Which is NOT the point of the example of the Pacific Islands?

[材料题] Like a needle climbing up a bathroom scale, the number keeps rising. In 1991, 15% of Americans were obese(肥胖的); by 1999, that proportion had grown to 27%. Youngsters, who should have age and activity on their side, are growing larger as well: 19% of Americans under 17 are obese. Waistbands have been popping in other western countries too, as physical activity has declined and diets have expanded. By and large, people in the rich world seem to have lost the fight against flab(松弛). Meanwhile, poorer nations have enjoyed some success in their battles against malnutrition and famine. But, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, it is more a case of being out of the frying pan and into the fire. The most striking example actually in the poor world comes from the Pacific islands, home of the world’s most obese communities. In 1966, 14% of the men on this island were obese while 100% of men under the age of 30 in 1996 were obese. This i

单项选择题1.Which is NOT the point of the example of the Pacific Islands?: A、The poor community has shaken off poverty and people are well-fed now.; B、Obesity is becoming a problem in the developing world too.; C、Excessive weight increase will cause no less harm than the food shorta; D、The problem of overweight emerges very fast.

单项选择题2.What is the main idea of this passage?: A、Obesity is now a global problem that needs tackling.; B、The weights increase fast throughout the whole world.; C、Obesity and starvation are two main problems in the poor world.; D、Obesity has shifted from the rich world to the poor world.

单项选择题3.Of tackling obesity in the poor world, we can learn from the passage that____: A、the matter is so complex as to go beyond our capacity; B、no matter what we do, the prospect will always be bleak; C、it is starvation, the real threat, that needs to be solved; D、we should take immediate actions before it becomes incurable

单项选择题4.As physical exercise declines and diet expands, ______.: A、other western countries has been defeated by fat; B、obesity has become an epidemic(流行病)of the rich world; C、waistbands begin to be popular in other western countries; D、western countries can no longer fight against obesity

单项选择题5.The first sentence of the passage most probably implies that ______.: A、many Americans are obsessed with the rising temperature in their bathroom; B、more people are overweighed in the United States; C、people are doing more physical exercises with the help of scales; D、youngsters become taller and healthier thanks to more activities

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