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15.A new report says there are now more obese people in the world than there are underweight people.Researchers from Imperial College London wrote the report.The researchers examined health records from about 20million people for what they called the"world's biggest obesity study."For the study,the researchers compared the body measurements of almost 20million adults.They found that from=1975to 2014,global obesity rates for men increased from 3.2percent of the population to 10.8percent.For women,it rose from 6.4percent to 14.9percent.The study found that more than 2.3percent of men and 5percent of women are considered severely obese.A severely obese individual has a body mass index (or BMI) of over 35kilograms per square meter.BMI is a way to measure a person's height compared to their weight.The study also found that about 1percent of men and 2percent of women are considered"morbidly (病态地) obese."Such people have difficulty with simple activities because they are overweight.The researchers say there are now=55million morbidly obese adults worldwide.
Majid Ezzati is the chief writer of the report.He writes that"the number of people across the globe whose weight poses a serious threat to their health is greater than ever before.He adds that this epidemic (流行病) of severe obesity is too extensive to be dealt with just medications.He says coordinated global initiatives are needed to tackle this crisis.These initiatives include looking at the"price of healthy food compared to unhealthy food,or taxing high sugar and highly-processed foods (深加工食品)."
The researchers warn if the problem of obesity worsens,18percent of men and=21percent of women will be obese by 2025.
(本文出处:VOA April 11,2016)(略有改动)
28.Which kind of people are considered to suffer from morbidly obese?C
A.Those who cannot go around on their own.
B.Those who like sugar very much.
C.Those who do some simple things with difficulty.
D.Those who are fond of processed foods.
29.The underlined word"tackle"in the 3rd paragraph probably has the same meaning asD.
A.pass through B.result from
C.contribute to D.deal with
30.The method the author uses to develop paragraph 3is byA.
A.informing and explaining B.examining and instructing
C.arguing and discussing D.comparing and evaluating
31.In which column of a newspaper can we probably find the text?B
A.Culture B.Lifestyle
C.People D.Technology.
分析 本文是出自报纸的生活方式栏目,介绍了现在世界上有越来越多的肥胖的人.
解答 28.C.细节理解题.根据第二段中的信息"Such people have difficulty with simple activities because they are overweight."可知,正确答案应为C项,即患有病态肥胖症的人因为身体过于沉重,做一些简单的事情都很困难.
29.D.词义猜测题.该下划线词所在的句子大意"他说需要全球一致的新方案才能解决这个危机".由此可知,该词的含义是"解决",与D项意义相同.
30.A.文章结构题.文章第三段首先提出了问题,然后给读者解释了如何解决该问题.因此,正确答案应为A项,即"告知和解释".
31.B.文章出处题.纵观全文内容可知,文章介绍的是现在世界上有越来越多的肥胖的人.应该是出自报纸的生活方式栏目.由此可知,正确答案为B项.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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