英国小学生将在课上学习如何计算方糖，以帮助解决肥胖问题
Primary school children will be taught how to count the sugar cubes as part of the government's anti-obesity push. English and maths lessons will include anti-sugar messages in an attempt to improve children's diets.
Children will use their times tables to count how much sugar is in a bowl or cereal and will then see if it is more than the recommended daily allowance (RDA) provided by Public Health England. They will also be asked to find healthier food and drink items.
New exercises for English lessons include writing the letter arguing against consuming too much sugar. Traditionally the message of cutting sugar intake has only been in personal, social and health education lessons—this is the first time PHE has used English and maths to educate children about their diets.
Around one in three children leave primary school overweight or obese with severe obesity hitting record levels among year 6 students, aged ten and 11. More children than ever are also developing type-2 diabetes.
Improved school lunches and a daily mile walk or run have been introduced at many schools to promote healthy lifestyles. Some schools have banned junk food. Maths worksheets offered by PHE ask children to count sugar cubes as well as working out what consumption adds up to over weeks, months and years. In classes the children are asked to draw a comic saying that people should reduce foods with sugar. As well as the pictures for teachers to use in class with one of the presentations for English lessons containing an anti-sugar song: “Sugar cubes, go away, don’t come back another day, you're not good for our teeth, sugar, go away”.
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1.How do the students know the amount of sugar in the food?
A They work out it in maths class using times tables.
B They just change their own diets.
C They are asked to eat healthy foods.
D They put the sugar in the big bowls.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的Children will use their times tables to count how much sugar is in a bowl or cereal可知学生们在数学课上用乘法表计算食物中糖的含量。故选A。
2.How do the English lesssons make students know the inportance of reducing sugar intake?
A By doing the running exercises.
B By letting them write the anti-sugar letter.
C By changing their daily diets.
D By turning to the Public Health.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句New exercises for English lessons include writing the letter arguing against consuming too much sugar. 可知在英语课上，学生将通过写关于反糖的文章来加强反糖意识。故选B。
3.How's the children’s obesity problem in England?
A It is beneficial.
B It is interesting.
C It is inspiring.
D It is serious.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知，大约三分之一的儿童在小学毕业时超重或肥胖，其中10岁和11岁的6年级学生的严重肥胖达到了创纪录的水平，越来越多的儿童也患上了2型糖尿病，由此可推知英国儿童的肥胖问题很严重。故选D。
4.Why are the English teachers asked to teach the anti-sugar song?
A This will help them get less junk food.
B This will make kids learn how to draw comics.
C This will help students reduce sugar intake.
D They just make themselves very happy.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句的As well as the pictures for teachers to use in class with one of the presentations for English lessons containing an anti-sugar song: “Sugar cubes, go away, don’t come back another day, you're not good for our teeth, sugar, go away”.可知英语老师教孩子们学唱反糖歌是为了帮助他们意识到糖的危害，减少糖的摄入。故选C。