2014考研英语二真题:完型填空
完形填空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.
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2.protective dangerous sufficient troublesome
3.Instead However Likewise Therefore
4.indicator objective origin example
5.impact relevance assistance concern
6.in terms of in case of in favor of in of
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8.in essence in contrast in turn in part
9.complicated conservative variable straightforward
10.so unlike since unless
11.shape spirit balance taste
12.start quality retire stay
13.strange changeable normal constant
14.option reason opportunity tendency
15.employed pictured imitated monitored
16. combined settled associated
17.Even Still Yet Only
18.despised corrected ignored grounded
19.discussions businesses policies studies
20.for against with without
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