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1、英语冲刺练习六阅读理解ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNature.DavidTillman,aprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesota,America,examinedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Hen
2、otedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.Hefoundthatasnationsindustrialized,populationincreasedandearningsrose,morepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinsugar,fat,oilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoods,peoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreater
3、riskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetes（糖尿病）andheartdisease.Unfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrialized,iftheyadoptthisWesterndiet,theyaregoingtohavethesehealthproblems,especiallyindevelopingcountriesinAsia.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetescaseshasbeenjumpingfromlessthanonepercentto10p
4、ercentofthepopulationastheybegantoindustrializedovera20-yearperiod.Andthatishappeningallacrosstheworld,inNigeriaandsoon.And，adietbadforhumanbeings,isalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworldspopulationgrows,moreforestsandtropicalareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforcattle.Wearelikelytohavemo
5、regreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.Tillmancallsthelinkbetweendiet,theenvironmentandhumanhealth,“adilemma笃aproblemofferingadifficultchoice.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.24.DavidTillmanbelievesthat.A.diet,theenv
6、ironmentandhumanhealtharecloselyconnectedB.theWesterndietistheonlychoiceasthenationindustrializesC・peopleintropicalareasaremorelikelytohaveheartdiseaseD.traditionaldietsaremorebalancedthantheWesterndiet25.Accordingtothepassage,moregreenhousegasmightbegivenoffinthefuturefrom.A.transportationB.de
7、velopingcountriesC.agricultureD.developedcountries26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.NigeriahasthelargestnumberofdiabetescasesB.overweightpeopleareathigherriskofinfectiousdiseasesC.theexaminedinformationcomesfromdevelopingcountries
