We’ve reached a strange－some would say unusual－point.While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital 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 underweight.It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days.
Worse，nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight.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 public­health campaigns since 2001 and 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 public­health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 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 body­conscious 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 to eating too much American­style 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 have tried to lose weight.Parents are eager to see their kids shape up.Do as I say－not as I do.
小題1:What is the“strange”point mentioned in the first sentence?
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.
小題2:Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?
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.
小題3:．The example of Finland is used to illustrate________.
A．the cause of heart disease
B．the fashion of body shaping
C．the effectiveness of a campaign
D．the history of a body­conscious country
小題4:Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．Actions or Excuses?
B．Overweight or Underweight?
C．WHO in a Dilemma
D．No Longer Dying of Hunger

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A
這是一篇議論文。這個世界真奇怪，一方面，我們在與全球性饑餓問題作斗爭；另一方面，肥胖成為人類健康的殺手。在有些國家人們吃減肥藥，或者做手術(shù)去掉多余的脂肪，而且這已成為一種時尚。真正解決問題的辦法是鍛煉，但人們不想動，而且難以拒絕美食的誘惑�？磥斫鉀Q肥胖問題任重道遠(yuǎn)。
小題1:解析：選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段指出一個奇怪的現(xiàn)象：一方面，世界衛(wèi)生組織的報告表明應(yīng)對世界性的饑餓問題至關(guān)重要；另一方面，死于肥胖的人增多，由此判斷選A：生活太好帶來的危害比生活太苦帶來的危害更多。B項“饑餓使世界上更多的人死去”、C項“世界衛(wèi)生組織的報告表明人們不關(guān)注食品安全問題”、D項“盡管世界衛(wèi)生組織在努力，肥胖問題依舊沒有解決”都不正確。
小題2:解析：選C。推理判斷題。第三段說，從2001年開始的公眾健康運動已經(jīng)使肥胖的危害深入人心，以至于在芬蘭，人們吃減肥藥，做脂肪切除手術(shù)；第六段說，我們知道要減肥的話我們該做什么，但做不做又是另外一個問題了。從這些信息看，作者認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在肥胖率居高不下的原因是，人們知道肥胖的危害，但就是不采取措施鍛煉減肥。
小題3:解析：選C。推理判斷題。文章在介紹芬蘭的情況時說，在20世紀(jì)70年代，在芬蘭，肥胖引起的心臟病發(fā)率世界最高，通過公眾健康運動，心臟病的死亡率在過去30年下降了80%。因此作者介紹芬蘭的目的不是為了說明心臟病的起因、塑身的時尚、意識到身體問題的國家的歷史，而是說明這個國家掀起的健康運動的效果：降低了心臟病發(fā)病率。
小題4:解析：選A。主旨大意題。本文作者圍繞肥胖問題進(jìn)行了論述，說人們都知道肥胖的危害，卻不愿意積極鍛煉，寧可通過吃減肥藥或切除脂肪來減肥，還把肥胖問題歸咎于快餐，歸咎于自己的遺傳基因等等，因此本文的題目應(yīng)該是A項：是行動起來，還是繼續(xù)為自己找借口？
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The completed Chunnel cost about $ 21 billion. But it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick. Millions of people use it. Now it is getting even more popular.
There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the passenger trains. The small inner one is a guidance train. The guidance train is not used for transportation. Each track is exactly parallel to each other.
There are four different train systems in the Chunnel. The Eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects London, Paris, Brussels, and Lille. The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry service. These shuttles carry cars. These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off. There are also two Eurotunnel goods service trains.
Now you know more about the Chunnel. Everybody off, this is the last stop.
小題1:The Channel Tunnel links ______ with _______.
A．Dover; KentB．London; ParisC．Lille; BrusselsD．Cheriton; Sangatte
小題2:Which of the following shows the structure of the tunnels in the Chunnel?

小題3:The Eurotunnel shuttle is intended to carry _________.
A．passengersB．drivers and their vehicles
C．goods D．staff members of the Chunnel
小題4:The text can most probably be __________.
A．found in a textbook B．read in a magazine
C．broadcast on a train D．heard in a railway station

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