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【題目】 Many schools now serve breakfast as well as lunch. A lot of kids who take part can end up eating two breakfasts one at home and one at school. People are concerned that these kids may become overweight. In fact, Marlene Schwartz, a psychologist who studies the phenomenon (現(xiàn)象) of overweight, notes that’s not what her data has shown in her new study.

Her group studied some 600 middle school students. Over three years, students in fifth, sixth and seventh grades were asked about their breakfast. Throughout the study bout 34 to 44 percent of all students said they regularly ate breakfast at home. Up to 17 percent or almost one in every six kids regularly ate breakfast at school. Overall, about one in every 10 kids reported having breakfast both at home and at school. And eating habits changed somewhat as the kids got older.

Surprisingly, at every age, kids who ate breakfast were less likely to be overweight. This was true even for those who ate breakfast at home and at school. Indeed, the study found no evidence of greater weight gain among students who ate double breakfasts. Rather, it found that students who skipped breakfast were those most likely to be overweight.

Skipping breakfast may set people to be over-hungry later in the day. Then someone may eat more food than their body needs. It might take the brain longer to realize “you have enough food and can stop eating now”. If true, skipping breakfast may actually lead a person to consume too many calories (卡路里) over the rest of the day.

“Earlier studies have shown this to be the case. The total calories taken in 24 hours are less when you eat a good breakfast,” says Diana Cutts, who works at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “Eating healthily in the morning is really what you need to have energy. Skipping breakfast is not good for your body and brain.”

【1】Which is true according to Marlene Schwartz’s study?

A.One in every ten kids had breakfast at school.

B.Eating habits didn’t change as kids got older.

C.Kids having breakfast were more likely to be overweight.

D.Having double breakfasts doesn’t mean gaining greater weight.

【2】What may cause overweight in children who skip breakfast?

A.The poor function of the body.

B.Eating too much later in the day.

C.Eating too much unhealthy food.

D.Lack of calory-burning exercise.

【3】What do Diana Cutts’ words tell us?

A.The importance of energy.

B.The harm of calory intake.

C.The harm of light breakfast.

D.The importance of breakfast.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Causes of childhood overweight.

B.Ways to keep a healthy weight.

C.Skipping breakfast may lead to overweight.

D.Eating double breakfasts is healthier.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)早上吃兩份早餐不會導致孩子超重，而不吃早餐則可能導致超重。文章說明了研究調(diào)查的過程，以及分析不吃早餐導致超重的原因。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中A lot of kids who take part can end up eating two breakfasts one at home and one at school. People are concerned that these kids may become overweight. In fact, Marlene Schwartz, a psychologist who studies the phenomenon of overweight, notes that’s not what her data has shown in her new study.可知很多參加的孩子最后可能會吃兩頓早餐，一頓在家里，一頓在學校。人們擔心這些孩子可能會超重。事實上，研究超重現(xiàn)象的心理學家Marlene Schwartz指出，她的新研究數(shù)據(jù)并沒有顯示出這種情況。由此可知，根據(jù)Marlene Schwartz的研究，吃兩份早餐并不意味著增加更多的體重。故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中Skipping breakfast may set people to be over-hungry later in the day. Then someone may eat more food than their body needs.可知不吃早餐可能會讓人們在一天的晚些時候過度饑餓。然后有人可能吃得比身體需要的多。由此可知，導致不吃早餐的兒童超重的原因是在一天晚些時候吃得太多了。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Eating healthily in the morning is really what you need to have energy. Skipping breakfast is not good for your body and brain.”可知“早上吃得健康才是你真正需要的能量。不吃早餐對你的身體和大腦都不好�！庇纱丝芍�，Diana Cutts的話告訴了我們早餐的重要性。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Rather, it found that students who skipped breakfast were those most likely to be overweight.可知相反，它發(fā)現(xiàn)不吃早餐的學生是最有可能超重的。結(jié)合文章主要內(nèi)容為說明一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)早上吃兩份早餐不會導致孩子超重，而不吃早餐則可能導致超重。文章說明了研究調(diào)查的過程，以及分析不吃早餐導致超重的原因。故選C。