首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
They are unnecessary but wanting them seems to be part of human nature. Cosmetics are any preparation applied externally to the
They are unnecessary but wanting them seems to be part of human nature. Cosmetics are any preparation applied externally to the
admin
2012-06-26
92
问题
They are unnecessary but wanting them seems to be part of human nature. Cosmetics are any preparation applied externally to the body so as to condition, beautify, and protect it. Annual sales of cosmetics in America, mostly to women, are approaching 20 billion dollars a year—four times more than the entire motion picture industry makes. Worldwide, cosmetics sales are estimated at four times the U. S. total. Of the estimated 1,000 registered cosmetics companies, nearly a third of the sales are by the top three. Avon, Revlon, and Estee Lauder; 55 percent by the top eight.
Cosmetics fall into six categories. The top category is makeup, cosmetics for the face and eyes, having sales of about 6 billion dollars a year. The trend is for makeup that is good for the skin, and the "look" swings from natural and earthy to the fantastiC. Women’s hair care products are the second biggest category, at about 4.5 billion dollars a year. This market remains strong thanks to specialization-products for oily hair, dandruff, color-treated hair, and so on. Skin-care products are a close third at 4.3 billion a year. This category is growing as the population ages. Although studies show that simple ingredients such as lanolin and petroleum jelly produce beneficial results, marketers keep introducing new "improved" products. The fourth largest category, women’s fragrances, have yearly sales of 4.1 billion dollars. Fragrances employ sensational advertising to generate a feeling of excitement, glamour, and sex. In contrast, the fifth largest segment, personal cleanliness products at 3.9 billion a year, has a dull image. The smallest market, just a billion dollars a year, is men’s toiletries. Experts keep predicting this category will boom, but it has not happened.
According to the passage, what proportion of cosmetic sales are in the United States?
选项
A、One third
B、50 percent
C、4 percent
D、One quarter
答案
D
解析
文章第一段提到:Worldwide,cosmetics sales are estimated at four times the U.S. total.由此可知,美国的化妆品销售量占据了世界总份额的1/4。因此,应选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ZeTO777K
0
研究生英语学位课统考(GET)
相关试题推荐
Dianamadealotofefforttopersuadeherparentsinto______tohergoingtotheUnitedSlatestostudybusinessadministratio
Therepublicationofthepoet’smostrecentworkswillcertainly______hisnationalreputation.
Historically,humansgetseriousaboutavoidingdisastersonlyafteronehasjuststruckthem.【C1】______thatlogic,2006should
Anumberofresearchershaveexaminedthevariables/strategiesthataffectstudents’learningEnglishasasecondlanguage.This
Asthedetailsoftheprojectwererathervague,wedecidedto______theproposal.
Therehasbeennothingmoreastonishingintheprogressofwarwhichisreallytheapplicationofthemechanicsofforcetohuma
WeweretohavemetthemnextThursday,andthentohavegoneforarambletogether,butforsomereasontheyhave______.
Thereasonwhyhedidn’ttaketheexamwas______hehadanaccidentonhiswaytotheschool.
Borman,describing,themoonasa"vastlonelyandforbiddingsight"addedthatitwas"notaveryinvitingplaceliveandwork.
Anyoneoftheapplesthatarenowrottingawayinthecoldbin______betterthanthisonehejustselectedforus.
随机试题
理论研究具有_________体系的层次性。
下列物质可作为超临界流体的为
我国的《护士条例》中规定了护士的权利和义务。在以下的护士享有的权利的诉讼中,不正确的是()
根据建设项目的经济和社会发展目标,提出诸如()等目标,分析项目满足这些目标的程度,进行多目标分析评价。
施工中因不可抗力事件的影响而使承包商受到损失时,可以进行索赔的款项可能包括()。
某企业期初资产总额1200万元,负债总额480万元,所有者权益总额720万元。该企业本期发生下列经济业务:(1)向银行借入短期借款15万元,存入银行;(2)将资本公积30万元转增资本;(3)以银行存款5万元预付采购材料货款;
在物品出租期间,物品的使用权归()。
在我国证券回购市场上,回购期限为()。
进退维谷,这是()冲突。
操作系统的主要功能是________。
最新回复
(
0
)