8．Children of America are getting fatter every time.13% of the children at the age of 6to 11are overweight （too fat）．
When we look at the children's lives today in the USA，we can see the root of the problem----sports and foods．Young children like sports but they don't have enough around the start of high school．That's especially true for girls．Meanwhile，to make matters worse，schools are becoming much more interested in sports teams．So children are not able to get enough exercise just when they need it the most．There is also the food problem．Children get most of their calories at restaurants or parties or somewhere else away from home．They often drink too many Cokes．Parents have a lot of fears about telling a child he needs to lose weight--they are afraid it will push a child into an eating disorder．Some parents fear that pushing children to lose weight means their children will think they're not good enough，or not loved because of their weight．Parents need to come to terms with（向…妥协） the fact that the family is very important to the children．The most useful program for children is called"family weight control"．This is good news．Mom and Dad，even if they don't have weight problems，have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily．
4．Why are American children getting fatter？The writer thinksB．
A．parents also have weight problem as their children
B．children have less exercise and eat unhealthily
C．schools are more interested in sports teams
D．children drink too many Cokes
5．The writer wants to tell parents thatB．
A．overweight children are not loved by people
B．family members can help overweight children a lot
C．children are afraid to lose weight when they have to
D．girls don't like to exercise
6．The writer thinks if mother or father is on the same program as their children，C．
A．their children will not eat better
B．it will make the children eat much more
C．"family weight control"will be successful
D．parents will feel sorry about themselves
7．Which of the following is NOT the root of overweight problem？A
A．Family weight control
B．Less sports
C．Higher-calorie
D．higher-fat foods．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了美国儿童肥胖的现象，并分析了原因，提出了解决的方法即Family weight control．
解答 4．B．段落大意题．根据文章第二段内容Mom and Dad，even if they don't have weight problems，have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily可知儿童发胖的主要原因是锻炼太少和饮食不健康．故B正确．
5．B．推理判断题．根据文章第二段可知Parents need to come to terms with the fact that the family is very important to the children．可知家庭对孩子减肥方面作用巨大；故选B．
6．C．细节理解题．根据文章最后三行This is good news．Mom and Dad，even if they don't have weight problems，have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily．可知如果母亲或父亲是在同一项目作为他们的孩子，"家庭体重控制"将是成功的；故选C．
7．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段Mom and Dad，even if they don't have weight problems，have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily可知不运动，高卡路里，易发胖的食物，都是儿童发胖的原因，故选A．
点评 考察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，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题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．
