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  3. Obesity is the single greatest cause of early deaths after smoking. It results in more years of unhealthy life, diminishing the

Obesity is the single greatest cause of early deaths after smoking. It results in more years of unhealthy life, diminishing the

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问题    Obesity is the single greatest cause of early deaths after smoking. It results in more years of unhealthy life, diminishing the quality of life. It also increases many physical and mental health issues, from heart disease to diabetes (糖尿病) to cancer and depression.
   Recently, childhood obesity has become the greatest cause for concern. For children in year six obesity rates have increased at a significant pace—around 5% a year for the past decade—so that now one in three children are obese by the time they leave primary school. The rate of childhood mental illness is accelerating and is both a cause and a symptom of the obesity crisis.
   Obesity is one of the most complex public health challenges that we face. It does not have a single cause. The reasons for it are wide-ranging. But above all, it is a social challenge. It is about education and social norms for eating and exercise. It is about how food companies formulate their products, how they are labelled and advertised, and how they are priced and displayed in shops. Work and school play a crucial role: more and more jobs are sedentary (久坐的) and kids are less and less likely to expend energy playing outdoors. The quality of our public spaces and transport systems makes an important difference too.
   We argue for fresh thinking to challenge the assumption that issues like obesity are a " disease of the will" and to encourage more support for people to make healthier choices. Local authorities should be given new powers to stop fast-food outlets opening near schools, to prevent them from selling high-calorie products to schoolchildren, and to ban junk food advertising near the school gates.
   We must remember that unhealthy behaviour today is costly tomorrow. Now is the time for more action and more investment—the quality and length of our children’s lives depend on it.
What’s the author’s attitude towards childhood obesity?
选项 A、Critical.
B、Objective.
C、Concerned.
D、Optimistic.
答案C
解析 观点态度题。由最后一段可知，作者提醒我们，不健康行为会让我们付出高昂的代价，并呼吁采取更多行动和增加更多投入，因为儿童肥胖问题决定着孩子们的生活质量和寿命，所以作者的态度是关心的、重视的，故答案为C)。A)“批评的”，作者在文中客观陈述了肥胖的后果、儿童肥胖问题的现状以及危害，并对此提出建议，故排除该项；B)“客观的”，作者在文中对儿童肥胖问题做出了客观陈述，但最后一段作者表达了对这一问题的关切，故排除；D)“乐观的”，文中主要是对儿童肥胖问题的叙述，乐观方面的信息并未涉及，故排除。
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