about being judged due to their weight, they avoid fitness and health care setting.
In the coming year, whether or not weight loss is a goal, we can all make efforts to get rid of weight bias and be a little kinder to ourselves and others.
12. What do we know about obese people? ______
A. They are fond of making resolutions.
C. They care little about others' opinions.
B. They are lacking in self-control.
D. They tend to undervalue themselves.
13. Why do some people support bitter messages about weight? ______
A. They can encourage obese people to lose weight. C. They can promote body acceptance.
B. They can improve self-worth in obese people.
D. They can relieve depression.
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14. What does the underlined part \? ______
A. Confirms. B. Copies. C. Splits up. D. Goes against.
15. What can be the best title for the text? ______
A. A healthy diet: good for your mind and body
B. New Year's resolution: lose weight bias instead of weight C. Control your weight by accepting the bitter messages readily
D. Eat your own way regardless of others' thoughts
二、 阅读七选五 (本大题共5小题,共10.0分)
What do babies, puppies and cartoon characters have in common? 16 Cute animals and babies attract our attention and make us want to take care of them, which gives them an evolutionary advantage, according to Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz.
17 When we look at babies, we are attracted to certain facial features. These 版权所有?正确教育 侵权必纠!
features make us want to take care of them so they can grow up healthily and pass their genes on to the next generation.
Looking at baby animals and cartoon characters also causes these feelings. Childlike characteristics make babies sweet and lead us to build close ties with them. 18 There are several features that can cause this feeling. 19 If a baby animal or human wobbles (摇摇摆摆) a bit when walking, that can make them seem even cuter.
Of course, we don't raise baby animals the same way we raise human babies, and we don't raise cartoon characters at all. 20 Cute cartoon characters become popular this way, and baby animals are more likely to be cared for properly.
Think about some of the things that you find cute, and you're likely to see that they have some of the same characteristics as a human baby. A. The science behind cuteness is still unclear. B. The answer is that they all look cute.
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C. This even works when we see things that remind us of a baby. D. A large round head, large eyes, and soft skin are just some of these features.
E. However, babies get less cute as they get older. F. Human babies are a good example.
G. But their cuteness does make us like them and want to take care of them.
16. A. A 17. A. A 18. A. A 19. A. A 20. A. A
B. B B. B B. B B. B B. B
C. C C. C C. C C. C C. C
D. D D. D D. D D. D D. D
E. E E. E E. E E. E E. E
F. F F. F F. F F. F F. F
G. G G. G G. G G. G G. G
三、 完形填空 (本大题共20小题,共30.0分)
When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so 21 about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to 22 every word I'd ever come across once I learned Latin.
But Latin class was so 23 . Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to 版权所有?正确教育 侵权必纠!
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