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When medal-winning athletes return home from the Olympic Games, their fame may be short-lived , but they can look forward to a l

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问题     When medal-winning athletes return home from the Olympic Games, their fame may be short-lived , but they can look forward to a long life. A new study has found that Olympic medalists live an average of 2.8 years longer than the【C1】________of us, whether they’re a gymnast, golfer, runner, or athlete in any other event.
    The study used data on 15 174 male and female athletes who won medals in Olympic Games since 1896 and found that 30 years after any【C2】________Olympics, 8% more medalists were alive than others from their country and birth year. The effect, a second study concluded, wasn’t【C3】________seen in Olympic athletes who【C4】________in high-endurance or high-intensity events.
    Researchers found no difference in mortality between cyclists, rowers, tennis stars, and cricket【C5】________. But the factor that did make a difference: whether a sport had high levels of physical【C6】________and collisions. Olympians in sports with higher bodily collision, such as boxing, had an 11% higher mortality【C7】________than those in sports with minimal collisions.  Both studies were published online today in British Medical Journal.
    The researchers【C8】________that medalists could live longer because of their intensive training and exercise levels throughout life, or because their success leads to【C9】________wealth or education levels, but more research will be needed to【C10】________what is at play.
    A) assume      F) hardly      K) participated
    B) attracted     G) healthy     L) players
    C) contact      H) increased   M) quality
    D) determine    I) influence    N) rest
    E) given        J) just        O) risk

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答案K
解析 固定搭配题。在空格所在定语从句中，空格前为关系代词who，空格后为介词in，因此空格处应填入不及物动词作从句谓语。空格后的events指的是运动项目，运动员应该是“参加”项目，K)participated和in构成固定搭配，表示“参加”，故为答案。
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