On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life． Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip． But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure． So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast． Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained（可獲得的）, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8．8 million to 11．7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America． For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news． Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting（省略） breakfast． “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E． Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work．” Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate（不適當(dāng)）, and most of the recent work involves（涉及） children, not grown-ups． “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor．”
1．The main idea of the passage is _______．

A．breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health

B．a(chǎn) good breakfast used to be important to us

C．breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car

D．breakfast is not as important as we thought before
2．For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______．

A．several studies have been done in the past few years

B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C．grown-ups have especially made studies in this field

D．eating little in the morning is good for health

3．The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______．

A．people without breakfast can improve their work

B．not giving people breakfast improves work

C．having breakfast does not improve work, either

D．people having breakfast do improve their work, too

4．The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______．

A．stories, poems, play, etc

B．written works on a particular subject

C．a(chǎn)ny printed material

D．the modern literature of America

5．What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______．

A．breakfast does not affect work

B．Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning

C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D．Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

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　　The literal meaning of philosophy is “l(fā)ove of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(學(xué)科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士學(xué)位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．

　　Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．

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　　There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．

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find a good job soon after graduation

D．

make progress in your career development

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Logic helps you to become a better thinker．

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The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．

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not all the subjects have to do with philosophy

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philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects

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C.The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits.

D.The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define.

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B.a person will get a Ph. D.  if he/she studies philosophy

C.philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects

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