15．Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight，while the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin？Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight．Researchers conclude that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full．However，Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over．
    According to Dr．Joseph Mercola，a health expert，the French see eating as an important part of their life style．They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table，while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities．Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full．So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped．In addition，he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week．The French，instead，tend to shop daily，walking to small shops and farmers'markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits，vegetables，and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal．
    After a visit to the United States，Mireille Guiliano，author of French Women Don't Get Fat，decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food．Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym．
    In spite of all these differences，evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits．Today the rate of obesity-or  extreme overweight-among adults is only 6%．However，as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions，the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%-and is growing．

53．In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr．Joseph Mercola？C
A．They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently．
B．They squeeze eating between the other daily activities．
C．They regard eating as a key part of their life style．
D．They usually eat too much canned and frozen food．
54．This text is mainly the relationship betweenB．
A．Americans and the French          B．life style and obesity
C．children and adults                              D．fast food and overweight
55．The text is mainly developedA．
A．by contrast           B．by space           C．by process      D．by classification
56．Where does this text probably come from？C
A．A TV interview  B．A food advertisement   C．A health report    D．A book review．

分析 本文屬于議論文閱讀，主要介紹了美國和法國的生活方式的不同，以及他們的生活方式與肥胖之間的關(guān)系．作者以為什么美國人在與肥胖作斗爭而法國人享受著美食且保持身材苗條引出話題，并展開討論．

解答 53．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段the French see eating as an important part of their life style可知法國人將飲食當(dāng)作生活的一部分，故選C．
54．B  主旨要義題．通讀全文，并根據(jù)Researchers conclude that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full．However，Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over．可知本文主要介紹了美國和法國的生活方式的不同，而且美國的飲食宜造成肥胖，而法國的飲食可保持身體苗條，也就是主要介紹的生活方式與肥胖之間的關(guān)系，故選B．
55．A  判斷推理題．通讀全文，根據(jù)Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight，while the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin？作者在第一段以為什么美國人在與肥胖作斗爭而法國人享受著美食且保持身材苗條引出話題，故選A．
56．C  判斷推理題．本文主要介紹了美國和法國生活方式的不同以及帶來的體型變化等，故應(yīng)是來源于健康報告．故選C．

點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文，把握文章主旨大意，帶著問題回到原文，尋找細(xì)節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案，最后要理清作者寫作思路．

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