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Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers conclude that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women .Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.

1.What does the research by Cornell University show? (No more than 10 words)

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2.What do the French think of eating according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?(No more than 15 words )

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3.Why do you think Mireille Guiliano can stay thin though she rarely goes to the gym? (No more than 10 words )

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4.What does the underlined word “obesity” mean in the last paragraph?(No more than 3 words)

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5.Do you think enjoying food has close connection with getting fat? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)

Answer

1.How life style and decisions about eating may affect weight.

2.They think of / see eating as an important part of their life style.

3.Because she knows when to stop during a meal. / She can control the amount of food she eats. / She knows the importance of stopping when she’s full.

4.Being (too) fat.

5.I don’t think so, because you can enjoy food and avoid getting fat at the same time if you know when to stop during a meal.

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试题分析：文章大意：主要介绍了美国和法国的生活方式的不同，以及他们的生活方式与肥胖之间的关系。作者以为什么美国人在与肥胖作斗争而法国人享受着美食且保持身材苗条引出话题，并展开讨论。

1.How life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. 根据第一段第二句Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight.现在Cornell大学的一项研究表明关于吃的生活方式和决定怎样可能会影响体重。故答案是How life style and decisions about eating may affect weight.

2.They think of / see eating as an important part of their life style.根据第二段第一句According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style.按着Dr. Joseph Mercola，一位健康专家，法国人把吃看做他们生活方式的一个重要部分。故答案为They think of / see eating as an important part of their life style.

3.Because she knows when to stop during a meal. / She can control the amount of food she eats. / She knows the importance of stopping when she’s full.根据第三段第二句Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food.“不要变胖”决定写关于知道什么时候停止而不是建议怎样避开食物的重要性。故答案为Because she knows when to stop during a meal. / She can control the amount of food she eats. / She knows the importance of stopping when she’s full.

4.Being (too) fat.根据最后一段第一句In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity among adults is only 6%.尽管这些不同，证据表明最近的生活方式的改变可能正在影响法国人吃的习惯。今天成年人的肥胖率只有百分之六。故答案为Being (too) fat.

5.I don’t think so, because you can enjoy food and avoid getting fat at the same time if you know when to stop during a meal.我认为在一顿饭中如果你能知道什么时候停止，也就是能控制自己的饮食，那么你既能享受食物同时也不会变胖。故答案为I don’t think so, because you can enjoy food and avoid getting fat at the same time if you know when to stop during a meal.

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