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 adults prefer to 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 very astonishing.

       About one in six people surveyed (调查) 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 (肥胖) before they start school.

       Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said; "People need to get fitter, not only for themselves but also for their families, friends and evidently their pets.If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basics of tasks."

       And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was ashamed as the most lazy 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.From the passage we can learn that _____.

       A.Birmingham is second to Glasgow in laziness

       B.half of the parents don't care enough for children

       C.one in six people in the UK don't take exercise

       D.British people are more lazy than those in other countries

2.The report suggests that some pre-school children in the UK are obese because       .

       A.they have a big appetite     

       B.they have a sweet tooth

       C.their parents often work too hard

       D.their parents seldom play with them

3.According to the passage, overweight might ______.

       A.contribute to heart disease      B.result from some heart attack

       C.be common in developed areas       D.not be controlled in a short time

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