Question

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also the most neglect (忽视). Common reasons for not eating breakfast include having no time, not feeling hungry, traditional dislike and dieting.

Breakfast simply means “break the fast’’. Your body spends at least 6 to 12 hours each night in a fasting state. In the morning your body needs energy for the day’s work ahead. 

A good breakfast should provide 1/3 of your total calorie needs for the day. On average, we eat 400 less calories for breakfast than for dinner. If you don’t feel like having breakfast in the morning, try eating a lighter dinner earlier in the evening or save half of your dinner for breakfast in the morning.

If you still aren’t hungry in the morning, start with something small like juice or toast or have a nutritious(有营养的) mid-morning snack later when you are hungry.

So, you say you are on a diet. Some people fear that eating breakfast will make them hungrier during the day and they will eat more. It is true that eating breakfast is likely to make you feel hungry throughout the day. That is because your body is working correctly. Although you may feel as if you are eating more all day long, in reality you are probably not.

Not eating breakfast can also cause you overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel very hungry later. To make matters worse, since your body is in a slow state, it will not be able to burn those extra calories very efficiently(有效). If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day, you are less likely to become hungry and stuff (填饱) yourself as soon as you begin to eat.

Since breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day, choosing the right food is important. The best breakfast foods are fruits, juice, lean meat and grain products such as bread, rice, noodles and cereals.

1.What is the meaning of the word “fast” in the phrase “break the fast”? 

A．Movement.                            B．Going without food.

C．Quickness.                            D．Certain kind of food.

2.If you don’t want to have breakfast in the morning, according to the writer’s suggestion, you   should ________.

A．see a doctor to have an examination

B．have a good supper

C．go to a restaurant to enjoy a good meal

D．have a little supper

3.Eating breakfast, in fact, makes your body ________.

A．work out of order                       B．produce too much energy

C．work well                             D．feel hungry quicker

4.In the last paragraph, the writer mainly ________.

A．persuades us to have a good breakfast

B．tells us what food isn’t suitable for breakfast

C．tells us what food we should have for breakfast

D．describes when and how we should have our breakfast

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了有些人有某种原因不吃早饭，在文中交代了吃早饭的重要性，它能给人们提供人的一天所需的1/3的热量，并且提出如果你早晨不愿吃饭，可以在晚上少吃点，第二天早晨可以再吃点，这样才能工作的更好，最后又指出早餐应该吃什么样的食物。

1.这是词义猜测题。根据Your body spends at least 6 to 12 hours each night in a fasting state. a fasting state禁食状态，可知应选B。

2.这是细节理解题。根据If you don’t feel like having breakfast in the morning, try eating a lighter dinner earlier in the evening or save half of your dinner for breakfast in the morning.在晚上时少吃点，以便第二天早晨能够吃早饭，故选D。

3.这是细节理解题。根据A good breakfast should provide 1/3 of your total calorie needs for the day. That is because your body is working correctly. 吃早饭是为了更好的工作，故选C。

4.这是主旨大意题。根据The best breakfast foods are fruits, juice, lean meat and grain products such as bread, rice, noodles and cereals.这是本段的中心句，故选C。

考点：这是一篇记叙文。

点评：阅读理解的主旨大意题其实主要考查考生把握全文内容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征和写作特点等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明确了，若还具备分析长难句的能力，难的试题也会迎刃而解。