单选题

单选题 According to the passage, what cause(s) the problem of childhood obesity in Britain?

A、 Junk food.
B、 Too little exercise.
C、 An increasingly sedentary life style.
D、 All the above.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析]
Junk food, too little exercise and an increasingly sedentary life style, all well-known factors in the spiraling problem of childhood obesity in Britain. The causes are clear, but the government"s efforts to tackle the problem are inefficient; confused and under-resourced ac-cording to Today"s Report.
Obesity costs the NHS one billion pounds a year, and blights the health of up to one million children under 16. Doctors say this could be the first generation for decades to die before their parents unless urgent action is taken. Yet, progress is so slow according to Today"s Report that the government risks missing its target of halting obesity in children under 11 by 2010. The Health Care Commission, Audit Commission and National Audit Office"re pointing out it"s taken 31 experts 18 months to agree how to measure obesity. The report says there are many initiatives to tackle the problem, but no specific funding. It complains that many organizations involved are unclear about their roles, causing potential confusion and wasting resources. And it adds that there are too few frontline staff to deal with the complex problem of obesity.

[难点] 开篇第一句就点出了三个原因，分别是“Junk food”，“too little exercise”和“an increasingly sedentary life style”。

单选题 How long will it take experts to agree how to measure obesity?

A、 Half a year.
B、 One year.
C、 One and a half year.
D、 Two years.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 从“Audit Commission and National Audit Office"re pointing out it"s taken 31 ex- pens 18 months to agree how to measure obesity”。一句中记下18月这个时间，并进行简单转换，可得出“一年半”这个时间段。

单选题 How many experts arc involved in making an agreement on the measurement of obesity?

A、 30
B、 31
C、 32
D、 33

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题纯粹是数字听力题。从“Audit Commission and National Audit Office"re pointing out it"s taken 31 experts 18 months to agree how to measure obesity．一句可得出。

单选题 Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A、 The government has full confidence in tackling the problem of obesity.
B、 Obesity costs the NHS one billion pounds a year.
C、 Obesity does harm to the health of up to one million children under 16.
D、 There aren"t enough staff to tackle the problem of obesity.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 首先，题干是要找出错误的表述。其次，选项并非全部照搬原文，需要根据笔记理解做出选择。从第一段“The causes are clear, but the government"s efforts to tackle the problem are inefficient, confused and under-resourced according to Today"s Report.”可得出政府目前对于解决肥胖问题信心不足，故选a项。而其他选项文中均涉及了。

单选题 Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A、 The British government risks missing its target of halting obesity in children under 11 by 2010.
B、 It could be the first generation for decades to die before their parents because of obesity.
C、 The British government"s efforts to tackle the problem of obesity are inefficient, confused and under-resourced.
D、 The government has made some progress in dealing with the problem of obesity.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本题难度较大，虽然选项里基本上都是原文的句子，但是因为选项较长，且内容覆盖了整个文段，需要依靠全面的笔记完成。一般主题句可以从第一段或者文段的第一句话获得。而本文中“The British government"s efforts to tackle the problem of obesity are inefficient, confused and under-resourced.”这一句则概括了这个文段的中心。故选a项。其他选项虽然文中涉及了，但是不全面。