nutrition 营养

diet 日常饮食

enhanced 提高的，增加的

longevity 长寿

counterpart （与组织的人或物）相对应者

测验与练习  1.  阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? The tallest women are from the Netherlands.

2. Which country has seen the greatest increase in men's height over the last century?  

3. Name two factors that influence how tall different nationalities are.

4. What health advantages are there in being tall according to the article?

5. According to UK research, how might your height affect your income?

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. There is a growing __________ nowadays for teenagers to be taller than their parents.  

habit       trend       custom       routine

2. Gosh, Jamie, you've really __________ up since I last saw you. How tall are you now?  

shootened       grown       shot       got

3. Lily is tiny for her age. She's the __________ girl in her class by far. 

smallest       most small       smaller       smalliest

4. It's not easy to __________ the role of genetics in how tall people grow. 

vary       determine       factor       differ

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