B. branches of knowledge studied C. persons chosen to be studied in an experiment D. any member of a state except the supreme ruler.

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】词义猜测题。由“……but it was still not evident in some sixty- and seventy-year-olds.”可知“subjects”指的是被选入实验中做研究的人。故选C。 40. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others? A. Lawyers.

　　B. Farmers.

　　C. Clerks.

　　D. Shop assistants.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。由“Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers,……”可知律师变老的风险最小。故选A。

　　【阅读理解猜测词义】Passage ****************

　　On May 13,1787, a fleet of English ships set sail for Aus tralia with about 750 people. These men and women were not ordinary passengers, They were convicts being sent to Austial ia as punishment for their crimes.

　　Laws in England during this period were very hard, and

　　people were punished severely for even the smallest crimes. A man could be sentenced to death for hunting on another man's

　　property or he could be put to death for chopping down someone else's tree. For many other crimes, the punishment was

　　"transportation". The guilty person was shipped to a distant land where he was forced to work without pay. Often women

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