ReadingComprehensionYouarewhatyoueatandfatsareamainfoodforAsia'sfast-foodgeneration.Dr.ChwangdirectoroftheDepartmentofFoodNutritionsayschildrenareconsumingmoremeatandsoftdrinks.Thatisathoroug
ReadingComprehension
YouarewhatyoueatandfatsareamainfoodforAsia'sfast-foodgeneration.Dr.ChwangdirectoroftheDepartmentofFoodNutritionsayschildrenareconsumingmoremeatandsoftdrinks.Thatisathoroughdeparturefromthetraditionaldietofvegetablesandriceandlittlemeat.“Theylikebigpiecesoffriedmeatwithasoftdrink.Soalthoughtheymayeatthesamevolumeoffoodtheircalorieintake(卡路里摄入量)hasincreased.Nowabout40to45percentoftheircaloriescomefromfat”saysChwang.
AlthoughonthewholeAsianstendtowardsthinnessculturenamelyAsians'hospitality(好客)isareasonforthefatnessoftoday'sgenerationaccordingtoChwang.“Asianpeoplelovefood”shesays.“Eatingandchinkingareimportantsocialandfamilyfunctions.”Inthepasthoweverbigmealswereonlyhostedonspecialoccasionsaspeopleweremorecarefulwithmoney.Intoday'sclimateofwealthandremarkableconsumption10-coursemealsarenolongerreservedforsignificantoccasions.
Morethananyoneelsechildrenareonthereceivingendoftheirparents'improvedcircumstances.“Inthepastpeoplehadfourormorechildren-nowtheyhaveoneortwosotheytendtospoilthem”saysChwang.“Theeasiestwayistogivethem‘qualityfood’.Parentsthinkfeedingthemwellisshowingtheirlove.Theyfeelbadwhentheirchildrenlookthin.
WhendescribingthephysicalconditionofmostoverweightAsianchildrenChwangsays:“Thereisaclearrelationshipbetweenfatnessandindoorplay.Childrengetfatbecausetheydon'tmoveandeventuallytheydon'twanttomovebecausethey'refat.”
Thankstotechnologyagrowingarmyofchildrenprefervideogamestooldoutdoorsports.“WhatdochildrendowhenwatchingTVorsittinginfrontofthecomputerplayingvideogames?TheyeatchocolateanddrinkCoke”saysChwang.
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
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A.Asianpeopletendtosavemoremoney.
B.Asianchildrendepartfromtheirdiettradition.
C.Asianchildreneatbigmealsonmoreoccasions.
D.CulturecontributestothefatnessofAsianchildren.
2.Accordingtothispassagethe‘qualityfood’fedbysomeparentsisactually