阅读理解IntheUnitedStates30percentoftheadult(成年人)populationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeoplethecauseisclear:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupportthisidea.Going
阅读理解
IntheUnitedStates30percentoftheadult(成年人)populationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeoplethecauseisclear:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaof1910wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday.Yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysicallywalledmoreusedmachinesmuchlessanddidn’twatchTV.
Severalmodernstudiesmoreoverhaveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreonaverage(平均地)thanthinnerpeople.Infactsomeinvestigations(调查)suchasa1979studyof3545Londonofficeworkersreportsthatfatpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.
Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupatStandfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:
Themorethemenranthemorefattheylost.
Themoretheyranthemoretheyate.
Thusthosewhoranthemostatethemostyetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.
1.WhatkindofphysicalproblemdomanyadultAmericanshave?________.
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A.Theyaretoothin
B.Theyworktoohard
C.Theyaretoofat
D.Theylosetoomuchbodyfat
2.Accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageamong500Americanshowmanyhaveweightproblem?
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A.30
B.50
C.100
D.150
3.Whichofthefollowingwordscantaketheplaceofthewordsliminthispassage?
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A.poor
B.thin
C.healthy
D.rich
4.Comparedwith(与……相比)theadultAmericanpopulationtodaytheAmericansof1910________.
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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.Thinpeoplerunlessbuthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake.