英语二真题未排版考研.pdf
2014年招生考试英语(二)
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDon
theANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Thinnerisn’talwaysbetter.Anumberofstudieshave1thatnormal-weightpeoplearein
factathigherriskofsomediseasescomparedtothosewhoareoverweight.Andtherearehealth
conditionsforwhichbeingoverweightisactually2.Forexample,heavierwomenarelesslikelyto
developcalciumdeficiencythanthinwomen.3amongtheelderly,beingsomewhatoverweightis
oftenan4ofgoodhealth.
Ofevengreater5isthefactthatobesityturnsouttobeverydifficulttodefine.Itisoften
defined6bodymassindex,orBMI.BMI7bodymassdividedbythesquareofheight.An
adultwithaBMIof18to25isoftenconsideredtobenormalweight.Between25and30is
overweight.Andover30isconsideredobese.Obesity,__8__,canbedividedintomoderatelyobese,
severelyobese,andveryseverelyobese.
Whilesuchnumericalstandardsseem9,theyarenot.Obesityisprobablylessamatterof
weightthanbodyfat.SomepeoplewithahighBMIareinfactextremelyfit,10otherswithalow
BMImaybeinpoor11.Forexample,manycollegiateandprofessionalfootballplayers12
asobese,thoughtheirpercentagebodyfatislow.Conversely,someonewithasmallframemayhave
highbodyfatbuta13BMI.
Todaywehavea(n)14tolabelobesityasadisgrace.Theoverweightaresometimes15inthe
mediawiththeirfacescovered.Stereotypes16withobesityincludelaziness,lackofwill
power,andlowerprospectsforsuccess.Teachers,employers,andhealthprofessionalshav