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2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)
①Thinner isn’t always better.②A number of studies have 1 that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight.③And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually 2.④For example,heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.⑤3 among the elderly,being somewhat overweight is often an 4 of good health.
①Of even greater 5 is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define.②It is often defined 6 body mass index,or BMI.③BMI 7 body mass divided by the square of height.④An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight.⑤Between 25 and 30 is overweight.⑥And over 30 is considered obese.⑦Obesity,8,can be divided into moderately obese,severely obese,and very severely obese.
①While such numerical standards seem 9,they are not.②Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat.③Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit,10 others with a low BMI may be in poor 11.④For example,many collegiate and professional football players 12 as obese,though their percentage body fat is low.⑤Conversely,someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a 13 BMI.
①Today we have a(an)14 to label obesity as a disgrace.②The overweight are sometimes 15 in the media with their faces covered.③Stereotypes 16 with obesity include laziness,lack of will power,and lower prospects for success.④Teachers,employers,and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese.⑤17 very young children tend to look down on the overweight,and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.
①Negative attitudes toward obesity,18 in health concerns,have stimulated a number of anti-obesity 19.②My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities.③Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives.④Michelle Obama launched a high-visibility campaign 20 childhood obesity,even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.
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