3.B．　 词义推测题。从下句医生建议少吃馅饼类的食品可猜测出圣诞老人是胖了，根据常识看，胖人腰围大，肚子鼓，这也符合全文大意。

2.D.　 数字推算题。根据第二段，腰围47英寸比安全尺寸多了7英寸，而据第六段，男人腰围不要超过40，女人腰围不超过35就是健康的。

1.A　 主旨大意题。整篇文章说的是圣诞老人的超重问题，医生建议他们应该减肥，无论从健康角度，还是公众形象角度。B、D项文章中只是提了一点，而C项文章没有提及。　　　　

4. According to the passage, Father Christmas should be _______.

A. funny and srong.

B. amusing and a little fat

C. quick and handsome

D. healthy and serious

[解题导语]见第64题。

[答案与解析]

3. What does the underlined word probably mean in the first paragraph?

A. 强壮的　　　　　 B. 鼓起的　　　　　 C.扁细的　　　　　 D. 修长的

2.Generally speaking, if a man’s waist size is about _____ inches, he is likely to be healthy.

A. 54　　　　　　　　　 B.25　　　　　　　　 C. 47　　　　　　　　 D. 37

1.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Doctors order Santa to go on a diet

B. Overweight Causes Many Diseases

C. A Survey on Father Christmas

D. Father Christmas should be Jolly

22. C 　细节理解题。根据后两段可看出答案。

第七组

A

Father Christmas is at risk of serious illness because of his bulging waistline and needs to cut down on the mince pies, doctors warned.

A survey of shopping centre Santas in Scotland revealed an average waist size of 47 inches - seven inches more than is considered safe.

Dr Miles Fisher, consultant physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary said: "The image of Santa is of a round, jolly person but if you have obesity around your tummy, then it is very bad for you.

"Before, we thought it was just not good to be overweight but now we know that having fat around your middle is particularly bad.

"That fat produces hormones, which have been associated with heart disease and other conditions."

According to health guidelines, having a waist circumference of more than 40 inches for men or 35 inches for women is a key indicator of abdominal obesity.

It is associated with a greater risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes. And people who have rounder stomachs, known as "central obesity", are more at risk than people who are merely overweight.

Perhaps Santa should consider cutting back on the sherry as well.

21. D 细节理解题。文章第二段描述新加坡医生发现流行性感冒的传播之后, 即向世界卫生组织予以报告。

20. D 细节理解题。文章最后一段交代：通过英国的两名医生在动物身上做试验, 显示同被称之为“亚洲流行性感冒”由一种易传播的新病毒引起。