Question

A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic 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 25 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 from 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 .

64. From this passage we know fat people in America were     

A. admired            B. respected           C. unhealthy          D. unpopular

65. 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 of fat people .

D. The number of fat people .

66. The underlined word “severe” means         .

A. economic          B. social         C. serious              D. favorable

67. Fat people were inferior to（比……差）other people in      .

A. brain , human rights and payment

B. income , marriage and political rights

C. brain , education and marriage

D. marriage , getting jobs and income

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 D

 B

 C

 D

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