuki said.
Tajima was born on Aug. 4, 1900. The new oldest person is another Japanese woman, Chiyo Miyako, according to the U.S.-based Research Group.Miyako, 116, was born on May 2, 1901. Determining the title of the world's oldest can be a bit difficult.An Indonesian man known as Sodimejo died last May without ever gaining the moniker, despite a government ID card listing Sodimejo's date of birth as Dec. 31, 1870.
Indonesia didn't start recording birth dates until decades later. A researcher Jan Vijg was among the non-believers. Vijg, a professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, compared the claim to someone saying he had met an extraterrestrial. "I would probably listen politely but not believe a word of it," Vijg said.
Tajima, who became the world's oldest known person with the death of Jamaican Violet Brown on Sept. 15,seems to have paperwork on her side. She was born on Aug. 4, 1900, in Araki, then known as Wan Village, in Kikaijima Island. She raised seven sons and two daughters,and as of 2017 had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great-grandchildren, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Tajima claimed her secret to longevity was eating delicious food and getting plenty of sleep. She enjoyed hand-dancing to the music of a shamisen, a traditional Japanese musical instrument.

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1.Why did Hiroyuki want Tajima to rest well?

A She died at the age of 117.

B She stayed at a nursing home.

C She wanted to fall asleep.

D She once worked very hard.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的As she had been a hard worker可以得知是因为她曾经工作特别努力，因此其孙子想让她“好好休息”。故选D。

2.The underlined word “moniker” may refer to _____.

A health

B title

C person

D date

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段中的Determining the title of the world's oldest can be a bit difficult可以得知是确定谁是世界上最长寿的人的“称呼”很难。故选B。

3.Why did Vijg compare the claim to someone saying he had met an extraterrestrial?

A Indonesia didn't have recording birth dates at all.

B He worked at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

C He did not think Indonesian man’s age was true.

D Indonesia would try to find the oldest man again.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句的I would probably listen politely but not believe a word of it可以得知，他把声称那个印尼人出生于1870年的人视为外星人，是因为他压根不信那样的说法。故选C。

4.How could Tajima live such a long life?

A She enjoyed good food and had enough sleep.

B She enjoyed hand-dancing to the music.

C She had more than 160 descendants in all.

D She seemed to have some good paperwork.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Tajima claimed her secret to longevity was eating delicious food and getting plenty of sleep可以得知是因为她吃得好并且有充足的睡眠她才能长寿的。故选A。