2025年12月英语四级听力真题 卷二 短文2

Passage Two

短文 2

What is the secret to living past 100?Playing the piano is among the things the world's oldest person believes has contributed to her long life.

活到100岁以上的秘诀是什么？世界上最年长的人认为，弹钢琴是帮助她长寿的原因之一。

Branyas Morera is now 115 years and 320 days old.

布拉尼亚斯·莫雷拉现年115岁零320天。

That means she's been alive longer than any other living individual.

这意味着她比任何其他在世的人都活得久。

Branyas was born in the United States on April 4,1907,but her family moved to Spain, where they were originally from when she was a young child.

布兰亚斯于1907年4月4日出生在美国，但当她还是个小孩子的时候，她的家人搬到了西班牙，那是他们最初来自的地方。

She has lived there ever since.

从那以后，她一直住在那里。

The 115-year old is active on social media,regularly sharing aspects of her life.

这位115岁的老人活跃于社交媒体，经常分享她的生活点滴。

She also shares some of her secrets to living so long.

她还分享了一些她长寿的秘诀。

These include playing the piano from a young age.

这些技能包括从小就开始弹钢琴。

Unfortunately, she had to give up the practice seven years ago at 108.

遗憾的是，七年前，她不得不在108岁时放弃了这项练习。

Her other secrets for living a long life?

她长寿的其他秘诀是什么？

She led an active lifestyle until her later years but has never followed a specific diet.

她晚年之前一直过着积极的生活，但从未遵循过特定的饮食方式。

"Many people ask me what diet I follow to live so many years," Branyas wrote.

“很多人问我，我是怎么保持这么长寿的饮食方式的，”布兰亚斯写道。

"I have always eaten little, but everything, and I have never followed any plan."

“我总是吃得很少，但什么都吃，而且我从未遵循过任何计划。”

But she does eat yogurt every day,which she said has "an infinite number of positive properties" for the body.

但她每天都吃酸奶，她说酸奶对身体有“无数的好处”。

She has also said that the secret to a long life is "knowing how to choose" what to forget.

她还曾说过，长寿的秘诀在于“懂得如何选择”该忘记什么。

"Life would be impossible if we remembered everything," she said.

“如果我们什么都记得，生活将无法进行，”她说。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

查看解析问题19到21是基于你刚刚听到的段落。

19.What do we learn about Branyas Morera?

关于布兰亚斯·莫雷拉，我们了解到什么信息?

20.What is one of Branyas Morera's secrets to living a long life?

布兰亚斯·莫雷拉的长寿秘诀之一是什么?

21.What does Branyas Morera think also contributes to a long life?

布兰亚斯·莫雷拉认为还有什么因素有助于长寿?

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