Passage Two
Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity.
Different explanations are offered for America’s weight problem--a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight.
Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health. And many have. Yet now comes a study showing an increase in the number of injuries in physical education class. Injuries increased 150% between 1997 and 2007.
he study involved injuries treated in hospital emergency departments. Only 2% were serious. The researchers did not try to identify the causes of the increase, but they have some theories.
Lara McKenzie from Ohio State University was the lead researcher. She says one possibility is a decrease in the number of school nurses during the period they studied. For example, a 2004 study sho
A. not common outside the United States of America
B. also a headache in other countries
C. caused by too many advertisements for food
D. neglected in many countries
| No woman can be too rich or too thin.
This saying often attributed to the late Duchess (公爵夫人 )of Windsor embodies much
of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue. The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better—or worse—part of my life. Being rich wouldn’t be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. Where did we go off the track When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating, and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until qu A. religious people are not necessarily virtuous B. looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune C. being thin is viewed as a much desired quality D. the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue [单项选择]No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess (公爵夫人 )of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.
The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better—or worse—part of my life. Being rich wouldn’t be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. Where did we go off the track When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating, and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, A. They should gain weight to look healthy. B. They should be more watchful for fatal diseases. C. They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle. D. They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes. 我来回答: 提交
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