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A war on sugar has begun in the UK that echoes the nations successful campaign against salt. The effort is【C1】______because it could help to reduce obesity, but cutting sugar out of peoples diets poses【C2】______challenges. Last week, a group of academics and policy【C3】______specializing in medicine and【C4】______announced that they had formed a campaign group, Action on Sugar. Their idea is to convince manufacturers to【C5】______and gradually lower the【C6】______of sugar added to foods—so slowly that it isnt missed by【C7】______. It is essentially the same【C8】______as a campaign that is【C9】______credited with reducing British peoples salt intake. Over the past decade, CASH, a non-government organisation, helped to create anti-salt【C10】______aimed at the general public,【C11】______year-by-year targets for companies to reduce salt levels. These were【C12】______but had the backing of the government, and it was【C13】______that the targets would be legally enforced if companies【C14】______. Most manufacturers lowered their salt levels —and,【C15】______, there has been a 15 per cent【C16】______in salt intake in the UK, according to CASH. Repeating the trick with sugar may be more【C17】______not least because we do not know for sure if our palates(sense of taste)can adjust to eating food that is less【C18】______. By contrast, studies have shown that if volunteers are forced to eat a less salty diet, over several weeks they gradually begin to【C19】______food that is less salty. 'Theres no reason to think that would not hold【C20】______for sweet taste too,' says Charles Spence, a neurogas-tronomist at the University of Oxford.
【C1】
A.useless
B.respectable
C.welcome
D.unpopular

A.
【C1】
A.useless
B.respectable
C.welcome
D.unpopular


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根据空格后的原因状语从句得知,这些努力有助于减少肥胖症。说明努力会产生好的影响,故选表积极语义的C项welcome“受欢迎的”。
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未分类题'Poverty', wrote Aristotle, 'is the parent of crime.' But was he right? Certainly, poverty and crime are【C1】______. And the idea that a lack of income might drive someone to【C2】______sounds plausible. But research by Amir Sari-aslan casts【C3】______on the chain of causation— at least as far as violent crime and the misuse of【C4】______are concerned. Sariaslan consulted the【C5】______collected by Scandinavian governments which contained information about peoples annual family incomes and criminal【C6】______. In Sweden the age of criminal responsibility is 15, so Sariaslan【C7】______his subjects from the dates of their 15th birthdays【C8】______, for an average of three-and-a-half years. When he looked at families which had started poor and got richer, the younger children—those born into relative【C9】______—were just as likely to misbehave as the elder children. Family income was, in itself not the【C10】______factor. That suggests two【C11】______. One is that a familys culture, once established, is '【C12】______'— that you can take the kid out of the neighborhood,【C13】______not the neighborhood out of the kid.【C14】______childrens inclination to imitate elder brothers or sisters whom they admire, that sounds【C15】______plausible. The other is that genes which make them susceptible to criminal behavior. are common at the【C16】______of society, perhaps because the lack of impulse-control also tends to reduce someones earning capacity. Neither of these conclusions is likely to be welcome to【C17】______reformers. They suggest that merely【C18】______peoples incomes will not by itself address questions of bad behavior. Such conclusions will need to be【C19】______by others. If they are confirmed, the fact that they are【C20】______will be no excuse for ignoring them.【C1】A.opposedB.associatedC.interdependentD.advanced

未分类题Doctors have treated the first reported case of 'Internet addiction disorder' brought on by excessive use of Google Glass. In September 2013, a 31-year-old man was checked into the U.S. Navys Substance Abuse program for alcohol addiction【C1】______. The program requires patients to refrain from alcohol, drugs and cigarettes for 35 days and takes away electronic devices at the door.【C2】______they took away his Google Glass. Doctors quickly【C3】______that the man would frequently and involuntarily【C4】______his right hand and tap his temple area, a【C5】______usually necessary to【C6】______the display of Google Glass. He was going through withdrawal from his Google Glass. And the Google Glass withdrawal was【C7】______than the alcohol withdrawal he was experiencing. After checking into the program, he exhibited【C8】______symptoms of withdrawal: frustration, irritability, aggression and cravings. His addiction also【C9】______him with short-term memory problems. The Navy serviceman【C10】______the device 18 hours a day and took it off【C11】______to sleep and bathe. He【C12】______purchased Google Glass in order to【C13】______his performance at work But after owning the glasses for two months, the device【C14】______into his sleeping hours as well. Internet addiction is commonly【C15】______with cellphones, laptops and personal computers. This is the first reported case【C16】______Google Glass. Though it is a【C17】______problem, Internet addiction does not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.【C18】______, it is included in the appendix as a disorder that requires further study. While some psychiatrists believe it can be a【C19】______problem, others maintain that it is【C20】______a symptom of other psychological issues.【C1】A.managementB.treatmentC.developmentD.argument

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未分类题Research has shown that—in both sexes and across numerous cultures—attractive people are judged to be smarter, kinder, more honest and【C1】______. With some regularity we hear about the latest beauty contestant who has【C2】______to a soft-ball of a question with an epic fail of a mistake, a【C3】______opinion or an incoherent ramble. Ridiculous. But whats even more ridiculous is that our brains【C4】______us toward believing such people—just because theyre【C5】______. In politics, we are also more likely to believe and vote【C6】______people who are attractive. And when it comes to blind【C7】______numerous studies discovered that more-attractive individuals are less likely to be【C8】______of crimes and, if so,【C9】______shorter-than-average sentences for the crime. Why should this be? Some have【C10】______that since it is pleasurable to meet someone attractive and someone good and honest, we【C11】______merge the two. But this convergence(the occurrence of two or more things coming together)of rewarding experiences seems【C12】______. Work by two researchers in Duke University【C13】______something more convincing: one part of the brain is involved in rating both the【C14】______of a face and the goodness of a behavior, and the level of activity in that【C15】______during one of those tasks predicts the level during the other. 【C16】______, the brain does similar things when【C17】______beautiful minds, hearts or cheekbones. Its a【C18】______finding. But theres also some good news in this story: The brain can get confused in【C19】______directions. That is to say, the same neural wiring that gives【C20】______to 'What is beautiful is good' also generates 'What is good is beautiful.'【C1】A.pessimisticB.selfishC.trustworthyD.handsome