2014考研英语二真题及答案解析

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2014考研英语二真题及答案解析
        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] conduced [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 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] unlike [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] [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                                                    首页  上一页  1  

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