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  3. Being fit is more important than being thin. Research shows that overweight or even obese(肥胖 )men who【C1】______have a lower deat

Being fit is more important than being thin. Research shows that overweight or even obese(肥胖 )men who【C1】______have a lower deat

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问题     Being fit is more important than being thin. Research shows that overweight or even obese(肥胖 )men who【C1】______have a lower death rate than "normal" weight men who do not exercise. Fat【C2】______begins in childhood. One study showed that as early as nursery school children【C3】______images  of disfigured or disabled peers to images of fat kids. A【C4】______of college students said they’d【C5】______marry a cocaine user, a shoplifter or a blind person than someone who was fat. The prejudice creates【C6】______that affects fat people in every part of their lives including finances. Fat white women usually earn less than slim white women--24 percent less,【C7】______to one study.
    People often【C8】______their judgements about fat people by saying they【C9】______to be fat. Choose? Who would choose life as a fat person in this weight-obsessed culture? There are many【C10】______about fat people. That all fat people have eating disorders or unresolved emotional or mental issues. That【C11】______they really wanted to lose weight they could( implying laziness). This is completely illogical【C12】______body weight is determined by many factors such as genetics, metabolism and dieting history.
    Some people are【C13】______fat. Genetics are simply science, not character【C14】______. The Center for Disease Control reports that 78 percent of American women are actively trying to【C15】______weight, and at an amazing failure rat9---95 percent of dieters【C16】______what they lost within two to five years. Alter dieting, the body often gains【C17】______the lost weight and more.  Determined to survive, the body【C18】______for the next starvation period.
    The diet industry is extremely【C19】______, earning $ 33 billion each year.  But if diets【C20】______wouldn’t we all be thin by now? Recent estimates say 55 percent of Americans are overweight.
【C6】
选项 A、disgrace
B、distinction
C、discrimination
D、dishonor
答案C
解析 语义衔接题。discrimination 意为“歧视”，根据上文内容以及空格后的内容that affects fat people in every part of their lives 可知，______ 影响着胖人生活的各个方面，且比prejudice(偏见)更近一步，因此可判断出此处为“歧视”。
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