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【题目】Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?

A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so idle (懒散的）that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.

Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health center. The results were extremely surprising.

About one in six people questioned said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (very fat) before they start school.

Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “ People need to get fitter, not just for their own reason, but for the reason for their families, friends and evidently (明显地；显然）their pets too.”

"If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most fundamental tasks."

And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most idle city in the UK, with 75% questioned admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.

The results bring serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.

【1】How many people questioned don’t play with their children?

A. 1280. B. More than 333.

C. 654. D. About 420.

【2】The study leads us to believe that .

A. the pets in the UK will be in trouble if their owners keep their way of life

B. Glasgow people feel ashamed because they don't get enough exercise

C. British people are the laziest around the world

D. five sixths of the British children are healthy

【3】How does the author convince the readers?

A. By presenting the results of a study.

B. By providing answers to questions.

C. By interviewing some experts.

D. By telling a story.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】本文为介绍说明文。这篇文章是关于英国人懒惰的调查，通过陈述调查的结果让读者相信英国人是懒惰的，还有这种懒惰会带来的副作用。

【1】细节理解题。根据第五段中的Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.（令人担忧的是，在654名有孩子的受访者中，64%的人说他们经常太累以至于无法和孩子们一起玩。）可知，受询问的人里面有654*64%=418.56人不和孩子玩。选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据第七段中的Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.”（ Sarah Dauncey博士，纳菲尔德健康医疗主任说，“人们需要获得健康，不只是为了自己，也是为了他们的家人、朋友，明显地还有他们的宠物。）可知，如果英国人不改变懒惰的习惯，宠物就会受罪了。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。从文章第三段开始，文章就是陈述的是这项调查的结果，让读者相信英国人是懒惰的。故选A。