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 (說明)_________.

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】

試題解析：社會(huì)生活類短文閱讀。肥胖現(xiàn)在成了一個(gè)社會(huì)問題，給人們帶來很多嚴(yán)重危害。但人們總是用各種借口來抱怨使自己肥胖的外部因素，而不去下決心解決肥胖問題。

1.C詞義推斷題。由第一段最后兩句話“…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。這正是今天的好生活殺死了我們。A. 饑餓殺死了世界上更多的人   B 世衛(wèi)組織報(bào)告顯示人們忽視了食品安全C. 好生活對(duì)于我們來說比艱難生活更危險(xiǎn)。D. 盡管世衛(wèi)組織努力，超重問題仍沒解決，所以C正確。

2.A 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。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正確。

3.B事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。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正確。。

4.D主旨大意題。文章前半部分描述超重的危害，后半部分描述人們明知超重危害尋找各種借口不去減肥。所以文章最好的題目應(yīng)該是：“行動(dòng)或借口�！�

考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)生活類短文閱讀。