More than 20 percent of Americans are obese, study reveals.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)Vedantam, Shankar
B [解析]根据下句内容"Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled - too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible."(然而,在1980年到2000年,美国肥胖的人数就翻了一番.该速度太快,可见肥胖并非遗传因素所致)可知,此处表示"肥胖比例有所增加,故B项正确。
1.Americans come in all colors, have all types of religions, and speak many languages from all over the world.2. Americans are extremely independent, individualistic, and like to be different from each other. 3. 66% of Americans are overweight; 37% of those are obese [oʊˈbis] adj...
3. What can we learn from the fact that Americans are fatter than Europeans? A) Americans are more likely to get depressed B) Americans are not satisfied with their life. C) Europeans have very low self-esteems. D) Europeans don't often eat fast food....
解析 are 【详解】 考查动词时态及主谓一致。句意:大多数美国成年人超重或肥胖,这是由饮食习惯引起的。句子陈述目前事实,应用一般现在时;a majority of作主语时,谓语动词与of后的名词保持一致,adult Americans是可数名词复数,be动词使用are。故填are。反馈 收藏 ...
A half-century ago, about 1 in 100 American adults were severely obese. Now it’s 10 times more common. Advertisement The obesity rate has risen about 40% in the last two decades. The findings suggest that more Americans will get diabetes, heart disease and cancer, said Dr. William Diet...
(肥胖的); by 1999, that proportion had grown to 27%. Youngsters, who should have age and activity on their side, are growing larger as well: 19% of Americans under 17 are obese. Waistbands have been popping in other western countries too, as physical activity has declined and diets have...
百度试题 结果1 题目 10. A majority of adult Americans are(be)overweight or obese, which is brought about by eating habits.(词汇复现) 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 答案见上 反馈 收藏
1Ninety percent of Americans know that most of their compatriots are overweight, but just 40percent believe themselves to be too fat. Government (36) show that more than 60 per cent of the U.S. population is overweight, and half is obese, meaning they are at serious (37) of health effe...
The findings suggest that more Americans will get diabetes,heart diseaseand cancer, said Dr. William Dietz, a George Washington University obesity expert. It also will be increasingly difficult for doctors to care for so many severelyobese people, Dietz said. He has estimated that on average, ev...