2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题及答案解析.docx

2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题及答案解析Section I???? Use of EnglishDirections: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. ⑤ 3among 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. ⑤ 17 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.