The Most Obese State in America
The south tips the scales again as the nation’s fattest region ,according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi ,Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part ,experts blame South eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates.
Colorado was the least obese ,with about 19 percent fitting that category in a random telephone survey dome last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2007 findings are similar to results from the same survey the three previous years. Mississippi has had the highest obesity rate every year since 2004.But Alabama ,Tennessee, west Virginia and Louisiana have also clustered near the top of the list .the South has had high death rates from heart disease and stroke ,health risks that have been linked to obesity, some experts noted.
The CDC study only surveyed adults, but results for kids are similar ,said Dr.Miriam Vos, assistant professor of professor of pediatrics at Atlanta’s Emory School of Medicine .” Most of the studies of obesity on children show the South has the highest rates as well,” Vos said.
Why is the South so heavy ? The traditional Southern diet ?high in fat and fried food ?may be part of the answer, said Dr.William Dietz, who heads CDC’s nutrition, physical activity and obesity division .The South also has a large concentration of rural residents and black women ? two groups that tend to have higher obesity rates, he said. The study found that about 36 percent of black survey participants were obese, while 28.5 percent of Hispanics and 24.5 percent of whites were.
High poverty rates in the South probably are another factor ,said Naa Oyo Kwate, assistant professor of sociomedical science at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health . in today’s America, poor people tend to be obese: The cheapest foods tend to be calorie-heavy, and stores offering healthier, and more expensive ,food choices are not often found in poor neighborhoods ,she said.
And why is Colorado so thin? It ‘s a state with a reputation for exercise.
16. More than 30 percent of grown-ups in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
17. Experts hold the idea that obesity in the Southern part is partly due to their eating habits, poverty and lack of physical exercise.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
18. The writer mentioned that Colorado was the least obese but did not reveal the reason.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
19. Heart disease and stroke is connected with obesity to some degree.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
20.According to Vos, most of the studies of obesity on children and seniors show the South has the highest rates as well.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
21. The black women and some city dwellers in the South are the two groups that tend to have higher obesity rates.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
22. The poor people can hardly afford the healthy food sold at high prices in the stores.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
参考答案：A C B A C B A
答案解析：
16 A 该题说的是 ： 密西西比河，阿拉巴马和田纳西州有30%多的成年人患有肥胖症。根据原文的第二句more than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi,Alabama AND Tennessee are considered obese.得知题干的表述是正确的，注意adult和 grown-up 的同义表达。
17.C 该题说的是:专家们认为饮食习惯,贫困和缺乏运动是导致美国南部人群肥胖的部分原因.第一段In part ,experts blame South eating habits, poverty and demographic groups that have higher obesity rates.提到了饮食习惯
贫困和人口特点这三方面的与纳音,并没有提到是否和缺乏运动有关.
18.B 该题说的是:作者提到了科罗拉多州的人口最苗条但没有谈及原因.第二段提到了科罗拉多周的人口最苗条,最后一段提及了原因, it’s a state with a reputation for exercise.即那儿的人喜欢运动。所以题干的表达是错误的。
19. A 该题说的是：心脏病和中风在某种成都上与肥胖有关。第二段“一些专家指出，南部地区心脏病和中风等由肥胖引起的疾病死亡率很高。”说明了题干的表述是正确的。
20.C 该题说的是:Vos说研究表明南部地区的儿童和老人的肥胖率也居全国之首。根据第三段“Most of the studies of obesity on children show the South has the highest rates as well,”得知Vos 只提到了对于儿童的研究，并没有提及老年人的肥胖是否也居于全国之首。
21 B 该题说的是：南部地区饿黑人妇女和一些城市人口是容易肥胖的两大人群。根据第四段The South also has a large concentration of rural residents and black women ? two groups that tend to have higher obesity rates, he said.得知两大人群主要指的是黑人妇女和一些农村人口，而非城市人口，所以题干的表述是错误的。
22.A 该题说的是：穷人往往买不起商店里提供的高价、健康的食品。文章的最后一句告诉我们“廉价的食物通常所含热量较高，而穷人往往买不起商店里那些健康、较贵的食品。”所以题干的表述是正确的。