【阅读理解IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadult(成年人)populationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeople,thecauseisclear:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupportthisidea.Goingba】
阅读理解
IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadult(成年人)populationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeople,thecauseisclear:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaof1910,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday.Yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedays,peopleworkedharderphysically,walledmore,usedmachinesmuchless,anddidn’twatchTV.
Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreonaverage(平均地)thanthinnerpeople.Infact,someinvestigations(调查),suchasa1979studyof3545Londonofficeworkers,reportsthatfatpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.
Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupatStandfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:
Themorethemenran,themorefattheylost.
Themoretheyran,themoretheyate.
Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.
1.WhatkindofphysicalproblemdomanyadultAmericanshave?________.
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A.Theyaretoothin
B.Theyworktoohard
C.Theyaretoofat
D.Theylosetoomuchbodyfat
2.Accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage,among500Americans,howmanyhaveweightproblem?
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A.30B.50C.100D.1503.Whichofthefollowingwordscantaketheplaceofthewordsliminthispassage?
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A.poorB.thinC.healthyD.rich4.Comparedwith(与……相比)theadultAmericanpopulationtoday,theAmericansof1910________.
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A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivities
B.atelessfoodbuthadmoreactivities
C.atelessandhadlessphysicalexercise
D.hadmoreweightproblems
5.Whathavemodernmedicalandscientificresearchesreportedtous?
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A.Fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactive.
B.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactive.
C.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutaremoreactive.
D.Thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake.