Unit3FoodAndCulture同步鞏固練-part1ReadingandThinking【基礎(chǔ)詞匯練】1.AccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotalglobalfertilizer(consume).

2.Afterthat,happenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.

3.(face)withadifficultsituation,hedecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.

4.(walk)inthestreet,Isawhim.

5.Hehasreal(elegant)andintelligencethatthereadersadmire.

6.Mostvirusesaren'tactivated—andwillnotspread—untilyouusethe(東西)inwhichthey'rehiding.

7.Thiscanbedonewiththe(最小的)amountofeffort.

8.Shewasknowntohaveaneven(脾氣)andtobedifficulttobeangry.

9.Iamgladyouenjoyit.Iwilltellthistothe(廚師).

10.Butinan(except)case,astudentmightchangehismajorwhenapprovedbythepresidentofthecollege.

11.Moreover,eachofusneedsto(消耗)atleast5litresofwaterperday.

12.Iwasextremelyinspiredbythe(文雅的)waythewordssounded.

13.Contrarytopopularmyth,theSouth-Eastdoesnotcentirelyofrichpeople.

14.Hercountryisfamousforthedelicious(菜肴).

【選詞練】consistof;priorto;berelatedto;referto;handinhand1.Theplancannotbecarriedoutitsapproval.

2.Nomatterwhatdifficultieswewillmeet,wewilladvancetogetherwithyou.

3.Asweallknow,NewYorkCityfiveboroughs.

4.IalwaysadictionarywhenIcomeuponanewword.

5.Thehighcrimeratehighunemployment.

【句型練】1.又濕又冷,他非常想溫暖一下自己。,hewantedtowarmhimselfverymuch.

2.她犯了錯(cuò)誤。因此,我們已經(jīng)遭受了重大損失。Shemademistakes.,we'vealreadysufferedseriousdamage.

3.不是我們做多少事情而是我們對我們所做的事投入多少愛,這對我們的工作最有益。Itisnothowmuchwedobuthowmuchloveweputintothatbenefitsourworkmost.

【七選五練】Porridgedoesn'thaveaverytastyname,doesit?1.I'mheretotrytoconvinceyouthatporridgecanbeadelicious,convenientandveryhealthywaytostarttheday.

Porridgeisatypeoffoodservedforbreakfast,usuallyatypeofgrainwitheithermilkorwater.Itisthickerthanliquid,butnotsolid.2,soit'saverygoodoptionforpeoplewhoareill,anditprovideslong-lastingenergyfortheday.

Porridgepreparation,suchastheamountofmaterialsandcookingtime,dependsonwhatyouchoosetouseasyourporridgebase.3,Iputaverybighandfulofoatsinapot,addalittlebitofwaterandabout200mlofmilk,andletthemixtureboil.Ittakesaboutfiveminutestocook.

Onceit'scooked,thefunpartisaddingtheflavor.Porridgealonedoesn'thaveaverystrongflavor.4,Ithinkthisiswhatmakesporridgeexciting!Itislikeablankpieceofpaper—youcanaddalmostanythingyouwanttotheporridgebase.Seeds,nutsanddriedfruitsareveryhealthyoptionstoaddandcangiveyouenergyfortheday.Butifyoudon'tlikethese,oryou'reallergic,thensugarandchocolatearealsoidealoptions.

5.Eitheroatsorcornorbothare“staplefoods”formostpeopleontheearth.Youcanusuallybuybigbagsofeither,thenaddlocalingredientstomakeyourporridgeinteresting—whateverischeapandconvenienttofind,whereveryouare.

Hopefullyporridgesoundsalottastiernow!A.Ifyou'venevereatenitB.IfI'mcookingformyselfC.TheporridgebaseisveryeasytodigestD.Itdoesn'thaveaverytastyreputation,eitherE.ItisoftenheatedupbutlacksallkindsofnutritionF.YoucanmakeporridgealmostanywhereintheworldG.Althoughsomepeoplethinkthismakesporridgeboring1.2.3.4.5.

【閱讀練】AWhileweweregrowingup,ourmotherremindedusnottoputourelbowsonthetable,toputournapkininourlap,andtochewwithourmouthcloseduntiloneday,eleganttablemannersbecameanaturalhabit.JustasweintheU.S.practicestandardetiquette(禮節(jié))fordining,sodopeopleincountriesaroundtheworld.Butwhenwegatheraroundatabletoeat,ourtablemannersmaydifferfromothers'manners,dependingonwhereintheworldtheyare.InChile,forexample,it'sabadformtoeatanythingwithyourhands,whichmeansevensandwichesshouldbeslicedoffwithaknifeandpickedupwithafork.Ethiopians,however,consideritwastefultoeatwithutensils(器皿),andeateverythingwiththeirhands—specificallytheirrighthand.InpartsofPeru,Argentina,Chile,andBolivia,dinerspayrespecttoPachamama,theAndeangoddessoffertilityandharvest,byspilling(灑出)afewdropsoftheirdrinkonthegroundandsaying,“ParalaPachamama.”Thisritualiscalled“cha'lla”.Tomakeanoffering,sometiptheirglassover,andothersflick(輕彈)itwithtwofingers.It'scustomaryinEgypttowaitforsomeoneelsetorefillyourglassandforyoutorefillyourneighbor'sglasswhenneeded.Ifaglassislessthanhalffull,itneedsrefilling.Ifyourneighborforgetstorefillyourglass,youcanlethimknowitneedstoberefilledbypouringalittlemoredrinkintohisglass.It'sneveracceptable,however,torefillyourownglass.InEngland,port(波爾圖葡萄酒)iscontinuouslypassedtotheleftsideofthetableuntilit'sfinished.Somesaythishastodowiththenaval(海軍的)tradition—theportsideofaboatisonyourleftifyou'refacingthehelm(舵)—butthetruereasonisunclear.Iftheportisnotpassed,it'sconsideredimpolitetoaskforit.Instead,aneighborcanaskthepersonwhohasit,“DoyouknowtheBishopofNorwich?”Iftheyreplythattheydon'tknowhim,theresponseis,“He'saverygoodchap(家伙),buthealwaysforgetstopasstheport.”1.HowdopeopleeatinChile?A.Theyseldomuseutensils.B.Theyprefertousetheirhands.C.Theyonlyeatsandwicheswithaknifeandfork.D.Theyalwayseatwithutensils.2.Inwhichcountrypeoplepractiseareligiousceremonybeforeeatingtheirmeals?A.Bolivia. B.Ethiopia.C.Egypt. D.England.3.WhatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveyourglassrefilledinEgypt?A.Pouralittledrinkintoyourglass.B.Keepyourglasshalffull.C.Pouralittlemoredrinkintoyourneighbor'sglass.D.Showyourglasstoyourneighbor.4.Whensomeonesays“DoyouknowtheBishopofNorwich?”,whatdoeshewantyoutodo?A.Passhimtheport. B.Watchyourmanners.C.Listentoalegend. D.Drinktheport.BUSfoodauthorM.F.K.Fisheroncewroteabouthumans,“Firstweeat,thenwedoeverythingelse.”ThisiswhyeachyearwecelebrateWorldFoodDay,whichfallsonOct.16.Butregardlessoftheimportanceoffoodaroundtheworld,foodculturesoftendiffergreatlyfromcountrytocountry.Forexample,thingslikechickenfeet,duckheads,andpigbrainsarecommonlyeateninAsia.IfyouaskedmostWesternerstotryoneofthesethings,though,theverythoughtofitwouldprobablybeenoughtomakethemgiveupmeataltogether.Atthesametime,however,themajorityofpeopleinWesternnationsregardthemselvesasmeateaters.So,whatcouldbethereasonbehindthisdoublestandard?Thereareanumberofpossibleanswerstothatquestion,yetonemajorreasoncouldlieinrecentculturalchanges.Duringthemid-20thcenturyandtheyearsfollowingit,eatingmostpartsofananimalwascommoninmanyWesterncountriessuchastheUK—perhapsowingtorationing(定量配給政策)asaresultofWorldWarⅡ(1939—1945).Butlater,duringthe1960sand1970s,followingtheintroductionofhighwaysintheUSandtheUK,thepopularityofsupermarketsinthosecountriesincreased,wroteFrancescoBurnett,authorofCulturalHistoryofMeat:1900-ThePresent.Thankstothepopularityandconvenienceofsupermarketswhichtendnottosellanimalpartssuchastheheadsorlimbs(四肢),thepublic'sattitudetomeatsoonshifted.“The‘a(chǎn)nimal’graduallydisappearedfrommeat,andpeople'signoranceaboutwhatanimalthemeattheyatecamefromincreased,”Burnettadded.Asaresult,it'sbelievedthatmanyWesternculturesslowlybegantoviewmeatassimplyafoodproduct,ratherthanassomethingthatcamefromananimal.However,thistheorymaygoevenfurtherbackifwelookatthewordstheEnglishlanguageusestodescribemeat.“We‘de-animalize’certainfoodsthatweeatbygivingthemdifferentnames,”HalHerzog,authorofWhyIt'sSoHardToThinkStraightAboutAnimals,toldonlinemagazineGrist.“Wedon'tsayit'scookedpig;wesayit'spork.Andwedon'tsayhamburgerismadeofcow;wesayit'smadeofbeef.”Soitseemsthatthere'snotonesimpleanswertothisquestion.Whenitcomestoeatingmeat,however,perhapsweshouldsimplyjustenjoythetaste.5.Themainpurposeofthefirstthreeparagraphsisto.

A.introducevariousfoodculturesB.stressWesterners'loveforfoodC.showdifferencesinChineseandWesternfoodculturesD.drawattentiontoWesterners'“de-animalizing”meat6.Whatchangedpeople'sattitudestowardmeatinthe1960sand1970s?A.Thewordsusedtodescribemeat.B.Theriseofsupermarkets.C.Theneedforahealthierlifestyle.D.Theintroductionofhighways.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ignorance”meaninParagraph6?A.Blindness. B.Fear.C.Misunderstanding. D.Challenge.【語法填空練】PriortocomingtoChina,myonlyexperiencewithChinesecookingwasinAmerica,withChinesefoodthat1(change)tosuitAmericantastes.

Later,IhadachancetoexperienceauthenticChinesefoodby2(come)toChina.ASichuanrestauranthadbeenrecommendedtomeandmyfamilybyafriend.3(tire),hungry,andnotknowingawordofChinese,wehadnoideahowtoorder,4thechefjustbeganfillingourtablewiththebestfoodwehadevereaten.Witht