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 (跳过) breakfast, and they have a lot of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time. Others think they’re “saving” calories, 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(装填) with vegetables, and you just eat 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 (吃得过多) later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of getting 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 get the fat-burning effects.

1.The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.

A.food left after a meal                     B.things left undone

C.meals made of vegetables                 D.pizza topped with fruit

2.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 losing weight.

D.Eating vegetables helps save energy.

3.According to the last paragraph, it is important to_______.

A.be careful about what you eat              B.eat calorie-controlled food

C.heat up food before eating it               D.eat something for breakfast

4.The text is written mainly for those_______.

A.who want to lose weight                  B.who go to work early

C.who stay up late                        D.who eat before sleep

 

US teenagers may be facing a challenge (挑战) today. A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations (上一代人).

The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.

However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (满意) with their honesty. And 77 percent said,“when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.”

Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (为……辩护) today’s students.

“The competition is greater and the pressures (压力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.”

“I think these students are better than other generations,”he said.“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support.”“ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.”

1.According to the survey, what challenge do US teenagers face today?

A.They have trouble getting pocket money

B.They don’t get along well with teachers

C.They are not so honest as older generations

D.They have too many tests to take each week

2.We can learn from the survey that children in the US nowadays         .

A.behave worse

B.work harder

C.are less healthy

D.are busier at school

3.According to the survey results,   _ percent of the students are satisfied with their honesty.

A.30               B.64               C.77               D.93

4.What’s Mel Riddle’s opinion about the idea that students are dishonest?

A.He gets really angry about it

B.He thinks parents must do something to stop it

C.He thinks the students should change their behavior

D.He thinks there are some reasons for being dishonest

5.What advice does Mel Riddle give on improving the honesty of students?

A.Do not let students do anything

B.Make it easier for them to learn

C.Ask students to find right answers

D.Give students more free time to have fun

 

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