Maybe unemployment isn"t so bad after all. A new study says that having a demanding, unstable and thankless job may make you even【C1】______than not having a job at all. 【C2】______that a paid position gives workers purpose and a structured role, researchers had【C3】______thought that having any job would make a person happier than being【C4】______. That turns out to be true if you move into a high-quality job—but taking a bad job is【C5】______to mental health. Australian National University researchers looked at how various psychosocial work attributes affect 【C6】______. They found that poor-quality jobs—those with high demands, low control over decision making, low job【C7】______and an effort-reward imbalance—had more adverse effects on mental health than joblessness. Moving from unemployment to a job with high psychosocial quality was associated with【C8】______in mental health, the authors said【C9】______, the mental health of people in the least-satisfying jobs declined the【C10】______over time—and the worse the job, the more it affected workers" welfare. These findings【C11】______the importance of employment to a person"s welfare. Rather than seeking a new job, the study suggests, people who are unemployed or【C12】______in lousy work should seek new【C13】______that offer more security, autonomy and a 【C14】______workload. But that"s a lot【C15】______said than done. 【C16】______employers could be persuaded to be more【C17】______of the mental health of their workers—happier employees are a【C18】______to their employers. "The【C19】______of work conditions," the researchers noted, "may【C20】______a health cost, which over the longer term will be both economically and socially counterproductive."
【答案解析】解析：前一句提及得到好工作会促进精神健康，这句讲差工作会降低精神健康，两句间是对比或者转折关系，所以选D项Meanwhile“与此同时”，可用于比较两种情况或两个方面，比如Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise，meanwhile，call reduce its effects(压力对你的健康特别有害，但是锻炼可以减少危害)。