Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also the most neglected (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 $\frac{1}{3}$ 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 (吸引) 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 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 hungrier during the day. That is because your body is working properly. Although you may feel that you are eating more all day long, in reality you are probably not.
Not eating breakfast can also cause you to overeat, since a fall in blood sugar often makes you feel very hungry later. To make matters worse, since your body is working more slowly, it will not be able to burn those extra calories very efficiently (有效地). If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day,
you are less likely to get hungry and stuff (使吃撑) 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, eggs, lean meat and grain products such as whole-wheat bread, rice, noodles and cereals.
12. 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.
13. If you don’t want to have breakfast in the morning, according to the writer’s suggestion, you should . ()
A. see a doctor to have an examination
B. have a light supper
C. go to a restaurant to enjoy a good meal
D. have a good supper
14. What can help people avoid overeating at one time? ()
A. Never having breakfast.
B. Eating less during the day.
C. Eating regularly and healthily.
D. Eating only at night.
15. What does the writer mainly do in the last paragraph? ()
A. The writer mainly persuades us to have a big breakfast.
B. The writer mainly tells us what food isn’t suitable for breakfast.
C. The writer mainly describes when and how we should have breakfast.
D. The writer mainly tells us what food we should have for breakfast.

12. B 词义猜测题。根据第二段“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.”可知，经过一夜禁食之后，人们需要吃一些东西，补充能量，即中断禁食状态。B项符合句意。故选B。
13. B 细节理解题。根据第三段“If breakfast doesn't appeal (吸引) 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.”可知，作者建议在晚上早些时候吃清淡一些的晚餐，或者晚餐少吃一些，留一半第二天早晨吃。故选B。
14. C 推理判断题。根据第六段“If you feed your body healthy snacks and meals throughout the day, you are less likely to get hungry and stuff (使吃撑) yourself as soon as you begin to eat.”可知，全天规律吃健康的正餐和加餐，就不太可能感到饥饿，也不会一次吃太多。选项C符合文意。故选C。
15. D 段落大意题。根据最后一段“The best breakfast foods are fruits, eggs, lean meat and grain products such as whole-wheat bread, rice, noodles and cereals.”可知，作者主要告诉我们早餐应该吃什么食物，故选D。