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___7__bodymassdividedbythesquareofheight.AnadultwithaBMIof18to
25isoftenconsideredtobenormalweight.Between25and30isoverweight.And
over30isconsideredobese.Obesity,___8___,canbedividedintomoderately
obese,severelyobese,andveryseverelyobese.
Whilesuchnumericalstandardsseem___9___,theyarenot.Obesityis
probablylessamatterofweightthanbodyfat.SomepeoplewithahighBMIare
infactextremelyfit,___10___otherswithalowBMImaybeinpoor___11___.For
example,manycollegiateandprofessionalfootballplayers___12___asobese,
thoughtheirpercentagebodyfatislow.Conversely,someonewithasmallframe
mayhavehighbodyfatbuta___13___BMI.
Todaywehavea(an)___14___tolabelobesityasadisgrace.Theoverweight
aresometimes___15___inthemediawiththeirfacescovered.Stereotypes
___16___withobesityincludelaziness,lackofwillpower,andlowerprospects
forsuccess.Teachers,employers,andhealthprofessionalshavebeenshownto
harborbiasesagainsttheobese.___17___veryyoungchildrentendtolookdown
ontheoverweight,andteasingaboutbodybuildhaslongbeenaproblemin
schools.
Negativeattitudestowardobesity,___18___inhealthconcerns,have
stimulatedanumberofanti-obesity___19___.Myownhospitalsystemhasbanned
sugarydrinksfromitsfacilities.Manyemployershaveinstitutedweightlossand
fitnessinitiatives.MichelleObamahaslaunchedahigh-visibility
campaign__20___childhoodobesity,evenclaimingthatitrepresentsourgreatest
nationalsecuritythreat.
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]while[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]compared[B]combined[C]settled[D]associated
17.[A]Even[B]Still[C]Yet[D]Only
18.[A]despised[B]corrected[C]ignored[D]grounded
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SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby
choosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
Whatwouldyoudowith590m?
ThisisnowaquestionforGloriaMackenzie,
an84-year-oldwidowwhorecentlyemergedfromhersmall,tin-roofedhousein
Floridatocollectthebiggestundividedlotteryjackpotinhistory.Ifshe
hopeshernew-foundfortunewillyieldlastingfeelingsoffulfillment,she
coulddoworsethanreadHappyMoneybyElizabethDumnandMichaelNorton.
Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthe
mostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.Fantasiesofgreat
wealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes.Yet
satisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquicklywhatwas
onceexcitingandnewbecomesold-hat;
regretcreepsin.Itisfarbetterto
spendmoneyonexperiences,sayMsDumnandMrNorton,likeinterestingtrips,
uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoftenbecomemore
valuablewithtime-asstoriesormemories-particularlyiftheyinvolvefeeling
moreconnectedtoothers.
Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslottery
winnersgetthemost“happinessbangforyourbuck.”Itseemsmostpeoplewould
bebetteroffiftheycouldshortentheircommutestowork,spendmoretimewith
friendsandfamilyandlessofitwatchingtelevision(somethingtheaverage
Americanspendsawhoppingtwomonthsayeardoing,andishardlyjollierfor
it).Buyinggiftsorgivingtocharityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasing
thingsforoneself,andluxuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumed
sparingly.ThisisapparentlythereasonMacDonald’srestrictstheavailability
ofitspopularMcRib-amarketingtrickthathasturnedtheporksandwichinto
anobjectofobsession.
Readersof“HappyMoney”areclearlyaprivilegedlot,anxiousabout
fulfillment,nothunger.Moneymaynotquitebuyhappiness,butpeoplein
wealthiercountriesaregenerallyhappierthanthoseinpoorones.Yetthelink
betweenfeelinggoodandspendingmoneyonotherscanbeseenamongrichand
poorpeoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenhancesthepleasureofmostthings
formostpeople.Noteveryonewillagreewiththeauthors’policyideas,which
rangefrommandatingmoreholidaytimetoreducingtaxincentivesforAmerican
homebuyers.Butmostpeoplewillcomeawayfromthisbookbelievingitwasmoney
wellspent.
21.AccordingtoDumnandNorton,whichofthefollowingisthemost
rewardingpurchase?
[A]Abighouse[B]Aspecialtour[C]Astylishcar[D]Arichmeal
22.Theauthor’sattitudetowardAmericans’watchingTVis________.
[A]critical[B]supportive[C]sympathetic[D]ambiguous
23.Macribismentionedinparagraph3toshowthat_______.
[A]consumersaresometimesirrational
[B]popularityusuallycomesafterquality
[C]marketingtricksareaftereffective
[D]raritygenerallyincreasespleasure
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney_______.
[A]hasleftmuchroomforreaders’criticism
[B]mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase
[C]haspredictedawiderincomegapintheus
[D]maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement
25.Thistextmainlydiscusseshowto______.
[A]balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney
[B]spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries
[C]obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent
[D]becomemorereasonableinspendingonluxuries
Text2
AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalresearch
saysthat,actually,youthinkyou’remorebeautifulthanyouare.Wehavea
deep-seatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumber
ofself-enhancingstrategiestoresearchintowhatthecallthe“aboveaverage
effect”,or“illusorysuperiority”,andshownthat,forexample,70%ofusrate
ourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivingand85%atgettingon
wellwithothers-allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.
Werosetintourmemoriesandputourselvesintoself-affirmingsituations.
Webecomedefensivewhencriticized,andapplynegativestereotypestoothersto
boostourownesteem,westalkaroundthinkingwe’rehotstuff.
PsychologistandbehavioralscientistNicholasEpleyoversawakeystudying
intoself-enhancementandattractiveness.Ratherthathavepeoplesimplyrate
theirbeautycompresswithothers,heaskedthemtoidentifyanoriginal
photograghofthemselves’fromalineupincludingversionsthathadbeenaltered
toappearmoreandlessattractive.Visualrecognition,readsthestudy,is“an
automaticpsychologicalprocessoccurringrapidlyandintuitivelywithlittleor
noapparentconsciousdeliberation”.Ifthesubjectsquicklychoseafalsely
flatteringimage-whichmustdid-theygenuinelybelieveditwasreallyhowthey
looked.Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthere
anyevidencethat,thosewhoself-enhancethemust(thatis,theparticipants
whothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpicturewerereal)weredoingsoto
makeupforprofoundinsecurities.Infactthosewhothoughtthattheimages
higheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththose
whoshowedothermakersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinkthe
findingsthatwehavinghaveareanyevidenceofpersonaldelusion”,saysEpley.
“It’sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinkingwellofthemselves’.If
youaredepressed,youwon’tbeself-enhancing.KnowingtheresultsofEpley‘s
study,itmakessensethatwhypeopleheatphotographsofthemselves
Viscerally-ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognizethepersoninthepictureas
themselves,Facebooktherefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecan
shareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,
intellectandlifestyleit’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,says
CatalinatomaofWiscon-Madisonuniversity,“buttheyportrayanidealized
versionofthemselves.
26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,socialpsychologisthavefoundthat
______.
[A]ourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh
[B]illusorysuperiorityisbaselesseffect
[C]ourneedforleadershipisunnatural
[D]self-enhancingstrategiesare
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