2012年12月英语六级真题完形填空

2012年12月英语六级真题完形填空

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre

　　My job is killing me.Who among us hasnt issued that complaint at least once? Now a new study suggests that your dramatic complaint may ____62____ some scientific truth.

　　The 20-year study, by researchers at Tel Aviv University, _____63______ to examine the relationship between the workplace and a persons risk of death. Researchers _____64_____ 820 adults who had undergone a ______65____ physical exam at a health clinic in 1988, and then interviewed them _____66_____ detail about their workplace conditionsasking how nice their colleagues were, whether their boss was supportive and how much ______67_____ they had in their position.

　　The participants_____68_____ in age from 25 to 65 at the start of the study and worked in a variety of ____69___, including finance, health care, manufacturing and insurance. The researchers _____70______ the participants through their medical records: by the studys conclusion in 2008, 53 people had diedand they were significantly more likely than those who survived to report having a ____71____ work environment.

　　People who reported having little or no ____72____ support from their co-workers were 2.4 times more likely to die ____73____ the course of the study than those who said they had close, supportive _____74_____ with their workmates. Interestingly, the risk of death was _____75_____ only to peoples perceptions of their co-workers, not their bosses . People who reported negative relationships with their supervisors were ____76____ likely to die than others.

　　The study was observational, _____77____ it could not determine whether toxic workplace environments caused death, only that it was _____78____ with the risk. But the findings add to the evidence ______79_______ having a supportive social network decreases stress and helps _____80____ good health. On the other hand, being exposed _____81_____ chronic stress contributes to depression, ill health and death.

62. A) hold C) risk B) strike D)trace

63. A)fought C)sought B)submitted D)resorted

64. A)allied C)volunteered B)arrayed D)recruited

65. A)routine C)grave B)nominal D)drastic

66. A)beyond C)by B)in D)over

67. A)autonomy C)audience B)automation D)authenticity

68. A)consisted C)involved B)contained D)ranged

69. A)facets C)districts B)fields D)species

70. A)chased C)tracked B)pursued D)trailed

71. A)cozy C)hostile B)fabulous D)transparent

72. A)social C)physical B)academic D)domestic

73. A)against C)inside B)across D)during

74. A)pacts C)unions B)bonds D)webs

75. A)added C)tied B)adapted D)led

76. A)no more C)no less B)far more D)far less

77. A)unless C)or B)while D)so

78. A)constructed C)collaborated B)correlated D)coordinated

79. A)how C)that B)when D)why

80. A)elevate C)propel B)inject D)foster

81. A)at C)toward B)to D)under