Question

Michelle Obama has launched her campaign against childhood obesity in the US，saying that it is a problem that concerns her both as the first lady and as a mother.

Mrs.Obama said that the campaign was designed to encourage people to live healthier lives，but admitted that she herself was not immune to the temptations of junk food.

“I love burgers and fries.And I love ice cream and cake.And so do most kids，” she said.But，she added，“We’re not talking about a lifestyle that excludes all that.”

“The question is how we help people balance their diet so that they’re not facing life?threatening，preventable illnesses，but they’re enjoying their food，they’re eating their vegetables，they’re doing their running，walking and playing，and they still have time to get a good，fun meal every once in a while.”

One in three American children are overweight or obese，putting them at the higher risk of developing diabetes(糖尿病)，high blood pressure，high cholesterol(胆固醇) and other illnesses.

Billions of dollars are spent every year treating obesity?related conditions.

“None of us wants this future for our kids，” Mrs.Obama said at the White House.

“We have to act，so let’s move.”

Her campaign has four parts：helping parents make better food choices，serving healthier food in school vending machines(自动售货机) and lunch menus，making healthy food more available and affordable，and encouraging children to exercise more.

The campaign，which Mrs.Obama starts，is aimed at solving the childhood obesity problem in a generation，so that children born today can reach adulthood at a healthy weight.

“This isn’t like a disease where we’re still waiting for the cure to be discovered.We know the cure for this，” she said at the opening ceremony.

President Barack Obama praised his wife for solving what he called one of “the most urgent health issues facing the country”．

“This has enormous promise in improving the health of our children，in giving support to parents to make the kinds of healthy choices that are often very difficult，” he said.

1.The best title of the passage would be “________”．

A．The first lady begins to fight against childhood obesity

B．The most urgent health issues facing the country

C．The Obamas care about the health of fat children

D．The first lady can’t resist the temptations of junk food

2.Why did Michelle Obama launch the campaign?

A．To fight against adulthood obesity.

B．To help children to eat less junk food.

C．To encourage Americans to live more healthily.

D．To call on people to exercise more after work.

3.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．She is addicted to buying junk food.

B．She is also fond of junk food sometimes.

C．Many people are able to resist junk food.

D．Her immune system was not strong enough.

4.What do we know about Americans?

A．They all enjoy junk food.

B．They don’t eat their vegetables.

C．They have some time for exercise.

D．Many have obesity?related illnesses.

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．People don’t know the cure for obesity.

B．President Barack Obama supports his wife.

C．The campaign has solved the problem.

D．Obesity is the most urgent problem facing America.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

1.标题归纳题。根据第一段的第一句可知：美国第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马在全国范围内发起了一项抵制儿童肥胖的运动。这就是全文的主题句，表明了本文的主要内容。因此最佳答案为A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Mrs.Obama said...”可知，她发起这场运动旨在鼓励人们选择更为健康的生活方式。

3.细节理解题。根据文中的画线部分可知，第一夫人米歇尔承认，自己有时也抵挡不住垃圾食品的诱惑。可见，她有时也喜欢吃垃圾食品。

4.推理判断题。根据第六段可知，美国每年用于治疗与肥胖相关疾病的费用高达数十亿美元。可见，很多美国人患有与肥胖相关的疾病。

5.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马对妻子为儿童肥胖问题作出的努力大加赞扬，他称米歇尔应对的是“美国目前面临的最为紧迫的健康问题之一”。因此B项的陈述与文章的意思相符。