2008年职称英语理工类教材新增部分内容
第二部分 阅读判断
（两篇）
第七篇
moderate earthquake strikes england
a moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast england on 28 april 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. several thousand people were left without power1 in kent county2. one woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.
"it felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride3," said the woman.
the british geological survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake4 struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the english channel5, about 8.5 miles south of dover6 and near the entrance to the channel tunnel7.
witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.
"i was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me," said hendrick van eck, 27, of canterbury8 about 60 miles southeast of london. "i then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier9. it felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down."
there are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare in britain. the april 28 quake was the strongest in britain since 2002 when a 4. 8-magnitude quake struck the central england city of birmingham10.
the country’s strongest earthquake took place in the north sea in 1931, measuring 6.1 on the richter scale11. british geological survey scientist roger musson said the quake took place on 28 april in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in london and was felt in france12. musson predicted that it was only a matter of time13 before another earthquake struck this part of england. however, people should not be scared too mush by this prediction, musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. this would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.
词汇：
moderate adj. 中等的
magnitude n. 值，强度量
topple v. 倾倒，震倒
rouse v. 唤醒
tremor n. 震动
hop v. 齐足跳起
fun-fair n. 公共露天游乐场
scale n. 震级
forthcoming adj. 即将来临的 evacuate v. 疏散
geological adj. 地质的
注释:
1. power：电力
2. kent county：肯特郡[位于英格兰东南部]
3. it felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride：它(地震)给人的感觉是整幢房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动。ride 是“游乐场供人玩乐的乘坐式的活动装置”。as if 是 “好象……一样；仿佛”，例如：
he treated me as if i were his son.
(他待我如同他的儿子一样。)
4. the 4.3-magnitude quake：里氏4.3级地震
5. english channel：英吉利海峡
6. dover：多佛尔[英格兰东南部港市]
7. channel tunnel：海峡隧道。channel tunnel (常简称为chunnel) 是连接英法两国的海峡隧道。
8. canterbury：坎特伯雷[英格兰东南部城市，中世纪时曾是宗教朝圣圣地]
9. it was getting heavier and heavier：爆裂声越来越响
10. birmingham：伯明翰[英格兰中部城市]
11. the richter scale：里氏震级表。美国地震学家 charles francis richter (1900-1985) 于1935年制定了地震震级表。
12. british geological survey scientist roger musson said the quake took place on 28 april in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in london and was felt in france：英国地质勘测所的科学家 roger musson 说，这次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地区就是经受过袭击英国最强烈的几次大地震的同一地区，其中的一次大地震发生在1580年，那次地震蹂躏了伦敦，巴黎也能感到它的震波。
13. a matter of time：时间问题。又如：it’s not a matter of money (这不是个钱的问题。)
练习：
1. during the april 28 earthquake, whole england was left without power.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
2. the channel tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurred.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
3. it was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured, but not seriously.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
4. france and several other european countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the british doctors.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
5. the country’s strongest earthquake took place in london .in 1580.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
6. musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast england sooner or later.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
7. it can be inferred from the passage that england is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.
a. right b. wrong c. not mentioned
答案与题解：
1. b题句说2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电，与短文第一段第一句表达的内容不符。短文说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力中断，几千名居民无电可用。所以，题句是错误的，答案为b。
2. c本题所说的意思是：地震发生后，海峡隧道关闭了10小时。题句表达的内容短文中找不到，故答案为c。
3. a题句的意思是：地震中一个妇女的头部和颈部受了点轻伤。题句表达的意思与第一段第一句表达的内容相符。所以选项 a 是答案。
4. c题句表达的意思是：法国和其他几个欧洲国家派遣他们的医疗队去英国与当地的医生并肩工作。这一内容短文中找不到，故答案为 c。
5. b题句所说的英国最强烈的地震于1580 年发生在伦敦，这与短文表述的事实不符。短文第七段第一句明白无误地说，英国最强烈的地震于1931年发生在北海。题句表达的信息是错误的，故答案为 b。
6. a题句说 musson 预言在英格兰东南部迟早将发生另一次地震。这一说法与短文最后一段第三句所表达的意思相符。短文中说，另一次地震将袭击英格兰东南部，这只是个时间问题。所以答案是a。
7. a短文第六段第一句说，全球每年发生强度为里氏 4 级左右的地震有几千次，但是这种中等强度的地震英格兰很少发生。据此，读者可以容易地推断出，高震级的地震在英格兰就更少见了。
第十篇
irish dolphins may have a unique dialect
irish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other.
the shannon dolphin and wildlife foundation (sdwf)1 has been studying a group of up to 120 bottle-nose dolphins in the river shannon2 using vocalisations collected on a computer in a cow shed3 near the river shannon.
as part of a research project, student ronan hickey digitised and analysed a total of 1,882 whistles from the irish dolphins and those4 from the welsh dolphins on a computer and separated them into six fundamental whistle types and 32 different categories5. of the categories, he found most6 were used by both sets of dolphins7 -- but eight were only heard from the irish dolphins.
"we are building up a catalogue of the different whistle types they use and trying to associate them with behaviour like foraging, resting, socialising and the communications of groups with calves," project leader simon berrow said. "essentially we are building up what is like a dictionary of words they use or sounds they make."
berrow, a marine biologist, said the dolphins’ clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey. the whistles are communications. "they do a whole range of other sounds like barks, groans and a kind of gunshot," he said. "the gunshot is an intense pulse of sound. sperm whales use it to stun their prey.
"when i first heard it i was surprised as i thought sperm whales were the only species who used it. we can speculate the dolphins are using it for the same reason as the sperm whales," berrow said.
references8 in local legend indicate there have been dolphins in the shannon estuary for generations and they may even have been resident there as far back as the 6th century9.
they are regularly seen by passengers on the shannon ferry and an estimated 25,000 tourists every year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.
词汇：
irish adj. 爱尔兰的
socialise v. 社交，交往
dolphin n.海豚
bottle-nose dolphin 宽吻海豚
sperm whale 巨头鲸
click n. 咔哒声，喀嚓声
estuary n. 河口，江口
vocalisation n. 发声
shed n. 小屋，棚
digitalise v. 使数字化
whistle n. 啸声
forage v. 搜寻（食物）
prey n. 被捕食的动物
gunshot n. 射击声
groan n. 呻吟，叹息
pulse n. 脉冲
stun v. 击昏
注释:
1. the shannon dolphin and wildlife foundation (sdwf): 香农海豚与野生生物基金会。
2. the shannon river：香农河[ 位于爱尔兰共和国的中西部]
3. cow shed: 牛棚
4. those 指代前半句的 whistles。
5. ronan hickey…separated them into six fundamental whistle types and 32 different categories： ronan hickey 将啸声划分为6大类32种
6. most = most categories
7. both sets of dolphins 是指 the irish dolphins 和 the welsh dolphins。
8. references in local legend:：当地传说中的有关说法
9. they may even have been resident there as far back as the 6th century：海豚可能早在公元 6 世纪就在香农河河口繁衍生息，resident 是形容词，意思是 “居住的”。
2006年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷
第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每 题1分，共15分）
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近选项。
1 she was close to success.
a fast b quick
c tight d near
2 the two girls look alike
a similar b beautiful
c pretty d attractive
3 the boy is intelligent.
a naughty b clever
c difficult d active
4 everybody was glad to see mary back
a sorry b sad
c happy d angry
5 what is your glad in life?
a aim b plan
c arrangement d idea
6 jack was dismissed
a fined b fired
c exhausted d criticized
7 john is crazy about pop music
a mad b sorry
c concerned d worried
8 it is the movement, not the color, of objects that excites the bull.
a frightens b scares
c confuses d arouses
9 it is highly unlikely that she will arrive today.
a very b probably
c hardly d possibly
10 i am feeling a lot more healthy than i was.
a many b no
c some d much
11 since ancient times people have found various ways to preserve meat
a eat b cook
c keep d freeze
12 we packed up the things we had accumulated (积累) over the last three years and
a late b recent
c final d past
13 the expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning
a bottom of tile mountain b foot of the mountain
c staring point d top of the mountain
14 there is always excitement at the olympic games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
a destroys b beats
c maintains d defends
15 the president proposed that we should bring the meeting to a close.
a stated b said
c announced d suggested
第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题，每题1分，共7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提 供的是正确信息，请选择a；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择b；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择c。
health care in the us
health care in the us is well-known but very expensive. paying the doctor’s bill after a major illness or accident can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
in the us, a person’s company, not the government, pays for health insurance.
employers have contracts with insurance companies, which pay for all or part of employees’ doctors’ bills.
the amount that the insurance company will pay out to a patient differs wildly. it all depends on what insurance the employer pays. the less the boss pays to the insurance company, the more the employee has to pay the hospital each time he or she gets sick. in 2004, the average worker paid an extra us$558 a year, according to a san franCISCO report.
the system also means many americans fall through the cracks (遭遗漏). in 2004,
only 61 per cent of the population received health insurance through their employers, according to the report. the unemployed, self-employed, part-time workers and graduated students with no jobs were not included.
most us university students have a gap between their last day of school and their first day on the job. often, they are no longer protected by their parents’ insurance BECause they are now considered independent adults. they also cannot buy university health insurance because they are no longer students.
another group that falls through the gap of the us system is international students. all are required to have health insurance and cannot begin their classes without it. but exact policies (保险单) differ from school to school.
most universities work with health insurance companies and sell their own standard plan for students often, buying the school plan is required, but luckily it’s also cheaper than buying direct from the insurance company.
16 in the us, a person’s company buys him or her health insurance
a right b wrong c not mentioned
17 all employees in the us have the same kind of health insurance
a right b wrong c not mentioned
18 in 2004, most of the unemployed in the us were women.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
19 in the us, graduated students with no jobs can buy university health insurance
a right b wrong c not mentioned
20 all international students in the us have to buy health insurance
a right b wrong c not mentioned
21 the international students in the us work harder than the american students.
a right ib wrong c not mentioned
22 the health care system in the us takes care of everyone in the country.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
冠词有三种，一种是定冠词（the definite article），另一种是不定冠词（the indefinite article），还有一种是零冠词（zero article）不定冠词和定冠词两种。不定冠词是a和an，a用在辅音开头的名词或词组之前，如：a book ，an 用在元音开头的名词或词组之前，如：an hour ，the 用在单数或复数名词前。
二、不定冠词的用法
不定冠词a (an)与数词one 同源，是"一个"的意思。a用于辅音音素前，而an则用于元音音素前。
1) 表示"一个"，意为one；指某人或某物，意为a certain。
a mr. ling is waiting for you.一个李先生在等你。
2) 代表一类人或物。
a knife is a tool for cutting with.刀子是用来切东西的工具。.
mr. smith is an engineer.史密斯先生是以为工程师，
3) 词组或成语。
a little / a few / a lot / a type of / a pile / a great many / many a / as a rule / in a hurry / in a minute / in a word / in a short while / after a while / have a cold / have a try / keep an eye on / all of a sudden
三、定冠词的基本用法：
定冠词the与指示代词this，that同源，有"那（这）个"的意思，但较弱，可以和一个名词连用，来表示某个或某些特定的人或东西。
1特指双方都明白的人或物：
take the medicine.把药吃了。
2上文提到过的人或事：
he bought a house. i’ve been to the house.
他买了幢房子。我去过那幢房子。
3指世上独一无二的事物：
the SUN， the sky， the moon， the earth
4单数名词连用表示一类事物，如：the dollar 美元;the fox 狐狸；或与形容词或分词连用，表示一类人：the rich 富人; the living 生者。
5）用在序数词和形容词最高级，及形容词only， very， same等前面：
where do you live? i live on the second floor.你≡谀模课易≡诙层?br> that\'s the very thing i\'ve been looking for.那正是我要找的东西。
6）与复数名词连用，指整个群体：
they are the teachers of this school.（指全体教师）
they are teachers of this school. (指部分教师)
7）表示所有，相当于物主代词，用在表示身体部位的名词前：
she caught me by the arm..她抓住了我的手臂。
8）用在某些由普通名词构成的国家名称、机关团体、阶级、等专有名词前：
the people\'s republic of china 中华人民共和国
the united states 美国
9）用在表示乐器的名词之前： she plays the piano.她会弹钢琴。
10) 用在姓氏的复数名词之前，表示一家人：
the greens格林一家人 (或格林夫妇)
11) 用在惯用语中：
in the day, in the morning (afternoon，evening),the day after tomorrow
on the whole ,by the way, go to the theatre
四、零冠词的用法
1.国名，人名前通常不用定冠词：england，mary；
2.泛指的复数名词，表示一类人或事物时，可不用定冠词；
they are teachers. 他们是教师。
3.抽象名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词；
failure is the mother of success.失败乃成功之母。
4.物质名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词，当表示特定的意思时，需要加定冠词；
man cannot live without water.人离开水就无法生存。
5.在季节、月份、节日、 假日、日期、星期等表示时间的名词之前，不加冠词；
we go to school from monday to friday. 我们从星期一到星期五都上学
6.在称呼或表示官衔，职位的名词前不加冠词；
the guards took the american to general lee.
士兵们把这个美国人送到李将军那里。
7.在三餐、球类运动和娱乐运动的名称前，不加冠词 如：have breakfast，play chess
8.当两个或两个以上名词并用时，常省去冠词；
i can\'t write without pen or pencil.没有钢笔和铅笔，我就写不了字。
9.当by 与火车等交通工具连用，表示一种方式时，中间无冠词；by bus，by train；
10.有些个体名词不用冠词；如：
school，college，prison，market，hospital，bed，table，class，town，church，court 等个体名词，直接置于介词后，表示该名词的深层含义；
go to hospital去医院看病
go to the hospital 去医院 (并不是去看病，而是有其他目的)
11不用冠词的序数词；
a. 序数词前有物主代词
b. 序数词作副词 he came first in the race.
c. 在固定词组中 at (the) first, first of all
2006年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷
第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每 题1分，共15分）
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近选项。
1 she was close to success.
a fast b quick
c near d tight
2 the two girls look alike.
a beautiful b similar
c pretty d attractive
3 the boy is intelligent
a clever b naughty
c difficult d active
4 everybody was glad to see mary back
a sorry b sad
c angry d happy
5 what is your goal in life?
a plan b aim
c arrangement d idea
6 jack is a diligent student.
a hardworking b ambitious
c lazy d slow
7 mary said mildly, that she was just curious
a gently b shyly
c weakly d wildly
8 practically all animals communicate through sounds.
a clearly b almost
c absolutely d basically
9 the story was very touching.
a inspiring b boring
c moving d absorbing
10 i wasn’t qualified for the job really, but i got it anyhow.
a somehow b anyway
c anywhere d somewhere
11 she was a puzzle.
a girl b woman
c problem d mystery
12 her speciality is heart surgery.
a region b site
c field d platform
13 france has kept intimate links with its former african territories.
a friendly b private
c strong d secret
14 you should have blended the butter with the sugar thoroughly.
a spread b mixed
c beaten d covered
15 the industrial revolution modified the whole structure of english society.
a destroyed b broke
c smashed d changed
第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题，每题1分，共7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提 供的是正确信息，请选择a；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择b；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择c。
g8 summit
leaders of the group of eight major industrialized nations (g8) will meet in scotland in july this year. representatives from china, india, mexico, south africa and brazil have also been invited. here’s what the g8 leaders want from the meeting.
british prime minister tony blair wants the g8 to cancel debt to the world’s poorest countries. he wants them to double aid to africa to 50 billion pounds by 2010. he has also proposed reducing subsidies to western farmers and removing restrictions on african exports. this has not got the approval of all members BECause it will hurt their agricultural interests. on climate change, blair wants concerted (共同的) action by reducing carbon emissions (排放).
us president george w. bush agrees to give help to africa. but he says he doesn’t like the idea of increasing aid to countries as ’it will increase corruption. bush said he would not sign an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the summit, according to media. the us is the only g8 member not to have signed the kyoto protocol (京都议定书). although the us is the world’s biggest polluter, bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem.
french president jacques chirac supports blair on africa and climate change. he is determined to get the us to sign the climate change deal.
german chancellor gerhard schroder remains doubtful of blair’s africa proposals. schroder’s officials have dismissed the notion that money will solve africa’s problems as "old thinking." berlin says that african states should only receive extra money if they can prove they’ve solved the corruption problem.
russian president vladimir putin was doubtful about the value of more aid to africa. but he has seen a way to make this work to his advantage. putin intends to use the aid to africa as a springboard (跳板) next year to propose aid to the former soviet republics of georgia, uzbekistan, tajikistan and moldova.
japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi’s priorities are a seat on the un security council, for which he will be lobbying (游说) at the summit. and he’s concerned about the democratic people’s republic of korea’s nuclear weapons programme.
16 the g8 countries include china, india, mexico, south africa and brazil.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
17 blair hopes that the g8 countries will work together to reduce carbon emissions
a right 13 wrong c not mentioned
18 india has accepted the invitation to attend the g8 meeting
a right b wrong c not mentioned
19 bush agrees to increase aid to africa.
a right 13 wrong c not mentioned
20 chirac takes a stand similar to blair’s on africa and climate change.
a right b wrong c not mentioned
21 according to media, bush will sign the kyoto protocol at the summit
a right b wrong c not mentioned
22 japan will reject blair’s proposal to increase aid to africa
a right b wrong c not mentioned
超纲的其它固定搭配
be satisfied of相信
may(might)as well还是…好
rule out排斥
agree on／upon取得一致意见
argue about争论
take(make)a stand for捍卫
take(make)a stand against反对
come after跟随
lie up躺着休息
without question毫无疑问
beside the question离题
bring t0 mind使人想起
compile dictionary编字典
ask for要价
refresh one§memory使人记起
present sb．with sth．送给某人某礼物
against oneg will违心地
in one's will在…遗嘱中
with ease容易，不费力
fall off下降
televise live实况转播
g0 on strike罢工
at will随意
0f one's free will出于自愿
at ease不拘束
fall away背离
for the moment暂时，目前
have intention 0f有意，打算
have not the least idea of不知道
have desire t0 do sth．想做某事
be particular about讲究
pass through通过，经过
bv the moment到…时
n0 intention of无意，不打算
have no desire for对…没有欲望
have sth．in stock有现货
carry about随身携带
pass by从…旁边经过
pass over不注意，忽视
get out使…出去
be of little value没什么价值
pull back撤退
pull along沿…拉
die off死去，凋谢
something 0f在某种程度(意义)上
pass for被认为(当做)
now that既然，由于
at oneg wits end不知所措
pull round掉头，转向；康复
die away(渐渐)消失
drop down落下
do sth．for a living靠做某事谋生
make a name 0f oneseff出名，扬名
put sb．throu曲为某人接通电话
beyond oneg power超出某人的能力
ahead 0f schedule提前
turn away转变方向；拒绝
be answerable for应对．．．负责
glimpse of瞥见，一瞥
entitle sb．(t0 do)sth．给予某人(干)某事的权利
part with放弃，离开
turn back翻过来
lay up搁置；贮存
be lacking in缺乏
in correspondence with与…．联系(通信)
be it that即使
in connection with与…相连
be advantageous t0对．．．有利
in debt to sb．欠某人的债
assure sb．0f sth．使某人对某事放心
dwell on细想，详解
put(set)right使恢复正常，纠正错误
0ffthe way远离正道
escape doing sth．躲避干某事
within the limit of在…范围内
g0 dim(大脑)混沌
in the mood for sth．对某事有心境’
set a limit to限制
call at访问
g0 blank(头脑)变成空白
g0 faint晕过去
第一讲 词类
词类：
英语中主要有：名词、动词、形容词、副词、介词、连接词、冠词等。对于初学者，必须搞清。
1、名词（包括代词和数词）：在句子中作主语、宾语、表语和另一名词的形容词。
2、动词：见第二讲
3、形容词：可在句子中作表语、名词的定语
注意： 以下-ly结尾的词不是副词，是形容词： friendly （友好的） lovely（可爱的） deadly（致命的） costly（昂贵的） likely（可能的） lonely（孤独的） alone （单独的） lively（活泼的） ugly（丑陋的） kindly（和蔼的） manly（男子气的）等
4、副词：主要用来说明动词、形容词和副词本身。
注意：除了in, up, down, on, inside, outside. 等只有一些表示方向和位置的副词外，副词不能作表语。
例如：please help me water these flowers when i am out. （我不在时请帮我浇浇花。）
5、介词：又称前置词，即放在名词前面的"小词".
注意：
1）介词后面一定是个名词（除习惯外），例如不能说：BECause of ill，而应该为：because of illness；
2）介词后面不能跟that从句，即只能跟名词或带-wh开头的从句，这是英语语法的一条重要规则，如不能说：he did not come to the party because of he was ill. 但可以是：she got angry because of what he said. （她因他的话而生气了。）
6、连接词：用来连接两个或两个以上词或句子的词。
注意：英语中一般不能同时使用两个连接词，如不能说：although he is very rich, but he is not happy. （只要将although 或but去掉一个即可）
关于连接词的使用，详见"第三讲：句子的连接"一节。
7、冠词：用来限定名词的词，分不定冠词a （an） 和定冠词 the, 英语中的冠词使用十分复杂，简单地说：
1） 不可数名词前不能用a （an）
2） 第一次提到的单数可数名词用a （n）
3） 能用what, who, which回答的名词用the，即3w原则
the teacher and the student / the patient and the doctor结构中的the可以表示泛指
词性不是一成不变的，是由其在句子中的位子和功能决定的。
如：she has gone home. （home为副词）
is she at home? （home 为名词）
she looked at me patiently. （look为行为动词） she looked pale. （look为连系动词）
问题设置难度a/b级
why not eat breakfast?
breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, it is also the most neglected or skipped. common reason for not eating breakfast include lack of time, not feeling hungry, traditional dislike for breakfast, and dieting.
breakfast simply means “break the fast.” your body spends at least six to twelve hours each night in a fasting state. in the morning your body needs energy to rev up（转动起来） into high gear （转动装置）for 为了 the day’s work ahead
if you skip breakfast, you are likely to concentrate less effectively in the late morning, feel irritable, short-tempered, tired, or weak.
when you choose not to eat breakfast, your body stays in slow gear. also, people who skip breakfast often binge(无节制地吃)later in the day at other meals or eat a high-calorie snack in the morning. breakfast eaters tend to eat less fat during the day, have more strength and endurance and better concentration and problem solving ability.
not hungry in the morning? well, what time was dinner? did you have a large evening snack? a large dinner or a large bedtime snack can cause you to not feel hungry in the morning. it makes sense to eat more in the morning when there is a full day of activity ahead of you. instead we, tend to have our largest meal in the evening when we are gearing down for sleep.
a good breakfast should provide up 1/3 of your total calorie needs for the day. on the 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 diner earlier in the evening or save half 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 mid-morning snack later when you are hungry.
so, you say you’re on a diet. some people fear 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’s BECause your body is working correctly, you’ve fuelled your metabolism. although you may feel as if you are eating more all day long, in reality you are probably not.
also, eating smaller meals frequently throughout the day is another way to keep your internal furnace stocked. mini-meals, or “grazing,” prevent the drop in metabolism that can come when there are long periods between meals. your body’s strategy for food deprivation is to work more efficiently and burn calories more slowly, making it harder to lose weight.
not eating breakfast can also cause you to overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel ravenously hungry later. to make matters worse, since your body is in a slowed 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 famished and stuffy yourself as soon as you begin to eat.
since breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day, choosing the right fuel is important. the best breakfast foods are fruits, juice, lean meat, and grain products such as breads, rice, noodles, and cereals.
why not start each day with your metabolism in high gear, working to fill yourself with energy, build new body cells, help you concentrate effectively and work efficiently, and burn excess fat? in other words, why not eat breakfast?
1. according to the context, the word “fast” in the phrase “break the fast” in the second paragraph most probably means
a. a period of quick actions
b. a habit of eating
c. a strict rule
d. a period of not eating
2. all of the following are likely to happen to a person if he does not have breakfast except ____.
a. he will find it hard to pay close attention to what he is doing
b. he will tend to lose his temper
c. he will become very talkative
d. he will feel the lack of strength
3. all of the following are likely to happen to a person if he does not have breakfast except
a he will find it hard to pay close attention to what he is doing
b he will tend to lose his temper
c he will become very talkative
d he will feel the lack of strength
4. all of the following are likely to happen to a person if he does not have breakfast except
a he will find it hard to pay close attention to what he is doing
b he will tend to lose his temper
c he will become very talkative
d he will feel the lack of strength
5. according to the author, which of the following will result from not eating breakfast?
a eating more than usual
b. losing weight
c. burning extra calories more quickly
d. developing a healthy eating habit