Question

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 (WHO), 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, nearly l8 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 per cent 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.

1.What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?

A. Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the world.

B. WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety.

C. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.

D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.

2.Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?

A. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.

B. A lot of effective diet pills are available.

C. Body image has nothing to do with good food.

D. There are too many overweight people in the world.

3.The example of Finland is used to illustrate (说明)_________.

A. the cause of heart disease

B. the effectiveness of a campaign

C. the fashion of body shaping

D. the history of a body-conscious country

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Overweight or Underweight?       B. WHO in a Dilemma

C. No Longer Dying of Hunger        D. Actions or Excuses?

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题解析：社会生活类短文阅读。肥胖现在成了一个社会问题，给人们带来很多严重危害。但人们总是用各种借口来抱怨使自己肥胖的外部因素，而不去下决心解决肥胖问题。

1.C词义推断题。由第一段最后两句话“…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.” 可知更多的人死于超重而不是失重。这正是今天的好生活杀死了我们。A. 饥饿杀死了世界上更多的人   B 世卫组织报告显示人们忽视了食品安全C. 好生活对于我们来说比艰难生活更危险。D. 尽管世卫组织努力，超重问题仍没解决，所以C正确。

2.A 事实细节题。由第三段“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” 可得出A正确。

3.B事实细节题。由第三段“A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.” 可得出B正确。。

4.D主旨大意题。文章前半部分描述超重的危害，后半部分描述人们明知超重危害寻找各种借口不去减肥。所以文章最好的题目应该是：“行动或借口。”

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。