考研英语二真题及答案解析Word下载.docx

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　　Readthefollowingtext．Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET．（10points）

　　Thinnerisn’talwaysbetter．Anumberofstudieshave__1___thatnormal－weightpeopleareinfactathigherriskofsomediseasescomparedtothosewhoareoverweight．Andtherearehealthconditionsforwhichbeingoverweightisactually___2___．Forexample，heavierwomenarelesslikelytodevelopcalciumdeficiencythanthinwomen．___3___amongtheelderly，beingsomewhatoverweightisoftenan___4___ofgoodhealth．

　　Ofevengreater___5___isthefactthatobesityturnsouttobeverydifficulttodefine．Itisoftendefined___6___bodymassindex，orBMI．BMI___7__bodymassdividedbythesquareofheight．AnadultwithaBMIof18to25isoftenconsideredtobenormalweight．Between25and30isoverweight．Andover30isconsideredobese．Obesity，___8___，canbedividedintomoderatelyobese，severelyobese，andveryseverelyobese．

　　Whilesuchnumericalstandardsseem9，theyarenot．Obesityisprobablylessamatterofweightthanbodyfat．SomepeoplewithahighBMIareinfactextremelyfit，10otherswithalowBMImaybeinpoor11．Forexample，manycollegiateandprofessionalfootballplayers12asobese，thoughtheirpercentagebodyfatislow．Conversely，someonewithasmallframemayhavehighbodyfatbuta13BMI．

　　Todaywehavea（an）_14_tolabelobesityasadisgrace．Theoverweightaresometimes_15_inthemediawiththeirfacescovered．Stereotypes_16_withobesityincludelaziness，lackofwillpower，andlowerprospectsforsuccess．Teachers，employers，andhealthprofessionalshavebeenshowntoharborbiasesagainsttheobese．_17_veryyoungchildrentendtolookdownontheoverweight，andteasingaboutbodybuildhaslongbeenaprobleminschools．

　　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]intermsof[B]incaseof[C]infavorof[D]inof

　　7．[A]measures[B]determines[C]equals[D]modifies

　　8．[A]inessence[B]incontrast[C]inturn[D]inpart

　　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

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　　SectionIIReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Readthefollowingfourtexts．AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD．MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET．（40points）

　　Text1

　　Whatwouldyoudowith590m?

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　　Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive．Fantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes．Yetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicklywhatwasonceexcitingandnewbecomesold－hat；

regretcreepsin．Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences，sayMsDumnandMrNorton，likeinterestingtrips，uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema．Thesepurchasesoftenbecomemorevaluablewithtime－asstoriesormemories－particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers．

　　Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost"

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