1.【答案】B。推理判断题。根据文章末段it’s best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends. This can get you into trouble可知政治、宗教是人们谈论的禁忌，所以答案选B。

　　2.【答案】A。细节理解题。根据文章末段Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world可知运动是人们之间安全友好的谈论话题，故A选项正确。

　　3.【答案】B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段They do not share much about their thoughts，feelings，or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they’re trying to build. 可知亚洲人唯恐谈论私人话题影响了他们努力营造的和谐氛围，所以B选项正确。

　　4.【答案】D。细节理解题。由文章末句be careful not to criticize national sport. Instead，be friendly and praise your host’s team. 可知在谈论运动时不要批判指责对方的国家队，所以D选项正确。

　　5.【答案】D。细节题：根据As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people.可知越来越多的人减肥，会导致更多的人饮食混乱，故选D。

　　6.【答案】B。猜词题：根据While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale.可猜出“the numbers that appear on the scale”意思是体重，故选B。

　　7.【答案】A。推测题：根据Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing, “Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”可推测作者用Jennifer Livingston的例子说明人们认为“胖”看起来很丑，故选A。

　　8.【答案】C。推测题：根据Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.” 可知Kirstie Alley说的话意思是人们关心其他人时，就是美丽的，故选C。

　　9.【答案】C。根据第二段“men often react to stress in the fight-or-flight response”和“they react by withdrawing from the stressful situation ("flight")”可判断男人更可能从现实中逃脱出来。

　　10.【答案】D。根据第三段 an important role is played by certain hormones(激素)released by the body和men also secrete(分泌)oxytocin, its effects are reduced by male hormones可判断，激素扮演重要角色，但是男人也分泌oxytocin，但受男性荷尔蒙的影响，它的作用降低了。故选D。

　　11.【答案】C。根据第五段第一句“The study also showed how fathers and mothers responded differently when they came home to their family after a stressful day at work”可判断选C。

　　12.【答案】A。根据第一段的中心句：a major difference in the way men and women respond to stress.可知：本文由介绍男女对压力反应的区别和原因然后主要谈男女如何克服压力。

　　13.【答案】A。细节题：根据BALLET PUMPS The worst shoes of all are such light and thin dolly shoes. The problem is partly their flatness, as with Keds and Vans. However ballet pumps, which have no string or heel, have other specific problems. “As the shoe has no fastening device, it relies on the toes to keep the shoe on, causing an awkward gait(步法), this leads to short—and long-term problems such as calluses(茧子), heel and knee pain.”可知Ballet Pumps造成的问题最严重，故选A。

　　14.【答案】D。推断题：根据If your teen insists on wearing “bad” shoes, get them some simple foot orthotics(矫形器) in the shoes. These support and correct the movement of the foot and, properly fitted by a podiatrist, can often transform their walk and halt the damage.可知时髦的鞋可能会毁坏青少年的健康，故选D。

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