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根据以下材料,回答题 StepBackinTime
Doyouknowthatwelivealotlongernowthanthepeoplewhowerebornbeforeus?Onehundredyearsagotheaveragewomanlivedtobe45.Butnow,shecanliveuntilatleast80.
Oneofthemainreasonsforpeoplelivinglongeristhatweknowhowtolookafterourselvesbetter.Weknowwhichfoodsaregoodforus.andwhatwehavetoeattomakesureourbodiesgetallthehealthythingstheyneed.Weknowwhywesometimesgetillandwhattodotogetbetteragain.
Andweknowhowimportantitistodolotsofexercisetokeepourheartsbeatinghealthily.
Butinorderthatwedon'tslipbackintobadhabits,let'shavealookatwhatlifewaslike100yearsago.
Familieshadbetween15and20children,althoughmanybabiesdidn'tlivelong.Childrensufferedfromlotsofdiseases,especiallyrickets(佝偻病)andscurvy(坏血病),whicharebothcausedbybaddiets.Thisisbecausemanyfamilieswereverypoorandnotabletofeedtheirchildrenwell.
ReallypoorfamilieswholivedincrowdedcitieslikeLondonandManchesteroftensleptstandingup,bendingoverapieceofstring,becausetherewasnoroomforthemtoliedown.
Peopledidn'thavefridgesuntilthe1920s.Theykeptfreshfoodcoldbystoringitonwindowsills(窗台板),blocksofice,orevenburyingitinthegarden.
Somechildrenhadtostartworkattheageofsevenoreighttoearnmoneyfortheirparents.Ifyoulived100yearsago,youmightwellbesellingmatchsticks(火柴杆)(ajobdonebymanychildren)orworkingwithyourdadbynow.
Onaveragewomenlivedlongerthanmen100yearsago. A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
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