13.We've reached a strange--some would say unusual point.While fighting world hunger continues to Be the matter of vita[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 under weight.It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days.
Worse,nearly 18million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be over-weight.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 2001and 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 numbero[heart disease deaths by 80per cent over the past three decades.
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001and 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 m 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 haw'tried to lose weight.Parents are eager to see their kids shape up.Do as I say not as I do.
47.What is the"strange"point mentioned in the first sentence?A
A,The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.
B.Starvation is taking more people's lives in the world
C.WHO report shows people's unawareness of food safety.
D.Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO's efforts.
48.Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?C
A.A lot of effective diet pills are available.
B.Body image has nothing to do with good food.
C.They have been made fully aware of its dangers.
D.There are too many overweight people in the world.
49.The example of Finland is used to illustrateC
A.the cause of heart disease
B.the fashion of body shaping
C.the effectiveness of a campaign
D.the history of a body-conscious country
50.Which would be the best title for the passage?A
A.Actions or Excuses?
B.Overweight or Underweight?
C.WHO in a Dilemma
D.No Longer Dying of Hunger.
分析 本文属于议论文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了人们已经知道了超重的危害,但是人们却不愿意为了自己的健康而去减肥,而是找种种借口不去减肥,作者通过这篇文章告诉我们如果想要保持健康,最好要参加锻炼.
解答 47.A 细节理解题,根据第一段最后两句话"…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."可知更多的人是死于超重而不是失重.而正是今天的好生活使我们更接近死亡,故选A.
48.C 细节理解题,根据第三段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.关键词:public-health campaigns.可知作者认为我们没有理由超重是因为我们已经认识到了超重的危害,故选C.
49.C 细节理解题,根据第四段"A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades."可知作者举出芬兰的例子是为了向我们说明减肥运动对我们的健康来说是有效的,故选C.
50.A 主旨大意题,通读全文可知文章前半部分描述超重的危害,后半部分描述人们明知超重危害却寻找各种借口不去减肥.所以文章最好的题目应该是:"行动或借口."故选A.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.