[单项选择]According to recent studies ______.

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According to studies cited by the National Eating Disorders Association, 42 percent of girls in first through third grade want to be thinner, 81 percent of 10-year-olds are a {raid of being fat, and 51 percent of 9- and 10-year-old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet.
In many ways, this fixation on weight at ever earlier ages comes at an inopportune time physiologically. At a recent Hadassah meeting at the Woodlands Community Temple in White Plains, Dr. Marcie Schneider, the director of adolescent medicine at Greenwich Hospital, and Erica Leon, a registered dietitian, spoke about early adolescence as a time when a little hit of pudginess is necessary for proper growth, and youngsters wrestle constantly with their body image.
"I can’t tell you how many kids I’ve seen who’ve been on the Atkins diet, or on the South Beach diet," Ms. Leon said, adding that overweight children who try diets can be a
A. it is too bad for youngsters to be a bit fat.
B. it is necessary for the children to be a bit fat.
C. youngsters should struggle with their body image.
D. overweight children should not diet.

[单项选择]According to the recent public meeting in Brisbane, what was the first step to take in order to reduce noise pollution


A. Produce quieter air conditioners.
B. Provide better sound barriers around major roads.
C. Establish a noise complaints system.
D. Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs.

[单项选择]According to a recent scientific report, human beings are likely to travel ______ the speed of light in near future.


A. to
B. for
C. at
D. by

[单项选择]According to some recent reports, the urban masses, particularly middle-class women, are continuing their spirited ______ of new products.
A. assumption
B. conception
C. consumption
D. recognition

[单项选择]According to a recent US survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week ______TV.

[单项选择]According to the recent opinion polls, what will most mothers do if money is not an issue


A. They will work part-time.
B. They will take full-time jobs.
C. They will stay at home with their kids.
D. They will never go back to work again.

[单项选择]According to a recent poll, 61 percent of American high school students admitted ______ cheating on exams at least once.
A. to
B. on
C. of
D. for

[单项选择]According to a recent study, listening to music is what most people do to ease stress, with watching television a close second.（）
A. 通过最近的学习了解到，最多的人借听音乐来缓解压力，其次是借看电视来缓解压力的人。
B. 最近一项研究表明，大多数人会借助听音乐和看电视来缓解压力。
C. 通过最近的学习了解到，听音乐是缓解压力最有效的办法，其次是看电视。
D. 最近一项研究表明，大多数人首选听音乐来缓解压力，紧随其后的是看电视。

[单项选择]Recent studies have suggested that weight training______.