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  3. Thirty years ago, anyone blaming loneliness for physical illness would have

Thirty years ago, anyone blaming loneliness for physical illness would have

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问题     Thirty years ago, anyone blaming loneliness for physical illness would have been laughed at. But as scientists studied different populations, loneliness kept emerging as a risk 【B1】______. In one study,California researchers followed 4 700 【B2】______of Alameda County for ten years, starting in 1965. At first, the 【B3】______reported their key sources of companionship and 【B4】______the time they devote to each other. During the study, the people who reported the least social 【B5】______died at nearly three times the rate of those reporting the most. The source of companionship didn’t matter, but time spent with others was 【B6】______. Since then, researchers have studied men, women, soldiers and students from countries all over the world. And the same 【B7】______keeps emerging. Women who say they feel isolated go on to die of cancer at several times the expected rate. College students who report "strained and cold" relationships with their parents suffer 【B8】______ rates of hypertension (高血压) and heart disease decades later. 【B9】______. For those of us who are still healthy, the lesson should be obvious. 【B10】______. It’s equally clear that we’re growing more isolated. 【B11】______. The proportion reached 13% in 1960, and it stands at 25% today. [br] 【B1】
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解析 语境推断题。根据空格前的a risk可知此处需要填入一个名词，此处表达孤独与生理疾病之间的关系。上文中提到，30年前，凡是认为生理疾病与孤独有关的人都会被取笑。由空格所在句句首的But可知本句意在表达科学研究发现孤独是产生生理疾病的一个因素。因此，空格处应填入一个表示“因素”的名词。结合录音填入factor，意为“因素”。
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