2014年1月份MBA联考英语真题-太奇 .pdfVIP

2014 年管理类专业学位全国联考 英语（二）试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET . (10 points) Thinner isnt always better. A number of studies have 1 that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually 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 moral 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(n) 14 to label obesity as a disgrace. The overweight are sometimes 15 in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes 16 with obesity incl