13．We've reached a strange--some would say unusual point．While fighting world hunger continues to Be the matter of vita[importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization（WHO），more people now die from being overweight，or say．from being extremely fat，than from being under weight．It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days．
Worse，nearly 18million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be over-weight．What's going on？
We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems．The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001and the message is getting through---up to a point．
In the 1970s，F(xiàn)inland，for example，had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause．Not any more．A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the numbero[heart disease deaths by 80per cent over the past three decades．
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001and 2005，and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body．That has become a sort of fashion．No wonder it ranks as the world's most body-conscious country．
We know what we should be doing to lose weight but actually doing it is another matter．By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise．More than half of us admit we lack willpower．
Others blame good food．They say：it's just too inviting and it makes them overeat．Still others lay the blame on the Americans，complaining that pounds have piled on thanks m eating too much American-style fast food．
Some also blame their parents--their genes．But unfortunately，the parents are wronged because they're normal in shape，or rather slim．
It's a similar story around the world，although people are relatively unlikely to haw'tried to lose weight．Parents are eager to see their kids shape up．Do as I say not as I do．
47．What is the"strange"point mentioned in the first sentence？A
A，The good life is a greater risk than the bad life．
B．Starvation is taking more people's lives in the world
C．WHO report shows people's unawareness of food safety．
D．Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO's efforts．
48．Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight？C
A．A lot of effective diet pills are available．
B．Body image has nothing to do with good food．
C．They have been made fully aware of its dangers．
D．There are too many overweight people in the world．
49．The example of Finland is used to illustrateC
A．the cause of heart disease
B．the fashion of body shaping
C．the effectiveness of a campaign
D．the history of a body-conscious country
50．Which would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Actions or Excuses？
B．Overweight or Underweight？
C．WHO in a Dilemma
D．No Longer Dying of Hunger．
分析 本文屬于議論文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了人們已經(jīng)知道了超重的危害，但是人們卻不愿意為了自己的健康而去減肥，而是找種種借口不去減肥，作者通過這篇文章告訴我們?nèi)绻胍３纸】担詈靡獏⒓渝憻挘?/p>
解答 47．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段最后兩句話"…more people now die from being overweight，or say，from being extremely fat，than from being underweight．It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days．"可知更多的人是死于超重而不是失重．而正是今天的好生活使我們更接近死亡，故選A．
48．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through-up to a point．關(guān)鍵詞：public-health campaigns．可知作者認(rèn)為我們沒有理由超重是因?yàn)槲覀円呀?jīng)認(rèn)識到了超重的危害，故選C．
49．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段"A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades．"可知作者舉出芬蘭的例子是為了向我們說明減肥運(yùn)動對我們的健康來說是有效的，故選C．
50．A 主旨大意題，通讀全文可知文章前半部分描述超重的危害，后半部分描述人們明知超重危害卻尋找各種借口不去減肥．所以文章最好的題目應(yīng)該是："行動或借口．"故選A．
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
