历年考研英语二真题及答案.pdf

2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试

英语（二）试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Thinnerisn‘talwaysbetter.Anumberofstudieshave__1that

normal-weightpeopleareinfactathigherriskofsomediseasescomparedtothose

whoareoverweight.Andtherearehealthconditionsforwhichbeingoverweightis

actually2.Forexample,heavierwomenarelesslikelytodevelopcalcium

deficiencythanthinwomen.3amongtheelderly,beingsomewhatoverweight

isoftenan4ofgoodhealth.

Ofevengreater5isthefactthatobesityturnsouttobeverydifficultto

define.Itisoftendefined6bodymassindex,orBMI.BMI7bodymass

dividedbythesquareofheight.AnadultwithaBMIof18to25isoftenconsidered

tobenormalweight.Between25and30isoverweight.Andover30isconsidered

obese.Obesity,8,canbedividedintomoderatelyobese,severelyobese,and

veryseverelyobese.

Whilesuchnumericalstandardsseem9_,theyarenot.Obesityisprobably

lessamatterofweightthanbodyfat.SomepeoplewithahighBMIareinfact

extremelyfit,10otherswithalowBMImaybeinpoor11.Forexample,

manycollegiateandprofessionalfootballplayers12asobese,thoughtheir

percentagebodyfatislow.Conversely,someonewithasmallframemayhavehigh

bodyfatbuta13BMI.

Todaywehavea(an)14tolabelobesityasadisgrace.Theoverweight

aresometimes15inthemediawiththeirfacescovered.Stereotypes16

withobesityincludelaziness,lackofwillpower,andlowerprospectsforsuccess.

Teachers,employers,andhealthprofessionalshavebeenshowntoharborbiases

againsttheobese.17veryyoungchildrentendtolookdownontheoverweight,

andteasingaboutbodybuildhaslongbeenaprobleminschools.

Negativeattitudestowardobesity,18inhealthconcerns,have

stimulatedanumberofanti-obesity19.Myownhospitalsystemhasbanned

sugarydrinksfromitsfacilities.Manyemployershaveinstitutedweightlossand

fitnessinitiatives.MichelleObamahaslaunchedahigh-visibilitycampaign20

childhoodobesity,evenclaimingthatitrepresentsourgreatestnationalsecurity

threat.

1.[A]denied[B]conduced[C]doubled[D]ensured