七年級(jí)英語下冊(cè)期末復(fù)習(xí)專項(xiàng)魯教版（五四學(xué)制）專題任務(wù)型閱讀學(xué)校:___________姓名：___________班級(jí)：___________考號(hào)：___________Answerthequestions.Therearespicyfoodloversallaroundtheworld.Alotofpeopledesiretohavespicyfoodsintheirdailylife.InChina,welovehotpeppers(辣椒),fiery-hotchickenwingsandweputspicyseasonings(調(diào)味品)ontopofjustabouteverything.Thankfully,spicyfoodsaregenerallygoodforus.Theydomorethanaddflavor(調(diào)味)toyourfavouritemeals.Spicyfoodsaregoodforyourheart.Peoplewhoregularlyeatfoodsrichinspicearelesslikelytoexperienceaheartattackorstroke(中風(fēng)).ChilipeppersprovidesthreetimesmorevitaminCthanoranges.Theuniquechilipepperheatcomesfromacomponentcalledcapsaicin(辣椒素)whichhelpslowercholesterol(膽固醇)andreducesinflammation(炎癥).Spicyfoodsalsohelppreventcancer.Capsaicinhasbeenfoundtokillsomecancercells,accordingtotheAmericanAssociationforCancerResearch.Turmeric(姜黃),whichisthemainspiceincurry,hasbeenshowntohelpslowdownthespreadofcertaincancercells.Spicyfoodscanevenhelpyouloseweight.Aftereatingsomethingspicy,youburnmorecaloriesthanifyouweretohaveeatensomethingbland(清淡).Also,studiesshowthatspicyfoodsleaveyoufeelingmoresatisfiedthantheirnon-spicyeaters.Thismeansyou’remorelikelytosticktoyourdietandnotovereat.Tryaddingsomehotsaucetoyournextmealandseeifyounoticeadifference.Spicyfoodsalsohaveotherbenefits.Theycanlightenyourmood,makingyoufeelhappier.Inaddition,theycanfightsymptomsofthecommoncoldbyhelpingyouworkupasweat.Infact,“spicy”isaburningfeelingthatyouhaveonthesurfaceofyourtongue.Thatsomepeoplecanstandspicyfoodisbecausetheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitivetoit.Ifyoucannothandlethefieryheat,trytobuildupatolerance(耐受力)gradually.Drinkingmilkorothermilkdrinkssuchasyogurtcan“coatyourtongue”andhelpyoucooldownafteraspicymeal.Ifyouhappentobeaspicyfoodlover,congratulations!Don’thesitatetoincludespicyfoodsinyourbalanceddiet!1．Domanypeopleintheworldlikeeatingspicyfoods?2．Whatbenefitscanspicyfoodsbringtous?3．Howcanspicyfoodshelppreventcancer?4．Whatisthemeaningof“spicy”accordingtothepassage?5．Whycansomepeoplestandspicyfoods?6．Whatiswriter’sviewonspicyfoods?Yesterdayafternoon,myfriendsplayedfootballbytheroadsideinfrontofmyhouse.Icouldn’tjointhembecauseIwasill,butIenjoyedwatchingthegamefromthewindow.Whenthegamewasatitsbest,Paulkicked(踢)theballhardanditwentacrosstheroad.Thenhecrossedtheroadcarelesslytotakeit.Unluckily,ashecrossedtheroad,afastcarcame.Thedrivertriednottohit(撞擊)him,butitwastoolate.Paulwashitbythecar,andhewasscared.Someofhisfriendsshoutedforhelp.SoonmanypeoplewentaroundPaul.ThedrivergotoutofthecartoseeifPaulwasOK.Someonecalledforanambulance(救護(hù)車).OneofPaul’sfriendswenttotellhismotherandshecamequickly.Whenshesawherhelplessson,shestartedcrying.SoontheambulancecameandtookPaultohospital.Luckilyhewasn’tseriouslyhurt.All’swellthatendswell.Paulandhisfriendslearnedthattheyshouldn’tplayfootballbytheroadside.Andthedriverlearnedheshoulddrivemoreslowly.7．Whatwasthewriterdoingwhenhisfriendsplayedfootballbytheroadside?8．WhydidPaulcrosstheroad?9．WhotoldPaul’smotherhewashitbyacar?10．TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.11．Whatdidthedriverlearnfromtheaccident?閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容，在表格空白處填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每空只填一個(gè)單詞。WaystospendyoursummerholidayathomeBeavisitorinyourownhometownEveryareahasplacesoflocalinterest.Nowitistimetogooutsideintherightseasonandvisitplacesofinterest.You’llfindsomethinginterestinginsurprise,rightonyourdoorstep.Whoknows,youmightlearnsomethingtoo.SpendtimewithyourfriendsUsethissummertimetospendalotoftimewithyourfriends.Spendinganafternooninacoffeeshop,orjusthangingout(閑逛)withyourfriends,isthebestwaytogettoknoweachotherbetterandbecometruesummerfriends.LearnanewskillNowyouhavelotsoftimetolearntheskillsyoureallywanttotry.Forexample,youcouldstartlearninganewlanguageifyou’regoingtotraveltothatcountrysoon.Therearelotsofwebsites(網(wǎng)站)andapps.Theycanhelpyoulearnanyskill,andoftenforfree.Givethematrywhileyoureallywanttolearn.GetoutsideTheweatherisfine,sonowisthetimetogetoutsideandenjoyit.Youcandothisifyouwantto.Youcould,forexample,startlearninghowtogrowflowersinthegarden.Youcouldalsostartwalkingaroundthelocalareaorenjoyingyourlocalpark.It’syourtime,sospenditasyouwish!Organize(組織)homeactivitiesTryingtosavemoney?Thenhomeactivitiescouldbethewaytosavemoneybutkeepyourselfhappyatthesametime.Thesecouldbeassimpleasabackyardbarbecue(燒烤),ortheycouldbemovienights.Planitwellwithyourfriendsandmakefunandcheapactivities.Waystospendyoursummerholidayathome12yourhometown※Gotoplacesoflocalinterestandyou’llbe13tofindsomethinginteresting.Spendtimewithfriends※Spendanafternoon14coffeeorhangingout.※Gettoknoweachotherbetterandyoumayfinda15friend.Learnanewskill※Startlearninganewlanguage16visitinganewcountry.※17onlinelearning,andyoumaylearnanyskillforfree.Getoutside※Havefun18flowersinthegarden.※Takea19aroundthelocalareaorenjoyyourlocalpark.Organizehomeactivities※Homeactivitiesareinterestinganddon’tcosttoo20※Makeagood21withyourfriends.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成表格信息，并將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置。TheWorldBook’sDayisonApril23rd.Itisagreatdaytostartdeveloping(養(yǎng)成)ahabit—reading.Herearesomewaysforyou.Youshouldhaveafewset(固定的)timeseveryday,andreadduringthattimenomatterwhathappens.Forexample,makeitahabittoreadafteryougetuporbeforeyougotobed.It’sOKtoreadforanhouroronlyfiveminutes.Soon,youcanfeelhowthechangesthatbooksbringtoyou.Whereveryougo,don’tforgettotakeabookwithyou.WhenIleavemyhouse,Ialwaysmakesureofhavingmykeysandmybook.Takingagoodbookallthetimewithyouistheveryfirststeptodevelopareadinghabit.Don’tforgettocarryyoursnexttimeyougoout!Writedownthenamesofallthegreatbooksyouwanttoread.Youcankeepthisinyournotebook.Remembertoaddtoitwheneveryouhearaboutagoodbook,onlineorinperson.Andneverforgettocrossout(刪除)theonesyouhaveread.Findaplaceinyourhome.Thereyoucansitinachairandread.ThereshouldbenoTVorcomputernearthechair,andnomusicorotherfamilymembers.Ifyoudon’thaveaplacelikethis,justmakeone.Some22todevelopagoodreadinghabitHavesettimesReadingduringasettimelikebeforegoingtobedoraftergettingup.Readfora23timeorashorttime.Carryabook24totakeabookwithyouwheneveryougo.MakealistofbooknamesWritedownthebooksyouwant25.Addgoodbooksandcrossoutthebooksyouread.26arightplaceathomeReadquietlythere-noTV,computer,musicorotherfamilymembers.閱讀下面短文，按要求完成下面小題。ParisisthecapitalofFrance.Itssubwayisalsoveryspecial.Youcanenjoyitsculturewhenyouareinthiscity.Firstyoucanseemanypeoplereadingbooksinthesubway.Whentheyareinthesubwayoratthestation,thereisalwaysabookinthehand.ThesubwaystationinParisisnotbig,buteachofthemhasitsspecialfacts.Somestationslooklikeshops.Somestationshaveclothes,capsandshoes.Andeverystationhasabigadvertisement(廣告)picture.Butmanyofthemareforsellingclothesandcosmetics(化妝品).Youcanmeetsomebeggars(乞丐)inthesubway.ButthebeggarsintheParissubwayarealsoveryspecial.Theyoftenplaytheviolinorguitarinthesubway.Theydon’tfeelshyatall.Theythinkitisnatural.Afterplaying,theywillgoaroundthesubwayandaskyoutogivethemsomemoney.IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutParis,youcangotothesubwayandenjoyitsculturebyyourself.1、2題完成句子；3～5題簡略回答問題。27．Peopleusuallywhentheyareinthesubway.28．InParis,thesubwaystationis.29．Whatcanyoubuyinsomesubwaystations?30．Howdothebeggarsfeelinthesubway?31．DoyoulikethesubwayinParis?Whyorwhynot?閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Partiesaregreat!They’regreatformeetingnewpeople.They’realsogreatforgettingtoknowyourfriendsbetter.Thereareallkindsofparties.Mostofusknowaboutbirthdayparties.Attheparties,everyonecomestogetherforpeople’sbirthday.Theycelebratewithgifts,cakesandballoons.Somepeoplewanttomakebirthdaypartiesmorewonderful.Theyhavesurprise(驚喜)parties.Attheparties,everyonehides(藏)attheparty.Then,theyjumpoutandshout“surprise!”whenthebirthdaypersonarrives.Sometimes,partiesarepartofholidaysandfestivals.Youcanseecostumeparties(化妝舞會(huì))onHalloween.Andyoucanalsofindbarbecue(燒烤)partiesinMoonFestival.Peoplealsousefunactivitiestohaveparties.Adults(成年人)loveteaparties.Theyenjoyafternoonteawithbread,hamburgersandcakes.Partiesaren’tjustinpeople’shomes.Theycanalsobeatotherplaces,suchasyards,gardens,andsoon.They’resuretohavelotsofgoodfood,musicandfun.32．Whatcanhelpusmeetnewpeopleandknowourfriendsbetter?33．Whatkindofpartiesdomostpeopleknowabout?34．Whydopeoplehavesurpriseparties?35．Whatdopeopleeatatteaparties?(至少寫出文中提到的兩項(xiàng))36．Whichpartydoyoulike?Why?閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。Yesterdayafternoon,myfriendsplayedfootballbytheroadsideinfrontofmyhouse.Icouldn’tjointhembecauseIwasill,butIenjoyedwatchingthegamefromthewindow.Whenthegamewasatitsbest,Paulkicked(踢)theballhardanditwentacrosstheroad.Thenhecrossedtheroadcarelesslytotakeit.Unluckily,ashecrossedtheroad,afastcarcame.Thedrivertriednottohit(撞擊)him,butitwastoolate.Paulwashitbythecar,andhewasscared.Someofhisfriendsshoutedforhelp.SoonmanypeoplewentaroundPaul.ThedrivergotoutofthecartoseeifPaulwasOK.Someonecalledforanambulance(救護(hù)車).OneofPaul’sfriendswenttotellhismotherandshecamequickly.Whenshesawherhelplessson,shestartedcrying.SoontheambulancecameandtookPaultohospital.Luckilyhewasn’tseriouslyhurt(受傷).All’swellthatendswell.Paulandhisfriendslearnedthattheyshouldn’tplayfootballbytheroadside.Andthedriverlearnedheshoulddrivemoreslowly.37．Whydidn’tthewriterplayfootballwithhisfriends?38．WhatdidPaulwanttodotocrosstheroad?39．WhotoldPaul’smotherhewashitbyacar?40．WasPaulhitseriouslybythecar?41．WhatdidPaulandhisfriendslearn?閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成文后的任務(wù)。IntheUS,Mother’sDayisaholidayonthesecondSundayinMay.Itisadaywhenchildrengivetheirmotherscards,giftsandflowers.Thebestwaytocelebrate(慶祝)Mother’sDayistogiveyourmotherthedayoff.Letherhaveagoodrestwhileothermembersofthefamilydothework.ManyfamiliesbeginMother’sDaywithbreakfastinbed.Usuallydadandthechildrenwillletmumsleeplateastheygointothekitchenandgetreadyforherfavoritemeal.AMother’sDaybreakfastcanmakeanythingyourmumlikes.Afterthefoodiscooked,keepeverythingnicelyonaplate.Don’tforgettoputthebottlewithonlyoneflower.It’sspringhere,thechildrencanpickthenicestflowerfromthegardenoutside.Wheneverythingisready,carefullycarrytheplateandmum’sfavoritebooksandnewspapersuptoherbedroom.Cardsandsmallgiftsfromthechildrencanbeputontheplatewhenitisgiventomuminbed.Mumwillbeveryhappytoseethegiftsandfood.Manyfamiliestakemumouttoherfavoriterestaurantforameal.Itisagooddaytoletyourmumrestandletherseewhatawonderfulfamilyshehas.42．WhenisMother’sDayintheUS?43．WhatisthebestwaytocelebrateMother’sDay?44．DothechildrenandtheirfatherdotheworkinmanyfamiliesonMother’sDay?45．Howisthemotherwhensheseesthegiftsfromherchildren?46．Whydomanyfamiliestakemumouttohaveameal?認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題（每題回答字?jǐn)?shù)不超過10個(gè)詞）。YoumusthaveheardofSanfudays.Well,Sanfudays,alsoknownastheChinesedogdaysofsummer,markthehottestdaysofsummer.Sanfudayshasthreeperiods:Toufu,ZhongfuandMofu.InChinese,“fu”hasthemeaningof“hiding”.Sothewordisalsoasuggestion(建議)forpeopletostayathometo“hide”fromthestrongheatoutdoorsinsummer.Sanfudaysusuallycomebetweenmid-Julyandmid-August.Duringthistime,peoplefollowdifferentcustomstodealwiththeheatandstayhealthy.Nowlet’shavealookatsometraditionalChinesewaysofspendingthedogdaysofsummer.InChangsha,localpeopleusuallyeatroosters(公雞)duringSanfudays,especiallyduringToufu.That’sbecauseitisalwayshotwithheavyrainfallinsummer.Localpeoplebelievethateatingroosterscanclearthewetinthebody.Andthereisevenanoldsayingthatgoes,“AroosteratthestartofSanfudays,ahealthybodythewholeyear.”Besides,thepracticeofreceivingSanfutie,akindofSanfumedicinalpatch(藥用貼片),isalsocommoninChinaduringSanfudays.SanfutieisabandagemadeoftraditionalChineseherbalmedicine(中草藥).ManypeopleuseSanfutiebecauseitcanfightsomewinterillnesseslikecoughingduringthehottestsummerdays.47．WhatisSanfualsoknownas?48．HowmanyperiodsdoesSanfudayshave?49．What’sthesuggestionoftheword“Fu”forpeople?50．WhydopeopleuseSanfutieduringSanfudays?51．WhatwillyoudowiththeheatandstayhealthyinSanfudays?(言之有理即可)閱讀短文，根據(jù)題目要求完成各小題。Theword“zhiyin”,whichmeansclosefriends,comesfromthestoryofYuBoyaandZhongZiqiintheWarringStatesPeriod.Boyawasgoodatplayingtheguqin.Oneday,hewasplayingmusiconhiswayhomeontheboat.ToBoya’ssurprise,Ziqi,awoodcutterwhohappenedtopassby,couldunderstandexactlywhathewantedtoexpressthroughhismusic.Afteralongtalk,theybecamegoodfriends.SinceBoyahadtoreturntohisstate,theyagreedtomeetagaininthefollowingyear.Unluckily,whengettingbacktovisitZiqi,Boyaheardthathisfriendhaddiedofadisease.BoyawassosadandinfrontofZiqi’stomb(墓),heplayedagainthemusichehadplayedwhentheyfirstmet.Thefeelingofthemusicwassostrongthatitwasasiftheriversandthemountainswerecrying.Whenfinishingplaying,Boyabrokehisguqinintopieces.FromthenonBoyaneverplayedagain.PeopleintheSongDynastybuilttheGuqinTaiinHanyanginmemoryofthedeepfriendshipbetweenBoyaandZiqi.Itbecameanimportantpartofthelocalculture.Zhiyinculturehasnewdevelopmentinthenewperiod.ThefamousancientChineseclassicalmusicpieceGaoshanLiushuiwasperformedduringtheG20SummitinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvincein2016andtherecentvisitoftheFrenchpresidentinGuangzhou,2023.ThemusicalperformancenotonlyshowedthebeautyoftraditionalChineseculture,butalsoexpressedChina’swillingnesstodevelopitsfriendship(友誼)withpeoplefromaroundtheworld.52．Whatismeaningoftheword“zhiyin”?53．Whatinstrument(樂器)wasBoyagoodatplaying?54．WhydidpeoplebuildtheGuqinTaiinHanyang?55．What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?56．Whatdoyouthinkaboutfriendship?閱讀下面文本,完成小題。Today,manypeoplemaycelebrate(慶祝)birthdaysinsimilarways.There’sabirthdaycake,candles,andmaybesomegifts.Doyouknowhowandwherethesebirthdaycelebrationsstarted?BirthdaycakeBackinancientRoman(古羅馬)times,Peoplemadecakesinsomeimportantactivities.Buttheearlycakeswerequitedifferentfromthecakestoday.Theyweren’troundandtheydidn’ttastewell.Andonlytherichpeoplehadthem.Inthe15thcentury,Germans(德國人)firststartedtheideaofeatingroundcakesonbirthdays.(A)They’reasymbolofthecircleoflife.Thenthebirthdaycakeoftodaywasborn.BirthdaycandlesPeoplethinkthatthehistoryofputtingcandlesonacakebeganinancientGreece(古希臘).Peopleputcandlesonacaketoshowtheirloveforthemoongoddess(女神)Artemis.Somepeoplethinkthatiftheymaderoundcakesandputcandlesonthecaketomakeitshinelikethemoon,thegoddesswillbehappy,soshewillmakethewishescometrue.Today,manythinkthatthebirthdaypersonmustmakeawishbeforeheorsheblowsoutallthecandles.Ifheorshecando(B)thisinonego,thewishwillcometrue.BirthdayaroundtheworldIfyou’reinBrazil,yourfamilyandfriendsmaygiveyourearsalittletug(拉拽).Theywishyoualonglife.InCanada,peopleputbutter(黃油)onthebirthdayperson’snose.Becausetheythinkitbringsgoodlucktohimorher.InRussia,teachersoftengivelovelygiftstothebirthdaychildren.Thegiftscouldbepencils,orbookstomakethedayspecial.Nowthatyouknowalotaboutthehistoryofbirthdaycelebrations.It’stimetogetthepartystarted!(C)Youcancelebrateitinanyways,sojustenjoyyourbigday!57．Whatarethedifferences(不同)betweentheearlycakesandthecakestoday?58．WhydidpeopleputcandlesonacakeinancientGreece?59．(A)(B)處劃線單詞分別指的是：“They”“this”60．將(C)處劃線句子翻譯成漢語。61．Whatdidyoudoonyourlastbirthday?62．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。(每空1詞)Peopleindifferent①havedifferentbirthdaycelebrations.InBrazil,givingthebirthdaypersonalittletugontheir②istowishthemalonglife.InCanada,peoplethinkit’s③toputbutteronthebirthdayperson’snose.InRussia,birthdaychildrenoftengetgiftsfromtheteachers,thiscanmakethedayspecial.閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問題。WhenPengJingxuanbeganplayingtheguzhengonthestreetsofFrancein2018,shedidnotthinkthatthetraditionalinstrument(樂器)wouldchangeherlife.Peng,now28,begantostudytheguzhengwhenshewas7yearsold.In2017,shewenttoFrancetostudymusic.ShewassurprisedtofindthatveryfewpeopleinFranceknewabouttheguzheng.“Iwantedtomakethisinstrumentknowntomorepeople,”Pengsaid.Shebegantodostreetperformances(表演).ThemorePengplayedonthestreets,thegreaterpride(自豪)shefeltinsharingChinesemusicandculture.TomakethistraditionalChineseinstrumentbetterknowntopeopleinFrance,Pengcarefullychoseeachsong.ShechosetraditionalguzhengpiecesandsomepopsongswithstrongChineseinfluences(影響).“Togetmorepeopletoknowaboutit,understandit,andloveit...isthebiggestwishofChineseartistsplayingthetraditionalmusicalinstrument,”shesaid.63．WhendidPengJingxuanstartstudyingtheguzheng?64．WhydidPengplaytheguzhengonthestreetsof.France?65．WhatkindsofsongsdidPengplay?66．WhatdoyouthinkofPeng?Why?Write20wordsormore.閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容完成表格，每空限填3個(gè)單詞。Memory(記憶)isveryimportant.Ithelpsyourememberwhoyouare,whereyoulive,whatyouhavelearntandwhatyouplantodointhefuture.So,howcanyouimprove(提升)yourmemory?It’simportanttoexerciseyourbrain(大腦).Forexample,youcanchangeyourdailyhabits.Ifyouwalkadifferentwaytoschool,youwillkeepyourbrainactive.Also,youcandonewthings.Youcantrytodoanewsportorstudyanewlanguage.Ifyouliveahealthylife,yourmemorywillworkbetter.Youmusthaveahealthydiet.Youmustgiveyourbrainlotsoftimetorest.Ifyouhaveagoodsleepeverynight,youwillrememberthingswell.Ifyouwantyourbraintoworkwell,youalsoneedtostayrelaxed.Ifyougettooworried,yourbrainwillslowdown,andyouwillhaveabadmemory.So,toimproveyourmemory,youshouldexerciseyourbrain,liveahealthylifeandstayrelaxed.Title:67toImproveMemoryExerciseyourbrain●Changeyourdailyhabitslikewalking68toschool.●69likedoinganewsport.Liveahealthylife●Haveahealthydiet.

●Giveyourbrain70torest.71●Donotgettooworried.閱讀下面短文，完成相關(guān)任務(wù)。Visitorsoftengetlostinaforeign(外國的)country.Soknowingthewayisveryimportant.Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentwaystoshowtheway.InJapan,peopledon’tusestreetnames,buttheyuselandmarks(地標(biāo))intheirdirections(方向).Forexample,whenyouaskthewaytoarestaurant,theJapanesecansay,“Goalongthisstreet,andturnleftatthehospital.Youcanseeapostoffice.Therestaurantisacrossfromit.”InthecountrysideofAmerica,therearenotmanylandmarks,becausetherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles(英里).Ifpeopleshowyoutheway,theycansay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.”HowdopeopleinCaliforniashowtheway?Theyusetime,notmiles.“Isitfarfromheretothepostoffice?”youask.“No,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutes’walkfromhere.”Youask,“Thenhowmanymiles?”Theydon’tknow.PeopleinGreece(希臘)areverykind.Mostvisitorscan’tunderstandtheGreeklanguage.IfyouaskGreeksfortheway,theyoftensay,“Followme.”Thentheycantakeyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytotheplacewhereyouwanttogo.72．請(qǐng)回答問題。Whydon’tAmericansuselandmarkstoshowpeopletheway?73．請(qǐng)回答問題。HowdopeopleinCaliforniashowtheway?74．請(qǐng)找出并寫下全文的主題句。75．請(qǐng)將畫線句子譯成漢語。76．請(qǐng)結(jié)合自身實(shí)際回答問題。Howdoyouusuallyshowtheway?閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Howmanytimeshaveyourparentstoldyouthatyoumusteatyourgreenvegetables?Weallknowthatgreenvegetablesarehealthy,butwhataboutotherfoodsofdifferentcolors?Youdon’tneedtolikeallfood,butitisgoodforyoutohavedifferentcolorsinyourdiet(飲食),forexample,redfoodsuchasstrawberriesandtomatoes,yellowfoodsuchasbananasandpears,andorangefoodsuchascarrotsandoranges.Butwhataboutthebluefood?Afewyearsago,afoodcompanyputthecolorblueinitsbagsofsweets(甜品).Childrenlikethecolorblue,sowerethebluesweetspopular?Thefoodcompanywassurprisedtofindthattheywereveryunpopular(不受歡迎的).Childrenstilllikered,green,brown,yellowandorangesweets.Howmanybluemeatsorvegetablesdoyouknow?Therearefewnaturalbluefoods—itisn’tacommonnatural(天然的)foodcolor.So,wedon’trecognizebluefoodassomethinghealthyorsafetoeat.Maybethisiswhywedon’toftenusebluefoodcoloringfordrinks,cakesandotherfood.Somepeoplesayweeatwithoureyes.Theideaisthatweneedtolikethelooksofthefoodbeforewetryit.IwantedtotestthisideaandsoIaskedsomefriendstohaveaveryunusuallunch.MyhusbandandImadesomebreadandputbluecoloringinthem.Butnobodyatethem.Myguestsrefused(拒絕)toputthebluebreadintheirmouths!Sowillweeverseebluefoodonourplates?Theanswerseemstobe“no”,atleastincountriesliketheUKandtheUSA．77．Whatisgoodforyouinyourdiet?78．Whydoweseldomusebluefoodcoloringfordrinks,cakesandotherfood?79．Whatdidthewriterdototesttheidea?80．Wouldyouliketotrybluefood?Whyorwhynot?Ournewforeignstudentsaregoingtoarriveverysoon.①這里有一些歡迎他們的方式。Howclosedoyoustandwhenyoutalktoafriend?YoucanstandclosetopeopleintheMiddleEastbutdon’tstandtooclosetoNorthAmericans!Givethemmorepersonalspace.Doyouknowhowtotouchpeoplecorrectly?②Chinesegirlsoftenwalkarminarmwiththeirfriends.SouthAmericanssometimesholdyourarmwhentheytalktoyou,soyoucan’tmoveaway!ButinBritain,manypeopledon’tlikeotherpeopletotouchthematall.Doyoulookatpeoplewhenyoutalk?Insomeplaces,itisn’tpolitetolookatpeoplewhenyoutalk,butinothercountriesitisn’tpolitetolooksomewhereelse.InBritainandtheUS,peopleusuallylookateachotherwhentheytalk.Andhowdoyousaygoodbye?That’seasy,wave(揮手)tosaygoodbye.Butbecareful!InGreece,it’snotatallpolite!Infact,it’sveryrude!81