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.
17选?
参考答案: A
参考解析: 逻辑关系
【直击答案】空格所在句意为“是 小孩子蔑视超重,而且对身材的嘲笑一直是学校的一个问题”。空 格缺少一个副词,构成与上文的联系。上文讲到了大人们都在歧视肥胖(教师、雇员、健康工作者)。根据语境, 此处应该填入表示递进关系的词汇,分析四个选项,只有 A 项 Even “即使”符合题意。
【命题思路】本题考查上下文的语义关系。
【干扰排除】B 项 Still 表示递进关系时其后一般要加逗号。C 项 Yet 用表示上下文的对立关系中。D 项 Only
引导条件关系,与原文语义不符。
Negative attitudes toward obesity, __18 in health concerns, have stimulated a number of antiobesity 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 highvisibility campaign 20 childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.
【译文】基于健康考虑的对肥胖的消极态度,已经引发一系列的对抗肥胖的相关措施。我自己工作的医院的供
饮设备已经停止发放含糖饮料。很多雇员已经有了减肥健身的积极性。米歇尔奥巴马已经倡议发起一些明确的 对抗儿童发胖的活动,甚至表明它是我们国家最大的安全威胁。