Question

More than one-third of adults in the United States are obese(肥胖). In fact, over obesity has reached such proportions that one big-city mayor has gone about banning large-sized, sugary soft drinks and the First Lady has been on a campaign to control the dietary offerings in public schools.

Even many adults who do not fit the clinic definition of obesity are still overweight, and a large percentage are looking for the best ways to lose weight.

Reducing pounds largely comes down to the two-sided factors of diet and exercise. Not carrying out the first one enough, and not getting enough of the second one, ends up giving the individual a recipe for being overweight.

Advising someone to eat less and exercise more might be the easiest advice possible, but it’s also, partially, an oversimplification. Dieting has more to do with the types of food you eat than how much you eat. Reduce the amount of red meat in your diet. If you don’t want to eliminate red meat altogether, choose cuts of meat with less fat content. Limit your intake of salt and starches. If you’ve got to have potato chips alongside your sandwich at lunch, choose the baked potato chips that contain less fat than the deep-fried chips. You might find you’re really not sacrificing that much in terms of taste.

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, egg whites, fish and nonfat dairy products will certainly aid in the mission of losing weight. Drink more water and less sugary drinks. If you have to have a soda, a diet soda is a better option, but seltzer is an even better choice than that.

It’s important—if not always easy—to make sure you get at least some physical activity each and every day. If your feet won’t allow for a regular jogging regimen, then make sure you take lots of walks. Next time you need to mail a letter, walk to the mailbox instead of driving. Try to work in a daily walk in your neighborhood.

1. You should          when you want to lose weight

A. try not to fit the clinic definition of obesity

B. diet as well as exercise enough

C. get little exercise every day

D. focus your attention on diet only

2.The First Lady has started a movement to          .

A. raise people’s awareness of healthy diet

B. control the public school dietary supplying

C. ban the sugary soft drinks

D. realise the importance of dieting

3. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A．We must keep far away from fat and ignore our taste.

B．The simplest and best way to lose weight is to eat and exercise more.

C．We should remove the red meat in our diet completely to reduce weight.

D．When it comes to diet, no one needs to starve themselves in order to lose weight.

4.The last paragraph is mainly about         .

A. walkB. diet

C. exerciseD. jog

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:在美国，肥胖成了一个非常严重的社会问题，几乎有三分之一的成年人体重都超过了标准。在本文中作者介绍了减肥要注意的一些问题，比如：要节食和锻炼同时进行；要注意不食用某些含热量高的食品等等。

1.B细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容Reducing pounds largely comes down to the two-sided factors of diet and exercise.可知当人们要减肥的时候应该是锻炼和节食同时进行，选B。

2.B细节理解题。根据文章第一段末句 the First Lady has been on a campaign to control the dietary offerings in public schools.可知答案选B。

3.D推理判断题。文章第四段介绍与吃的量相比，节食应该注意所吃食物的种类。换句话说，人们没必要饿着自己以达到减肥的目的，而是更多的注意不要吃含热量高的食物，选D。

4.C细节理解题。文章末段在开头提出It’s important—if not always easy—to make sure you get at least some physical activity each and every day.然后介绍了几种锻炼的方式，由此判断本段中心内容是关于锻炼的，选C。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读