Having Breakfast Or Not
Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test (试验) was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists (科学家) wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfast.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class. The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight (减轻体重). This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight (增加体重) instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
1.During the test, the people were given ________.
A. no breakfast at all
B. very rich breakfast
C. different foods or sometimes none
D. little food for breakfast
2.The results show that ________.
A. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work
B. breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies
C. a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk
D. girl students should have less for breakfast
3.According to (根据) the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast, you will _______.
A. be healthier B. work better
C. lose weight D. fail the test
4.The word “reduce” in the last sentence means _________ .
A. 减少 B. 增加 C. 放弃 D. 享用
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.
B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.
C. If you don’t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.
D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you’ll learn in class.
The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them. David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left. In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so. They went to buy some flight insurance(保险) instead. Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy (保险单) came out.
“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her. Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy. “The plane is going to take off in another minute.” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry.
What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother.
1.Rosy is David’s ______.
A. friend B. mother C. sister D. wife
2.This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______.
A. were always short of time
B. always did everything in a great hurry
C. were very forgetful
D. usually worked on Sundays
3.David meant to post his mother _____.
A. two plane tickets B. a two-pound note
C. the flight insurance D. an empty envelope
4.Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______.
A. he was worried about his mother
B. he had forgotten to buy a stamp
C. he was worried about this flight
D. his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A forgetful old couple.
B. Two plane tickets.
C. A pleasant flight.
D. A plane crash.
Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right--stamps.
Victor’s favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition(版本). It was very hard to find.
He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.
“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”
“I hope so,” Victor said.
Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.
“You see,” his father said. “ You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life.”
“What are they?” Victor asked.
“ Friends and patience.” He answered.
1.It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.
A. 1954 B. 1974 C. 1994 D. 2004
2.What does the underlined word “patience” mean?
A. 勇气 B. 知识 C. 耐心 D. 目标
3.Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?
A. Phillip. B. Phillip’s mother.
C. Victor. D. Victor’s father.
4.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Victor’s father didn’t support his hobby.
B. Victor both liked collecting stamps and writing.
C. Phillip’s mother wanted his son to write letters to Victor.
D. Phillip was from France.
5.The passage mainly tells us that ________ is(are) important to people.
A. a happy family
B. a good hobby
C. relatives and friendship
D. friends and patience
Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ______ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ______.
The stories are the creation(创作) of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ______ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ______ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He______ very little education. As a child he was very______ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory. _____ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years______ he had to leave the theatre when his voice______ in 1822.
______, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They_____ in small volumes (量) until his death.
______ Anderson lived a______ life, he tried to make people______ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a______ childhood as he did. The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉), but he remained a______ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson______ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
1.A. parts B. pictures C. heroes D. characters
2.A. days B. time C. childhood D. years
3.A. poor B. musical C. big D. happy
4.A. early B. writing C. later D. school
5.A. accepted B. found C. received D. gained
6.A. emotional(感情冲动的) B. upset C. popular D. naughty (调皮的)
7.A. allowed B. forced C. willing D. used
8.A. then B. lately C. second D. finally
9.A. By B. From C. At D. Since
10.A. since B. after C. until D. still
11.A. lost B. changed C. broke D. worsened
12.A. Even so B. Afterwards C. From then on D. Otherwise
13.A. turned out B. sold out C. came out D. went out
14.A. Since B. Because C. Although D. As
15.A. hard B. interesting C. happy D. successful
16.A. cry B. laugh C. appreciate D. learn
17.A. sad B. happy C. busy D. strange
18.A. got B. brought C. made D. cost
19.A. poor B. unhappy C. moody D. lonely
20.A. passed away B. passed by C. left D. went
--Will Anna attend the party?
--If her husband doesn’t go, _________she.
A. so will B. neither does
C. neither will D. so does
The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to _____ trouble.
A. keep out of B. hold back from
C. break away from D. keep up with
