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

 

阅读理解

　　Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he's in Grade Three. He lives not far from school, but he's often late for school. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning.

　　This term Mrs Black, Peter's aunt, works in Peter's school. She teaches Grade Three maths. She's strict (严格) with Peter and often tells the boy to get up early and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school it was a quarter past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

　　“You are ten minutes late for the first class, Peter.”Mrs Black said angrily.“Why are you often late for class?”

　　“Every time, when I get to the street corner, I always see a guidepost. It says,‘SCHOOL?GO SLOW’”

1．Peter is often late for school because ________.

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A．he likes watching TV

B．he goes to bed late

C．he can't sleep well at night

D．he can't get up on time in the morning

2．The first class begins at ________.

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3．The guidepost is for ________.

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