GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisessentialtoone'slife.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday，wehavebeentold，andtoldagain，isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.

Butformanypeople，thethoughtoffoodasthefirstthinginthemorningisneverapleasure.Soinspiteofalltheefforts，theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983，thelatestyearforwhichfigurescouldbeobtained，thenumberofpeoplewhodidn&rsquothavebreakfastincreasedby33%&mdashfrom8.8millionto11.7million&mdashaccordingtotheChicago-basedMarketResearchCorporationofAmerica.

Forthosewhodislikeeatingbreakfast，however，thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearshaveshownthat，forgrown-upsespecially，theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectwork，saidArnoldE.Bender，formerprofessorofnutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon，nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimprovework.

Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterworkissurprisinglyinadequate，andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren，notgrown-ups.Theliterature，saysoneresearcher，DrEarnestPoliteattheUniversityofTexas，ispoor.

小题1:Themainideaofthepassageisthat（）（）.

A．breakfasthasnothingtodowithpeople'shealth

B．agoodbreakfastusedtobeimportanttous

C．breakfastisnotasimportanttousasgasolinetoacar

D．breakfastisnotasimportantaswethoughtbefore

小题2:Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast，thegoodnewsisthat（）（）.

A．severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyears

B．theomissionofbreakfasthaslittleeffectonone&rsquoswork

C．grown-upshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfield

D．eatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth

小题3:Theunderlinedpartnordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveworkmeans（）（）.

A．peoplewithoutbreakfastcanimprovetheirwork

B．notgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveswork

C．havingbreakfastdoesnotimprovework，either

D．peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirwork，too

小题4:Theword"literature"inthelastsentencerefersto（）（）.

A．stories，poems，play，etc

B．writtenworksonaparticularsubject

C．newspaperarticles

D．themodernliteratureofAmerica

小题5:Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat（）（）.

A．breakfastdoesnotaffectwork

B．DrPoliteworksataninstitutionofhigherlearning

C．noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren

D．ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon
答案
小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:B

小题5:C
解析
小题1:D主旨大意题。根据文章第三段Forthosewhodislikeeatingbreakfast，however，thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearshaveshownthat，forgrown-upsespecially，theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.说明现在一些新的研究发现不吃早饭对人的影响不大，故D正确。

小题2:B推理题。根据第三段2，3行forgrown-upsespecially，theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectwork说明不吃早饭对人们的影响不大。故B项内容正确。

小题3:C推理题。根据Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectwork，saidArnoldE.Bender，formerprofessorofnutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon，nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimprovework.说明说明他们认为不吃早饭不会影响工作，吃了早饭也改善不了工作，故C项正确。

小题4:B推理题。根据文章最后一段可知这里的Theliterature在指以前的所写认为不吃早饭有很害的作品。

小题5:C推理题。根据最后一段andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren，notgrown-ups.说明该研究涉及的是成年人，而不是儿童，故不吃早饭可能对儿童有较大的影响，故C项正确。