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At present, quite a few teens spend much time with their iPods listening to music, but a new study suggests that teens who spend too much time listening to music may be at1. risk of depression (抑郁症).

The study, led by Brian, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,

2. that teens who listened to music more often had 80% higher risk of depression, 3. with teens who listened to music less often.

According to the study, teens who most often listened to music could listen for at least four 4. five hours a day.

“At this point, it’s not clear 5. depressed people begin to listen to more music to escape, or whether listening to large amounts of music can lead to depression, or 6. ,” said Brian in a statement. However, researchers found that reading books had the 7. result: with increase in time spent reading, teens’ risk of depression dropped 50%.

For the study, the researchers 8. 106 teens of 7 to 17 for two months. According to the survey, music showed strong associations (联系) with 9. depression risk. But that doesn’t 10. mean that music causes depression — for some depressed teens, music may even help.

 

Answer 1

1.higher

2.found

3.compared

4.to

5.whether

6.both

7.opposite

8.surveyed

9.increased

10.necessarily

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了研究显示花费时间太多听音乐可能得抑郁症的风险更高。据调查,音乐与增加抑郁风险表现出强烈的联系但是那并不是意味着音乐必然导致抑郁。对于一些抑郁症的青少年，音乐可能还有帮助作用。

1.】但是一项新的研究显示花费时间太多听音乐可能得抑郁症的风险更高，根据句意，故填higher

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考点：科普类短文。