Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded （包圍） by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.

There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime（消遣）, it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food．What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

67．According to the text, what kind of children may eat more unhealthy food?

A．Those who often take exercise.             

B．Those who often watch television.

C．Those who often have meals at home.     

D．Those who often walk to school.

68．The author thinks that children are becoming overweight because

A．their parents often cook meals for them       

B．they are too busy to go out and play

C．they can' t choose what to eat                        

D．there are too many fast food shops around

69．The word "steering" underlined in the last sentence most probably means _______.

A．forcing        B．guiding        C．driving        D．moving

70．The main purpose of the text is to _________.

A．tell a story           B．provide facts    C．give advice        D．compare opinions

     Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded （包圍） by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.

There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime（消遣）, it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food．What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

67．According to the text, what kind of children may eat more unhealthy food?

A．Those who often take exercise.             

B．Those who often watch television.

C．Those who often have meals at home.     

D．Those who often walk to school.

68．The author thinks that children are becoming overweight because

A．their parents often cook meals for them       

B．they are too busy to go out and play

C．they can' t choose what to eat                        

D．there are too many fast food shops around

69．The word "steering" underlined in the last sentence most probably means _______.

A．forcing        B．guiding        C．driving        D．moving

70．The main purpose of the text is to _________.

A．tell a story           B．provide facts    C．give advice        D．compare opinions

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them.　　

There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.

　　Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided(避免).

　　We should keep away from(遠(yuǎn)離) all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.

66. ________ are formed little by little.

　　A. Good habits          B. Bad habits

　　C. Both good habits and bad habits     D. Either good habits or bad habits

67. The underlined word "them" in the first paragraph refers to ________.

　　A. bad habits    B. good habits　　C. children   D. other persons

68. Generally speaking, it's difficult for one _____ and easy for them _____which should be avoided.

　　A. to form bad habits; to form good habits

　　B. to form good habits; to form bad habits

　　C. to form such habits as will be good; to get rid of bad habits

　　D. to get rid of bad habits; to form good habits

69. Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?

　　A. Because habits are of great help to every one of us.

　　B. Because a man can never get rid of a habit.

　　C. Because it's hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits.

　　D. Because we are forced to do them again and again.

70. According to the passage, early rising ________.

　　A. has something to do with success

　　B. is an easily formed habit

　　C. is such a habit as should have been avoided

D. is such a habit as will be kept

In 2030, 42 percent of American adults will be obese, and about one-quarter of that group will be severely obese, a condition that shortens life and wastes large medical expenses, a new study predicts.

Obesity related ailments — diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure — consume at least 9 percent of health-care spending the United States. Some researchers believe the cost may be twice that estimate. Total health spending is about $2.6 trillion a year.

In 2030, 42 percent of people are projected to be obese, and 11 percent severely obese. Obesity is a body mass index , which suggests 85 kg for someone 1.67 meters tall. Severe obesity is 112 kg for someone that height.

Obesity is rising in higher-income men. Severe obesity is increasing in both sexes. It was 6.2 percent in women in 1999 and 8.1 percent in 2010. For men, it was 3.1 percent in 1999 and 4.4 percent in 2010.

It is believed that the obesity rate is closely related to the following factors: the price of gasoline, which discourages walking when it is low; access to the Internet (and other technologies), which encourages long periods of sitting still; and restaurants per 10,000 people, which increases eating out and weight gain when the number goes up.

Urgent measures must be taken to inspire people to exercise more and educate people about better eating habits before too many people will be suffering from being . obese.

1.The word “ailments” in the second paragraph is equal to _______.

A．Diabetes

B．Heart disease

C．Kidney failure

D．Diseases

2.If a man aged 35 is about 1.65 meters tall and weighs 65 kg, he is

probably _____ according to the passage.

A．Obese

B．Severely obese

C．Normal

D．Overweight

3.According to the passage, which of the following facts contributes to the obesity rate?

A．People are used to eating out in restaurants.

B．People do not have free access to the Internet.

C．The price of gasoline is going up steadily.

D．The number of higher-income women is on the increase.

 

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Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血壓) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

     Any owner will tall you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (緊張) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算術(shù)) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did

It best .Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned

Most quickly to baseline heart rates .With pets in the room ,people also made fewer math mistakes

Than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more released (放松)around

Pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge.

A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwesterm Memorial Hospital spent a

Year studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of

56 fat people without pets were put on a diet program. On average，people lost about 11 pounds，

Or 5% of their body weight .Their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12 pounds，more then

15%of their body weight .Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but ,say

Researchers，got more exercise overall –mostly with their dogs –and found it worth doing.

67．What does the text mainly discuss?

A．What pets bring to their owners

B．How pets help people calm down

C．people’s opinions of keeping pets

D．Pet’s value in medical research

68．We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if

____________

A．he has a pet companion

B．he has  less stress of  work

C．he often dose mental arithmetic

D．he is taken care of by his family

69．According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?

    A．They have lower blood pressure.

    B．They become more patient.

    C．They are less nervous.

    D．They are in higher spirits.

70．The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that

    A．people with dogs did more exercise

    B．dogs lost the same weight as people did

    C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did

    D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful