WASHINGTON－School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.
That's not a reference to the mystery meat served up in the cafeteria line either. The retired officers are saying that school lunches have helped make the nation's young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards, and recruitment will be difficult.
A new report being released Tuesday says more than 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of all Americans ages 17 to 24, are too overweight to join the military. Now, the officers are advocating for passage of a wide­ranging nutrition bill that aims to make the nation's school lunches healthier.
The military group acknowledges that other things keep young adults out of the armed services, such as a criminal record or the lack of a high school diploma. But weight problems that have worsened over the past 15 years are now the leading medical reason that recruits are rejected.
Although all branches of the military now meet or exceed recruitment goals, retired Navy Rear Adm. James Barnett Jr., a member of the officers group, says the obesity trend could affect that.
“When over a quarter of young adults are too fat to fight, we need to take notice，” Barnett said. He noted that national security in the year 2030 is “absolutely dependent” on reversing child obesity rates.
This isn't the first time the military has gotten involved in the debate over school lunches. During World War Ⅱ， military leaders had the opposite problem, reporting that many recruits were rejected because of stunted growth and inadequate nutrition. After the war, military leaders pushed Congress to establish the national school lunch program so children would grow up healthier.
Today, the group is urging Congress to eliminate junk food and high­calorie beverages from schools, put more money into the school lunch program and develop new strategies that help children develop healthier habits.
【小題1】What is the main problem of the lunches in schools according to the military officers?

A．The meat in the lunches is mysterious.
B．The lunches are too expensive.
C．The lunches contain too much fat.
D．There is inadequate nutrition in the lunches.
【小題2】The underlined word “obesity” in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A．slow in mind B．state of being fat
C．quick in movementD．lack of confidence
【小題3】Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The lunches in American schools are not very healthy.
B．During World War Ⅱ，many people could not join the army because of overweight.
C．According to the author , overweight was the key reason why many recruits were rejected.
D．By now, Congress hasn't eliminated junk food and high­calorie beverages from schools.
【小題4】Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A．School lunches: a national security threat?
B．National security in danger ?
C．Retired officers tired of school lunches
D．The recruitment of 2030


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：這篇文章講的主要是學(xué)校的午餐含有太多脂肪，使青少年肥胖，從而不能達(dá)到軍隊(duì)的要求。
【小題1】主旨題：從文章第二段的句子：The retired officers are saying that school lunches have helped make the nation's young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards, and recruitment will be difficult.可知這篇文章講的主要是學(xué)校的午餐含有太多脂肪。選C
【小題2】猜詞題：從第六段的進(jìn)一步解釋中“When over a quarter of young adults are too fat to fight, we need to take notice，” 可知青少年的肥胖問題要引起關(guān)注，obesity="state" of being fat ，選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：During World War Ⅱ， military leaders had the opposite problem, reporting that many recruits were rejected because of stunted growth and inadequate nutrition.可知在二次世界大戰(zhàn)中很多士兵因?yàn)樯L萎縮營養(yǎng)不良被拒收，選B
【小題4】標(biāo)題確定題：從第一段的句子：WASHINGTON－School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.可知現(xiàn)在的學(xué)校午餐成了國家安全的威脅了（隱含的意思是午餐的過分油膩使青少年肥胖，從而不能達(dá)到軍隊(duì)的要求），選A
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