Question

Four out of ten women who diet end up heavier than when they started watching their waistline（腰围）, a study revealed today. The research also showed that a large percentage of women start noticing the pounds creeping back on just 21 days after reaching their ideal weight.

Yesterday, Dr Ian Campbell of the Jenny Craig weight management program said: “In the UK 61.4 per cent of adults are overweight or obese. Successful weight management requires a long-term commitment in order to lose weight successfully and for good. Dieting can be a real challenge so setting realistic goals and remaining focused on them is important. Otherwise as this research shows, women could end up heavier than when they started.”

The “Food: Body: Mind” report was publicized by Jenny Craig who quizzed 2000 women aged between 18 and 65 who diet regularly on their attitudes, beliefs and behaviors around weight loss. Six in ten said they are currently on a diet and one in five women said they are on a “continuous diet”.

It found the most common triggers to start dieting was seeing their “reflection in the mirror”, preparing for a summer holiday or unflattering photos posted on social networking sites. Other popular reasons include comments by friends or relatives or their other half.

However, the study showed that one in ten give up within one day, while almost a fifth manage to make it to a week or more. The average is ten days. Many blamed pressure they put on themselves to lose weight too quickly for the weight gain, which leaves them with a bigger appetite than normal. Others blamed colleagues, who tuck into fatty lunches and snacks unaware of the effect it has on the dieter, while mothers who polish off their children's leftovers（剩饭）was another common cause of weight gain.

1.Which of the following might be the best title for this article?

A．Three reasons to fail in dieting             B．Important things for successful diet

C．Obesity: problem for 61.4% adults in UK      D．Four in ten women gain weight on diets

2.In the UK, women who go on a diet __________.

A．are all overweight or obese

B．are likely to gain weight again after reaching their ideal weight

C．all fail because they are not persistent enough

D．end up heavier than when they start to diet

3.The underlined word “triggers” in Paragraph 4 probably means __________.

A．effects            B．examples          C．causes            D．imagination

4.Which of the following is NOT the reason why many people quit dieting very soon?

A．The pressure they put on themselves to lose weight quickly.

B．Colleagues who give them fatty lunches and snacks.

C．Reflections they see in the mirror.

D．Leftovers of children’s taken by their mothers.

5. In which column of the newspaper do you probably find the passage?

A．Health.           B．Economy.          C．Sports.            D．Education.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了很多人在节食一段时间以后体重就迅速反弹，文章分析了具体的原因。

1.D 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段1,2句Four out of ten women who diet end up heavier than when they started watching their waistline（腰围）, a study revealed today.可知D项内容就是文章的中心思想。故D正确。

2.B 细节题。根据第一段最后一句The research also showed that a large percentage of women start noticing the pounds creeping back on just 21 days after reaching their ideal weight.可知很多节食的人在一段时间以后体重都反弹了。故B正确。

3.C 推理题。根据本句It found the most common triggers to start dieting was seeing their “reflection in the mirror”,可知人们开始节食的主要原因就是看到自己在镜子里的情况。故该词是指原因。故C正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后一段Many blamed pressure they put on themselves to lose weight too quickly for the weight gain, which leaves them with a bigger appetite than normal. Others blamed colleagues, who tuck into fatty lunches and snacks unaware of the effect it has on the dieter, while mothers who polish off their children's leftovers（剩饭）was another common cause of weight gain.可知ABD三项都是文章中列出的主要原因。只有C项不是。

5.A 推理题。本文是关于人们的节食减肥的话题，故使用报纸里的健康类的话题。故A正确。

考点：考察健康类短文阅读