Question

Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?

A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.

Just over 2，000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain’s largest health charity. The results were startling.

About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

This led the report to conclude that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school. Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too. If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks.”

And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.

The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity­related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.

1.What do lazy British people probably choose to do?

A. Go to stores.      B. Catch the lift.

C. Cook from scratch. D. Climb flights of stairs.

2.How many people surveyed don’t play with children because of tiredness?

A. About 419.   B. About 333.

C. About 654. D. About 1280.

3.What is the potential result of more and more people, including children, getting obese?

A. People will not get enough exercise.

B. People will not have enough money.

C. People will not be able to do the easy job.

D. People will not cure themselves of heart disease.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the finding of the study?

A. Indifferent.     B. Doubtful.

C. Negative.       D. Supportive.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是懒惰的英国 人；

1.B 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到 A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs一个研究英国人是如何懒惰的研究表明一半以上的成年人会做电梯面不是爬两节扶梯，故选B项。

2.A 考查细节理解题。根据第五段提到Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.令人担心的是，654人中有百分之六十四的人由于疲惫而懒得陪孩子们玩，故选A项。

3.C 考查细节理解题。根据倒数第三段提到If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks.如果我们不开始控制这个问题，将会有一代人因为变得不健康而丧失基本的劳动能力，故选C项。

4.D 考查推理判断题。根据最后一段提到The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity­related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year调查结果给英国国民健康服务体系提出了严重挑战，因为在过去40年来，像心脏病和癌症这些与肥胖相关的疾病一直呈稳步上升态势，而每年的医疗投入和花费都高达数十亿英镑，故可知选D项。

考点 ：健康类阅读 。