四、英國的飲食與健康

　　A recent parliamentary report blames the government and the food industry for the growth in obesity. The Department of Transport is blamed for not doing enough to__1__facilities for pedestrians and cyclists while__2__ to pressure from motoring organizations representing car users. The Ministry of Education is__3__of selling off school playing fields and not doing enough to__4__adequate facilities for physical education and games. Young people in Britain have become crazy about football (soccer and rugby), but too often as__5__ “couch potatoes” .

　　The food industry is blamed for promoting junk food to school children and not doing enough to__6__down on sugar, fats and salt in prepared foods. The industry,__7__by the current popularity of the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet, has begun to __8__, but it is trying to protect a huge market and will need to do__9__more if it is to__10__off increased regulation.

　　Japan seems less__11__so far by the problem of obesity,__12__ as the Japanese diet becomes increasingly__13__ (burgers and doughnuts) the problem will grow. __14__, Japanese cuisine has become highly popular in Britain. It is seen as healthy in a different way from the Mediterranean diet__15__its emphasis on tomatoes and olive oil combined with red wine.

　　A fairly small amount of red wine is now__16__as beneficial to the heart,__17__its other encouraging properties. But Britain has to do more to__18__the problems of alcoholism__19__with the binge-drinking culture — including violence and vandalism. Limited consumption of alcohol, as long as it is not__20__with driving, is harmless and possibly beneficial.

　　1. [A] stimulate [B] commend [C] promote [D] elevate

　　2. [A] submitting [B] subjecting [C] subordinating [D] surrendering

　　3. [A] charged [B] denounced [C] scolded [D] accused

　　4. [A] assure [B] ensure [C] secure [D] guard

　　5. [A] speculating [B] spectating [C] specializing [D] sightseeing

　　6. [A] fall [B] get [C] cut [D] bring

　　7. [A] stung [B] bitten [C] chewed [D] licked

　　8. [A] retort [B] refute [C] respond [D] resolve

　　9. [A] abundantly [B] considerably [C] extensively [D] principally

　　10. [A] defend [B] beat [C] hold [D] ward

　　11. [A] upset [B] affected [C] effected [D] impressed

　　12. [A] or [B] for [C] but [D] if

　　13. [A] popularized [B] globalized [C] westernized [D] localized

　　14. [A] Accordingly[B] Interestingly [C] Surprisingly [D] Strikingly

　　15. [A] as [B] on [C] but [D] with

　　16. [A] accepted [B] approved [C] assumed [D] acknowledged

　　17. [A] but for [B] let alone [C] regardless of [D] much less

　　18. [A] cope [B] challenge [C] tackle [D] undertake

　　19. [A] matched [B] related [C] united [D] associated

　　20. [A] bonded [B] combined [C] merged [D] incorporated

　　答案

　　1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D

　　11.B 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.A 17. B 18.C 19.D 20.B

　　總體分析

　　本文主要介紹了英國飲食存在的問題。第一至二段指出，英國政府和食品工業被指責導致肥胖患者的增多。第三段指出，一方面日本飲食因日益西化，肥胖問題變得嚴重;另一方面，日本飲食在英國很流行，被視為健康飲食。第四段指出適度飲酒對身體有益，但英國要應付的是與過度引酒相關的問題。

　　全文翻譯

　　一份最近的議會報告指責政府和食品工業導致肥胖患者增多。交通部門被指責在促進步行和騎車設施的發展方面做得不夠，而且屈從于代表汽車使用者的機動車組織的壓力。教育部被指責出賣學校的操場，在保證提供用于體育教學和游戲的充足設施方面做得不夠。英國的年輕人為足球和橄欖球而瘋狂，但更多的只是坐在家里看電視的“沙發土豆”。

　　食品工業被指控向學生兜售垃圾食品，在減少熟食中糖、脂肪和鹽含量方面做得不夠。受到目前艾特金斯低碳水化合物飲食潮流的刺激，食品工業已經有所反應，但是它要努力保護一個龐大的市場，而且如果要避開日益增多的規定，它需要做的事情還很多。

　　迄今為止，日本看上去受肥胖問題的影響較小，但是隨著日本人食譜的日益西化(夾餅和油炸圈餅)，問題會變得嚴重。有趣的是，日式烹飪在英國很流行。它被看作是有別于地中海飲食的另一種健康飲食，后者著重于西紅柿和橄欖油以及與之相結合的紅酒。

　　稍飲紅酒現在被認為有利于心臟，更不用說紅酒其它令人振奮的品性。但是英國人還需要做許多事情來解決與狂飲文化有關的酗酒問題——包括暴力和破壞行為。有節制的酒類消費，只要不和駕駛行為搭伴，就是無害的并可能是有益的。