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1、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),”shes
3、aid.“Anddoctorsdon’tfeeltheyhavegoodinformationtogive.Theyfeltthattheydidn’thaveadequatetoolstoaddressthisproblem.Thelackofdialoguehurtspatients,too.Thepatientsurvey,ofover1,000adults,foundthatmostoverweightpatientsdon’tevenknowthatthey’retooheavy.Only39percentofoverwe
4、ightpeoplesurveyedhadeverbeentoldbyahealthcareproviderthattheywereoverweight.Ofthosewhoweretoldtheywereobese,90percentwerealsotoldbytheirdoctorstoloseweight,thesurveyfound.Infactmosthavetriedtoloseweightandmayhavebeensuccessfulinthepast—andmanyarestilltrying,thesurveyf
5、ound.Andmanyunderstandthatlosingevenasmallamountofweightcanhaveapositiveimpactontheirhealthandreducetheirriskofobesityrelateddiseaseslikehypertensionanddiabetes.Dr.WilliamBestermannJr.,medicaldirectorofHolstonMedicalGroup,inKingsport,Tenn.,whichranksthe10thinobesityamo
6、ngmetropolitanareasintheUnitedStates,saidthedialoguehadtobeanongoingoneandcouldnotbedroppedafterjustonementionoftheproblem.“Ifyou’retobesuccessfulwithhelpingyourpatientsloseweight,youhavetotalktothematactuallyeveryvisitabouttheirprogress,andfindsomethingtoencouragethem
7、andcoachthem,”hesaid.Heacknowledgedthatmanydoctorstendtobenotoptimistic.“Partofthisisthatthere'sthiscommonbelief,anddoctorsareburdenedbyit,too,thatoverweightpeopleareweak-willedandjustdon’thaveanywillpowerandareselfindulgentandallthatbusiness,”hesaid.“Ifyouthinkthatway
8、,you’renotgoingtospendtimehavingaproductiveconversation.”1.WhatistheStopObesityAlliancemostprobablyinParagraph3?A.Ano
