题文
CIf you have to miss a meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If you have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast ( the meal which “break” you “fast” ) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients (营养) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力) and stay hopeful with good honor. However, many people skip breakfast or substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants(参加者) included both males and females who ranged in age from 12 to 83. The results showed that if a person eats an adequate(丰富的) breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently(效率高地) and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental(脑力的) activities. The study showed that if school-children eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast is inadequate(不丰富).
The study also showed that contrary to what people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you want to lose weight, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will likely lose more weight if you decrease your other meals.
小题1: According to experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day because _____.A．a good breakfast breaks you down fastB．you’ll lose weight quickly if you skip breakfastC．breakfast provides what a person needs to workD．after a long night, you’ll feel very hungry小题2:The underlined part “substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal”(Para. 2) probably means _______.A．to exchange a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal.B．To drink a cup of coffee instead of a well balanced meal.C．To change a cup of coffee into a well balanced meal.D．To regard a cup of coffee as a well balanced meal.小题3:The example of school-children in para.3 shows that _______.A．school-children will be quick and attentive all day if they eat breakfastB．a proper breakfast will make mental workers more efficientC．fruit, eggs, bread and milk are the best breakfast for mental workersD．school-children who have breakfast are much brighter than those who don’t小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to Para. 4?A．Some people skip breakfast because they want to be slimmer.B．Most people who skip breakfast actually eat more for lunch.C．People put on weight because they eat too much breakfast.D．Skipping breakfast won’t help people who want to lose weight.小题5:The best title of the passage is _______. A．How to Lose WeightB．What’s a Healthy DietC．Surprising Results of a StudyD．Breakfast – A Meal That Breaks You Fast 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
这篇文章主要讲了吃早餐的重要性，如果不吃早餐，人的身体最容易垮掉。
小题1:根据If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients (营养) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力) and stay hopeful with good honor.故选C。
小题2:根据What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?可知“substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal”意思是用一杯咖啡代替均衡的饮食，故选B。
小题3:根据The results showed that if a person eats an adequate(丰富的) breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently(效率高地) and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental(脑力的) activities. 所以答案为B。
小题4:文中第四自然段并没有提到早餐吃得太多，会让人发胖，因此选C。
小题5:这篇文章主要讲了吃早餐的重要性，如果不吃早餐，人的身体最容易垮掉，因此选D。
点评：要想答好题目，重在理解全文意思。这篇文章比较难，先看问题，再带着问题读短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文内容，总结全文中心，然后再回到问题上来，很容易选出正确答案。多了解一些常识性知识有利于阅读理解。如果对文章的相关背景有所了解，读起文章一定既省时又省力。因此，在学习过程中，了解各方面的背景知识是十分重要的。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“CIf you have to miss.....”主要考查你对 [健康环保类阅读 ]考点的理解。健康环保类阅读
健康环保累阅读概念：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。体裁有记叙文、 说明文、议论文和各种应用文。
健康环保类文章阅读技巧：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：
第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；
第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；
第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。
从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。
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