If you have to miss a meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If you have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast ( the meal which “break” you “fast” ) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients (营养) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力) and stay hopeful with good honor. However, many people skip breakfast or substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal. What happens if we don’t pay attention to the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants included both males and females in ages from 12 to 83. The results showed that if a person eats an good breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental(脑力的)activities. The study showed that if school-children eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate (集中)on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast is poor.
The study also showed that if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you want to lose weight, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will likely lose more weight if you decrease your other meals.
1.According to experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day because __________.
A. a good breakfast breaks you down fast
B. you’ll lose weight quickly if you skip breakfast
C. breakfast provides what a person needs to work
D. after a long night, you’ll feel very hungry
2.The underlined part “substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal”(Para. 2) probably means _______.
A. to exchange a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal.
B. To drink a cup of coffee instead of a well balanced meal.
C. To change a cup of coffee into a well balanced meal.
D. To regard a cup of coffee as a well balanced meal.
3.The example of school-children in paragraph3 shows that _______.
A. school-children will be quick and attentive all day if they eat breakfast
B. a proper breakfast will make mental workers more efficient
C. fruit, eggs, bread and milk are the best breakfast for mental workers
D. school-children who have breakfast are much brighter than those who don’t
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 4?
A. Some people skip breakfast because they want to be slimmer.
B. Most people who skip breakfast actually eat more for lunch.
C. People put on weight because they eat too much breakfast.
D. Skipping breakfast won’t help people who want to lose weight.
5.The best title of the passage is _______.
A. How to Lose Weight B. What’s a Healthy Diet
C. Surprising Results of a Study D. Breakfast – A Meal That Breaks You Fast
Frank looked at us and said, “My Dad was a fisherman. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas(帆布), foul-weather coat and his overalls(围裙). No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”
His voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had an old truck which was older than he was. You could hear it coming for blocks(街区). As he drove toward the school, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad. I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I'm too old for any kind of kiss.”
“My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out the windshield (挡风玻璃). ‘You're right,’he said. ‘You are a big boy....a man. I won't kiss you anymore.”
Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke.“It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet(捕鱼船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a gale (狂风) and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”
1.Frank said that his father smelled like the ocean ________.
A. to prove that his father was as great as the ocean
B. to prove that his father was a fisherman
C. to tell us that his father's clothes were very dirty
D. to show that his father worked hard all the year on the sea
2.From the passage we learn that _______.
A. the writer is very rich now B. the writer’s father was not hard-working
C. the writer’s father didn’t like him at all D. the writer loved his father clearly
3.How did his father feel when the writer said that he was too old for any kind of kiss?
A. Angry and surprised. B. Surprised and sad.
C. Satisfied and excited. D. Frightened and disappointed.
4.Why would Frank shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear?
A. Because he wanted to be kissed by his father.
B. Because he was very shy.
C. Because he felt very cold in the morning.
D. Because staying with his father made him feel embarrassed.
5.In what tone did Frank tell of his father?
A. Happy. B. Regretful. C. Hopeful. D. Terrified.
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious (反叛的) on the outside, _______ on the inside, I wanted people to _______ me.
Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t _______, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular _______ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different, not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was _______ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my _______ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be_______ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that _______ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could _______ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ________, but I was the only person who could fill my________. She made me realize that even with my ________— and there were many —I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, wanting to ________ who I was and what made me unique(独一无二的). My ________ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist (抵抗) pressure to ________ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was ________ by who I really was. I came to feel much more ________ that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us holds a ________ place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ________ about being replaced. You ________ be.
1.A. and B. but C. as D. for
2.A. leave B. respect C. admire D. like
3.A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long
4.A. succeeded B. kept C. managed D. remained
5.A. playing B. eating C. staying D. running
6.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. class
7.A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed
8.A. before B. after C. though D. unless
9.A. scold B. compare C. replace D. match
10.A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times
11.A. character B. role C. task D. job
12.A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities
13.A. look for B. look back C. find out D. give up
14.A. picture B. view C. sense D. drawing
15.A. think B. learn C. change D. act
16.A. thankful B. delighted C. disappointed D. hopeful
17.A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely
18.A. good B. special C. only D. unique
19.A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue
20.A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
With a lot of work ________, I have time to help my mother do some housework.
A. doing B. done C. to do D. do
With my homework ________, I can’t help my mother do some housework.
A. doing B. done C. to do D. do
No pleasure can match ________ of realizing one’s dream.
A. one B. it C. that D. everything
