Body image-the way people feel about their looks-is a big problem for many young people today.According to a study,more than half the teenage girls in the USA think they should be on a diet(節(jié)食),and almost one in five teenage boys are(1)
C
C
about their bodies and their weight.
But what's the cause?Many think it is the media(媒體).Turn on the TV and you'll(2)
A
A
see beautiful models,handsome actors and fit sports stars.Open a magazine or a newspaper,look through the Internet,and it's usually the same.
Many young people feel pressure to(3)
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D
these "perfect" people.But for most,this is just not possible.In the USA,the average(平均的) woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos,(4)
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C
the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.
When people don't look the way many(5)
D
D
people look,they may become less confident.Some stop eating properly in order to lose weight.Students can lose so much(6)
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C
that they start to stop taking part in classroom activities at school.
Body image problems don't (7)
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C
as we get older,either.In the UK,for example,women over 50 spend more money on makeup products than any other age group.Older men spend large amounts of money trying to(8)
B
B
losing hair.
Is there a solution(9)
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A
the problem?A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in(10)
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D
.Others believe that it's a problem which all of the society needs to deal with.As Meaghan Ramsey says,"We need to judge(判斷) people by what they do,not what they look like."
(1) |
A.confident |
B.sure |
C.worried |
D.happy |
(2) |
A.probably |
B.hardly |
C.never |
D.finally |
(3) |
A.look after |
B.look for |
C.look at |
D.look like |
(4) |
A.because |
B.a(chǎn)lthough |
C.but |
D.or |
(5) |
A.kind |
B.strong |
C.young |
D.famous |
(6) |
A.a(chǎn)ttention |
B.progress |
C.confidence |
D.beauty |
(7) |
A.come |
B.continue |
C.disappear |
D.happen |
(8) |
A.enjoy |
B.a(chǎn)void |
C.finish |
D.forget |
(9) |
A.to |
B.on |
C.a(chǎn)t |
D.in |
(10) |
A.supermarkets |
B.streets |
C.parks |
D.schools |