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(可获得的), 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(省略) 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(不适当), and most of the recent work involves(涉及) children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”

The main idea of the passage is _______.

A. breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health

B. a good breakfast used to be important to us

C. breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car

D. breakfast is not as important as we thought before

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. grown-ups have especially made studies in this field

D. eating little in the morning is good for health

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

A. people without breakfast can improve their work

B. not giving people breakfast improves work

C. having breakfast does not improve work, either

D. people having breakfast do improve their work, too

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

A. stories, poems, play, etc

B. written works on a particular subject

C. any printed material

D. the modern literature of America

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

A. breakfast does not affect work

B. Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning

C. not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

【小题1】Unlike traditional park, t________ parks often want to teach visitors something.
【小题2】As you ________ (接近) the school the first building you see is the teaching building.
【小题3】When in conferences, he often leaves for v________ reasons.
【小题4】 Here I would r__________ our school’s Students Union to give you a warm welcome.
【小题5】 Could you e_________ the child to make him happy for an hour, while I make dinner?
【小题6】 To my a_________, he did the difficult job well.
【小题7】 After a long s_______, he gained control of the business.
【小题8】Our foreign trade has e_________ greatly in recent years, increasing from 1,000 billion dollars to 2,500 billion dollars a year.
【小题9】 I was _______（资助）by my parents when I was studying at collage.
【小题10】 We have been told to show ______（尊敬）for our elders.

1.Unlike traditional park, t________ parks often want to teach visitors something.

2.As you ________ (接近) the school the first building you see is the teaching building.

3.When in conferences, he often leaves for v________ reasons.

4. Here I would r__________ our school’s Students Union to give you a warm welcome.

5. Could you e_________ the child to make him happy for an hour, while I make dinner?

6. To my a_________, he did the difficult job well.

7. After a long s_______, he gained control of the business.

8.Our foreign trade has e_________ greatly in recent years, increasing from 1,000 billion dollars to 2,500 billion dollars a year.

9. I was _______（资助）by my parents when I was studying at collage.

10. We have been told to show ______（尊敬）for our elders.

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 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 _______.