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1、高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读训练：体重鸿沟？ 改编自The obesity gap Zeinab, a 60-year-old woman in Baghdad, earns 20,000 dirhams ($13.70) per day working in a restaurant but cannot afford decent food for her family. Her daughters dropped out of school due to high fees and stay home to avoid workplace harassment. The Middle Eas
2、t has the biggest disparity between obese men (11%) and women (15%) globally, with eight Arab countries among the 11 highest for deaths attributed to obesity due to health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Only one in ten Iraqi women have paid jobs, while fewer opportu
3、nities exist for females to enjoy sport or exercise outside their homes and headscarves make outdoor public exercise cumbersome and liable to gender-based harassment.Egypt fares worse, with poor women generally having a higher BMI than wealthier ones. Egypt also has the worlds highest female BMI, wh
4、ich has grown more quickly than male BMI since 1975, while junk food has become more popular. Carbohydrates are also a significant problem for Iraqis, who consume rice and bread at most meals, while many Arab men prefer Rubenesque body types on women and value femininity over slimness. Iraqis often
5、cite Enas Taleb, an actress with ample curves, as the beauty ideal, and some Iraqi women may even take weight-gaining pills to be more attractive to men.However, being overweight poses serious health risks for both males and females, particularly heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, all
6、 prevalent conditions in the region. Despite the challenges and obstacles to expanding employment and gender equity, women should strive to live healthy, active lifestyles to improve their own well-being.【重点词汇】1. Zeinab zinb n. 人名2. woman wmn n. 女人3. Baghdad bdd n. 巴格达（伊拉克首都）4. earn n v. 赚取，挣得5. dir
7、ham drm n. 迪拉姆（阿联酋等国家的货币单位）6. dollar dl(r) n. 美元7. per p(r) prep. 每8. day de n. 天，白天9. work wk v. 工作10. restaurant restrnt n. 餐馆11. decent dis()nt adj. 正派的，体面的12. food fud n. 食物13. family fm()li n. 家庭，家人14. daughter dt(r) n. 女儿15. drop out 退学16. school skul n. 学校17. due to 由于18. high ha adj. 高的，高度的1
8、9. fee fi n. 费用20. stay home 待在家里21. avoid vd v. 避免22. workplace wkples n. 工作场所23. harassment hrsmnt n. 骚扰24. Middle East 中东25. biggest bst adj. 最大的，最多的26. disparity dsprti n. 不同，差异27. obese bis adj. 肥胖的28. globally lbli adv. 全球地29. Arab rb adj. 阿拉伯人的；n. 阿拉伯人30. country kntri n. 国家31. death de n. 死亡
9、32. attribute to 归因于33. health hel n. 健康34. issue u n. 问题，议题35. heart disease 心脏病36. diabetes dabitiz n. 糖尿病37. high blood pressure 高血压38. paid job 有薪工作39. fewer fju(r) adj. 较少的40. opportunity prtjunti n. 机会41. female fimel adj. 雌性的；n. 女性42. enjoy v. 享受，喜欢43. sport spt n. 运动44. exercise ekssaz v./n.
10、 锻炼，运动45. outdoor atd(r) adj. 户外的46. public pblk adj. 公共的；n. 公众47. cumbersome kmbs()m adj. 笨重的，麻烦的48. liable labl adj. 有责任的，易于.的49. gender-based harassment 基于性别的骚扰50. well-being welbi n. 幸福感，健康状态【阅读理解练习题】1. What is the biggest disparity between men and women in the Middle East?A. Job opportunitiesB.
11、 Education levelC. Obesity ratesD. Health issuesAnswer: C中文解析：中东地区男性和女性之间的最大差距是肥胖率。2. Why cant Zeinab afford decent food for her family?A. She has too many children.B. Food prices are too high.C. Her income is too low.D. She doesnt have access to a grocery store.Answer: C中文解析：Zeinab在一家餐馆工作，每天赚20,000
12、迪拉姆（约合13.70美元），但无法为家庭提供体面的食物。3. What is the main cause of death attributed to obesity in Arab countries?A. High blood pressureB. Heart diseaseC. DiabetesD. All of the aboveAnswer: D中文解析：阿拉伯国家死亡率最高的原因是肥胖症所致的健康问题，如心脏疾病、糖尿病和高血压。4. How do headscarves impact female exercise in Arab countries?A. They make
13、 outdoor public exercise more comfortable.B. They make outdoor public exercise cumbersome.C. They have no effect on female exercise.D. They improve gender-based harassment.Answer: B中文解析：头巾使女性在阿拉伯国家外面进行公共锻炼更加麻烦。5. What percentage of Iraqi women have paid jobs?A. 10%B. 20%C. 35%D. 50%Answer: A中文解析：只有1
14、0%的伊拉克女性有付费工作。6. Why do some Iraqi women take weight-gaining pills?A. To improve their healthB. To become more attractive to menC. To fit the cultural norm of slimnessD. None of the aboveAnswer: B中文解析：一些伊拉克女性服用增重药以成为男人眼中更迷人的女性。7. What health risks does being overweight pose?A. Only high blood pressu
15、reB. Only heart diseaseC. Only diabetesD. Heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressureAnswer: D中文解析：超重会带来严重的健康风险，尤其是心脏疾病、糖尿病和高血压，这些都是该地区普遍存在的症状。8. What should women strive for according to the article?A. Living in accordance with cultural beauty normsB. Expanding job opportunitiesC. Pursuing adv
16、anced educationD. Living healthy, active lifestylesAnswer: D中文解析：尽管面临很多挑战和障碍，但女性应该努力过健康积极的生活方式以改善自身的福祉。 【全文逐句对照翻译】Zeinab是巴格达一名60岁的妇女，她在一家餐馆工作，每天能挣2万迪拉姆(13.70美元)，但却买不起像样的食物。Zeinab, a 60-year-old woman in Baghdad, earns 20,000 dirhams ($13.70) per day working in a restaurant but cannot afford decent f
17、ood for her family.她的女儿们因为学费太高而辍学，待在家里以避免工作场所的骚扰。Her daughters dropped out of school due to high fees and stay home to avoid workplace harassment.在全球范围内，中东地区的肥胖男性(11%)和女性(15%)之间的差距最大。在因心脏病、糖尿病和高血压等健康问题导致的肥胖死亡人数最多的11个国家中，有8个阿拉伯国家。The Middle East has the biggest disparity between obese men (11%) and w
18、omen (15%) globally, with eight Arab countries among the 11 highest for deaths attributed to obesity due to health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.只有十分之一的伊拉克妇女有有偿工作，而妇女在家外享受运动或锻炼的机会更少，头巾使户外公共锻炼变得繁琐，容易受到基于性别的骚扰。Only one in ten Iraqi women have paid jobs, while fewer op
19、portunities exist for females to enjoy sport or exercise outside their homes and headscarves make outdoor public exercise cumbersome and liable to gender-based harassment.埃及的情况更糟，贫穷妇女的身体质量指数普遍高于富裕妇女。Egypt fares worse, with poor women generally having a higher BMI than wealthier ones.埃及也是世界上女性体重指数最高的
20、国家，自1975年以来，女性体重指数的增长速度就超过了男性，而垃圾食品也越来越受欢迎。Egypt also has the worlds highest female BMI, which has grown more quickly than male BMI since 1975, while junk food has become more popular.碳水化合物对伊拉克人来说也是个大问题，他们每天的主食是米饭和面包，而许多阿拉伯男人更喜欢鲁本斯式的身材，看重女性气质而不是苗条。Carbohydrates are also a significant problem for Ira
21、qis, who consume rice and bread at most meals, while many Arab men prefer Rubenesque body types on women and value femininity over slimness.伊拉克人经常把拥有丰满曲线的女演员伊纳斯塔勒布(Enas Taleb)视为理想之美，一些伊拉克女性甚至会服用增重药，以增加对男性的吸引力。Iraqis often cite Enas Taleb, an actress with ample curves, as the beauty ideal, and some I
22、raqi women may even take weight-gaining pills to be more attractive to men.然而，超重对男性和女性都构成严重的健康风险，特别是心脏病、糖尿病和高血压，这些都是该地区普遍存在的疾病。However, being overweight poses serious health risks for both males and females, particularly heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, all prevalent conditions in the region.尽管在扩大就业和两性平等方面存在挑战和障碍，但妇女应努力过上健康、积极的生活方式，以改善自身福祉。Despite the challenges and obstacles to expanding employment and gender equity, women should strive to live healthy, active lifestyles to improve their own well-being.学科网（北京）股份有限公司