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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 　　A third of Britons are overweight, states a report published in January by the Royal College of Physicians, the result of an 18－month study．About five per cent of children weigh too much, and are likely to stay that way for life; in the mid－twenties－age－long group the proportion(比例)of the middle－aged population half are overweight． 　　Fat people risk severe health problems, says the report, including high blood pressure, breathlessness and various forms of heart disease．Smoking is particularly risky for overweight people． 　　The safest way to lose weight is to eat cereals, bread, fruit and vegetables, and cut down on fatty meals, butter and sweet foods．Fad(目前流行的)diets so far more than good; slimming machines that vibrate muscles have not been proved useful; saunas merely remove a little body water, and health farms, says the report, serve as expensive holidays． 　　Exercise is most important to health, the report emphasizes; though it doesn't necessarily reduce weight; it keeps the correct proportion of body muscle．And it isn't only for the young; from middle age a minimum of 20 minutes of gentle physical jerks should be practiced three times a week． 　　The report advocates several public health measures to fight the common existence of overweight in this country．They include an increase of tax on alcohol to reduce its increasing, and dangerously fattening, consumption; and the provision of more sports facilities by local authorities．Britain's doctors, the report concludes, must learn to be more sympathetic and specific in their advice to the overweight, encouraging a change in eating habits on a long－term basis and taking into account the many－often－complex－reasons why fat people are fat． (1) The passage mainly talks about ________． [　　] A． the cause of Britons’ overweight． B． how to avoid getting overweight C． Britons’ overweight problem． D． the relations between overweight and health problems． (2) According to the report, a person is most likely to stay fat for the whole of his life if he ________． [　　] A． gets fat in the twenties B． gets fat in his middle age C． is born fat D． gets fat when he is a child． (3) The report thinks that exercise ________． [　　] A． is a way to reduce weight． B． sometimes increases weight C． is a sure way to keep one healthy D． can convert(转化)fat to muscle (4) The report points out that drinking too much alcohol ________． [　　] A． will also cause one to get fat B． will cause one to do less sports C． will make one forget the fact that he is fat． D． will lead one to bad eating habits

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答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．A;