Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they're overweight. They don't want people to see them sunbathing and they don't want to have to squeeze into plane seats，But now，thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages，the overweight are having their days in the sun.

"Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays as we don't judge them like other people do，" said Liz Nickels，the owner of Big Adventures，a US-based company that hosts scuba-diving—a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connect­ed to a tank on your back for larger people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extralarge accommodation，many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and hand-held showers. But the best in plus-size vacation lies at Mexico's Freedom Paradise，a 112-room resort(度假勝地) opening this month，which urges guests to" Live Large，Live Free" .

The hotel has wide doorways，reinforced furniture and extra large chairs. It also boasts a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public bea­ches. "It's not a hotel just for large people. It's a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday，" said owner J urrian Kilnk，"What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don't feel comfortable at resorts. "Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK.

Though many welcome the new service，some feel differently. "I have a real problem with this，"said Nancy Lenhart，the owner of Camp La Jolia，a Californian weight-loss and fit­ness camp.

"If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn't be discriminated against like this. "

1. Large people don't want to go on holiday because        .

A. they don't like sunbathing   B. they don't want to be looked at

    C. the planes are too crowded   D. hotels are not open to them

2.In the first paragraph，weight-friendly holiday packages mean        .

A. there are some free packages for the overweight

B. people are friendly to the overweight

C. special holiday for the overweight           

D. the overweight can lose weight

3.Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming        . 

A. for people to lose weight              B. only for larger people

C. jumping from the platform              D. underwater

4. Mexico's Freedom Paradise is a hotel        .   

A. for people of all sizes               B. only intended for larger people

C. where everything is oversized          D. where larger people can live for free

5.The underlined part" you are throwing their weight in their faces" means        .

A. you are beating them in the face     B. you are showing them that they are overweight

C. their faces seem bigger than others   D. you can make them lose weight

 

【答案】

BCDAB

【解析】略

 

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