IntheUnitedStates,30percentofthepeoplehavea“weightproblem”。Tomanypeoplethecauseisobvious(明显的):theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktoAmericaof1910,we
IntheUnitedStates,30percentofthepeoplehavea“weightproblem”。Tomanypeoplethecauseisobvious(明显的):theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktoAmericaof1910,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday,yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchless,anddidn’twatchtelevision.
Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledon’teatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeople.A1979studyof3,545Londonofficeworkersshowedthatfatpeopleeatlessthanslim(苗条的)people.
Studiesalsoshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversityfoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:
Themorethemanran,thegreaterlossofthebodyfat
Themoretheyran,thegreaterincreaseinfoodintake.
Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.
小题1:NowadaysmanyAmericanshavetheproblemthat______.A.theyaretooslimB.theyworktoohardC.theyaretoofatD.theylosetoomuchbodyfat小题2:Accordingtothepassage,howmanypeoplein900Americanshavea“weightproblem”?A.150.B.300.C.600.D.270.小题3:Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupporttheideathateatingtoomuchisthecauseofa“weightproblem”?A.Yes,thereisplentyofevidence.B.Ofcourse,thereissomeevidencetosupportthis.C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.D.Wearenotsure.小题4:TheAmericansin1910________. A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivitiesB.atelessfoodbuthadmorephysicalactivitiesC.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalactivitiesD.hadmoreproblems