A recent parliamentary report blames the government and the food industry for the growth in obesity. The Department of Transport

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问题    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【C1】______facilities for pedestrians and cyclists while【C2】______to pressure from motoring organizations representing car users. The Ministry of Education is【C3】______of selling off school playing fields and not doing enough to【C4】______adequate facilities for physical education and games. Young people in Britain have become crazy about football(soccer and rugby), but too often as【C5】______"couch potatoes".
   The food industry is blamed for promoting junk food to school children and not doing enough to【C6】______down on sugar, fats and salt in prepared foods. The industry, 【C7】______by the current popularity of the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet, has begun to【C8】______, but it is trying to protect a huge market and will need to do【C9】______more if it is to【C10】______off increased regulation.
   Japan seems less【C11】______so far by the problem of obesity, 【C12】______as the Japanese diet becomes increasingly【C13】______(burgers and doughnuts)the problem will grow.【C14】______, Japanese cuisine has become highly popular in Britain. It is seen as healthy in a different way from the Mediterranean diet【C15】______its emphasis on tomatoes and olive oil combined with red wine.
   A fairly small amount of red wine is now【C16】______as beneficial to the heart, 【C17】______its other encouraging properties. But Britain has to do more to【C18】______the problems of alcoholism【C19】______with the binge-drinking culture—including violence and vandalism. Limited consumption of alcohol, as long as it is not【C20】______with driving’s harmless and possibly beneficial.
【C1】

选项 A、stimulate
B、commend
C、promote
D、elevate

答案C

解析 本题考查动词辨析。空格处所在句子的含义是:交通部门被指责在______步行者和骑车者的设施方面做得不够。A项stimulate指“促进、激发、激励(事物的发展,使其更活跃)”,注意它接的宾语常常是表示活动或情感的名词,如stimulate discussion/competition/interest(活跃讨论/促进竞争/增进兴趣);B项commend意为“赞扬;推荐,举荐”。D项elevate意为“提升,提拔,提高”,如Smoking elevates blood pressure(抽烟使血压升高)。因此,这三个词在含义和搭配上不符合上下文需要。C项promote意为“促进,推动”,文中promote facilities表示“促进(步行和骑车)设施的发展”。
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