Question

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 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.

1.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.

2.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

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

A. forcing B. guiding

C. driving D. moving

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

A. tell a story B. provide facts

C. give advice D. compare opinions

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】 本文是一篇說明文，針對社會上兒童超重的現象作者將幾種觀點進行了整合，對于那些有不良飲食習慣以及喜歡逛快餐店的朋友們提出了一些建議，引導他們的健康生活。

1. because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops.因為好的飲食習慣形成于生命早期，遠在孩子們開始逛快餐店之前。可以知道家長們如果在孩子小的時候不給他們吃不健康的食物，長大了之后他們也不會流連于快餐店吃著不健康的食物，所以，那些在在家吃飯的孩子可能吃到更多的不健康食物，故選C

2. is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight另一個輪電視在責備父母使得孩子超重。后文又強調如果不是父母做的菜給孩子養成了不健康的飲食習慣，孩子不會那樣，故選A

3. we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.因此我們要鼓勵年輕人更加活躍，同時也要steering他們擺脫快餐和壞的飲食習慣。結合語境，這里是引導他們改變飲食習慣的意思，故選B

4.

考點：考查說明文閱讀。