When people set out to improve their health, they usually take a familiar path: starting a healthy diet, getting better sleep, and doing regular exercise. Each of these behaviors is important, of course, but they all ___26___ on physical health—and a growing body of research suggests that social health is just as, if not more, important to ___27___ well-being.
One recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, for example, found that the strength of a person's social circle was a better ___28___ of self-reported stress, happiness and well-being levels than fitness tracker data on physical activity, heart rate and sleep. That finding suggests that the " ___29___ self " represented by endless amounts of health data doesn't tell the whole ___30___.
There's also a qualified self, which is who I am, what are my activities, my social network, and all of these aspects are not ___31___ in any of these measurements.
This idea is supported by plenty of ___32___ research. Studies have shown that social support—whether it comes from friends, family members or a spouse—is ___33___ associated with better mental and physical health. A rich social life, these studies suggest, can lower stress levels, improve mood, encourage positive health behaviors and discourage damaging ones, boost heart health and improve illness ___34___ rates.
Social isolation, meanwhile, is linked to higher rates of physical diseases and mental health conditions. It's a significant problem, ___35___ since loneliness is emerging as a widespread public health problem in many countries.
A) base I) prompt
B) eagerly J) puzzle
C) especially K) quantified
D) focus L) recovery
E) indicator M) reflected
F) overall N) story
G) preached
H) prior
O) strongly
答案解析：
26. 根据“they all ______ on physical health”以及前文提到的饮食、睡眠和运动，可知这里需要一个动词，表示“聚焦于”或“专注于”，该句句意是：这些行为当然都很重要，但它们都聚焦于身体健康。所以选 D) focus。
27. 根据“social health is just as, if not more, important to ______ well-being”，可知这里需要一个形容词来修饰“well-being”(幸福)，表示“整体的”或“全面的”，该句句意是：社交健康对于整体的幸福感来说，同样重要，甚至更重要。所以选 F) overall。
28. 根据“the strength of a person's social circle was a better ______ of...”，可知这里需要一个名词，表示“指标”或“预示”，该句句意是：一个人的社交圈的强度是自我报告的压力、幸福感和健康水平的更好指标。所以选 E) indicator。
29. 根据“the ' ______ self ' represented by endless amounts of health data”，可知这里需要一个形容词，表示“被量化的”，与后文“大量的健康数据”相对应，该句句意是：这一发现表明，由大量健康数据所代表的“被量化的自我”并不能说明全部问题。所以选 K) quantified。
30. 根据“doesn't tell the whole ______”，可知这里需要一个名词，构成固定搭配“tell the whole story”(说明全部情况)，该句句意是：并不能说明全部问题。所以选 N) story。
31. 根据“all of these aspects are not ______ in any of these measurements”，可知这里需要一个过去分词，表示“被反映”或“被体现”，该句句意是：所有这些方面都没有在任何这些测量中被反映出来。所以选 M) reflected。
32. 根据“This idea is supported by plenty of ______ research”，可知这里需要一个形容词，表示“先前的”或“之前的”，与后文对已有研究的引用相符，该句句意是：这个观点也得到了大量先前研究的支持。所以选 H) prior。
33. 根据“social support...is ______ associated with...”，可知这里需要一个副词，表示“紧密地”或“强烈地”，该句句意是：研究表明，社会支持与更好的身心健康紧密相关。所以选 O) strongly。
34. 根据“improve illness ______ rates”，可知这里需要一个名词，表示“康复”，该句句意是：可以改善心脏健康并提高疾病康复率。所以选 L) recovery。
35. 根据“It's a significant problem, ______ since...”，可知这里需要一个副词，表示“尤其”或“特别”，用于强调原因，该句句意是：这是一个严重的问题，尤其是在许多国家孤独正成为一个普遍的公共卫生问题的情况下。所以选 C) especially。
