Childhood obesity was never tracked closely before, the reason of which is that childhood

Children in Redondo Beach, California walk to school in order to______.

A．spend time with their parents

B．reduce childhood obesity

C．walk their dogs on the way to school

D．have a great fun

听力原文： Junk food, too little exercise and an increasingly sedentary life style, all well-known factors in the spiraling problem of childhood obesity in Britain. The causes are clear, but the government's efforts to tackle the problem are inefficient; confused and under-resourced ac-cording to Today's Report.

Obesity costs the NHS one billion pounds a year, and blights the health of up to one million children under 16. Doctors say this could be the first generation for decades to die before their parents unless urgent action is taken. Yet, progress is so slow according to Today's Report that the government risks missing its target of halting obesity in children under 11 by 2010. The Health Care Commission, Audit Commission and National Audit Office're pointing out it's taken 31 experts 18 months to agree how to measure obesity. The report says there are many initiatives to tackle the problem, but no specific funding. It complains that many organizations involved are unclear about their roles, causing potential confusion and wasting resources. And it adds that there are too few frontline staff to deal with the complex problem of obesity.

According to the passage, what cause(s) the problem of childhood obesity in Britain？

A．Junk food.

B．Too little exercise.

C．An increasingly sedentary life style.

D．All the above.

le and lazy. A love of junk food, television and computer games has sent the countrys waistline ballooning, with Australians weighing in as the world s fattest【M1】______ nation after the United States. Rather than hitting the beaches, thousands of young Australians are heading to the couch with a【M2】______ bag of popcorn, with one child in every four classifying as【M3】______ overweight or obese. The trend is squashing the widely-held imagery of Australians being sun-bronzed and superfit. " The rate【M4】______ of obesity, particularly among children, seems to be going up faster in Australia than anywhere else in the world, and we dont【M5】______ know why," said Dr Peter Williams, the president of the Dietitians【M6】______ Association of Australia. A sedentary lifestyle. and a changing diet has doubled the number of obese Australians and treble the army of fat children in【M7】______ the past decade, pushing direct health costs related to childhood obesity to about $380 million a year. Data shows childhood obesity in Australia is rising at the rate of one percent a year, a trend suggests half of all young Australians will be overweight by【M8】______ 2025. Australias rapid weight gained has health agencies and state【M9】______ governments racing to find ways to encourage people to get on their feet and shed some kilometers—while sending the【M10】______ weight-loss industry skipping to the bank, pocketing $1 billion a year.

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21st Annual Spears Foundation Conference on Health

Conference Purpose

The 21st Annual Spears Foundation Conference on Health provides professional education and networking for doctors, dentists, nurses, social workers, health care instructors, students, and anyone else involved or interested in the health care profession. The conference is funded by grants to the Spears Foundation from the Department of Health, the Children's Health Network, the Family Health Association, the Organization for World Health and Nutrition, and with support from the Sebastian L. Turner Foundation and the Phillippe Endowment.

Conference Goals

The focus of this year's conference will be promoting proper nutrition among children. Childhood nutrition is a significant health care issue in light of the increased prevalence of childhood illnesses related to an improper diet. In addition to posing immediate health consequences, a poor diet can contribute to poor health throughout an individual's life and eventually lead to conditions like obesity and heart disease.

The goal of the 21st Annual Spears Foundation Conference on Health is to foster the awareness and early prevention of improper childhood nutrition within the field of healthcare.

The conference aims to:

broaden the discussion on nutrition to include health impacts at local, state, national and international levels among individuals under the age of 12

describe the latest physical and mental health findings related to improper childhood nutrition

highlight innovative research, practices, and programs that seek to improve the nutrition of children

emphasize prevention and intervention strategies appropriate for children of different cultures, physical abilities, geographic settings, and communities

Conference Dates

Friday March 23 to Sunday March 25

Contact Information

Spears Foundation Conference on Health

Attn: Conference Manager

Lawrence P. Martin, Jr.

8 Newbury Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02115

Phone:617-262-0044

Fax:617-262-0008

E-mail: conference@spearsfoundation.org

The word "promoting" in paragraph 2, line 1, is closest in meaning to

A．benefiting

B．encouraging

C．advertising

D．contributing

Breastfeeding Can Cut Cardiovascular (心血管的) Risk

Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of (51) of deaths each year, researchers said on Friday.

Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies (过敏) and are less (52) to obesity (肥胖) . British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect (53) cardiovascular disease.

"Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in (54) of raising their blood pressure, raising their cholesterol (胆固醇) and increasing their tendency to diabetes (糖尿病) and obesity —the (55) main risk factors for stroke and heart attack," said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.

"Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more (56) in the early weeks. "

Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than (57) adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.

An estimated 17 million people die of (58) disease, particularly heart attack and strokes, each year, according to the World Health Organization.

Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 216 teenagers (59) as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas. They reported their (60) in The Lancet medical journal.

The teenagers who had been (61) had a 14-percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.

The researchers also found that, (62) of the child's weight at birth, the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life, the (63) was their later risk of heart disease and stroke. The effect was the (64) for both boys and girls.

"The more human milk you have in the newborn period, the lower your cholesterol level is, the lower your blood pressure is 16 years (65) ," Lucas said.

A．hundreds

B．thousands

C．millions

D．numbers

根据下列材料请回答 51～65 题：

Breastfeeding Can Cut Cardiovascular(心血管的)Risk

Breastfeeding Can reduce the risk of a heart a attack or stroke later in life and could prevent hundreds of_________ (51)of deaths each year，researchers said on Friday.

Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies(过敏)and are less _________(52)to obesity(肥胖).British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect _________ (53) cardiovascular disease.

“Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later in_________ (54)of raising their blood pressure，raising their cholesterol(胆固醇)and increasing their tendency to diabetes(糖尿病)and obesity—the_________ (55)main risk factors for stroke and heart attack，”said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.

“Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more_________ (56)in the early weeks.”

Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in life are greater than_________ (57)adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease，other than taking drugs.

An estimated 1 7 million people die of_________ (58)disease，particularly heart attack and strokes，each year，according to the World Health Organization Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 216 teenagers_________ (59)as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas.They reported their_________ (60)in The Lancet medical journal.

The teenagers who had been_________ (61)had a 14--percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.

The researchers also found that，_________ (62)of the child's right at birth，the faster the infants grew in the early weeks and months of life，the_________ (63)was their later risk of heart disease and stroke，The effect was the_________ (64)for both boys and girls;

“The more human milk you have in the newborn period.the lower your cholesterol level is，the lower your blood pressure is 16 years _________ (65)，”Lucas said.

第 51 题

A．thousands

B．hundreds

C．millions

D．numbers

下面的短文有l5处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。

Breastfeeding Can Cut Cardiovascular（心血管的）Risk Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke later in lire and could prevent hundreds of （51）of deaths each year, researchers said on Friday.

Babies who are breastfed have fewer childhood infections and allergies（过敏）and are less

（52）to obesity（肥胖）. British scientists have now shown that breastfeeding and slow

growth in the first weeks and months of life has a protective effect （53） cardiovascular

disease.

“Diets that promote more rapid growth put babies at risk many years later In （54）of raising their blood pressure, raising their cholesterol（胆固醇）and increasing their tendency to diabetes（糖尿病）and obesity—he （55）main risk factors for stroke and heart attack. ”said Professor Alan Lucas of the Institute of Child Health in London.

"Our evidence suggests that the reason why breast-fed babies do better is because they grow more （56） in the early weeks."

Lucas said the effects of breastfeeding on blood pressure and cholesterol later in lire are greater than （57） adults can do to control the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other than taking drugs.

An estimated l 7 million people die of （58） disease, particularly heart attack and strokes each year, according to the World Health Organization.

Lucas and his colleagues compared the health of 21 6 teenagers （59） as babies had either been breastfed or given different nutritional baby formulas. They reported their （60） in the lancet medical journal.

The teenagers who had been （61） had an l 4-percent lower ratio of bad to good cholesterol and lower concentrations of a protein that is a marker for cardiovascular disease risk.

The researchers also found that （62） of the child's weight at birth, the faster the Infants grew in the early weeks and months of life, the （63）was their later risk of heart disease and stroke. The effect was the （64） for both boys and girls.

"The more human milk you have in the newborn period, the lower your cholesterol level is the lower your blood pressure is l6 years （65）," Lucas said.

51 A hundreds B thousands C millions D numbers

Which of the following is most often accompanied by obesity？

A．High blood pressure.

B．Fatty tissue complaints.

C．Diabetes.

D．Stomach-ache.

How many experts arc involved in making an agreement on the measurement of obesity？

A．30

B．31

C．32

D．33

According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to

A．sleep time.

B．gender.

C．race.

D．parents.