Question

【题目】American nutrition expert Professor Barry Popkin says that the number of overweight people in the world is now bigger than the number of people who don’t have enough to eat. A billion people worldwide now weigh too much and the number of obese people is now more than 300 million. “Obese” means at least 15 kilos heavier than you should be. However, there are also 800 million people in the world who don’t have enough to eat.

Professor Popkin says that the number of hungry people is falling slowly but the number of overweight people is rising fast. The main reasons for this are:

● People are doing less hard physical work

● More people worldwide now eat too much fatty food

● Too many people are driving cars instead of walking

● People spend too much time in front of a television

The United States has the highest rate of obesity in the developed world and Japan has the lowest. Professor Benjamin Senauer is absolutely certain of the reasons for this.

“Japanese people are fit. They use public transport and walk,” he said. “The average American drives to work and drives to supermarket. When he gets home, he sits on a couch in front of the TV and eats junk food.”

In Britain and many other European countries, there are three times as many obese people as there were 20 years ago. About two thirds of British adults are overweight or obese. “The effects of this are clear,” said London doctor Elena Power. “We have more illnesses related to weight and fewer fit people.

China used to be one of the slimmest nations in the world. However, Professor Wu Yangfeng from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing recently estimated （估计）that 20 percent of the world’s overweight people live in China. The Chinese government is especially worried about the increase in obesity among schoolchildren.

“We have a serious problem,” said Professor Wu. “It requires an improvement from everyone, or it will get worse.

【1】 How many people weigh too much in the world now?

A. A billion. B. 20 billion.

C. 300 million. D. 800 million.

【2】 Professor Popkin probably agrees that_______.

A. walking to work helps people keep fit.

B. watching TV makes people put on weight

C. eating food without fat helps people keep fit

D. working in offices makes people put on weight

【3】 Which of the following is Not True according to the passage ?

A. Being overweight can cause more illnesses.

B. About two thirds of British people are overweight.

C. More and more schoolchildren are overweight in China.

D. Most Japanese people are healthier than those in other countries.

【4】 What does the writer try to tell us in the passage?

A. The importance of losing weight.

B. How people keep fit all over the world.

C. How many countries have health problem.

D. The number of overweight people is growing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文谈论的话题是超重。主要介绍超重的原因，危害以及越来越多人加入超重的行列。

【1】A考查细节理解题。第一段第二句A billion people worldwide now weigh too much可知选A 。

【2】A 考查细节理解题。根据Professor Popkin归纳超重的原因有四点，根据第三点● Too many people are driving cars instead of walking可知太多人开车而不走路，故A.是他赞成的观点；根据第四点● People spend too much time in front of a television可知看电视太多才肥胖，故B.不赞成；根据第二点● More people worldwide now eat too much fatty food现在越来越多的人吃太多的油脂的食物，不是不吃无油脂的食物，故C.不赞成；根据第一点● People are doing less hard physical work人们做太少的艰苦的体力劳动。不是在办公室工作使人超重。故选A。

【3】C 考查细节理解题。根据倒数第三段最后一句“We have more illnesses related to weight and fewer fit people可知A.是正确的；根据倒数第三段第二句About two thirds of British adults are overweight or obese.可知B.是正确的；根据倒数第二段最后一句The Chinese government is especially worried about the increase in obesity among schoolchildren.可知中国政府担心上学的孩子超重的人数的增加，而不是在中国超重的学生越来越多，C不正确；根据倒数第五段第一句The United States has the highest rate of obesity in the developed world and Japan has the lowest.可知D.是正确的。故不正确的陈述是C。

【4】D考查主旨理解题。根据短文内容和最后一段“We have a serious problem,” said Professor Wu. “It requires an improvement from everyone, or it will get worse.可知超重的人越来越多。故选D。