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.
【C9】

选项 A、chased
B、pursued
C、tracked
D、trailed

答案C

解析 语义衔接题。分析句子可知,主语是The researchers,所填词作谓语,through their medical record是方式状语,冒号后的内容是对该句的解释说明。选项中,只有track(追踪,跟踪)能使语义通顺,在此处表示通过医疗记录追踪参与者的情况,故答案为C项。touch意为“追逐,追赶”;pleasure意为“追求,继续从事”;trail意为“拖,拉,(植物)蔓延”。
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