首页
登录
职称英语
Britons are the fattest people in Europe, with one of the world’s fastest ob
Britons are the fattest people in Europe, with one of the world’s fastest ob
游客
2023-10-10
14
管理
问题
Britons are the fattest people in Europe, with one of the world’s fastest obesity(肥胖症)growth rates, according to a leading international think-tank. The UK comes top out of 20 European Union nations, with almost one in four people so fat they could face an early grave. Levels of fatness in Scottish children are second worst in the world, behind the US, while children in England are eighth worst. Overall, in a study of citizens of the 33 richest countries, the UK is fifth behind the US, Mexico, Chile and New Zealand.
Developed nations are getting fatter, warns the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD)which produced the report. The Paris-based watchdog(监督机构)claims the growing costs of healthcare and wasted resources are making obesity a top priority for many governments.
Report author Franco Sassi, a former London School of Economics lecturer, puts the blame on modern lifestyles. He said that food is much cheaper than in the past, in particular food that is not particularly healthy, and people are changing their lifestyles. They have less time to prepare meals and are eating out more in restaurants. There is a frightening increase in the epidemic(流行病). We’ve not reached the destination yet.
According to a report, the lifespan of an obese person is up to 10 years shorter than that of a normal-weight person—the same loss of lifespan incurred by smoking. It shows 24 percent of men were rated obese and 25 percent of women in 2008 in the UK. In addition, 42 percent of men are overweight and 32 percent of women, meaning that up to two in three people have their health put at risk by their weight. In Scotland, latest figures show 35 percent of 12 to 15-year-olds are overweight or obese, compared with 29 percent of children aged 5 to 17 in England. [br] What can be learnt from the first paragraph?
选项
A、Britons and Americans are the fattest people in the world.
B、Most Britons are so fat that they will die early.
C、Britons have a fast obesity growth rate.
D、Scottish and British children are the same in fatness level.
答案
C
解析
由题干中的the first paragraph定位到第一段。该段第一句提到,据一家国际领先的智囊团提供的报告显示,英国人是全欧洲最胖的人群,而且英国是世界上肥胖症增长速度最快的国家之一。C)的意思和文章一致。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3088797.html
相关试题推荐
Thereisalobbyofpeoplewhoinsistthatit’sjustifiableandnecessarytocar
Interviewer:Mostpeoplelovethecircus.Areyoureadyfortomorrowafternoon’s
The______physicisthasbeenchallengedbymanypeopleinhisfield.A、respected
Moreandmorepeoplearebecomingawareofthedangersfacingourplanet.______
Manypeopleprefertohavetheirtaxformscompletedbyaprofessionalratherth
Researchershavesuspectedthatlargeportionsencouragepeopletoeatmore,but
Peoplesayhewasacold______man,amurdererwhoshouldhavebeenexecuted.A、ac
Peoplecarryoutmuchoftheircommercehere,______sellingvegetables,serving
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
Formostpeople,keepingfitinvolvesanestablishedexerciseroutinebuilta
随机试题
Asmytrainwasnotduetoleaveforanotherhour,Ihadplentyoftimetospare
《Whatareyougoingtobewhenyougrowup?》主要教学过程及板书设计 (一)教学过程 Step1Warming-
区别空腔脏器破裂和实质脏器破裂的重要依据是()A.外伤史 B.有无腹膜刺激征
商店建筑的规模,根据其使用类别、建筑面积分为大、中、小型,对于百货商店、商场,下
我国某银行购买了在上海证券交易所上市的某公司发行的10年期债券,所承担的风险包括
患者,男,70岁,吸烟史40年,咳痰带血1个月,伴消瘦,无明显发热,应首先考虑的
下列房地产项目中,不得转让的有( )。A:已完成开发投资总额35%的高档公寓项
采用长距离地下顶管技术施工时,通常在管道中设置中继环,其主要作用是()。A.控
有关活动性原发性肺结核的治疗原则,错误的是( )。A.宜采用分阶段治疗方案
继续实际履行合同作为承担违约责任的方式之一,其构成要件包括()。A.必须有
最新回复
(
0
)