Question

A new computer treatment is being used to deal with obesity in children. Connected to a small dining set, consisting of scales and a plate, a mini computer teaches children how to eat and reminds them when to stop.

“In very fat people, hunger signals from the stomach to the brain stop functioning. But the new computer system teaches the children how to receive these messages again,” says Dr Julian Hamilton Shield, the Bristol University senior lecturer leading the treatment trials.

The computer, called a Mandomerter, records and stores the weight loss from the plate when children eat. As the food is leaving the plate, a curve (曲线图) is produced on the computer screen suggesting whether the child is eating too quickly.

“Children with weight problems often eat too quickly. We want them to eat steadily and slowly and the system teaches them to slow down. It is a bit like retraining,” says Hamilton Shield.

Obesity now represents one of the major threats to the future health of children. About one in five boys and one in four girls aged two to fifteen in England are overweight. But so far no treatments have proven effective in treating children.

The Mandometer was developed in Sweden, but at present is experiencing further development at the University of Bristol, with＄224,400 in funds from BUPA-a global health and care organization. The system could be on the market in two years. At first, it would be managed by medical clinics.

 

59. The text is mainly written to explain ________.

A. how a new computer treatment deals with obesity in children

B. why child obesity becomes a topic of people

C. how to lose weight with the help of computers

D. why a computer is effective in dealing with children obesity

60. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The new computer system teaches children how to eat and reminds them when to stop.

B. Hunger signals from the stomach to the brain stop functioning in very fat people.

C. Children with weight problems often eat too quickly.

D. The Mandometer records and stores the weight loss of children when they eat.

61. Obesity threatens the health of children, which ________.

A. has been solved by a computer

B. is nothing compared with other diseases

C. is very serious

D. has led to many deaths

62. What can we learn from the text?

A. The Mandometer will be put into market once it proves effective.

B. The Mandometer is cheap enough for every family to afford.

C. The Mandometer is still not perfect.

D. Slow eating is sure to make people lose weight.

Answer 1

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