【单选题】BWouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookbyyourself?HaveyoubeendoingInternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan'tyoubebotheredtodo?AstudyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfoftheadultsaresoidle(懒散的)thatthey'dcatchtheliftr atherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentr esearchersatNuffieldHealth,Britain'slargesthealthcenter.Theresultswereextr emelysurprising.aboutoneinsixpeoplequestionedsaidiftheirremotecontr olwasbroken,theywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotr untocatchabus.Worryingly,ofthe654respondentswithchildren,64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit'snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobese(veryfat)beforetheystartschool.DrSarahDauncey,medicaldirectorofNuffieldHealth,said,“Peopleneedtogetfitter,notjustfortheirownsake,butforthesakeoftheirfamilies,friendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.”“Ifwedon'tstarttotakecontr olofthisproblem,awholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostfundamentaltasks.”AndScotland'slargestcity,Glasgow,wasshamedasthemostidlecityintheUK,with75%questionedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercise,followedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthampton,bothwith67%.TheresultsbringseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthService,whereobesity-relatedillnessessuchasheartd iseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.60.Howmanypeoplequestioneddon'tplaywiththeirchildren?A.1280.B.Morethan333.C.654.D.about420.61.Thestudyleadsustobelievethat.A.thepetsintheUKwillbeintr oubleiftheirownerskeeptheirwayoflifeB.Glasgowpeoplefeelashamedbecausetheydon'tgetenoughexerciseC.BritishpeoplearethelaziestaroundtheworldD.fivesixthsoftheBritishchildrenarehealthy62.Howdoestheauthorconvincethereaders?A.Bypresentingtheresultsofastudy.B.Byprovidinganswerstoquestions.C.Byinterviewingsomeexperts.D.Bytellingastory.63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AstudyofBritishpeople'slaziness.B.AstudyofBritishpeople'slifestyles.C.ThehealthserviceintheUK.D.TheobesityproblemintheUK.
【单选题】BWouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookbyyourself?HaveyoubeendoingInternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan'tyoubebotheredtodo?AstudyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfoftheadultsaresoidle(懒散的)thatthey'dcatchtheliftr atherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentr esearchersatNuffieldHealth,Britain'slargesthealthcenter.Theresultswereextr emelysurprising.aboutoneinsixpeoplequestionedsaidiftheirremotecontr olwasbroken,theywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotr untocatchabus.Worryingly,ofthe654respondentswithchildren,64%saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit'snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobese(veryfat)beforetheystartschool.DrSarahDauncey,medicaldirectorofNuffieldHealth,said,“Peopleneedtogetfitter,notjustfortheirownsake,butforthesakeoftheirfamilies,friendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.”“Ifwedon'tstarttotakecontr olofthisproblem,awholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostfundamentaltasks.”AndScotland'slargestcity,Glasgow,wasshamedasthemostidlecityintheUK,with75%questionedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercise,followedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthampton,bothwith67%.TheresultsbringseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthService,whereobesity-relatedillnessessuchasheartd iseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.60.Howmanypeoplequestioneddon'tplaywiththeirchildren?A.1280.B.Morethan333.C.654.D.about420.61.Thestudyleadsustobelievethat.A.thepetsintheUKwillbeintr oubleiftheirownerskeeptheirwayoflifeB.Glasgowpeoplefeelashamedbecausetheydon'tgetenoughexerciseC.BritishpeoplearethelaziestaroundtheworldD.fivesixthsoftheBritishchildrenarehealthy62.Howdoestheauthorconvincethereaders?A.Bypresentingtheresultsofastudy.B.Byprovidinganswerstoquestions.C.Byinterviewingsomeexperts.D.Bytellingastory.63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AstudyofBritishpeople'slaziness.B.AstudyofBritishpeople'slifestyles.C.ThehealthserviceintheUK.D.TheobesityproblemintheUK.
