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问题     Internet data shows that American younger adults have become the primary group mad about altering their personal appearance. Once the realm of the well-to-do female(1)_____ her fifties, plastic surgery has become the attraction of the least rich(2)_____ of younger Internet users.
    Search data(3)_____ this phenomenon. One of the most popular sites visited from the search term "plastic surgery" is the(4)_____ site of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Over 25% of visitors to the site fell(5)_____ the 18- to 24-year-old demographic(人口结构的)—that’s up from 19.6% two years(6)_____.
    Looking at other health related sites visited by 18- to 24-year-olds,(7)_____just how mad this age group is about appearance.(8)_____ their older counterparts who visit sites related to(9)_____ and keeping healthy, younger Internet users(10)_____ to sites that dwell on personal appearance, such as those(11)_____ on bodybuilding, weight loss and skincare. And(12)_____ plastic surgery.
    But if we track the trend in searches on topics such as "breast implants" or "plastic surgery," there has been a steep(13)_____ in all plastic surgery topics over the last year. What’s(14)_____ this downturn? It may very well be related to the failing U.S. economy and the(15)_____ income group of visitors to cosmetic surgery sites—U.S. households that(16)_____ less than $30,000 per year. In fact, if we look at the search patterns around popular surgeries, over the last year the term "cost" is the most(17)_____ appearing qualifier(限定词). We see more searches such as "breast implant cost" and "plastic surgery cost".(18)_____ older demographics continue to search for information on procedures such as face-lifts, it’s the younger Internet users who in tough(19)_____ times are focusing on improving their outer beauty, although at a(n)(20)_____ price. [br] (13)
选项 A、growth
B、decline
C、boom
D、decay
答案 B
解析 由下一句的downturn可知数量是下降的，故选decline“下降”，steep decline意为“数量剧减”。growth“增长”；boom“繁荣”；decay“腐烂”。
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