首页
登录
职称英语
Obesity is defined as body weight of 15 percent or more above the ideal for
Obesity is defined as body weight of 15 percent or more above the ideal for
游客
2023-09-07
38
管理
问题
Obesity is defined as body weight of 15 percent or more above the ideal for one’s height and age.【C1】______ this criterion, about one third of the adult population of the United States is obese. The【C2】______ of obesity vary in different races, cultures, sub-cultures, and social classes. In industrialized countries, fatness tends to be【C3】______ correlated with socioeconomic status: people in lower social classes tend to be more obese. In economically backward nations, the direction of the correlation is reversed; the richer, the fatter. The situation in the underdeveloped world probably approximates the【C4】______ of affairs through most of human evolution. Particularly for women,【C5】______ pregnancies could 【C6】______ into times of scarcity, larger internal food【C7】______ were adapted in the face of variable external reserves.
Although obesity may sound like a (n)【C8】______ phenomenon, it is to some degree【C9】______ relative. A study of black and white undergraduates yielded【C10】______ results. Even though blacks, and especially black females, were heavier than whites, they were more satisfied with their weight and less likely to find weight in other people【C11】______ Men were more concerned【C12】______the weight of their dates than women were, but black men were【C13】______ likely to refuse to date a woman because of her weight.
Contemporary North American culture is【C14】______ with thinness, particularly for women. Compared to the Rubenesque view of beauty of just a few centuries ago, the prototypes of feminine beauty【C15】______ in the mass media today look emaciated, that is, extremely thin. The standards have even changed【C16】______ since the 1950s, when the prototype was replete with large breasts and slightly protruding abdomen. A study of Playboy centerfolds found a ten percent decrease in the ratio of weight to height from the late 1950s to the late 1970s,【C17】______ by a dramatic increase in the number of articles on dieting in popular women’s magazines. In【C18】______ to contemporary Western societies, some other cultures【C19】______ beauty with bulk. This most often occurs in societies in which food is scarce,【C20】______ women who are healthy and have more resources tend to be heavier and hence are seen as more attractive. [br] 【C10】
选项
A、similar
B、complementary
C、complimentary
D、familiar
答案
B
解析
考查语义衔接。原文指出,黑人白人对肥胖态度不同.是互补的结果,complementary主要指“互补的”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2994669.html
相关试题推荐
ObesityEpidemicAskanyonewhythereis
ObesityEpidemicAskanyonewhythereis
ObesityEpidemicAskanyonewhythereis
ObesityEpidemicAskanyonewhythereis
ObesityEpidemicAskanyonewhythereis
ObesityEpidemicAskanyonewhythereis
TheObesityisanationalhealthcrisis,onethat—quiteliterally—weighson
TheObesityisanationalhealthcrisis,onethat—quiteliterally—weighson
TheObesityisanationalhealthcrisis,onethat—quiteliterally—weighson
IamafoottallerthanNapoleonandtwicetheweightofTwiggy;onmyonly
随机试题
[audioFiles]audio_ehbm_j14002(20082)[/audioFiles]A、Shewantedtoleavehimame
【B1】[br]【B3】[audioFiles]audio_eusm_j01_294(20099)[/audioFiles]profession根据上文a
电气火灾监控设备内部检查及吹扫时,可用抹布擦去内部电路板、电池、接线端子上的灰尘
不属于老年人患病特点的是A.常伴发多种疾病 B.应激能力差 C.疾病表现更典
作为设备工程监理工程师,应具备设备工程相关的专业背景,掌握与所从事的设备工程专业
A.3.27 B.16.69 C.21.91 D.81.75
甲公司折价购入一笔债券,将其作为可供出售金融资产核算。资产负债表日甲公司对该债券
关于双向联合体合作模式的特点,错误的是()。A:合作多以多个项目或成果为主 B
学生在学习《望庐山瀑布》这首古诗时,头脑中呈现出诗句所描绘的相关形象,这种心理活
制作固定义齿最早时间是在拔牙后A.1个月 B.2个月 C.3个月 D.3~
最新回复
(
0
)