B

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfast.

The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than the person who has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully.

The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight(增加体重) instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

41. During the test, the people were given _______.

A. no breakfast at all       B. different foods or nothing

C. very rich breakfast       D. little food for breakfast

42. The results show that _______.

A. breakfast has a great effect (影响) on work and studies

B. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C. a person will work better if he or she only has fruit and milk

D. girl students should have little for breakfast

43. According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast you will _______.

A. be healthier         B. work better

C. lose weight         D. lose your way

44. The word “reduce” in the last sentence means _______.

A. 增加          B. 减少

C. 放弃          D. 享用

45. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.

B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.

C. If you don’t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you’ll learn in class.

C

Nowadays more and more people in the world are getting fatter, which troubles them a lot. In the past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity (肥胖症)in Europe has grown fast. Experts say that it has a lot to do with our eating habits.

Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body.①Most of us prefer eating sweets and ice cream to eating meat and rice. Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite(食欲).

②It’s important for us to eat our meals at the same time each day. When we feel worried or excited, we may not want to eat. A long time ago, in England, some judges often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow the bread, it meant that he wasn’t telling the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry, because he loses his appetite.