"My job is killing me." Who among us hasn’t issued that complaint at least once? Now a new study suggests that your dramatic com

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问题     "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.
【C2】

选项 A、fought
B、submitted
C、sought
D、resorted

答案C

解析 考查动词辨义。空格所在句讲的是研究的目的,sought为seek的过去式,意为“试图,尝试”,填人文中表示“试图探索工作环境与个人死亡风险之间的关系”,符合句意。fought意为“打仗,对抗”.与主题无关。submitted“服从”与resorted“求助于”常与介词to连用.而文中的to为不定式。
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