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

參考答案：A C B A C B A

答案解析：

16 A 該題說的是 ： 密西西比河，阿拉巴馬和田納西州有30%多的成年人患有肥胖癥。根據原文的第二句more than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi,Alabama AND Tennessee are considered obese.得知題干的表述是正確的，注意adult和 grown-up 的同義表達。

17.C 該題說的是:專家們認為飲食習慣,貧困和缺乏運動是導致美國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.提到了飲食習慣

貧困和人口特點這三方面的與納音,并沒有提到是否和缺乏運動有關.

18.B 該題說的是:作者提到了科羅拉多州的人口最苗條但沒有談及原因.第二段提到了科羅拉多周的人口最苗條,最后一段提及了原因, it’s a state with a reputation for exercise.即那兒的人喜歡運動。所以題干的表達是錯誤的。

19. A 該題說的是：心臟病和中風在某種成都上與肥胖有關。第二段“一些專家指出，南部地區心臟病和中風等由肥胖引起的疾病死亡率很高。”說明了題干的表述是正確的。

20.C 該題說的是:Vos說研究表明南部地區的兒童和老人的肥胖率也居全國之首。根據第三段“Most of the studies of obesity on children show the South has the highest rates as well,”得知Vos 只提到了對于兒童的研究，并沒有提及老年人的肥胖是否也居于全國之首。

21 B 該題說的是：南部地區餓黑人婦女和一些城市人口是容易肥胖的兩大人群。根據第四段The South also has a large concentration of rural residents and black women ? two groups that tend to have higher obesity rates, he said.得知兩大人群主要指的是黑人婦女和一些農村人口，而非城市人口，所以題干的表述是錯誤的。

22.A 該題說的是：窮人往往買不起商店里提供的高價、健康的食品。文章的最后一句告訴我們“廉價的食物通常所含熱量較高，而窮人往往買不起商店里那些健康、較貴的食品。”所以題干的表述是正確的。

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