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You are what you eat and fats are a main food for Asia’s fast-food generation. Dr.Chwang, director of the Department of Food Nutrition, says children are consuming more meat and soft drinks. That is a thorough departure from the traditional diet of vegetables and rice and little meat.” They like big pieces of fried meat with a soft drink. So although they may eat the same volume of food, their calorie intake(卡路里摄入量) has increased. Now that 40 to 45 percent of their calories come from fat,” says Chwang.

Although on the whole Asians tend to thinness, culture--namely Asians’ hospitality--is a reason for the fatness of today’s generation, according to Chwang. “Asian people love food,” she says.” Eating and drinking are important social and family functions.” In the past, however, big meals were only hosted on special occasions, as people were more careful with money. In today’s climate of wealth and remarkable consumption,10-course meals are no longer reserved for significant occasions.

“In the past, people had four or more children--now, they have one or two, so they tend to spoil them,” says Chwang. “The earliest way is to give them quality food. Parents think feeding them well is showing their love. They feel bad when their children look thin.”

When describing the physical condition of most overweight Asian children, Chwang says: “there is a clear relation between fatness and indoor play. Children get fat because they don’t move, and eventually, they don’t want to move because they are fat.”

Thanks to technology, a growing army of children prefer video games to old outdoor sports. “What do children do when watching TV or sitting in front of the computer playing video games? They eat chocolate and drink Coke,” says Chwang.

 

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

A. Asian people tend to save more money.

B. Asian children depart from their diet tradition.

C. Asian children eat big meals on more occasions.

D. Culture contributes to the fatness of Asian children.

57.According to the passage, the quality food fed by more parents is actually _____.

A. healthful food   B. qualified food  C. agreeable food    D. highcalorie food

58.Some parents feel bad when their children look thin, because _____.

A. their children don’t love eating and drinking

B. the children don’t have a good physical condition

C. they feel that they don’t take good care of their children

D. they feel that they are not wealthy enough to afford “quality food”

59.The purpose of this article is to _____.

A. compare the traditional diet with today’s diet of Asian children

B. find reasons for increased food consumption of Asian people

C. explain why many Asian children are overweight nowadays

D. prove the relationship between fatness and indoor play

Answer 1

56. A

解析:根据第二段的“In the past, however, big meals were only hosted on special occasions, as people were more careful with money. In today’s climate of wealth and remarkable consumption,10-course meals are no longer reserved for significant occasions.”可知，过去亚洲人不舍得花钱大吃大喝，但是亚洲人现在并不想在吃食方面省钱。

57. D

解析:根据第三段可知家长们给孩子吃的食物是让孩子们胖起来的高热量的食物。

58. C

解析:家长们认为让孩子们吃高热量的食物使他们长得胖就是对孩子的爱，就是把他们照顾好了，所以当孩子瘦时认为没有照顾好他们。

59. C

解析:本题为猜测写作意图题。短文的第一句话是主题句，短文分析了亚洲孩子肥胖的原因:食品结构、消费观念的改变、父母的观念、孩子运动量的减少、游戏方式的改变等。