Primary school children are smoking cigarettes, eating junk food and drinking energy drinks to prepare for their exams, new research has found.

A poll of more than 1,000 youngsters who took Key Stage Two SATs last year found eight had smoked before the tests, while 37 ate chocolate and 30 used high-sugar and caffeine drinks.

The survey also revealed some 55% of youngsters feared getting bad results would affect their future lives. Three in five children (60%) said they had been told by teachers that SATs were important for the school league tables, while 68% admitted feeling pressured at exam time, according to the research by Kellogg’s.

Meanwhile, a second poll of more than 1,000 parents found 20% believed their child was too nervous to eat before SATs exams, while one in eight said their youngster had refused food.

Child psychologist Dr Claire Halsey said: “It’s troubling that children are expressing so many worries about their exams. It’s natural to experience some pressure to perform before any test, even at age 10 and 11.”

John Coe, of the National Association for Primary Education, said: “A decent breakfast should set children up for success in their exams, and eating breakfast with friends at a breakfast club - and calming each other’s nerves about the tests - is a happy way of meeting the challenge to come.”

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1.Why do the children smoke ?

A Because they think smoking is good for health.

B Because they want to release pressure.

C Because a lot of their classmates smoke.

D Because their teachers ask them to smoke.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第1段“ Primary school children are smoking cigarettes, eating junk food and drinking energy drinks to prepare for their exams, new research has found.”可知。

2.How many children ate chocolate according to the survey?

A 8

B 37

C 30

D 55

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第2段“while 37 ate chocolate and 30 used high-sugar and caffeine drinks.”可知。

3.What does the underlined word decent mean in Chinese?

A 肉食的

B 得体的

C 过量的

D 少量的

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据文章第6段“breakfast should set children up for success in their exam” 可知。要用C。

4.What’s the effective way to relax?

A Reading some books.

B Have a good breakfast with your friends

C Drinking energy drinks.

D Eating junk food.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第6段“and eating breakfast with friends at a breakfast club - and calming each other’s nerves about the tests - is a happy way of meeting the challenge to come.”可知。

5.The passage mainly talks about_________.

A Health

B Exam

C Breakfast

D Education

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。全文都在讲因为考试学生而不安，他们采用了抽烟，喝功能饮料来缓解压力等方式可知，这是在讲教育，故选D。