The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries．In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago．Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013．
Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults．The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases．
Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development．He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often, which has a high sugar, fat and salt content．He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities．They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot．
The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious diseases．
The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries．The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits, vegetables and increase physical activity．The WHO says these actions are especially important for children．
And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible．More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help．In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt．"Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy．The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries．" he adds．
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?
A．Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly．
B．Children in developing countries generally weigh too much．
C．The number of overweight children in the world has doubled．
D．The World Health Organization has increased greatly．
2.According to Branca, people are becoming overweight because of their changes in_______
A．school education
B．transportation
C．physical condition
D．lifestyles
3.The underlined word “generate” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______．
A．cure
B．cause
C．worsen
D．prevent
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______．
A．babies breastfed aren’t likely to become overweight
B．food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children
C．governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity
D．the number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries. In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago. Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013.
Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults. The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases.
Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often ,which has a high sugar ,fat and salt content. He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities. They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot.
The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious(感染性的) diseases.
The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries. The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits,' vegetables and increase physical activity. The WHO says these actions are especially important for children.
And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible. More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help. In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt. "Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy. The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries. " he adds.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?
A. Children in developing countries generally weigh too much.
B. Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly.
C. The number of overweight children in the world has doubled.
D. The World Health Organization has increased greatly.
2.According to Branca , people are becoming overweight because of their changes in _______
A. lifestyles B. transportation
C. physical condition D. school educational .
3.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 2?
A. cure B. prevent C. worsen D. cause
4.According to WHO, which of the following is true?
A. Poor nutrition is often related to children obesity.
B. To lower infectious disease rates is more complex than to lower obesity rates.
C. Eating less sugar and more vegetables helps lower obesity rates.
D. Increasing physical activity is most effective to lower obesity rates.
5.What can we learn from the last Paragraph?
A. Babies breastfed aren't likely to become overweight.
B. Governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity.
C. Food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children.
D. The number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries．In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago．Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013．
Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults．The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases．
Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development．He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often, which has a high sugar, fat and salt content．He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities．They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot．
The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious diseases．
The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries．The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits, vegetables and increase physical activity．The WHO says these actions are especially important for children．
And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible．More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help．In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt．"Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy．The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries．" he adds．
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?
A．Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly．
B．Children in developing countries generally weigh too much．
C．The number of overweight children in the world has doubled．
D．The World Health Organization has increased greatly．
2.According to Branca, people are becoming overweight because of their changes in_______
A．school education
B．transportation
C．physical condition
D．lifestyles
3.The underlined word “generate” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______．
A．cure
B．cause
C．worsen
D．prevent
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______．
A．babies breastfed aren’t likely to become overweight
B．food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children
C．governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity
D．the number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization says that the disease polio is no longer widespread in India. In 2009，half of the world’s cases of polio were there. But In 2011, there was only one new case of polio in the country.
Polio is caused by a virus. It spreads very quickly from one person to another. Victims often lose the use of their arms and legs. In the most serious cases, polio can kill a person.
Twenty-five years ago, polio affected about 200, 000 children in India each year. The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF, sent teams. of health workers into local villages. Team members told families in their neighborhood about the importance of giving liquid medicine to children to protect them against polio.
But it was not easy at first. A member said, “They used to think that our children will not be able to have children when they grow up if they get the drop. They used to think like this. But now they don’t. Now they allow their kids to get the drops.” Now things have changed. Asma Khatun is a mother in the town of Ghaziabad in the northern state of Utter Pradesh. She said, “Whenever anyone comes, we get the children vaccinated(接种疫苗). Even if nobody came to our house, we would send our children to a clinic to get vaccinated.
A local Muslim leader says the vaccination campaign has been successful because it is supported by religious leaders. He said, “The polio vaccination campaign has been successful here because our Muslim scholars are with us.
With their support, we are able to make people understand that giving children the vaccine is beneficial and crucial.”
The Indian government has now launched a new campaign to vaccinate 170 million children under the age of five. The campaign will target newborn babies, migrants and people living in poor, crowded areas where the disease spreads more quickly.
1.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell the world how to fight against polio.
B. To tell us good news about fighting against polio in India.
C. To prove that with good methods polio can be prevented.
D. To explain why people in India are no longer afraid of polio.
2.We learn that when parents in India were first advised to get their children vaccinated, they .
A. didn’t believe it could prevent polio
B. became relaxed and believed it would work
C. were afraid it would do harm to their children
D. were afraid it would make their children die
3.What is Muslim leaders’ attitude towards getting children vaccinated now?
A. Supportive.
B. Negative.
C. Uncaring.
D. Worried.
4.We know from the last paragraph that the new campaign .
A. was started by the World Health Organization
B. is successful mainly because of Muslim scholars
C. aims at 170 million children under the age of five
D. mainly targets people living in poor and crowded areas
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight.
The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their traditional diets of vegetables and fruits with imported processed foods.
Dr.Temu Waqanivalu is with the World Health Organization’s South Pacific office in Suva, Fiji.He says many of the imported products lack nutritional value.
Temu Waqanivalu said: “In some of the places, you’d be amazed to see how a bottle of Coke is cheaper than a bottle of water. I think that represents the kind of offenvironment we’ve created that doesn’t really encourage or make lifestyle choices an easy choice for the population.”
And a lack of physical activity among many Pacific islanders only adds to the obesity problem.
The WHO says more than 50 percent of the population is overweight in at least ten Pacific island countries. The rate is as high as 80 percent among women in the territory（领地）of American Samoa. Fiji had the lowest obesity rate at 30 percent.
In all, almost ten million people live in Pacific island countries. The WHO estimates that about 40 percent of them have health disorders related to diet and nutrition.
Diabetes（糖尿病）rates are among the highest in the world. Forty-seven percent of the people in American Samoa have diabetes. So do 44 percent of the people in Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand.
By comparison, the diabetes rate is 13 percent in the United States, a country that has its own problems with rising obesity.
Officials also note an increase in nutritional problems like anemia and not enough vitamin A in the diets of Pacific islanders. Dr. Waqanivalu says treating conditions related to obesity and diet puts pressure on limited health resources and budgets.
1.The main reason why obesity rates are rising in many Pacific islanders is ________.
A. the change of society
B. the change of eating habits
C. the change of life style
D. lack of exercise
2.Imported products lack nutritional value but people love to buy them because they are ________.
A. cheap B. popular C. tasty D. convenient to get
3.How many people living in Pacific island countries have health disorders?
A. 1 million. B. 4 million. C. 6 million. D. 10 million.
4.The percentage of diabetes rates in American Samoa is ________.
A. optimistic B. steady C. worrying D. low
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Among the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), the World Health Organization (WHO) has offered basic protective measures to the public against the virus.
1. Wash hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty.1.
2.2.If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate (污染;传染) objects or people that you touch. Throw tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
3. Keep at least one- meter distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever, because coughs or sneezes of people who are infected with a respiratory (呼吸系统) disease project (喷射) small drops containing the virus.3.
4. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth because hands touch many surfaces, which can be contaminated with: the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself.
5. Tell your health care provider if you have traveled in an area where the epidemic (流行病). has been reported, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has respiratory symptoms.
6. Practice general hygiene(卫生) measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product markets.4.. Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil Or structures of shops and market facilities.
7.5.. Handle raw meat, milk, or animal organs carefully to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked food.
A.Avoid eating animal products
B.If you are too close, you can breathe in the virus
C.This helps knowing the virus if it's on your hands
D.Avoid eating raw or undercooked animal products
E.This helps removing the virus if it's on your hands
F.Strictly avoid any contact with other animals in the market
G.Cover your mouth and nose with tissue when coughing and sneezing
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization has for the first time expressed “cautious optimism” that the growth in new Ebola cases in West Africa may be slowing down.
Bruce Aylward, who is in charge of the WHO response to Ebola, said in Geneva that he was particularly encouraged by evidence of a downward trend in Liberia, one of the three worst-affected countries.
The WHO’s official total number of Ebola cases has reached 13,703 – a big jump from the10,141 cases it reported four days ago. But Dr Aylward said that was mainly the result of the data being updated with old cases, rather than new cases arising.
“Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing a slowing rate of new cases, very definitely,” Dr Aylward said.
However, Dr Aylward also urged people not to celebrate pre-maturely over any apparent downturn in the epidemic (传染病). “I’m terrified that the information will be misunderstood and people will think Ebola is under control,” he said.
Any reduction in the battle against the virus might lead to “an oscillating(震荡的) pattern where the disease moves up and down”.
The improvement in Liberia seems to be due to a combination of more treatment facilities, better contact tracing and safer burial practices, together leading to fewer new infections from Ebola patients.
In Sierra Leone the number of cases continues to increase in some areas. “We’re still seeing this thing burning quite hot in parts of Sierra Leone,” Dr Aylward said
Tracing the progress of individual patients, the WHO estimates an overall death rate of 70 percent, though people who receive treatment in a well-equipped clinic are slightly less likely to die. The WHO plans to set up 56 Ebola clinics with 4,700 beds in West Africa. Of these 15 clinics with 1,050 beds are already operational and another 22 clinics are expected to open during November.
Meanwhile, two former NATO(北约) secretaries-general and dozens of leading European politicians have urged the alliance(盟国) to send troops, aircraft and ships to west Africa to help contain the Ebola crisis.
1. In the first paragraph, “cautious optimism” probably refers to ______
A. Ebola under control thanks to WHO’s caution
B. the decline of new Ebola cases though not defeated
C. celebrations on the downturn in Ebola in Liberia
D. More treatment and relief supplies to West Africa
2.Why did Dr Aylward urge people not to celebrate prematurely?
A. Because celebrations may increases infections.
B. Because the pattern of the disease is up and down.
C. Because people may be misled to stop the battle.
D. Because we are getting an upper hand on the virus.
3.Which of the following didn’t contribute to the improvement in Liberia?
A. better contact tracing
B. more treatment facilities
C. safer burial practices
D. data updated with old cases
4. According to the text, “burning quite hot” means ______ .
A. very severe B. extremely hot
C. on fire D. well received
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization has for the first time expressed “cautions optimism” that the growth in new Ebola cases in West Africa may be slowing down.
Bruce Aylward, who is in charge of the WHO response to Ebola, said in Geneva that he was particularly encouraged by evidence of a downward trend in Liberia, one of the three worst-affected countries.
The WHO’s official total number of Ebola cases has reached 13.703—a big jump from the10,141 cases it reported four days ago. But Dr Aylward said that was mainly the result of the data being updated with old cases, rather than new cases arising.
“Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing a slowing rate of new cases, very definitely.” Dr Aylward said.
However, Dr Aylward also urged people not to celebrate prematurely over any apparent downturn in the epidemic（传染病). “I’m terrified that the information will be misinterpreted and people will think Ebola is under control.” he said.
Any reduction in the battle against the virus might lead to “an oscillating（震荡的）pattern where the disease moves up and down”.
The improvement in Liberia seems to be due to a combination of more treatment facilities, better contact tracing and safer burial practices, together leading to fewer new infections from Ebola patients.
In Sierra Leone the number of cases continues to increase in some areas. “We’re still seeing this thing burning quite hot in parts of Sierra Leone,” Dr Aylward said
Tracing the progress of individual patients, the WHO estimates an overall death rate of 70 percent, though people who receive treatment in a well-equipped clinic are slightly less likely to die. The WHO plans to set up 56 Ebola clinics with 4,700 beds in West Africa. Of these 15 clinics with 1,050 beds are already operational and another 22 clinics are expected to open during November.
Meanwhile, two former NATO（北约）secretaries-general and dozens of leading European politicians have urged the alliance to send troops, aircraft and ships to west Africa to help contain the Ebola crisis.
1.In the first paragraph, “cautious optimism” probably refers to ________.
A. Ebola under control thanks to WHO’s caution
B. the decline of new Ebola cases though not defeated
C. celebrations on the downturn in Ebola in Liberia
D. More treatment and relief supplies to West Africa
2.Why did Dr Aylward urge people not to celebrate prematurely?
A. Because celebrations may increases infections.
B. Because the pattern of the disease is up and down.
C. Because people may be misled to cease the battle.
D. Because we are getting an upper hand on the virus.
3.Which of the following didn’t contribute to the improvement in Liberia?
A. better contact tracing B. more treatment facilities
C. safer burial practices D. data updated with old cases
4.According to the text, “burning quite hot” means ________.
A. very severe B. extremely hot
C. on fire D. well received
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization(WHO)has the following advice to protect yourself from being infected with the coronavirus or other flu-like diseases.
1. Clean your hands often and carefully with an alcohol-based hand cleaner or wash them with soap and water. Washing your hands kills viruses that may be on your hands.
Keep social distancing. 2. When someone coughs or sneezes, he releases small drops of liquid from his mouth or nose which may contain the viruses. If you are too close, you can breathe in the liquid, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. Your hands touch many surfaces where viruses can survive up to nine days. Once contaminated(弄脏), hands can carry the viruses to your eyes, nose or mouth. 3.
Promote respiratory hygiene(呼吸道卫生). Make sure that you cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or facial tissue when you cough or sneeze. 4.
If you have a fever, a cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early. Stay home if you feel unwell, even with mild signs of infection such as headache and slight runny nose, until you recover. If you have a fever, a cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention, and follow the directions of your local health official. 5. This will also help to prevent possible spread of the coronavirus and other viruses.
A.Wash your hands frequently.
B.Then throw away the used tissue in a specially provided dustbin immediately.
C.If not, you are bound to be in a horrible condition.
D.Stay home and never participate in any social activities.
E.From there, the viruses can enter your body and can make you sick.
F.Stay at least one meter away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
G.Calling ahead will permit the health official to quickly direct you to the right health facility.
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that the number of people killed by Ebola has now risen to over five thousand, with more than fourteen thousand ______.
A. having infected B. to infect
C. infected D. infecting
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization(WHO)has made an appeal to scientists, drug manufacturers and governments. The WHO wants them to work together1.(develop) drugs to fight 12 bacteria. These bacteria2.(be) able to resist3.(power) antibiotic（抗生素）drugs. The resistance is so unusually strong that all 12 have been given a special name:" superbug.”
The United Nations agency reported this week the 12 superbugs are a threat to human4. (healthy).It said they have5.ability to turn easily treatable infections into killers. The WHO says superbugs can also pass along genetic material6.helps other bacteria become resistant to drug treatment.
Marie-Paule Kieny is the U.N.agency's assistant director-general. She said“antibiotic resistance is growing and we are fast running out7.treatment options.”She urged governments to give drug companies reasons to develop new treatments. "If we leave it to market forces alone, the new antibiotics we most8.(urgent)need are not going to be developed in time," she said.
Antibiotic drugs can lose their effectiveness when people take more or less of than the amount9.(require) by doctors. When this happens, infections that10.(treat) at one time easily become resistant.
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