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We’ve reached a strangesome would say unusualpoint.While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO)more people now die from being overweightor sayfrom being extremely fatthan from being underweight.It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days.

Worsenearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight.What’s going on?

We really don’t have many excuses for our weight problems.The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public?health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through—up to a point.

In the 1970sFinlandfor examplehad the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause.Not any more.A public?health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.

Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body.That has become a sort of fashion.No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body?conscious country.

We know what we should be doing to lose weight—but actually doing it is another matter.By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise.More than half of us admit we lack willpower.

Others blame good food.They sayit’s just too inviting and it makes them overeat.Still others lay the blame on the Americanscomplaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American?style fast food.

Some also blame their parentstheir genes.But unfortunatelythe parents are wronged because they’re normal in shapeor rather slim.

It’s a similar story around the worldalthough people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight.Parents are eager to see their kids shape up.Do as I saynot as I do.

1.What is the“strange”point mentioned in the first sentence?

AThe good life is a greater risk than the bad life.

BStarvation is taking more people’s lives in the world.

CWHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety.

DOverweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.

2.Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?

AA lot of effective diet pills are available.

BBody image has nothing to do with good food.

CThey have been made fully aware of its dangers.

DThere are too many overweight people in the world.

3.The example of Finland is used to illustrate________.

Athe cause of heart disease

Bthe fashion of body shaping

Cthe effectiveness of a campaign

Dthe history of a body?conscious country

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

AActions or Excuses?

BOverweight or Underweight?

CWHO in a Dilemma

DNo Longer Dying of Hunger

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】这是一篇议论文。这个世界真奇怪,一方面,我们在与全球性饥饿问题作斗争;另一方面,肥胖成为人类健康的杀手。在有些国家人们吃减肥药,或者做手术去掉多余的脂肪,而且这已成为一种时尚。真正解决问题的办法是锻炼,但人们不想动,而且难以拒绝美食的诱惑。看来解决肥胖问题任重道远。

1.

2.2】解析:选C。推理判断题。第三段说,从2001年开始的公众健康运动已经使肥胖的危害深入人心,以至于在芬兰,人们吃减肥药,做脂肪切除手术;第六段说,我们知道要减肥的话我们该做什么,但做不做又是另外一个问题了。从这些信息看,作者认为现在肥胖率居高不下的原因是,人们知道肥胖的危害,但就是不采取措施锻炼减肥。

3.3】解析:选C。推理判断题。文章在介绍芬兰的情况时说,在20世纪70年代,在芬兰,肥胖引起的心脏病发率世界最高,通过公众健康运动,心脏病的死亡率在过去30年下降了80%。因此作者介绍芬兰的目的不是为了说明心脏病的起因、塑身的时尚、意识到身体问题的国家的历史,而是说明这个国家掀起的健康运动的效果:降低了心脏病发病率。

4.4】解析:选A。主旨大意题。本文作者围绕肥胖问题进行了论述,说人们都知道肥胖的危害,却不愿意积极锻炼,宁可通过吃减肥药或切除脂肪来减肥,还把肥胖问题归咎于快餐,归咎于自己的遗传基因等等,因此本文的题目应该是A项:是行动起来,还是继续为自己找借口?

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