Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.

For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher,  Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”

1.The main idea of the passage is that _______.

2.For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

3.The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means  _______.

4.The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______.

5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______.

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.
For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher,  Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is that _______.

　　Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is necessary for their life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told and told again, is as necessary as putting gas in the family car before starting a trip.

　　But for many people the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite（尽管）all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures are available （可得到的）, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33 percent-from 8.8 million to 11.7 million--according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.

　　For those who feel pain or guilty（内疚的）about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years show that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong without having breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance,”said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”

　　Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly not proper, and most of the recent work relates to children, not adults. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr．Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor”.

(1)The latest year for which figures could be obtained is ________ .

[　　]

(2)For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that ________ .

[　　]

A．several studies have been done in the past few years

B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one' s health

C．adults have especially made studies in this field

D．eating little in the morning is good for health

(3)“…nor does giving people breakfast improve performance” means ________ .

[　　]

A．anyone without breakfast does improve his performance

B．not giving people breakfast improve performance

C．having breakfast does not improve performance, either

D．people having breakfast do improve their performance, too

(4)The word“literature”in the last sentence refers to ________ .

[　　]

A．stories, poems, plays, etc.

B．written works on a particular subject

C．any printed material

D．the modem literature of America

(5)What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________ .

[　　]

A．breakfast does not affect performance

B．Dr．Pollitt is engaged in research work at an institution of higher learning

C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

　　Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is necessary for their life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told and told again, is as necessary as putting gas in the family car before starting a trip.

　　But for many people the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite（尽管）all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures are available （可得到的）, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33 percent-from 8.8 million to 11.7 million--according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.

　　For those who feel pain or guilty（内疚的）about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years show that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong without having breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance,”said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”

　　Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly not proper, and most of the recent work relates to children, not adults. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr．Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor”.

(1)The latest year for which figures could be obtained is ________ .

[　　]

(2)For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that ________ .

[　　]

A．several studies have been done in the past few years

B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one' s health

C．adults have especially made studies in this field

D．eating little in the morning is good for health

(3)“…nor does giving people breakfast improve performance” means ________ .

[　　]

A．anyone without breakfast does improve his performance

B．not giving people breakfast improve performance

C．having breakfast does not improve performance, either

D．people having breakfast do improve their performance, too

(4)The word“literature”in the last sentence refers to ________ .

[　　]

A．stories, poems, plays, etc.

B．written works on a particular subject

C．any printed material

D．the modem literature of America

(5)What is implied but not stated by the author is that ________ .

[　　]

A．breakfast does not affect performance

B．Dr．Pollitt is engaged in research work at an institution of higher learning

C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children