2011考研英语模拟题(6)
媒体使年轻一代受到社会另一大关注的方面是身体形象问题。外部力量能对身体形象产生正面和负面的影响。举例来说，社会文化标准和大众媒介的营销冲击着我们关于美的观念。在大众媒介中，标准美女的形象充斥着报刊杂志，从电视中播放出来，在电影中娱乐着我们。甚至大众媒介还在广告中利用公认的瘦和健康的文化价值来赢得商业利润。青少年被给予的是狭隘界定的吸引力的标准，它是一种包含着对外形的不切实际的期望的完美标准。四、英国的饮食与健康
A recent parliamentary report blames the government and the food industry for the growth in obesity. The Department of Transport is blamed for not doing enough to__1__facilities for pedestrians and cyclists while__2__ to pressure from motoring organizations representing car users. The Ministry of Education is__3__of selling off school playing fields and not doing enough to__4__adequate facilities for physical education and games. Young people in Britain have become crazy about football（soccer and rugby），but too often as__5__“couch potatoes”。
The food industry is blamed for promoting junk food to school children and not doing enough to__6__down on sugar，fats and salt in prepared foods. The industry，__7__by the current popularity of the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet，has begun to __8__，but it is trying to protect a huge market and will need to do__9__more if it is to__10__off increased regulation.
Japan seems less__11__so far by the problem of obesity，__12__ as the Japanese diet becomes increasingly__13__（burgers and doughnuts）the problem will grow. __14__，Japanese cuisine has become highly popular in Britain. It is seen as healthy in a different way from the Mediterranean diet__15__its emphasis on tomatoes and olive oil combined with red wine.
A fairly small amount of red wine is now__16__as beneficial to the heart，__17__its other encouraging properties. But Britain has to do more to__18__the problems of alcoholism__19__with the binge-drinking culture—including violence and vandalism. Limited consumption of alcohol，as long as it is not__20__with driving，is harmless and possibly beneficial.
1. stimulate commend promote elevate
2. submitting subjecting subordinating surrendering
3. charged denounced scolded accused
4. assure ensure secure guard
5. speculating spectating specializing sightseeing
6. fall get cut bring
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