Question

 

A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic(经济的) and social effects because of their size. The findings are from an 8-year study of about 100 000 people. The people studied were between the ages of 16 and 24 when the research began.

The researchers who carried out the study say they consider the people fat if they are in the top of 5% of the measurement in which weight is connected with height. For example, fat women in the study were about 160 centimeters tall and weighed about 90 kilograms. Fat men in the study were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms. The researchers say that more than 1, 000, 000 Americans are that big. The researchers found that fat young women were more likely to lose social and economic power even if they were form wealthy families. The fat women also were 20% less likely to get married and they earned an average of about $6 700 a year less than other women. The study showed less severe effect on fat men. They earned an average of about $3 000 a year less than other men. Fat men also were 11% less likely to get married.

1.From this passage we know fat people in America were______.

A. admired　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. respected

C. unhealthy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unpopular

2.Which of the following is surely RIGHT?

A. If a woman weighed 90 kilograms, she was considered fat.

B. More than 1 ,000 ,000 Americans were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms.

C. More than 1, 000 ,000 Americans were considered fat by the researchers.

D. In America 20% of women and 11% of men couldn’t get married.

3.Which of the following was NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. The reason why fat people suffered.

B. The cause that caused people to be fat.

C. The standard(标准) of fat people.

D. The number of fat people.

4.The underlined word “severe” means______.

A. economic　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. social

C. serious　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. favourable

5.Fat people were inferior to(比……差) other people in______.

A. brains ,human rights and payment

B. income ,marriage and political rights

C. brains, education and marriage

D. marriage, getting jobs and income

 

Answer 1

1. D 文章第一句话就交代了在美国肥胖者因为“块头大”而遭受不幸，后文又从婚姻和报酬等方面进行了具体的例证，说明肥胖者处于劣势地位，不受欢迎。

2.C 该题为细节判断题。根据文章中“The researchers say that more than 1, 000, 000 Americans are that big.”这句话，可以判断出C选项正确。其他选项皆与事实不符。

3.B 文章中并未提到肥胖的原因。

4.C 从男女肥胖者的利益遭到损害的数据的对比，我们可以知道女性肥胖者的利益受损的程度要严重得多。因此，该词的意思和serious 相同。

5.D 文章提到肥胖者在婚姻、工作和收入等方面的劣势，而没有提到智力、政治权利和教育等方面的劣势。