It is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.
“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (糖尿病),” she said. “And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past—and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.
“Part of this is that there's this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
1.What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?
A. An organization of doctors suffering from obesity.
B. An organization of patients suffering from obesity.
C. A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.
D. A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.
2.How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?
A. About 350. B. About 390.
C. About 900. D. About 1,000.
3.What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?
A. They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.
B. Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.
C. Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.
D. Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.
4.According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?
A. Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.
B. Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.
C. Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.
D. Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.
5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Obesity in the U. S.
B. Trouble of overweight Americans.
C. Talk more, help better.
D. Doctors or patients---who to bear more blame?[
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It is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.
“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (糖尿病),” she said. “And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past—and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.
“Part of this is that there's this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
1.What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?
A. An organization of doctors suffering from obesity.
B. An organization of patients suffering from obesity.
C. A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.
D. A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.
2.How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?
A. About 350. B. About 390.
C. About 900. D. About 1,000.
3.What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?
A. They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.
B. Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.
C. Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.
D. Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.
4. According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?
A. Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.
B. Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.
C. Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.
D. Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.
5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Obesity in the U. S.
B. Trouble of overweight Americans.
C. Talk more, help better.
D. Doctors or patients---who to bear more blame?[
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It is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.
“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (糖尿病),” she said. “And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past—and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.
“Part of this is that there's this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
1.What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?
A. An organization of doctors suffering from obesity.
B. An organization of patients suffering from obesity.
C. A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.
D. A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.
2.How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?
A. About 350. B. About 390.
C. About 900. D. About 1,000.
3.What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?
A. They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.
B. Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.
C. Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.
D. Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.
4.According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?
A. Most doctors never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.
B. Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.
C. Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.
D. Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.
5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Obesity in the U. S.
B. Trouble of overweight Americans.
C. Talk more, help better.
D. Doctors or patients---who to bear more blame?[
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Doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?
The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.
So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there, said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. Without being told about options for diabetes, she said. “Doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.”
The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know at they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.
Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past — and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesity-related diseases like hypertension and diabetes.
Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn., which ranks 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re going to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you’re going to have to talk to them at virtually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them about, find progress in some aspect of their care and coach them,” he said.
He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be optimistic.
“Part of this is that there’s this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that heavy people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are self-indulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”
61.What is most probably the Stop Obesity Alliance, as in Paragraph 3?
A.An organization of doctors specializing in obesity.
B.An organization of patients suffering from obesity.
C.A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.
D.A research group dealing with doctor – patient relationship.
62.How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?
A.About 350. B.About 390. C.About 900. D.1,000.
63.What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?
A.They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.
B.Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.
C.Without their doctors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.
D.Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.
64.According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?
A.Most doctors just never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.
B.Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.
C.Most patients are too weak – willed to do anything about their weight.
D.Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.
65.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.Obesity in the U.S.
B.Trouble of overweight Americans
C.Talk more, help better
D.Doctors or patients – who to bear more blame?
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Michelle Obama has launched her campaign against childhood obesity in the US,saying that it is a problem that concerns her both as the first lady and as a mother.
Mrs.Obama said that the campaign was designed to encourage people to live healthier lives,but admitted that she herself was not immune to the temptations of junk food.
“I love burgers and fries.And I love ice cream and cake.And so do most kids,” she said.But,she added,“We’re not talking about a lifestyle that excludes all that.”
“The question is how we help people balance their diet so that they’re not facing lifethreatening,preventable illnesses,but they’re enjoying their food,they’re eating their vegetables,they’re doing their running,walking and playing,and they still have time to get a good,fun meal every once in a while.”
One in three American children are overweight or obese,putting them at the higher risk of developing diabetes(糖尿病),high blood pressure,high cholesterol(胆固醇) and other illnesses.
Billions of dollars are spent every year treating obesityrelated conditions.
“None of us wants this future for our kids,” Mrs.Obama said at the White House.
“We have to act,so let’s move.”
Her campaign has four parts:helping parents make better food choices,serving healthier food in school vending machines(自动售货机) and lunch menus,making healthy food more available and affordable,and encouraging children to exercise more.
The campaign,which Mrs.Obama starts,is aimed at solving the childhood obesity problem in a generation,so that children born today can reach adulthood at a healthy weight.
“This isn’t like a disease where we’re still waiting for the cure to be discovered.We know the cure for this,” she said at the opening ceremony.
President Barack Obama praised his wife for solving what he called one of “the most urgent health issues facing the country”.
“This has enormous promise in improving the health of our children,in giving support to parents to make the kinds of healthy choices that are often very difficult,” he said.
1.The best title of the passage would be “________”.
A.The first lady begins to fight against childhood obesity
B.The most urgent health issues facing the country
C.The Obamas care about the health of fat children
D.The first lady can’t resist the temptations of junk food
2.Why did Michelle Obama launch the campaign?
A.To fight against adulthood obesity.
B.To help children to eat less junk food.
C.To encourage Americans to live more healthily.
D.To call on people to exercise more after work.
3.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.She is addicted to buying junk food.
B.She is also fond of junk food sometimes.
C.Many people are able to resist junk food.
D.Her immune system was not strong enough.
4.What do we know about Americans?
A.They all enjoy junk food.
B.They don’t eat their vegetables.
C.They have some time for exercise.
D.Many have obesityrelated illnesses.
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.People don’t know the cure for obesity.
B.President Barack Obama supports his wife.
C.The campaign has solved the problem.
D.Obesity is the most urgent problem facing America.
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It is obvious that John is unhappy. _________, it comes as no surprise that she has decided to change her job.
A.However | B.Otherwise | C.Moreover | D.Therefore |
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(2010·辽宁高考)Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it ________ be regular exercise.
A.can B.will
C.must D.may
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Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it must be ________exercise.
A.frequent B.normal C.regular D.usual
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Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it _______ be regular exercise.
A.can B.will C.must D.may
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Doctors say that exercise is important for health,but it__________be regular exercise .
A.can | B.will | C.must | D.may |
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One doctor is being recognized as the best doctor.He ever took the time to____a young patient's broken toy.
The little boy,Ryan,has several health____.The 9-year-old has had eight operations in his life,so when he went to Children's Hospital for____in early November,he brought along his favorite toy for____.
His doctor,Groth,noticed the one-eyed toy was a little shabby and decided to____by sewing it back up,just like he____Ryan.“You might think this is his fourth or fifth one,”Groth said.“He is extremely____this toy.”When Ryan woke up from his operation to find his____recovering by his side,he was very____."With this little guy,I think it made a big____,"Groth said.“From a____aspect it helps a lot and it____him.”
The 44-year-old doctor has seen many kids come in with____toys and has made it a____to sew them up whenever he can.This was the first time,____,that someone caught him in the act.He didn't know the____was being taken,but since it was____to the website,it's been liked over 13000 times,____the attention of local and national media.
The doctor has a pretty good theory about why his small____has gotten so much attention online.“People just ____to see sympathy for others.It resonates(引起共鸣).”
That it does doctor,that it does.
1.A. put away B. sew up C. play with D. wash up
2.A. care B. education C. problems D. benefits
3.A. operation B. advice C. training D. complaint
4.A. treatment B. repair C. donation D. comfort
5.A. operate B. help C. exchange D. foster
6.A. worried about B. called for C. did with D. picked up
7.A. attached B. devoted C. limited D. attracted
8.A. injury B. parents C. doctor D. toy
9.A. painful B. excited C. energetic D. pessimistic
10.A. effort B. smile C. difference D. noise
11.A. commercial B. moral C. finance D. recovery
12.A. relaxes B. approaches C. serves D. reminds
13.A. carefully-chosen B. well-worn C. newly-designed D. brand-new
14.A. career B. view C. home D. practice
15.A. therefore B. besides C. however D. instead
16.A. photo B. toy C. measure D. seat
17.A. delivered B. posted C. applied D. fastened
18.A. requiring B. switching C. avoiding D. catching
19.A. change B. progress C. gesture D. misfortune
20.A. like B. fail C. try D. manage
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