新编四级听力练习 第257期

Section C
Academy Award nominees (被提名的人) who go home (36) ______ may not have a shiny Oscar to show off, but they may turn out to be the bigger winners in the game of life. According to a study published in British Medical Journal, Oscar-winning screenwriters are more successful, more (37) ______ and more (38) ______ than losing nominees; however, they die sooner by about four years.
"Because success is usually linked to better (39) ______ , this is the first (40) ______ that success is not associated with (41) ______ longevity." Says Donald Redelmeier, lead author of the study. Research tracked down (42) ______ about every person who was ever nominated for an Oscar since the (43) were first handed out 73 years ago.______
(44) _______________________________________________________________ . The first is the "work-to-death hypothesis (假设)". According to Redelmeier, screenwriters are more apt to lead unhealthy lifestyles, (45) _______________________________________________________ .
Screenwriters don't have a boss to report to, which brings into account Redelmeier's second explanation, the "party-hearty hypothesis." "When you become a successful screenwriter, you gain status without daily accountability (生计), (46) _________________________________________________________________ ." He says.