64. What is the meaning of the word “fast” in the phrase “break the fast”?

A. movement　　　　　　　 B. going without food

C. quickness　　　　　　　 　D. certain kind of food

63. “We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.

A. to help people in danger　　　　 　　B. how to save people’s lives

C. to remember the value of the car　　 D. how to do business

(C)

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also the most neglect(忽视). Common reasons for not eating breakfast include having no time, not feeling hungry, traditional dislike and dieting.

Breakfast simply means “break the fast’’. Your body spends at least 6 to 12 hours each night in a fasting state. In the morning your body needs energy for the day’s work ahead.

A good breakfast should provide 1/3 of your total calorie(卡路里)needs for the day. On average, we eat 400 less calories for breakfast than for dinner. If breakfast doesn’t appeal to you in the morning, try eating a lighter dinner earlier in the evening or save half of your dinner for breakfast in the morning.

If you still aren’t hungry in the morning, start with something small like juice or toast or have a nutritious(有营养的)mid-morning snack later when you are hungry.

So, you say you are on a diet. Some people fear that eating breakfast will make them hungrier during the day and they will eat more. It is true that eating breakfast is likely to make you feel hungry throughout the day. That is because your body is working correctly. Although you may feel as if you are eating more all day long, in reality you are probably not.

Not eating breakfast can also cause you overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel very hungry later. To make matters worse, since your body is in a slow state, it will not be able to burn those extra calories very efficiently. If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day, you are less likely to become hungry and stuff(填饱)yourself as soon as you begin to eat.

Since breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day, choosing the right food is important. The best breakfast foods are fruits, juice, lean meat and grain products such as bread, rice, noodles and cereals.

62. Duffy wrapped the man because_________.

A. he was badly injured　　 B. he had lost too much blood

C. he had nothing on　　　 D. it was too cold that day

61. The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.

A. on the top of the cliff　 　B. with its wheels upward

C. with its head upward　　 D. on the road as usual

59. The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.

A. he needed to learn to swim

B. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose.

C. the sea water would wash out the paper ball.

D. he needed a rest

(B)

One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”

Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.

Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.

Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.

“We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.

60 The strange light came from ________.

A. The bright moon. 　　　　　B. Duffy’s car.

C. The broken car in the valley　 D. an unknown place

58. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.

B. May succeeded in taking the paper out.

C. The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.

D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last.

57. According to the story, _____ was most worried about the boy’s accident.

A. the boy’s mother　 　B. Sidney　　　 C. May　　　 D. the doctor

56. After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.

A. he took it out　　　　　　　　 B. his mother took it out

C. he did nothing but cry　　　　 D. he tried to take it out but failed

54. A. angry　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　 C. lovely　　　　　　　　　 D. sorry