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
2024-05-29
11
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] 【C6】
选项
A、pretend
B、intend
C、expand
D、extend
答案
D
解析
考查语义衔接。从原文看.此处表时间上的延长,extend可以表示时间和空间的“延长”,也可以用于比喻意义上的“延长”,符合句意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3610931.html
相关试题推荐
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
随机试题
(1)IhaveanunclewhowasforyearsaChicagopublicschoolteacher.Passi
______(在我设计出这个问题的解决方案后),I’llsubmitareporttothecommittee.AfterIworkout
[originaltext]W:Whatsortofhoursdoyouwork,Steve?M:Well,Ihavetowork
Ifasubstanceisdissolvedinwaterorheated,itmay______agas.A、giveaway
中小学德育工作中常用的奖惩属于()A.榜样示范 B.品德评价 C.陶冶教育
管理会计师不需要领导力,因为管理会计师不是公司的领导。()
产品质量检验机构必须具备相应的检测条件和能力,经()以上人民政府产品质量监
被称为“工具书之王”,是概括人类一切门类或某一门类知识的最完备的工具书是()。
①无论一个人在哪儿,只要他在一扇关着的门的后面,他就能使自己不受拘束②没有门的屋
货币发展最原始的形式是( )。A.电子货币 B.金属货币 C.代用货币 D
最新回复
(
0
)