The shortcomings of traditional print edition textbooks are obvious: For starters they're heavy, with the average physics textbook weighing 3.06 pounds.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it's important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influential medical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectiveness of treatments, as they make decisions about patient care.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influential medical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectiveness of treatments, as they make decisions about patient care

2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

A college classmate of mine, tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds.

2017年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones).

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Each empty can of its food weighs 40g.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Mammals weighing sixty kilograms have an average brain size of 200 cm2.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

On average, each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Leading doctors today weigh in on the debate over the government's role in promoting public health by demanding that ministers impose "fat taxes" on unhealthy food and introduce cigarette-style warnings to children about the dangers of a poor diet.

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ