阅读理解Anewstudyshowsthatfatpeoplei

阅读理解A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic and social effects because of their size . The findings are from an 8-year study of about 100,000 people . The people studied were between the ages of 16 and 25 when the research began .The researchers who carried out the study say they consider the people fat if they are in the top of 5% of the measurement in which weight is connected with height . For example , fat women in the study were about 160 centimeters tall and weighed about 90 kilograms . Fat men in the study were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms . The researchers say that more than 1,000,000 Americans are that big . The researchers found that fat young women were more likely to lose social and economic power even if they were from wealthy families . The fat women also were 20% less likely to get married and they earned an average of about $6,700 a year less than other women . The study showed less severe effect on fat men . They earned an average of about $3,000 a year less than other men . Fat men also were 11% less likely to get married .1.From this passage we know fat people in America were     A.admired           B.respected          C.unhealthy         D.unpopular2.Which of the following was not mentioned in this passage ? A.The reason why fat people suffered .B.The cause that caused people to be fat .C.The standard of fat people .D.The number of fat people .3.The underlined word “severe” means         .A.economic         B.social        C.serious             D.favorable4.Fat people were inferior to（比……差）other people in      .A.brain , human rights and paymentB.ine , marriage and political rightsC.brain , education and marriageD.marriage , getting jobs and ine