2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（51）
<p> 51</p><p> <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="Todays">Todays</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="prey">prey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="killers">killers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>. <span word="Fatty">Fatty</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>- <span word="food">food</span> <span word="diets">diets</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sedentary">sedentary</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="televisions">televisions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="tragically">tragically</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Prentice">Prentice</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hygiene">Hygiene</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tropical">Tropical</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="evolutionary">evolutionary</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="waist">waist</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> 36-38<span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> 42-44, <span word="by">by</span> 2032. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="compares">compares</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> 32.6<span word="in">in</span>. <span word="in">in</span> 1972.<span word="Womens">Womens</span> <span word="waists">waists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22<span word="in">in</span>. <span word="in">in</span> 1920 <span word="to">to</span> 24<span word="in">in</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fifties">Fifties</span> <span word="and">and</span> 30<span word="in">in</span>. <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fatter">fatter</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="under">under</span>- 16<span word="s">s</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="classed">classed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="obese">obese</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="Eighties">Eighties</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span>- <span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="medically">medically</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>(流行病)<span word="an">an</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Australasia">Australasia</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="clinically">clinically</span> <span word="obese">obese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span>.</p>
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