Father Christmas is at risk of serious illness because of his bulging waistline and needs to cut down on the mince pies, doctors warned.

A survey of shopping centre Santas in Scotland revealed an average waist size of 47 inches - seven inches more than is considered safe.

Dr Miles Fisher, consultant physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary said: "The image of Santa is of a round, jolly person but if you have obesity around your tummy, then it is very bad for you.

"Before, we thought it was just not good to be overweight but now we know that having fat around your middle is particularly bad.

"That fat produces hormones, which have been associated with heart disease and other conditions."

According to health guidelines, having a waist circumference of more than 40 inches for men or 35 inches for women is a key indicator of abdominal obesity.

It is associated with a greater risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes. And people who have rounder stomachs, known as "central obesity", are more at risk than people who are merely overweight.

Perhaps Santa should consider cutting back on the sherry as well.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Doctors order Santa to go on a diet

B. Overweight Causes Many Diseases

C. A Survey on Father Christmas

D. Father Christmas should be Jolly

2.Generally speaking, if a man’s waist size is about _____ inches, he is likely to be healthy.

A. 54                   B.25                 C. 47                D. 37

3. What does the underlined word probably mean in the first paragraph?

A. 強壯的          B. 鼓起的          C.扁細的           D. 修長的

4. According to the passage, Father Christmas should be _______.

A. funny and strong.                B. amusing and a little fat

C. quick and handsome              D. healthy and serious

1--4      ADBB


解析:

1.A   主旨大意題。整篇文章說的是圣誕老人的超重問題，醫(yī)生建議他們應(yīng)該減肥，無論從健康角度，還是公眾形象角度。B、D項文章中只是提了一點，而C項文章沒有提及。       

2.D.   數(shù)字推算題。根據(jù)第二段，腰圍47英寸比安全尺寸多了7英寸，而據(jù)第六段，男人腰圍不要超過40，女人腰圍不超過35就是健康的。

3.B．  詞義推測題。從下句醫(yī)生建議少吃餡餅類的食品可猜測出圣誕老人是胖了，根據(jù)常識看，胖人腰圍大，肚子鼓，這也符合全文大意。

4.B.   推理判斷題。由Dr Miles Fisher的話可知，圣誕老人應(yīng)該是round（圓乎乎的）jolly(快樂，有趣的)的形象。

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