Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? 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 adults are so lazy 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 charity. The results were astonishing.

About one in six people surveyed 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 sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too. Ks5u

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

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

The results cause 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.   

What causes children in the UK to be obese?  

A. Eating ready meal    B. Watching TV

C. Doing Internet shopping  D. Being lazy

What can be inferred from the passage?  

A. British people are too lazy to do anything.

B. Internet shopping will do harm to your health.

C. Many people would not run to catch a bus in Britain.

D. People should be more active and take regular exercise to keep fit.

Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?  

A. One sixth of British people use remote control when watching TV.

B. People will benefit not only themselves but their families by getting fit.

C. Fatness can cause diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

D. More people get obesity-related illnesses now than 40 years ago.

What does the underlined word rudimentary most probably mean?

A. basic    B. serious  C. vital    D. hard

All the following are among the most lazy cities in the UK except         

A. Glasgow  B. Birmingham   C. Nuffield D. Southampton

I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __21    .

He    22    the saleswoman and with a slight    23  , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently    24 . Clearly the old man was somewhat    25    “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so   26   that customers turned to see what was causing the   27    .

I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and   28   for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the    29    or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad   30   on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to   31   the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.

He did this three more times before a department store    32  , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be   33   , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was  34   , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further   35   . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.

 

1.A. see   

B. notice    

C. neglect

D. find

2.A. followed                  

B. interviewed

C. chose

D. approached

3.A. doubt   

B. voice  

C. accent   

D. smile

4.A. confused

B. amused  

C. annoyed 

D. tired

5.A. silly

B. shy        

C. deaf     

D. weak

6.A. angrily

B. loudly   

C. suddenly   

D. quickly

7.A. disturbance 

B. accident 

C. pleasure  

D. quarrel

8.A. put away    

B. passed away 

C. pulled away

D. headed off

9.A. shoes 

B. stairs

C. exit      

D. sign  

10.A. confusion

B. appearance 

C. pain 

D. expression

11.A. reply  

B. recite  

C. repeat  

D. retell

12.A.security-guard

B. customer

C. saleswoman

D. policeman

13.A. excited   

B. embarrassed  

C. relaxed    

D. moved

14.A. unusual

B. serious

C. dangerous

D. unforgettable

15.A. wonder

B. sense 

C. thought

D. idea

 

Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? 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 adults are so lazy 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 charity.The results were astonishing.

       About one in six people surveyed 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 sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently 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 rudimentary of tasks."

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

       The results cause 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.What causes children in the UK to be obese?

       A.Eating ready meal                               B.Watching TV

       C.Doing Internet shopping                       D.Being lazy

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

       A.British people are too lazy to do anything.

       B.Internet shopping will do harm to your health.

       C.Many people would not run to catch a bus in Britain.

       D.People should be more active and take regular exercise to keep fit.

3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

       A.One sixth of British people use remote control when watching TV.

       B.People will benefit not only themselves but their families by getting fit.

       C.Fatness can cause diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

       D.More people get obesity-related illnesses now than 40 years ago.

4.What does the underlined word rudimentary most probably mean?

       A.basic                   B.serious                C.vital                    D.hard

5.All the following are among the most lazy cities in the UK except         

       A.Glasgow             B.Birmingham        C.Nuffield              D.Southampton

 

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