期末專項練習(xí)五一、閱讀AWheretoEatinBangkokBangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseeminglybottomlesswellofdiningoptions.HerearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyourBangkokeatingadventure.NahmOfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary(烹飪的)experiences.It’stheonlyThairestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheword’s50bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceivedaMichelinstarforhisLoodon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchintheMetropolitanHotelin2010.IssayaSiameseClubIssayaSiameseClubisinternationallyknownThaichefIanKittichai’sfirstflagshipBangkokrestaurant.ThemenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmoderncookingmethods.Bo.lanBo.lanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok’sculinarysencesinceitopenedin2009.Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThaicuisine’sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplaceisgoodforacandle-litdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.Forthoseextremelyhungry,there’salargesetmenu.GagganEarningfirstplaceonthelatest“Asia’s50bestrestaurants”list,progressiveIndianrestaurantGagganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues(場所)toarriveinBangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffersawindowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinarytheateratitsbest.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods. B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.C.Theyhavetop-classchefs. D.Theyarebasedinhotels.2.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?A.Gaggan. B.Bo.lan.C.IssayaSiameseClub. D.Nahm.3.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?A.IthiresstafffromIndia. B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes. D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.BHowYourWeeklyShopCouldHelpPreventaMassExtinctionAllaroundtheworld,thewayinwhichweproduce,buyandeatfoodhasneverbeenmoresimilar.Youmaythinkyouhavemorechoicesthanyourparentsorgrandparentseverdid,andononelevelthatistrue.Whereveryouare,youcaneatvariousfoodsallinasingleday.Whatwearebeingofferedappearsatfirsttobediverse,untilyourealizeitisthesamekindof“diversity”thatisspreadingaroundtheglobeinthesameway;whattheworldbuysandeatsisbecomingmoreandmorethesame.Ofthe6,000plantspecieshumanshaveeatenovertime,wenowmainlygrowandeatjustnine.What’slesswellknownisthatforeachofthecrops,wereeatingfromasmallernumberofvarieties.Thousandsofdifferentwheatsexist,butlessthan10makeitontotherecommendedlistissuedtoBritishfarmers.Itisasimilarstorywiththemeatweeat.Thisrelativelyrecentphenomenon(現(xiàn)象)ofeatingfromsuchanarrowselectionofplantsandanimals,andjustafewvarietiesofthese,hasresultedinaseriouslossofdiversityinfarmers’fieldsandinourdietsandagreatlossofbiodiversity.Inthe20thcentury,effortsweremadetoproducemorecalories(卡路里)tofeedgrowingpopulations,butinsearchofquantity,wegaveupdiversity.Cropsandfarmanimalsendangered;someuniquetotheirpartoftheworldbecameendangered;someevenwentextinct(滅絕).Whenafoodislost,werisknotonlylosingaspecialfavour,butalsoawayoflifeandpartofaculture.Wealsolosechoicesforthefuture.Facedwiththegrowingimpactofclimatechangeandextremeweatherevents,wecanaddgreaterresilience(快速恢復(fù)能力)toourfoodsystembysavingdiversity.Butastheworldfarmsandeatsinincreasinglysimilarways,morefoodsareatriskofdisappearing.Weallhaveaparttoplayinpreventingthisfromhappening,whereverweareintheworld,anditstartswithwhatweputinourshoppingbaskets.Stillunsurewheretostart?Focusononeofyourfavouritefoodsandstarttoexploreitinallitsdiversity.Whetherthat'schocolate,coffee,cheeseorwine,findasmuchvariationasyoucan,setoffonaflavouradventureandhelpsavesomethingfromextinction.What’speople’scommonbeliefaccordingtotheparagraph1?Ourchoicesoffoodaremorethanthoseofearlygenerations.Ourwaysoffoodproductionareneversimilartooneanother.Whatweplantstaysthesamearoundtheworld.Whatweeatisbecomingincreasinglypopular.HowdoesthewriterprovehisideainParagraph2?A.byusingdata. B.bydescribingascene.C.bytellingastory. D.bysharingexperience.6.Accordingtothewriter,whatmightbethecauseofthelossofbiodiversity?A.Climate B.Business C.Population D.Technology7.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?Whytostart. B.Wheretoshop. C.Whattoeat. D.Howtohelp.CAccordingtoarecentstudyintheJournalofConsumerResearch,boththesizeandconsumptionhabitsofoureatingcompanionscaninfluenceourfoodintake,Andcontrarytoexistingresearchthatsaysyoushouldavoideatingwithheavierpeoplewhoorderlargeportions(份),it’sthebeanpoleswithbigappetitesyoureallyneedtoavoid.Totesttheeffectofsocialinfluenceoneatinghabits,theresearchersconductedtwoexperiments.Inthefirst,95undergraduatewomenwereindividuallyinvitedintoalabtoostensibly(表面上)participateinastudyaboutmovieviewership.Beforethefilmbegan,eachwomanwasaskedtohelpherselftoasnack.Anactorhiredbytheresearchersgrabbedherfoodfirst.Inhernaturalstate,theactorweighed105pounds.Butinhalfthecasessheworeaspeciallydesignedfatsuitwhichincreasedherweightto180pounds.Boththefatandthinversionsoftheactortookalargeamountoffood.Theparticipantsfollowedsuit,takingmorefoodthantheynormallywouldhave.However,theytooksignificantlymorewhentheactorwasthin.Forthesecondtest,inonecasethethinactortooktwopiecesofcandyfromthesnackbowls.Intheothercase,shetook30pieces.Theresultsweresimilartothefirsttest:theparticipantsfollowedsuitbuttooksignificantlymorecandywhenthethinactortook30pieces.Thetestsshowthatthesocialenvironmentisextremelyinfluentialwhenwe’remakingdecisions.Ifthisfellowparticipantisgoingtoeatmore,sowillI.Callitthe“I’llhavewhatshe’shaving”effect.However,we’lladjusttheinfluence.Ifanoverweightpersonishavingalargeportion,I’llholdbackabitbecauseIseetheresultsofhiseatinghabits.Butifathinpersoneatsalot,I'llfollowsuit.Ifhecaneatmuchandkeepslim,whycan’tI?8.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?A.Foodsafety. B.Movieviewership. C.Consumerdemand D.Eatingbehavior.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“beanpoles”inparagraph1referto?A.Bigeaters. B.Overweightpersons.C.Pickyeaters. D.Tallthinpersons.10.Whydidtheresearchershiretheactor?A.Toseehowshewouldaffecttheparticipants.B.Totestiftheparticipantscouldrecognizeher.C.Tofindoutwhatshewoulddointhetwotests.D.Tostudywhyshecouldkeepherweightdown.11.Onwhatbasisdowe“adjusttheinfluence”accordingtothelastparagraph?A.Howhungryweare. B.Howslimwewanttobe.C.Howweperceiveothers. D.Howwefeelaboutthefood.二、完形填空IhadbeeneatingandcookingtypicalMidwestmealsforyears,andIhavetosaythereweren’tmanydifferentkindsoffoodatdinner.AfterImarried,myhusbandtoldmeitwastimeI21mycomfort-foodcomfortzone.Whenhe22totakemetodinneratanearbyrestaurantthatservedagrandbuffet(豪華自助餐),Iacceptedhappily.IthoughtIcouldn’tgowrong,and23yardsandyardsofcomfortfoods.Wegavetheserverourdrinkorderandthen24theotherhungrypeoplechoosingthebuffet.Iturnedleft,andhewentright.Ifilledmydishwithsalad,toppedwithmy25dressing(調(diào)料)andreturnedtoourtable.Thenmyhusbandreturnedwithadishfilledwithcrab(蟹)legs.Hesmiledacrossthetableatme.“Let’seatthecrablegs,”hesaid.I26myhead.Ihad27crablegsbefore.Oncrabs.Inpictures.However,Iwasn’t28thecrablegsbeforeme.Thiswasnotcomfortfood.“Comeon.Justhaveataste.It’llbegoodforyoutotrysomethingnew.”Iliftedacrableg,andthen29it.Itsmeltstrange.Ilookedaround,30someonewouldsaveme,butnoone31.Theyweretoobusywiththeirowncrablegs.Again,myhusbandtoldmethattryingsomethingnewwasagoodthing.He32mehowtocracktheshell,andthenreachinsidewiththetinyforktogetthecrabmeat.Atlast,Itookthecouragetogivethecrablegsatry.Imanagedtobreaktheshellandcutmyfingerontheshell.Ipainfully33usingthetipofmyknifetodigbitsofmeatoutoftheshell.I’dneverhadtoworkso34forameal.35,ittastedgood. Ienjoyedtherich,sweettaste.21.A.found B.left C.kept D.tested22.A.agreed B.began C.happened D.offered23.A.cooked B.suggested C.imagined D.remembered24.A.treated B.followed C.encouraged D.joined25.A.usual B.private C.healthy D.new26.A.raised B.cleared C.shook D.nodded27.A.seen B.received C.experienced D.chosen28.A.freefrom B.preparedfor C.satisfiedwith D.afraidof29.A.lost B.took C.forgot D.dropped30.A.hoping B.believing C.realizing D.promising31.A.returned B.refused C.noticed D.answered32.A.asked B.showed C.helped D.trained33.A.talkedabout B.worriedabout C.gaveup D.endedup34.A.easily B.carelessly C.hard D.well35.A.Surprisingly B.Naturally C.Secretly D.Unluckily三、語法填空DietshavechangedinChina--andsotoohasitstopcrop.Since2011,thecountry36.__________(grow)morecornthanrice.Cornproductionhasjumpednearly125percentover37._________past25years,whilerice