Question

The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity Epidemic— and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 1. But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.

1．If you're obese, blame your genes.

2. Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled—too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.

2．If you're obese, you lack self­control.

Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 3. Even, the most vigilant(警觉的)people may not be good controllers of themselves.

3．4.

Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 per cent of Americans live in the “food deserts”， about 65 per cent of the nation's population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.

4．The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we don't exercise.

Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. 5. In fact, although a drop in work­related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.

A．Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.

B．Obesity rates have increased.

C．Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.

D．But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.

E．People hold different views on obesity.

F．People benefit a lot from physical activities.

G．Our world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we can't understand.

Answer

1.E

2.B

3.G

4.A

5.D

【解析】试题分析：肥胖是现代社会的主要问题之一。Deborah Cohen 的《A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It》一书中，作者介绍了人们对肥胖问题的几种误解。

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

考点：考查七选五短文。

【名师点睛】

在答题中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，本文讲到三样东西是你生活中不可缺少的，外貌你不可选择，但你可以用一些方法让自己变得更聪明。然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以留待最后完成。完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。比如：本文第36小题，根据下句由转折意义的内容“But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.”（但该书认为下面几点是关于肥胖的几点误解）可知，人们对肥胖问题观点不一，故E项正确。

另外，做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。比如：文章小题38，根据上句“Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet.”（研究表明，如果我们面临太多信息，我们很可能会就节食作出糟糕的选择）可知，该句应表示“我们现在的食物如此丰富以致于我们会被引导以自己难以想象的方式去消耗食物”，故选G项。