题目内容
A third of Britons are overweight, states a report published in January by the Royal College of Physicians, the result of an 18-month study. About five per cent of children weigh too much, and are likely to stay that way for life; in the mid-twenties-age-long group the proportion(比例) of the middle-aged population half are overweight.
Fat people risk severe health problems, says the report, including high blood pressure, breathlessness and various forms of heart disease. Smoking is particularly risky for overweight people.
The safest way to lose weight is to eat cereals, bread, fruit and vegetables, and cut down on fatty meals, butter and sweet foods. Fad(目前流行的)diets so far more than good; slimming machines that vibrate muscles have not been proved useful; saunas merely remove a little body water, and health farms, says the report ,serve as expensive holidays.
Exercise is most important to health, the report emphasizes; though it doesn’t necessarily reduce weight; it keeps the correct proportion of body muscle. And it isn’t only for the young ; from middle age a minimum of 20 minutes of gentle physical jerks should be practiced three times a week.
The report advocates several public health measures to fight the common existence of overweight in this country. They include an increase of tax on alcohol to reduce its increasing, and dangerously fattening, consumption; and the provision of more sports facilities by local authorities. Britain’s doctors, the report concludes, must learn to be more sympathetic and specific in their advice to the overweight, encouraging a change in eating habits on a long-term basis and taking into account the many-often-complex-reasons why fat people are fat.
63. The passage mainly talks about _____.
A. the cause of Britons’ overweight.
B. how to avoid getting overweight
C. Britons’ overweight problem.
D. the relations between overweight and health problems.
64.According to the report, a person is most likely to stay fat for the whole of his life if he _____.
A. gets fat in the twenties B. gets fat in his middle age
C. is born fat D. gets fat when he is a child.
65. The report thinks that exercise _____.
A. is a way to reduce weight. B. sometimes increases weight
C. is a sure way to keep one healthy D. can convert(转化)fat to muscle
66. The report points out that drinking too much alcohol____.
A. will also cause one to get fat B. will cause one to do less sports
C. will make one forget the fact that he is fat. D. will lead one to bad eating habits
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The pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti are chanting (singing the same words again and again).One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin.Their headmistress, Emile Jean-Noel, is one of the few women school headteachers in the country.
Today, over 70% of Haitian population live without proper food, water, schools, or housing. To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme.
"We are so cut off that we have many difficulties," comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible.Emile tries to encourage people around her to make use of available resources.Her efforts are bearing fruit.One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children' s schooling and increase their income by selling embroidery(刺绣) and other handicrafts.
Recent political instability(不稳定)has meant that the country has not invested (投资) in education for ten years.Only 44% of children go to school and less than half of them finish primary school. Less than a third of these children go on to secondary school.In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school- Beau-Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils.Emile works constantly to improve her pupils' environment.Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a store house for the food delivered regularly by the WFP.
Not only is Emile' s salary small, but she receives it irregularly.For her, transport is a real headache.She lives five kilometers away and has to take the tap tap, a privately-owned bus, costing more than she can afford.
"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly" , Emile comments. "With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it." However, Emile loves her job."I always feel at home with the children and, because the parents understand what I'm doing, I try to give my best."
1.Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school?
A.Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts. |
B.Persuading local women to care about their children' s education. |
C.Encouraging people around to use those available resources. |
D.Finding chalk, school books and other materials. |
2.In the last paragraph, "those who are really cut out for teaching" refer to people who are _____.
A.dismissed from teaching |
B.unfamiliar with teaching |
C.qualified for teaching |
D.cautious about teaching |
3.What topic is presented in this passage?
A.Hardship for teachers. |
B.Devotion to education. |
C.Politics and children. |
D.Love and beauty. |