Question

14．Last week the American Medical Association voted，for the first time，to declare obesity（肥胖） a disease．How should the rest of us respond？When we meet obese people，should we cast them a knowing glance of concern and ask how they are doing？Should we send flowers and"get well soon"cards to obese family members and friends？
Should the U．S．declare war on obesity，as we once did on cancer？
If obesity truly is a disease，then over 78 million adults and 12 million children in America just got classified as sick．Yet many sensible people know that declaring obesity a disease is a mistake．Simply put，obesity is not a disease．To be sure，it is a risk factor for some diseases．
Yet everyone who is obese does not get sick，and many normal-weight people do not stay healthy．I have known slim people who took good care of themselves throughout their lives yet fell ill and died young．Others who exhibited no particular interest in their health and did not watch their weight lived to an old age．In most cases，we simply cannot tell from a person's weight what lies ahead for them in life．Consider Winston Churchill．Though average in height，Churchill weighed up to 250 pounds．He smoked cigars and drank relatively heavily．He did not work out．Yet he became perhaps the most important statesmen of the 20th century and one of the greatest politicians in history．He lived to age 90．
Is obesity bad for people？For some，especially patients who are extremely overweight，the answer is almost certainly yes．Would many overweight people benefit from exercising more and eating less？Again，the answer is likely yes．But this does not make obesity a disease．Many people are not harmed by carrying extra pounds，some may actually benefit from it．For these reasons，we should be careful before labeling obese people diseased．
25．What can we learn from the third paragraph？A
A．Over 90 million Americans are more or less overweight．
B．People with good sense would agree with the declaration．
C．More Americans suffer from obesity than any other diseases．
D．Obesity is the leading cause of most deadly diseases．
26．By mentioning Winston Churchill，the author wants toC．
A．tell us slim people are more likely to die young
B．show how successful an overweight person can be
C．prove overweight people are not necessarily unhealthy
D．encourage people not to care much about their way of living
27．What is the author's attitude towards the American Medical Association's    declaration on obesity？C
A．Favorable            B．Uncaring    C．Disapproving     D．Friendly
28．Where can we probably find the text？B
A．A government report             
B．A popular science magazine  
C．A website about losing weight       
D．A book about famous people．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了美國醫學協會投票，首次宣布肥胖是一種疾病，然而作者認為肥胖不一定就是一種疾病，有些人雖然胖但是仍然很健康．

解答 25．A  細節理解題，根據第三段If obesity truly is a disease，then over 78 million adults and 12 million children in America just got classified as sick．Yet many sensible people know that declaring obesity a disease is a mistake．可知超過9000萬的美國人或多或少的有些超重，故選A．
26．C  推理判斷題，根據倒數第二段Though average in height，Churchill weighed up to 250 pounds．He smoked cigars and drank relatively heavily．He did not work out．Yet he became perhaps the most important statesmen of the 20th century and one of the greatest politicians in history．He lived to age 90．可知作者提到溫斯頓邱吉爾是為了告訴我們超重的人不一定是不健康的，故選C．
27．C  作者態度題，根據最后一段But this does not make obesity a disease．Many people are not harmed by carrying extra pounds，some may actually benefit from it．For these reasons，we should be careful before labeling obese people diseased．可知作者對于美國醫學協會關于肥胖的聲明，說明它是一種疾病這個結論是不贊成的，故選C．
28．B  文章出處題，通讀全文可推斷本文是講述與肥胖是否屬于一種疾病的討論，因此應該是來自一本流行的科學雜志，故選B．

點評 考查學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力．做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．