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.

　　59. 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.

　　60. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?

　　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. C

　　D. There are too many overweight people in the world.

　　61. The example of Finland is used to illustrate ______. C

　　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

　　62. 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

A body weights less 　　   it gets from the surface of the earth

A. far　　　　 B. farther　　　　 C. the farther　　   D. the farthest

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。 

    Pictures from space show that earth is blue-green world.It looks like a round ball. The earth is made mainly of three things, which are land, water and air. Picturesshow a world of flat land, mountains and valleys. We can see rivers, lakes and oceans.

    A thick blanket of air covers the world completely. This layer (层) of air is called the earth's atmosphere.

　　    Our closest neighbour in space is the moon. The moon moves around the earth. A body like the moon that goes around a planet is called a satellite. The moon is earth's only natural satellite.Like the planet, the moon has no light of its own. The light we see from the moon is sunlight (阳光) shining on the moon and being thrown back. The darker parts that can be seen onthe moon are made by hills, plains and valleys.

1. On the earth there are three main things:_________.

[　　]

A. flat land, mountains and valleys　　

B. land, water and air　　

C. hills, plains and valleys　　

D. rivers, lakes and oceans

2. The colour of the earth is blue and green ________.

[　　]

A. because there are many oceans and trees on it

B. because it is a round ball　　

C. if you take a picture in which there are flat land, mountains　　 and valleys

D. when you look at a picture of it taken from space

3. The earth's atmosphere is __________.

[　　]

A. a layer of air which covers the world completely

B. a very huge blanket　　

C. a lot of air　　

D. a thick blanket of air which cannot be found on the moon

4. In this passage "a body" means _________.

[　　]

A. a person　　

B. an object in space　　

C. a satellite　　

D. a planet

5. We see from the earth that the moon is bright because _______.

[　　]

A. the moon has its own light　　

B. sunlight can reach the moon　　

C. the earth gives it light　　

D. every planet has its own light

In 　　　　　　19^th -century Europe, ___ number of women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape．

　　　 A．the,/ B．the, a C．/,a D．/,the