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1、2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（27）及答案阅读下列材料，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,foundthatwhilemostdoctorswanttohelppatientsloseweightand
2、thinkitistheirresponsibilitytodoso,theyoftendon’tknowwhattosay.“Sowhiledoctorsmaytellpatientstheyareoverweight,theconversationoftenendsthere,”saidChristineC.Ferguson,directoroftheStopObesityAlliance.“Patientsarenottoldaboutthepossibilityofdiabetes(akindofdisease),”shesaid.“Anddoctorsdon’tfee
3、ltheyhavegoodinformationtogive.Theyfeltthattheydidn’thaveadequatetoolstoaddressthisproblem.Thelackofdialoguehurtspatients,too.Thepatientsurvey,ofover1,000adults,foundthatmostoverweightpatientsdon’tevenknowthatthey’retooheavy.Only39percentofoverweightpeoplesurveyedhadeverbeentoldbyahealthcare
4、providerthattheywereoverweight.Ofthosewhoweretoldtheywereobese,90percentwerealsotoldbytheirdoctorstoloseweight,thesurveyfound.Infactmosthavetriedtoloseweightandmayhavebeensuccessfulinthepast—andmanyarestilltrying,thesurveyfound.Andmanyunderstandthatlosingevenasmallamountofweightcanhaveaposit
5、iveimpactontheirhealthandreducetheirriskofobesityrelateddiseaseslikehypertensionanddiabetes.Dr.WilliamBestermannJr.,medicaldirectorofHolstonMedicalGroup,inKingsport,Tenn.,whichranksthe10thinobesityamongmetropolitanareasintheUnitedStates,saidthedialoguehadtobeanongoingoneandcouldnotbedroppeda
6、fterjustonementionoftheproblem.“Ifyou’retobesuccessfulwithhelpingyourpatientsloseweight,youhavetotalktothematactuallyeveryvisitabouttheirprogress,andfindsomethingtoencouragethemandcoachthem,”hesaid.Heacknowledgedthatmanydoctorstendtobenotoptimistic.“Partofthisisthatthere'sthiscommonbelief,an
7、ddoctorsareburdenedbyit,too,thatoverweightpeopleareweak-willedandjustdon’thaveanywillpowerandareselfindulgentandallthatbusiness,”hesaid.“Ifyouthinkthatway,you’renotgoingtospendtimehavingaproductiveconversation.”1.WhatistheStopObesityAlliancemostpro
