安徽省蚌埠市2012届高考英语专题总复习精选阅读理解强化集（2）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AItisobviousthatdoctorsrecognizeobesityasahealthproblem.Sowhyisitsohardforthemtotalktotheirpatientsaboutit?Theresultsoftwosurveys,oneofprimarycarephysiciansandtheotherofpatients,foundthatwhilemostdoctorswanttohelppatientsloseweightandthinkitistheirresponsibilitytodoso,theyoftendon’tknowwhattosay.“Sowhiledoctorsmaytellpatientstheyareoverweight,theconversationoftenendsthere,”saidChristineC.Ferguson,directoroftheStopObesityAlliance.“Patientsarenottoldaboutthepossibilityofdiabetes(akindofdisease),”shesaid.“Anddoctorsdon’tfeeltheyhavegoodinformationtogive.Theyfeltthattheydidn’thaveadequatetoolstoaddressthisproblem.Thelackofdialoguehurtspatients,too.Thepatientsurvey,ofover1,000adults,foundthatmostoverweightpatientsdon’tevenknowthatthey’retooheavy.Only39percentofoverweightpeoplesurveyedhadeverbeentoldbyahealthcareproviderthattheywereoverweight.Ofthosewhoweretoldtheywereobese,90percentwerealsotoldbytheirdoctorstoloseweight,thesurveyfound.Infactmosthavetriedtoloseweightandmayhavebeensuccessfulinthepast—andmanyarestilltrying,thesurveyfound.Andmanyunderstandthatlosingevenasmallamountofweightcanhaveapositiveimpactontheirhealthandreducetheirriskofobesityrelateddiseaseslikehypertensionanddiabetes.Dr.WilliamBestermannJr.,medicaldirectorofHolstonMedicalGroup,inKingsport,Tenn.,whichranksthe10thinobesityamongmetropolitanareasintheUnitedStates,saidthedialoguehadtobeanongoingoneandcouldnotbedroppedafterjustonementionoftheproblem.“Ifyou’retobesuccessfulwithhelpingyourpatientsloseweight,youhavetotalktothematactuallyeveryvisitabouttheirprogress,andfindsomethingtoencouragethemandcoachthem,”hesaid.Heacknowledgedthatmanydoctorstendtobenotoptimistic.“Partofthisisthatthere'sthiscommonbelief,anddoctorsareburdenedbyit,too,thatoverweightpeopleareweak-willedandjustdon’thaveanywillpowerandareselfindulgentandallthatbusiness,”hesaid.“Ifyouthinkthatway,you’renotgoingtospendtimehavingaproductiveconversation.”1.WhatistheStopObesityAlliancemostprobablyinParagraph3?A.Anorganizationofdoctorsspecializinginobesity.B.Anorganizationofpatientssufferingfromobesity.C.Aresearchgroupthatconductsspecialsurveysaboutoverweightpeople.D.Aresearchgroupdealingwithdoctor-patientrelationship.2.Howmanyofthepatientssurveyedhavebeenadvisedbytheirdoctorstoloseweight?A.About350.B.About390.C.About900.D.About1,000.用心爱心专心13.WhatcanbeinferredaboutobesitypatientsinParagraph5?A.Theyarenotashopelessasdoctorsthinktheyare.B.Mostofthemhavetriedhardtoloseweight,butinvain.C.Withouttheirdoctors’constantcoaching,thereislittlechanceoftheirsucceedinginlosingweight.D.Mostofthemhavejustgivenuptheirhopeofbecominglessheavy.4.Accordingtothepassage,whichfactorcontributestothelackofdialoguebetweendoctorsandpatients?A.Mostdoctorsjustneverthinkofwarningtheirpatientsabouttheirweightproblem.B.Manydoctorsfinditdifficulttopersuadeoverweightpeopletoloseweight.C.Mostpatientsaretooweak-willedtodoanythingabouttheirweight.D.Manypatientstendnottotrusttheirdoctorsabouttheirweightproblem.5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ObesityintheU.S.B.TroubleofoverweightAmericans.C.Talkmore,helpbetter.D.Doctorsorpatients-whotobearmoreblame?BTheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallyw...
