Your Hostile Workplace May Be Killing You "My job is killing me. " Who among us hasn’t issued that complaint at least once?

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问题                                         Your Hostile Workplace May Be Killing You
    "My job is killing me. " Who among us hasn’t issued that complaint at least once? Now a new study suggests that your dramatic complaint may【C1】________some scientific truth. The 20-year study, by researchers at Tel Aviv University,【C2】________to examine the relationship between the workplace and a person’s risk of death. Researchers【C3】________820 adults who had undergone a【C4】________physical exam at a health clinic in 1988, and then interviewed them【C5】________detail about their workplace conditions—asking how nice their colleagues were, whether their boss was supportive and how much【C6】________they had in their position.
    The participants【C7】________in age from 25 to 65 at the start of the study and worked in a variety of【C8】________, including finance, health care, manufacturing and insurance. The researchers【C9】________the participants through their medical records: by the study’s conclusion in 2008, 53 people had died—and they were significantly more likely than those who survived to report having a【C10】________work environment.
    People who reported having little or no【C11】________support from their co-workers were 2. 4 times more likely to die【C12】________the course of the study than those who said they had close, supportive【C13】________with their workmates. Interestingly, the risk of death was【C14】________only to people’s perceptions of their coworkers, not their bosses. People who reported negative relationships with their supervisors were【C15】________likely to die than others.
    The study was observational,【C16】________it could not determine whether toxic workplace environments caused death, only that it was【C17】________with the risk. But the findings add to the evidence【C18】________having a supportive social network decreases stress and helps【C19】________good health. On the other hand, being exposed【C20】________chronic stress contributes to depression, ill health and death.
【C10】

选项 A、cozy
B、fabulous
C、hostile
D、transparent

答案C

解析 语义衔接题。分析句子,破折号之后的内容是对破折号前53名已故受试者的进一步解释说明。前文指出该实验是有关工作环境的,由此推知,已故受试者的工作环境不太好,而健在受试者的工作环境较舒心。故hostile(敌对的,心怀敌意)符合题意,答案为C项。cozy意为“舒适的,温暖的”;fabulous意为“绝妙的,极好的”;transparent意为“易懂的,透明的”。
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