Will it matter if you don’t have your breakfast? There were a test in the US. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, took the test. During the test, these people got all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well they worked after they ate different kinds of breakfasts.
The result shows that if a person eats a right breakfast , he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is different from what some people think. It shows having no breakfast will not help them lose weight.(减肥) This is because they become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. In fact, they will gain weight.（增重） But they will lose more weight if they reduce other meals.
【小题1】During the test, people got         

A．no breakfast at all

B．different breakfasts or sometimes none

C．very good breakfasts

D．little food for breakfast

【小题2】The result shows that         

A．breakfast has great effect on people’s work and studies

B．breakfast has no effect on people’s work

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

D．students should have little for breakfast

【小题3】From the passage, some people think if they don’t have breakfast, they will

A．be healthier

B．work better

C．lose weight

D．gain weight

【小题4】The word reduce means        

A．增加

B．减少

C．放弃

D．享用

【小题5】Which of the following is not right?

A．It’s 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 eat much for lunch and supper, you may gain weight

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

Will it matter if you don’t have your breakfast? There were a test in the US. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, took the test. During the test, these people got all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well they worked after they ate different kinds of breakfasts.
The result shows that if a person eats a right breakfast , he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is different from what some people think. It shows having no breakfast will not help them lose weight.(减肥) This is because they become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. In fact, they will gain weight.（增重） But they will lose more weight if they reduce other meals.
【小题1】During the test, people got         

A．no breakfast at all

B．different breakfasts or sometimes none

C．very good breakfasts

D．little food for breakfast

【小题2】The result shows that         

A．breakfast has great effect on people’s work and studies

B．breakfast has no effect on people’s work

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

D．students should have little for breakfast

【小题3】From the passage, some people think if they don’t have breakfast, they will

A．be healthier

B．work better

C．lose weight

D．gain weight

【小题4】The word reduce means        

A．增加

B．减少

C．放弃

D．享用

【小题5】Which of the following is not right?

A．It’s 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 eat much for lunch and supper, you may gain weight

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

Is it important to have breakfast every day? 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 after eating different kinds of breakfast.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she 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 in class.Some people think it will help you lose weight if you have no breakfast.But the result is opposite to what they think.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.
【小题1】What were the people given during the test?

A．No breakfast at all.	B．Very rich breakfast.
C．Little food for breakfast.	D．Different foods or sometimes none.

【小题2】What do the results show?

A．They show that breakfast has affected on work and studies.

B．The results show that breakfast has little to do with a person’s work.

C．The results show that a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk.

D．They show that girl students should have less for breakfast.

【小题3】According to the passage, what will happen to you if you don’t have any breakfast?

A．To be healthier.	B．To work better.
C．To gain weight.	D．To fail the test.

When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.
Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.
Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.
But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.
Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”
【小题1】 Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because        .

A．they don’t have enough money

B．they would rather save cancer patients

C．doctors don’t care if the babies die

D．it makes more sense to have a bigger baby

【小题2】The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because        .

A．oxygen machine are expensive

B．the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital

C．doctors always charge more than they should

D．four out of five premature babies can now be saved

【小题3】From the story we know that saving a cancer patient        .

A．is easier than saving a baby	B．is harder than saving a baby
C．is cheaper than saving a baby	D．is more common than saving a baby

【小题4】The main idea of the article is        .

A．doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients

B．doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high

C．having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago

D．Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

   Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

   Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.

   Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

1.A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513    B. 1,646           C. 2,159           D. 3,805

2.The word “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.

A. 税费   B. 加班费        C. 学费                 D. 冷饮费

3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France   B. Germany   C. the United States   D. Great Britain 

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. Many workers have to work long hours.    

B. Many people have vacations long enough.

C. Work hours are the same around the world. 

D. There are a lot of dull people in the world