阅读理解专题卷56AnewstudyshowsthatfatpeopleintheUnitedStatessufferdirecteconomicandsocialeffectsbecauseoftheirsize.Thefindingsarefroman8-yearstudyofabout100,000people.Thepeoplewhowerestudiedwerebetweentheageof18and24whentheresearchbegan.Theresearcherswhocarriedoutthestudysaytheyconsiderthepeoplefatiftheyareinthetopof5%ofthemeasurementinwhichweightislinkedtoheight.Forexample,fatwomeninthestudywereabout160centimeterstallandweighedabout90kilograms.Fatmeninthestudywereabout175centimeterstallandweighed100kilograms.Theresearcherssaythatmorethan1,000,000Americansarethatbig.Theresearchersfoundthatfatyoungwomenwerefromwealthyfamilies.Thefatwomenalsowere20%lesslikelytogetmarriedandtheyearnedanaverageofabout$6,700ayearlessthanotherwomen.Thestudyshowedlesssevereeffectsonfatmen.Theyearnedanaverageofabout$3,000ayearlessthanothermen.Fatmenalsowere11%lesslikelytogetmarried.1．Thepassagemainlytellsus__________.A.thestandardsoffatpeopleB.thenumberoffatAmericansC.fatpeoplehavefeweradvantagesD.howlongisthestudy2．FromthisstudyweknowfatpeopleinAmerica__________.A.wererespectedB.earnedlessC.weremorelikelytogetmarriedD.earnedmore3．.Theunderlinedword"severe"heremeans__________.A.economicB.socialC.goodDserious4．Theresearchersconsiderthepeoplefatif__________.A.theyeatlotsoffoodanddolessexerciseB.theyarefatterthanothersC.theyareinthetopof5%ofthemeasurementofweightD.theyareinthetopofthemeasurementinwhichweightislinkedtoheight.Fromthebeginningofhumanhistory,wildanimalsprovidedfood,clothingandsometimesmedicine.Wemaynotdependasmuchonwildanimalsnow.Butwehearaboutthemeveryday.Americansusethenamesofanimalsinmanyways.Automobilemanufacturers(制造商)andgasolinecompaniesespeciallyliketousebigcatstoselltheirproducts.Theylikelions,tigersandwildcats.WhenAmericanssaywildcat,theyusuallymeanalynx,anocelotorabobcat.Allthesecatsattackquicklyandfiercely.Sowildcatsrepresentsomethingfastandfierce.AnearlyAmericanuseofthewordwildcatwasquitedifferent.Itwasusedtodescribememberso