Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have yon 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 men than half of adults are so lazy they'd catch the lift rather than climb two fights 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'8 no wonder that one in six children m 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 become too unfit to perform even the most rudimentary of tasks.”

       And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the mo．t inactive city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, follow．d 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 crease 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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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　　Peter took his girl friend to a 　1　for dinner．The head waiter 　2　them two menus and 　3　their order．Judith chose soup, chicken 　4　vegetables, cheese and biscuits．．．Peter ordered soup fish and chips, then chocolate ice- cream．

　　　Peter　 5　rather afraid of that waiter 　6　his fine suit． The man knew 　7　about food; and he 　8　Peter's order, “You'll have fish, sir, ”he said, “with French fries．”

　“Er-yes, ”said Peter, “yes, that's 　9　．”French fries?　10　that was the mo-dern name 11 chips, but Peter wasn't sure．

　　　The dinner was very nice．Judith ate 　12　hers, but Peter couldn't quite finish his．(The French fries were 　13　just potato chips．)The head waiter brought the 　14　．

　　　Peter knew at once that 　15　was wrong．There was a mistake in the bill．On the menu chicken and vegetables cost 　16　60 pence．But on the bill it was￡　　 1．60．The bill ought to be ￡ 2．00 　17　, not ￡ 3．00． What was he going to do? Ought he 　18　 the waiter? Or say nothing and just 　19　?

　　　He continued to talk to Judith, 　20　he was feeling uncomfortable．The head waiter was looking hard at him, and Peter's face grew 　21　“Perhaps he's right, ”Peter thought, “and I 　22　．What will Judith think if I make another?”

　He called to the waiter．The man smiled and came slowly across the room．Peter 　23　him the bill and three pound notes．

　“Thank you, sir”, he said．“I hope you 　24　the meal．”

　　　Peter stood up quickly, and Judith and he went out．In the street Judith said, “I left 10 pence under my plate 　25　that nice head waiter．”

33．China has produced many great writers over the last ten years,        Mo Yan.

         A．among them was                B．among whom was

         C．in which was                   D．among whom were

Why do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable （讨人喜欢的）．Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch．And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs．But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls．

       Theodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo．Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other．

       Wesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says．They've been together nearly 21 years．

       "She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine," Wesselman says．"In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up．It's really sweet．I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food．"

       Research shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale （士气;精神状态）, helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction．The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities to roll out the welcome mat for pets．

According to the context, where do you think the sentence “They start and end the day together” should appear in the passage?

       A．Between para．1 and para．2 B．Between para．2 and para．3

       C．Between para．3 and para．4 D．Between para．4 and para．5

Which of the following words best describe the author’s attitude towards keeping pet cats?

       A．Favorable B．Critical     C．Reserved   D．Doubtful

Why does the author take 94-year-old Theodora Wesselman as an example in the passage?

       A．To show that the elderly like Theodora Wesselman in the USA have pet cats．

       B．To suggest to what degree humans and pet cats can be caretakers for each other．

       C．Because Theodora Wesselman has been living with a pet cat for the past two years．

       D．Because Theodora Wesselman pets her cat Cleo and tells her she loves her．

What does “to roll out the welcome mat for pets” in the last paragraph imply?

       A．To give a special welcome to pets．

       B．To make the welcome mat flat on the ground for pets．

       C．To open out the welcome mat for pets to sleep．

       D．To wrap the welcome mat to make room for pets．

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday．The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its history．Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared"．
Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan－a pen name for Guan Moye，grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing．
He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by a famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan is known as a prolific（多产的）writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages．
The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10．The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million．
【小题1】How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?