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[英语学习经验] 2014年英语二真题

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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. (10 points)
Thinner isn’t always better. A number of studies have __1___ that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually ___2___. For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. ___3___ among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an ___4___ of good health.
Of even greater ___5___ is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined ___6___ body mass index, or BMI. BMI ___7__ body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, ___8___, can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese.
While such numerical standards seem ___9___, they are not. Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit,  ___10___ others with a low BMI may be in poor ___11___. For example, many collegiate and professional football players ___12___ as obese, though their percentage body fat is low. Conversely, someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a ___13___ BMI.
Today we have a(an) ___14___ to label obesity as a disgrace. The overweight are sometimes___15___in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes ___16___ with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese. ___17___very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.
Negative attitudes toward obesity, ___18___ in health concerns, have stimulated a number of anti-obesity ___19___. My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities. Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives. Michelle Obama has launched a high-visibility campaign ___20___ childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.
1. [A] denied        [B] concluded        [C] doubled        [D] ensured
2. [A] protective        [B] dangerous        [C] sufficient        [D]troublesome
3. [A] Instead        [B] However        [C] Likewise        [D] Therefore
4. [A] indicator        [B] objective        [C] origin        [D] example
5. [A] impact        [B] relevance        [C] assistance        [D] concern
6. [A] in terms of        [B] in case of         [C] in favor of         [D] in respects of
7. [A] measures        [B] determines        [C] equals        [D] modifies
8. [A] in essence        [B] in contrast         [C] in turn         [D] in part
9. [A] complicated        [B] conservative        [C] variable        [D] straightforward
10. [A] so        [B] while        [C] since        [D] unless
11. [A] shape         [B] spirit         [C] balance        [D] taste
12. [A] start        [B] quality         [C] retire        [D] stay
13. [A] strange         [B] changeable         [C] normal        [D] constant
14. [A] option        [B] reason         [C] opportunity        [D] tendency
15. [A] employed        [B] pictured        [C] imitated         [D] monitored
16. [A] computed        [B] combined        [C] settled        [D] associated
17. [A] Even        [B] Still         [C] Yet        [D] Only
18. [A] despised        [B] corrected        [C] ignored        [D] grounded
19. [A] discussions        [B] businesses        [C] policies        [D] studies
20. [A] for        [B] against         [C] with        [D] without

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