Children growing up in the UK today face a plethora of societal pressures and challenges. Our young people are some of the most overweight in Europe, are recording increasing levels of mental health issues, and are more likely to live a shorter life than their parents. They're also less likely to lead a financially sta ble life.
Last Wednesday the leaders of the Labour, Scottish National, Lib Dem and Green parties sent a letter to the prime minister, calling for "a comprehensive strategy to tackle childhood obesityn. It included 13 recommendations, but there were two glaring omissions from the list: the role of physical activity, and im proving mental health and wellbeing——a decision I find deeply disheartening(令人沮丧的)in a u compre hensivestrategy.
I recognise the positive impact that many of the recommendations could have, such as banning free of fers for junk food and restrictions on advertising, and using tax incentives(税收激励政策)to make healthy food cheaper. But you cannot have a comprehensive strategy that looks only at diet, and ignores wider fac tors such as physical activity and mental health.
This August will mark the two-year anniversary of the government's childhood obesity plan, which was an opportunity to put children's health at the heart of policymaking and practice. But by focusing on calories in and calories out are we missing the bigger picture? Children are seldom the main decision-maker on the factors in their life that promote weight gain ; they rarely choose what they eat ( at home or at school) ; their activity levels are often subject to the depth of a parent's purse ; and they largely exist in educational settings that are forced to place more emphasis on standardised testing than on health and wellbeing.
At ukactive, we champion the physical, mental and social benefits that come from an active, healthy life. I have seen first hand the vital role that the physical activity sector has in helping to tackle childhood obesity.
But we also recognise that our sector cannot achieve its ambitions for a healthier Britain alone. We must seek consensus across all political parties that obesity is a complex disease for which no single cause or cure exists. It's never been clearer that we need to develop a cross-party strategy that drives an integrated approach to this fundamental issue. The diet and physical activity agendas are of equal importance, and both sectors have to work together. To shun a collaborative, holistic approach would be to jeopardise the fu ture health and prosperity of the UK.
1. The health problems of the young people in the UK will lead to .
A) various psychiatric disorders
B) weight loss and increased energy
C) shorter life expectancy
D) more expenditure
2. According to the author, what did the comprehensivestrategy miss?
A) Forbidding junk food.
B) Promoting physical exercise and mental health.
C) Controlling food advertising.
D) Making the healthy food cheaper.
3. Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A) Parents need to help the children calculate the specific calories needed for each day.
B) Children should decide what and how much they eat by themselves.
C) Most children focuses more on their academic achievements
D) The overweight children are less willing to do physical activities.
4. By citing the example of ukactive, the author aims to .
A) warn the public of the consequences of obesity
B) remind the parents of the urgency of solving their children's health problems
C) appeal to the government to make effective laws and regulations
D) help people recognize the importance of physical activity
5. According to Paragraph 6, which of the following does the author support?
A) It is impossible for Britain to learn from the practice of ukactive.
B) Diet and physical activity should be combined to deal with obesity.
C) There is no simple cure for obesity considering its complex causes and contributing factors.
D) The government should shoulder more responsibility to solve the problem of obesity.
参考答案：
当今,在英国长大的孩子要面临很多的社会压力和挑战。较之于其他欧洲国家的年轻人, 英国的年轻人要更胖。 他们的精神健康问题也越来越严重, 而且有可能没他们的父母寿命长。 而且他们的经济状况也不太可能稳定。
上周三,工党、苏格兰民族党、自由民主党和绿党的领袖给首相写了一封信,呼吁制定“ 解决儿童肥胖问题的全面战略”。 战略包括 13 项建议, 但其中有两处遗漏非常明显:体育活动的作用,以及改善心理健康和提高幸福感———这让我对这个战略的“ 全面” 性深感忧虑。
我意识到许多建议能够产生积极影响,比如禁止免费发放垃圾食品,限制广告和利用税收激励政策让健康食品更平价。 但一个全面的策略不能只关注饮食,却忽视更广泛的因素,比如体育锻炼和心理健康。
今年 8 月是政府实施儿童肥胖计划的两周年纪念日,借此机会可使儿童健康政策制定和实践成为整个计划的重中之重。 但是只关注卡路里的摄入和消耗,我们是否忽略了一个更大的问题? 在生活中,儿童很少会自己决定是否会做那些令体重增加的事情;他们很少会自己选择在家或学校吃的食物;他们的活动强度也往往取决于父母的钱包;而且他们中的大部分所处的教育环境会更加侧重于标准化测试,而不是他们的身体健康状况和幸福感。
在 ukactive,我们倡导通过积极、健康的生活
方式来改善青年人的身心健康,促进社会和谐。我曾亲眼目睹体育活动部门在儿童肥胖问题上起到的重要作用。
但我们也认识到,仅凭我们行业的一己之力无法实现建设一个更健康英国的目标。 所有政党必须达成共识, 认识到肥胖是一种复杂的疾病,产生的原因也非单一化,而且也没有一个单一的灵丹妙药能解决这个问题。 我们需要制定一个跨党派的战略,从而形成一个全面的策略, 解决这个重要问题,这一点再清楚不过了。 饮食和体育活动同样重要,这两个部门必须共同努力。 不合作、不采取全面的方式,将会危及英国未来的健康和繁荣。
1. 【答案】C
【详解】 事实细节题。 第一段中提到英国的孩子要面临更多的压力和挑战,因为他们比别的国家的人更胖,精神健康问题也越来越严重,并且寿命也没有他们的父母长,因此正确答案为 C)。 选项 A) “ 各种精神疾病”,选项 B)“ 体重降低、能量增加”,选项 D) “ 更多的开支” 均与原文不符。
2. 【答案】B
【详解】 事实细节题。 根据题干信息可定位到第二段。 第二段中提到工党、苏格兰民族党、自由民主党和绿党的领袖给首相写了一封信,呼吁制定“ 解决儿童肥胖问题的全面战略”。 其中包括 13 项建议,但其中有两处遗漏非常明显:体育活动的作用,以及改善心理健康和提高幸福感———这让我对这个战略的 “ 全面” 性深感忧虑。 因此应选择 B)。 选项 A)“ 禁止垃圾食品”, 选项 C) “ 控制食品广告”,选项 D) “ 使健康食品更便宜” 均不符合题意。
3. 【答案】C
【详解】 判断推理题。 根据题干信息可定位到第四段,第四段中提到在当前的教育环境中,学生会更加侧重标准化测试的情况,而往往会忽略他们的身体健康状况和幸福感。 因此应选择 C)。 选项 A) “ 家长应该帮助孩子计算出每天所需的卡路里” 与原文相反。 选项 B)“ 孩子应该决定每天吃什么,吃多少” 文中未提到。 选项 D)“ 超重的孩子不愿意做体育运动” 未在文中涉及。
4. 【答案】D
【详解】 事实细节题。 根据题干信息可定位到第五段。 第五段中提到在 ukactive,倡导通过积极、健康的生活方式来提高青年人的身心健康,促进社会和谐,作者曾亲眼目睹体育活动部门在儿童肥胖问题上起到的重要作用,因此应选择 D)。 选项 A) “ 警告人们肥胖的危害”,选项 B)“ 提醒父母解决孩子们肥胖问题的紧迫性”,选项 C)“ 呼吁政府制定有效地法律法规” 均未在文中提到。
5. 【答案】B
【详解】 判断推理题。 最后一段中提到所有政党必须达成共识,认识到肥胖是一种复杂的疾病,一起解决这个问题。 并且饮食和体育活动同样重要,这两个部门必须共同努力。因此应选择 B)。 选项 A) “ 英国不能学习ukactive 的做法”,选项 C) “ 由于原因比较复杂,还没有简单的解决肥胖问题的方法”,选项 D)“ 政府应承担更多的责任来解决肥胖的问题” 均不符合题意。
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