【四六级新题型】六级Passage 9 (2/2)

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Research has revealed that about 40% of adult men and 55% of adult women are dissatisfied with their current body weight. Similar findings have also been reported at high school level, mainly with female students. At the college level, a study found that 85% of both male and female first-year students desired to change their body weight. The primary cause of this concern is the value that American society in general assigns to physical appearance. Thinness is currently an attribute that females desire highly. Males generally desire muscularity. The vast majority of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance. Most want to lose excess body fat, while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight.研究发现，成年人中，约有40%的男人和55%的女人对自己目前的体重不满意。在中学生中也有类似发现，主要存在于女生中。大学生中，85%的大一新生，不论男女，都想改变自己的体重。这主要是由于美国社会整体上赋予外貌的价值。目前女性最想要的特性是瘦，而男性则是肌肉感。大部分想改变自己体重的人都是为了看起来更好看。多数人是想减掉多余脂肪，但也有小部分人想要增重。