Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch (从头开始 )? Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so
idle they'd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health charity. The results were surprising.
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents (回答者) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (肥胖) before they start school.
Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said: "People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and obviously their pets too.
"If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole ge
neration will become too unfit to perform even the most basic of tasks."
And Scotland's largest city,
Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
The results pose (对... 提出) serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
小题1:For the i
nterest of country people should
.
| A．continue watching the same channel rather than get up to get the remote control |
| B．carry out even the most basic of tasks |
| C．get enough exercise to get fitter |
| D．admit they do not get enough exercise |
小题2:Which of the following statements agrees with British people?
| A．They are fond of climbing the stairs. |
| B．They are willing to accompany their children. |
| C．They like sports and get enough exercise. |
| D．They are suffering from obesity-related illnesses. |
小题3:What does the word "idle" in paragraph 2 mostly probably mean?
| A．active | B．lazy | C．optimistic | D．pessimistic |
小题4:Which country is the writer most likely to come from?
| A．America | B．China | C．U.K | D．France |
小题5: What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．UK is taking measures to get over laziness. |
| B．How lazy British people are. |
| C．British people are suffering from laziness. |
| D．Challenges for the National Health Service. |