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高一英语阅读训练（4） A It is surprising that eating three meals a day—breakfast， lunch and dinner-has been a custom （习俗） only since 1890． Before this time， people only had two meals a day—breakfast and dinner． In the 16th century， breakfast was only to break one's fast（随便吃一点）． But 200 years later it had become a large meal， not just for family， but for numbers of guests as well． It was a social（社会的） event． It began at 10 a.m． and lasted until 1 p.m． Then breakfast began to be less popular． It became， instead， a lighter meal and was taken at a much earlier hour． By 1850 it had been pushed back to 8 a.m． and became a family meal． Dinner， however， went to the other way． In the 16th century it was eaten at 11 a． m． Years later， it had moved to the early afternoon， then to 5 p.m． By 1850 dinner time had reached 7 p.m． Lunch is a recent idea． It first appeared as a snack to fill the gap （间隙） between breakfast and dinner． 1． People did not have lunch ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． until 1890 B． after 1890 C． since 1890 D． by 1890 2． “ Dinner， however， went to the other way ” means “＿＿＿＿＿＿ ”． A． Dinner didn't go there with breakfast B． Dinner took the same way with breakfast C． Dinner is different from breakfast D． Dinner is the same with breakfast 3． Breakfast became a family meal since the ＿＿＿＿＿ century． A． 17th B． 18th C． 16th D． 19th 4． The passage is mostly concerned with（涉及） ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． what people eat for breakfast B． what people eat for dinner C． the history of supper D． the history of the three meals 5． The passage leads us to believe that ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． our custom of meals is based on English custom B． before 1890 people didn't eat three meals a day C． breakfast is the most important meal for us D． the body can adjust to（适应） two or three meals a day B In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paperwork, because they are fast, effective, and do not make mistakes． As one banker said, “Unlike humans, computers never have a bad day． ” And they are honest． Many banks advertise that their work is “untouched by human hands” and therefore safe from human attraction． Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money． But they also have no sense, and the growing number of computer crimes (犯罪)shows they can be used to steal． Computer criminals don't use guns． And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witness(证人) and often no proof(证据)． A computer cannot remember who used it and simply does what it is told． The head teller at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion dollars in just four years． No one noticed this because he moved the money from someone else's account(帐目)． This man was caught only because he was a gambler 　(赌徒)． When the police broke up a gambling operation, his name was in the records． Some clerks use the computer's power to get revenge（ 报复） on bosses they consider unfair． Recently, a large company fired its computer－tape assistant （助手） for reasons that were