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When medal-winning athletes return home from the Olympic Games, their fame m

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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, 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 [br] 【C7】
选项
答案 O
解析 名词辨析题。空格前为：higher mortality，后面为than those，空格应填入名词。本句的意思是，参加像拳击这样的高强度身体对抗运动的奥林匹克运动员和参加其他冲撞程度很低的奥林匹克运动员相比，他们的死亡——要高11％。结合选项，名词risk符合题意，表示“死亡风险”。
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