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
13
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/3610935.html
相关试题推荐
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
Obesityisdefinedasbodyweightof15percentormoreabovetheidealfor
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
NinetypercentofAmericansknowthatmostoftheircompatriotsareoverwei
随机试题
Maryhasgotafullmarkinthetest.She______veryhardallthesedays.A、will
假设目前的通货膨胀率为5%,银行存款的实际利率为3%,则名义利率为8%。()
在编译器和解释器的工作过程中,()是指对高级语言源程序进行分析以识别出记号的过
A.内庭 B.丰隆 C.天枢 D.足三里 E.解溪用于治疗痰饮的腧穴是
A.腹痛、便秘、出血 B.腹痛、便秘、乳汁 C.腹痛,便秘,饮食 D.冲肾
使用图解法对图上一块面积为500m㎡进行两次量算,其量算面积允许误差是()A
A.腹壁浅动脉外侧,腹股沟韧带上方 B.腹壁浅动脉内侧,腹股沟韧带上方 C.
经依法批准的城乡规划,是城乡建设和规划管理的依据,未经()不得修改。A.领
连续梁桥桥跨结构相邻两个支座中心之间的距离为()。A.净跨径 B.计算跨径
某女暑假经常是白天上网,晚上躺在床上看小说。等到开学。发现黑板上的字看不太清楚,
最新回复
(
0
)