55. Studies have shown that elderly people who practice a religion are much more likely to die immediately after an important religious holiday period than immediately before one.Researchers have concluded that the will to live can prolong life,at least for short periods of time. Which of the following I if true 1 would most strengthen the researchers’ conclusion? (A) Elderly people who practice a religion are less likely to die immediately before or during an important religious holiday than at any other time of the yean (B) Elderly people who practice a religion appear to experience less anxiety at the prospect of dying than do other people. (C) Some elderly people who do practice a religion live much longer than most elderly people who do not. (D) Most elderly people who participate in religious holidays have different reasons for participating than young people do. (E) Many religions have important holidays in the spring and fall,seasons with the lowest death rates for elderly people. 一.有一个词的理解问题: 乍一看划线部分(我划的),怎么好象觉得immediately是死得快的意思?修饰die 但是我第一次读文章理解immediately是刚好,没多久,修饰时间after,before,during 二.觉得E也有点对(如果老人有强烈的求生欲望,在节日期间的死亡率就低些) 不知道大家是怎么排除E选项的啊? |