Thinner isn’t always better. A number of studies have 1_ that normal-weight people are in fact...
_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 launched a high-visibility campaign _20_ childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.
4选?
参考答案: A
参考解析: 词义辨析
【直击答案】空格所在句意为“同样的,一定程度上超重,经常是健康的 ”。根据前面的文章内容, 已经明确指出超重代表了健康,因此超重是健康的指标。因此正确答案为 A 项。
【命题思路】本题考查对上下文语义的正确把握。
【干扰排除】干扰性强的是 B 项,有考生会将其理解为“客观物质”,但原文结构中此处需要一个名词,objective “客观的”是形容词, objective 作名词时意为“目标”,另有考生被形近词 objection“反对”干扰。
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.
【译文】需要更加关注是,很难对肥胖加以定义。肥胖经常根据身体质量指数来定义,或叫做 BMI,它等于身
体重量除以身高平方。正常成年人的是 BMI 值应该在 18~25 之间。25~30 的话视为超重。30 以上视为肥胖。 肥胖依次能够分为中度肥胖、重度肥胖和极度肥胖。