Americans are used to being warned for their self-destructive fondness for cheese-flavored snacks(有乳酪味道的快餐). But citizens of developing countries are also unable to escape the danger of the First World’s fat-rich diet and couch potato ways. At last week’s 8th International Congress on Obesity(肥胖), held in Paris, researchers warned that the planet’s expanding waistlines threaten "to become the curse of the next millennium(千年)".
"We used to consider obesity a problem of industrialized, rich countries," says Arnaud, a member of the meeting’s lead committee. "But now it has become a world disease."
Researchers blame the trend -- and the attendant rise in the incidence of heart disease and diabetes(糖尿病) -- on the Third World’s increasing wealth, reduced physical activity, and more calorie-laden diets. As a result, the World Health Organization has estimated that 300 million people will be obese by 2025, an inc
| Americans usually consider themselves a friendly
people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than
friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans
to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other
"friends" to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something
to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be
dependent on other people. They tend to "compartmentalize" (划分) friendships,
having "friends at work", "friends on the softball team", "family friends",
etc. Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly a A. American society B. American culture C. Americans’ personality D. Americans’ activities [单项选择]Passage Two
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