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  3. To err is human and to forgive divine, according to the old adage. Humans who forgive are(1)______to experience significant phys

To err is human and to forgive divine, according to the old adage. Humans who forgive are(1)______to experience significant phys

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问题     To err is human and to forgive divine, according to the old adage. Humans who forgive are(1)______to experience significant physical and (2)______ health benefits from doing so. Now researchers report that these(3)______ health effects appear to(4)______by age, along with the willingness to forgive others and the willingness to forgive (5)______. "Taken together, our findings emphasize that forgiveness is a multidimensional(6)______" , write study lead author Dr. Loren L. Toussaint of the University of Michigan and his colleagues. " There are age differences in some(7) ______of forgiveness and in their (8)______to health. "
    Their conclusions are based on survey(9)______from more than 1 ,100 adults during a 5-month study period.(10)______, young adults (18-44 years)reported that they were less(11)______ to forgive others than middle-aged(15-64)and older adults(65 and older).
    Among survey participants of all ages,(12)______, reports of forgiveness of themselves and others were(13)______with decreased psychological distress, including feelings of restlessness, hopelessness and nervousness.(14)______, young adults who reported high levels of self-forgiveness were more likely to be satisfied with their lives,(15)______ middle age and older adults who reported high levels of forgiveness of others were more likely to report(16)______life satisfaction.
    In other findings, attendance (17)______religious services was associated with(18)______psychological distress,(19)______ among young and middle-aged adults, and increased life satisfaction among young and old adults. Service attendance was also associated with higher (20)______health among all age groups.
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选项 A、weakened
B、reduced
C、diminished
D、decreased
答案D
解析 形容词辨析题。decreased意为“减少的，降低的”，因此应选[D]decreased。[B]reduced强调“在大小、程度或强度方面下降或减少”，[A]weakened意为“减弱的”，[C]diminished含有“拿走或除去”的意思，均可以排除。
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