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江西省2019年中考英语试卷(含听力音频)
Body image – the way people feel about their looks – is a big problem for many young people today. According to a1, more than half the teenage girls in the USA. think 2 should be on a diet(节食) and almost one in five teenage boys are 3about their bodies and their weight.
But what's the cause? In the study, many blame(责备) the media(媒体). Tom on the TV and you'll 4 see beautiful models, handsome actors and fit sports stars. 5 a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet, and it's usually 6 .
Many young people feel pressure to 7 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, 8 the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.
When people don't look the way many 9 people look, they may become less confident. Some stop eating 10 in order to lose weight. Students can lose so many confidence that they start to 11 taking part in classroom activities at school.
Body image problems don't 12 as we get older, either. In the UK, for example, women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics(化妆品) than any other 13 group. Older men spend a lot of money trying to 14 hair loss(损失).
Is there a solution to the problem? A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in 15 . Others believe it's a problem that all of society needs to deal with. As Meaghan Ramsey says, "We need to judge people by what they do, not what they look like."
Nelson 13, England | Aug. 2 10:30 a. m. I need help. My friends are allowed to go to the mall by themselves, but my parents don't let me join them. What should I do? |
Frank 14, Germany | Aug. 2 10:42 a. m. I' ve been in this situation, too. You can do a test run with your parents and learn how to be safe in the mail. Then your parents will know you are ready to go with your friends. |
Robin 15, France | Aug.2 11:35 a. m. You can ask to go with an adult. Another idea is to ask your friends to bring the things they buy at the mall to your place. And then you can share them together. |
Claire 13, England | Aug. 2 2:38 p. m. My parents don't let me go to many places on my own, either. They just don't want us to be in danger. Maybe you can get yourself dropped off and picked up. Or ask your parents to stay in the mall too. |
Olivia 16, China | Aug.3 9:03 a. m. They might have a good reason for not letting you go alone. Explain why you want to go. If they say no, ask them to take you to the mall and watch from a distance(远处). |
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