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8．We've reached a strange-some would say unusual-point．While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization，more people now die from being overweight，or say，from being extremely fat，than from being underweight．It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days．
Worse still，nearly 18 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 1970s，Finland，for example，had 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 percent over the past three decades．
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005，and 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 say：it's just too inviting and it makes them overeat．Still others lay the blame on the Americans，complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food．
Some also blame their parents-their genes．But unfortunately，the parents are wronged because they're normal in shape，or rather slim．
It's a similar story around the world，although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight．Parents are eager to see their kids shape up．Do as I say-not as I do．

28．What's the"strange"point mentioned in the first sentence？B
A．Starvation is taking more people's lives in the world．
B．The good life is a greater risk than the bad life．
C．WHO report shows people's unawareness of food safety．
D．Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO's efforts．
29．Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight？C
A．Body image has nothing to do with good food．
B．A lot of effective diet pills are available．
C．They have been made fully aware of its dangers．
D．There are too many overweight people in the world．
30．The example of Finland is used to illustrateC．
A．there are too many overweight people in the world
B．the cause of heart disease        
C．the effectiveness of a campaign
D．the fashion of body shaping
31．Which would be the best title for the passage？B
A．Overweight or Underweight
B．Actions or Excuses   
C．WHO in a Dilemma
D．No Longer Dying of Hunger．

分析 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．

解答 28．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段，特别是最后一句：It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days．可理解得出，因为生活好，我们超重，发胖，这比因过瘦而死去的人还多．因此好的生活比坏的生活，具有更大的风险；故选B．
29．C．细节理解题．根据文章第三段第二句：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．关键词：public-health campaigns 可知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；故选C．
30．C．细节理解题．根据文章第四段：A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades．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；故选C．
31．B．推理判断题．根据本文的意思，特别是第三段：We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems．和最后一段：Do as I say-not as I do．等议论性语言可知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？故选B．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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B．The object named 2012VP 113is only the first to be found in a mysterious area．
C．The latest discovery suggests our solar system has lots of planets at its edges．
D．The small planet is 80times further from the Earth than the Sun．
33．What can we know from the passage？D
A．Scott Sheppard found the new planet on his own．
B．In the 1990s，scientists found Pluto is orbiting in thousands of icy objects called Sedna．
C．The inner Oort Cloud was once thought to contain no planets at all．
D．Astronomers believe the gravitational pull of a Super Earth causes the pattern of the new planet's orbit．
34．What is the main idea of the passage？B
A．Astronomers name an object 2012VP 113．
B．Astronomers have discovered a new PINK planet on the edge of our solar system．
C．Astronomers prove the traditional view is wrong．
D．The latest discovery makes a big breakthrough in astronomy．
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21．The dog Judy fell down the cliff when she wasD．
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23．Which of the following can be the best title for the text？D
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D．Coming Back from the Dead．

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