The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and for the environment. Those findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.
David Tilman is a professor at the University of Minnesota. In the study, he examined information from 100 nations to show what people ate and how diet affected health. Mr. Tilman noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized(工業(yè)化), population increased and earnings rose. More people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet. The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker.
“The food, let us say, in the 15 richest nations of the world, right now contains about 400 or 500 extra calories(熱量) a day that are eaten beyond what people need, and that leads people to gain weight.”
David Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for diseases like diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Diabetes is shooting to very high rates in the United States and across Europe. Heart disease is a major cause of death in the Western nations. Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these same health problems.
A diet bad for human beings, it seems, is also bad for the environment. As the world’s population grows, experts say more forests and areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for raising cattle. These areas will be needed to meet the increasing demand for food.
Mr. Tilman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, “a dilemma”, a situation where it is very difficult to decide what to do. He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.
1.Why did people get fatter in the 1960s?
A. They ate foods high in calories.
B. They adopted a western lifestyle.
C. They set aside little time for exercise.
D. They had a better life and became lazier.
2.According to the text, overweight people may suffer the following diseases EXCEPT_______.
A. diabetes B. skin disease
C. cancers D. heart disease
3.What can we infer from Paragraph 5?
A. There will be fewer and fewer forests.
B. People won’t care about the environment.
C. The world’s population will grow faster than ever.
D. Raising cattle will be the most moneymaking business.
4.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A. To tell people effective ways to keep healthy.
B. To call on people to give up the Western diet.
C. To show the problems industrialized nations are facing.
D. To draw people’s attention to environmental protection.
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I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had ______! I could hardly believe my ______. The car doors were ______ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat ______only two coats. Being ______, I ran to the corner of the street ______ there was no sign of them. I ______up to an old lady nearby and asked ______ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and ______ to stop trembling(發(fā)抖). Suddenly, I ______ a merry laugh ______ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(車尾行李箱) and ______ were two very red-face and ______ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, ______ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. ______ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
1.A. heavy B. hard C. big D. hardly
2.A. before B. since C. after D. which
3.A. talk B. reach C. hear D. touch
4.A. away B. out C. back D. along
5.A. them B. her C. herself D. themselves
6.A. discovered B. disappeared C. described D. delivered
7.A. ears B. words C. eyes D. heads
8.A. even B. again C. already D. still
9.A. have B. were C. had D. are
10.A. foolish B. proud C. frightened D. pleased
11.A. where B. which C. that D. when
12.A. arrived B. looked C. rushed D. left
13.A. what B. when C. whether D. how
14.A. tried B. had C. tired D. ought
15.A. felt B. listened C. smelt D. heard
16.A. behind B. over C. before D. with
17.A. outside B. among C. inside D. between
18.A. worried B. excited C. surprised D. interested
19.A. climbed B. flew C. threw D. jumped
20.A. For B. About C. With D. Down
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One day while I was on the road, _______ a corner with flowers and a flag where somebody special got ______.
The next day when I passed this accident site again, I simply had to stop an d______a prayer and since I had some flowers in my car, I put them down next to all the other flower_______.________I went back in my car I asked myself: “Why am I stopping here? I do not even know this person?”
That night I had a very________dream. All of a sudden this young handsome man______to me and said: “Hello! I am Rocky---please tell my mom that I am OK and that I_______her” and then he disappeared.
When I woke up, I could not get this young man and his _______out of my mind. I do not know Rocky and neither do I know his dear mom—so how in the world may I ______his message to his mother? I asked God to help me.
About two weeks later I went to ______up my car at a nearby gas station. When I paid for my gasoline, I _____the lady’s necklace which was______like a star. When she took my money, she said that the ______of her son are in there.
I will never _____this moment when everything became still and so _____. I put my hand on hers and asked her: “What is your son’s name?” and when she said “Rocky”, our eyes connected _____and were filled with tears. I was ____and not able to respond.
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1.A. passed by B. put away C. came across D. ran into
2.A. hurt B. injured C. killed D. died
3.A. tell B. speak C. announce D. say
4.A. adjustment B. appointment C. arrangement D. settlement
5.A. As soon as B. As long as C. Unless D. Even if
6.A. foolish B. strange C. painful D. enjoyable
7.A. happened B. applied C. appeared D. reacted
8.A. miss B. respect C. support D. love
9.A. information B. message C. letter D. guidance
10.A. deliver B. devote C. attach D. show
11.A. bring B. turn C. pour D. fill
12.A. stared B. focused C. admired D. attracted
13.A. shining B. spreading C. arising D. boiling
14.A. eyes B. ashes C. arms D. legs
15.A. assume B. measure C. forget D. keep
16.A. quiet B. peaceful C. outstanding D. significant
17.A. slightly B. actually C. firmly D. deeply
18.A. helpless B. hopeless C. speechless D. useless
19.A. make B. get C. have D. let
20.A. guilty B. precious C. delighted D. considerate
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My English teacher recommended me to take a part in an English speech competition. But I doubt that I have the ability to win. As is known to all my classmates that I can speak English as if he were a native speaker. However, I dare not voice my opinions, especial in public. My best friend Lily has been encouraged me to accept the challenge. On her opinion, whether I can win the competition or not doesn’t matter as long I try my best. Encouraged by her, I have decided to having a try, challenging myself. I must conquer my shy. Wish myself good luck.
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Love Tunnel sees lots of love and trash
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注釋:sanitation 衛(wèi)生
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