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If there is a disease at work in the obesity(过度肥胖), it is the disease of laziness. People want a quick fix to solve all their problems. And they don’t want to do anything in a different way. . . even though the things they have always done are what caused them to end up being too fat and unhappy with themselves.
If you are fat, then losing weight is simple. You need to gradually reduce the amount of food that you eat, and gradually increase the amount that you exercise. If you do this, you will gradually lose weight.
But there are no short cuts. There is no special food that you can eat and watch the pounds melt away. There are also no magic pills. Eating healthy food is great, and is something everyone should try to do. What you should do is eat less, and exercise more.
If you are fat and happy, or even proud, then perhaps none of this concerns(使担心)you. It’s possible that you are happy the way you are: you are not trying to diet. Perhaps you belong to the“big is beautiful”group.
If that is the case, then by all means, enjoy it. Be free, and eat, and enjoy your fat body until the day that you die—which will probably be sooner rather than later. Please move to a country without social medical care so you’re less of a big financial burden on everyone else around you. That would be great. Do not say that you are being“shamed”when you need to buy two seats on a plane. And do not go to your doctor seeking free“diet pills”or some other quick fixes if one day you change your mind and decide that being fat is not for you.
You’re fat because you made yourself that way. If you want to make a change, put down the ice cream and pick up a gym membership. It really is that simple.
【语篇概述】如果说真有一种病会导致肥胖, 那就是懒惰。减肥不难, 少吃多运动, 就这么简单。
1. According to the passage, most of the fat people are .
A. lazy B. healthy
C. wise D. hardworking
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段首句“If there is. . . obesity, it is the disease of laziness. ”可知, 如果说真有一种病会导致肥胖, 那就是懒惰。
2. Less amount of food and more exercise will make you .
A. end up being too fat B. become fit gradually
C. be fat and happy D. be thin and unhealthy
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段可知, 逐渐减少食物摄入量“gradually reduce the amount of food that you eat”, 同时逐渐增加运动量“gradually increase the amount that you exercise”, 你就会慢慢地减重“gradually lose weight”。故答案为B。A、C项与文章内容不相符; D项文章没有提及。
3. The underlined words“that is the case”probably refer to .
A. you are too fat and unhappy with yourself
B. you think that losing weight is very simple
C. you want short cuts or magic pills
D. you are fat and happy or even proud
【解析】选D。句意理解题。根据上下文语境可知, “that is the case”指代的是上一段中的“you are fat and happy, or even proud”, 第五段前两句意思是“如果是这样, 那没问题, 尽情享受吧。自由地吃吧, 喜爱自己肥胖的身躯直至死去的那一天——只可能早死不会晚死。”误解分析: 本题可能会误选B或C, 原因在于没有联系上下文。切记做此类试题时, 应结合上下文语境, 意思逻辑通顺的才是正确答案。
4. What’s the opinion of the writer about losing weight?
A. It’s very simple. B. It’s not easy at all.
C. It’s harmful to us. D. It may be impossible.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段首句“If you are fat, then losing weight is simple. ”再结合最后一段最后一句“It really is that simple. ”可知, 作者认为减肥很简单, 少吃多运动。故答案为A。其他三个选项与文章内容不相符。
