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【题目】 Americans began their days by eating whatever was most easily available(可得到的) since the earliest days of the United States. These foods often included bread, eggs or leftovers(剩饭).

Today, the feeling of being relaxed and comfortable without worries is still an important reason when it comes to breakfast. However, what people eat has changed over time. And some of today’s common breakfast foods, such as cereal (燕麦), are the result of advertising (广告).

“People created advertising to sell cereal,” says the writer of the book Breakfast: A History. In it, Arndt Anderson adds, “One of the first ways that advertising was successfully used was to make mothers believe that it was OK for their children to eat these kinds of food. _____ also played an important role in orange juice becoming a morning drink. In 1916, farmers grew more oranges than usual, so advertisers began saying, “Drink an orange.” They wanted to make people believe that drinking orange juice was a healthy way to start the day.

As for coffee, it became so popular that some people carried coffee beans with them everywhere in the 1930s.

Researchers think people make cookies because they are much quicker to prepare than bread in the morning. Cooks then have to make fresh bread for dinner.

Arndt Anderson hopes more Americans will see leftovers as a breakfast food. She adds that leftovers taste good and good to make less waste.

【1】What can we know from Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3?

A.Advertising is an important reason to make children eat cereal for breakfast.

B.Cereal is delicious and children like to eat those kinds of food.

C.American parents don’t like cereal because it is too simple.

D.It is common for many American kids not to have breakfast.

【2】What can be put back into the blank(空白处)?

A.MothersB.ChildrenC.AdvertisingD.Farmers

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Arndt Anderson is a reader of the book Breakfast: A History.

B.Orange juice became a morning drink because it was cheap.

C.Researchers think cookies are good for our health.

D.Advertising made a big difference to making some kinds of food become breakfast.

【4】What does Arndt Anderson think of Americans having leftovers in the morning?

A.It is not as popular as before now.B.They taste good and people will waste less food.

C.It can make people feel relaxed and comfortable.D.It is a healthy way to start the day.

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Different kinds of breakfast foods.B.Some ways to cook delicious food.

C.Americans’ favorite food for breakfast.D.Some ways to make less waste.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国人早餐通常吃的食物，这些食物通常都有一个共同的特点，那就是简易。文章的最后，《早餐：一个历史》这本书的作者希望更多的人将剩饭当做一种早餐食物，因为残羹剩饭尝起来很美味并且是减少浪费的一种很棒的方法。

【1】段落大意题。根据第二段最后一句“. And some of today’s common breakfast foods, such as cereal (燕麦), are the result of advertising (广告).”和第三段中的“People created advertising to sell cereal”可知这两段主要介绍了广告在人们选择早餐食物中所起的重要作用。故选A。

【2】词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“One of the first ways that advertising was successfully used was to make mothers believe that it was OK for their children to eat these kinds of food.”可知此处在说广告如何影响人们选择早餐食物。故选C

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“…the writer of the book Breakfast: A History. In it, Arndt Anderson adds…”可知Arndt Anderson是这本书的作者，A项错误；根据第三段中的“____ also played an important role in orange juice becoming a morning drink.”可知果汁成为早餐饮品是受广告的影响，并不是因为便宜，B项错误；根据第五段中的“Researchers think people make cookies because they are much quicker to prepare than bread in the morning.”可知研究者认为人们做饼干是因为在早上饼干比面包更快能准备好，不是因为饼干健康，C项错误；根据第三段内容可知广告在人们选择早餐食物中所起的重要作用，D项正确。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“She adds that leftovers taste good and good to make less waste.”可知Arndt Anderson认为剩饭尝起来更美味，并且可以减少食物浪费。故选B。

【5】标题归纳题。通读全文可知文章主要介绍了美国人早上最喜欢吃的几种早餐食物。故选C。