从文章题目“Supersize Surprise”,第一句话“Ask anyone why there is an obesity epidemic and they will tell you that it’s all down to eating too much and burning too few calories.”和七个小标题以及第二段的“…experts set out the 7 most plausible alternative explanations for the epidemic”可以看出文章讲述的是关于肥胖症原因的重新认定问题。
第二题:In the US Nurses’ Health Study, women who slept an average of 7 hours a night _______.关键词US Nurses’ Health Study和7 hours。
第三题:The popular belief about obesity is that _________.题干关键词popular belief和obesity,选项关键词sleep。
第四题:How does indoor heating affect our life? 关键词indoor heating。
第五题:What does the author say about the effect of nicotine on smokers? 关键词nicotine。
第六题:Who are most likely to be overweight according to Katherine Flegal’s study? 题干关键词Katherine Flegal,选项关键词smoke。
第七题:According to the US National Center for Health Statistics, the increased obesity in the US is a result of ________.关键词US National Center for Health Statistics。
第八题:According to the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the reason why older mothers’ children tend to be obese remains _________.关键词US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute和older mothers’ children。
第九题:According to Michael Symonds, one factor contributing to the obesity epidemic is decrease of __________.关键词Michael Symonds。
第十题:When two heavy people get married, chances of their children getting fat increase, because obesity is_________.关键词two heavy people。
解题第三步:定位关键词,确定答案。
第一题是主旨大意题,四个选项为A) Effects of obesity on people’s health. B) The link between lifestyle and obesity. C) New explanations for the obesity epidemic. D) Possible ways to combat the obesity epidemic.,结合第一步的分析锁定正确答案是C)。
第二题定位到第1个小标题Not enough sleep第二段最后一句话“Similarly, the US Nurses’ Health Study… found that those who slept an average of 5 hours a night gained more weight during the study period than women who slept 6 hours, who in turn gained more than those who slept 7.”从中给出睡眠时间长短与体重增加多少成反比的关系可以明确判断四个选项A) gained the least weight B) were inclined to eat less C) found their vigor enhanced D) were less susceptible to illness中正确答案是A)。
第三题定位到第1个小标题Not enough sleep第三段“It’s well known that obesity impairs sleep…”,该句中的impair(损害)一词帮助我们锁定四个选项A) it makes us sleepy B) it causes sleep loss C) it increases our appetite D) it results from lack of sleep中正确答案是B)。
第四题关键词indoor heating与温度控制有关,定位到第2个小标题Climate control最后一段“Could …heating in winter really make a difference to our weight? Sadly,there is some evidence that it does — at least with regard to heating.”从中可以看出四个选项A) It makes us stay indoors more. B) It accelerates our metabolic rate. C) It makes us feel more energetic. D) It contributes to our weight gain.中正确答案是D)。
第五题关键词是用特殊字体标注的超纲词汇,定位到第3个小标题Less smoking第一段末句“It probably has something to do with the fact that nicotine (尼古丁) is an appetite suppressant and appears to up your metabolic rate”。根据对短语appetite suppressant(食欲遏制剂)的理解可以判断选项A) It threatens their health. B) It heightens their spirits. C) It suppresses their appetite. D) It slows down their metabolism.中正确答案是C),四个选项中可能只有suppressant一词是大部分考生不熟悉的,但也不必紧张,因为答案中用了suppressant的动词形式suppress,另外一个关键词appetite与其同时出现,只是因词形有变化,所以词序随之改变。
第六题定位到第3个小标题Less smoking第二段首句“Katherine Flegal … have calculated that people kicking the habit have been responsible for a small but significant portion of the US epidemic of fatness.”前半句很多专有名词都可以忽略,根据people kicking the habit (of smoking)判断出选项A) Heavy smokers. B) Passive smokers. C) Those who never smoke. D) Those who quit smoking.中正确答案是D)。
第七题定位到第5个小标题A little older…,其中指出:某些特殊的群体 adults aged 40 to 79,Mexican-American women和black women等更容易肥胖,四个选项A) the growing number of smokers among young people B) the rising proportion of minorities in its population C) the increasing consumption of high-calorie foods D) the improving living standards of the poor people中正确答案是B)。
第八题定位到第6个小标题Mature mums第二段“Results from the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s study found that the odds(几率)of a child being obese increase 14% for every five extra years of their mother’s age, though why this should be so is not entirely clear. ”归纳出答案是not entirely clear。
第九题定位到第6个小标题Mature mums最后一段“Michael Symonds …found that first-born children have more fat than younger ones. As family size decreases, firstborns account for a greater share of the population.”归纳出答案是family size。