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Social isolation poses more health risks than obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to research published by Brigham

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问题     Social isolation poses more health risks than obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to research published by Brigham Young University. The【C1】________is that loneliness is a huge, if silent, risk factor.
    Loneliness affects physical health in two ways. First, it produces stress hormones that can lead to many health problems. Second, people who live alone are less likely to go to the doctor【C2】________, to exercise or to eat a healthy diet.
    Public health experts in many countries are【C3】________how to address widespread loneliness in our society. Last year Britain even appointed a minister for loneliness. "Loneliness 【C4】________almost every one of us at some point," its minister for loneliness Baroness Barran said. "It can lead to very serious health【C5】________for individuals who become isolated and disconnected. "
    Barran started a "Let’s Talk Loneliness" campaign that【C6】________difficult conversations across Britain. He is now supporting "【C7】________benches," which are public seating areas where people are encouraged to go and chat with one another. The minister is also【C8】________to stop public transportation from being cut in ways that leave people isolated.
    More than one-fifth of adults in both the United States and Britain said in a 2018【C9】________that they often or always feel lonely. More than half of American adults are unmarried, and researchers have found that even among those who are married, 30% of relationships are【C10】________strained. A quarter of Americans now live alone. and as the song says. one is the loneliest number.
A)  abruptly           I)   implication
B)  appointments       J)  pushing
C)  consequences       K) severely
D)  debating           L) sparked
E)  dimensions         M) splitting
F)  friendly           N) survey
G)  hindered           O) touches
H) idiom
【C4】
选项
答案O
解析 动词辨析题。空格位于名词Loneliness之后，而且本句缺少谓语动词，因此空格处需要填入动词的第三人称单数形式。备选词中只有O)touches符合语法要求。将它代入句中，则句意为“几乎每个人在某个时刻都会感到孤独”，符合文义，因此本题答案为O)touches。
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