Question

I know what you’re thinking：pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.

I know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories（卡路里）, still others just don’t like breakfast food.

But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all，”says Katherine Brooking, R. D.，who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s“SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.

Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.

So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself', “You can always eat it tomorrow, ”I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.

1.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means __________.

A. pizza topped with fruit

B. things left undone

C. meals made of vegetables

D. food remaining after a meal.

2.According to the last paragraph, it is important to__________.

A. eat something for breakfast

B. be careful about what you eat

C. heat up food before eating it

D. eat calorie-controlled food

3. What can we infer from the text?

A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.

D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.

4.The text is written mainly for those__________.

A. who go to work early              B. who stay up late

C. who want to lose weight           D. who eat before sleep

5.What does the author advise the readers to do?

A. Better eat up all the food at dinner in the night.

B. Better eat less in the night.

C. Better eat leftovers in the morning.

D. Better get up late and eat nothing in the morning in order to burn more calories.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了现在很多人不吃早餐，他们有各种理由，没有时间，减肥，或者是根本不喜欢吃早餐等。但是文章说明吃早餐对一个人非常重要，甚至可以帮助人们减肥，因为吃一个营养的早餐，可以使人们中午吃饭不过量。

1. the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to. 意思是：但是事实是如果你想的话，你可以在早上吃昨天晚上剩余的食物。故选D。

2. eat something in the morning, anything.意思是：在早上吃点东西，（即便是）任何东西。可以看出，作者在最后一段是想强调吃早餐很重要。故选A。

3. know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it.意思是：我知道很多女生不吃早餐，她们有很多不同的理由。可知：女生对于早餐有错误的观点。故选B。

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5. put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night.意思是：我把剩下的食物储存起来，而不是在晚上吃得更多。故选B。

考点：考查说明文阅读。