高三英語(yǔ)培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級(jí)：____________學(xué)號(hào)：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜美味卻殘忍？英國(guó)王室頒布鵝肝禁令！鵝肝是法國(guó)大餐里的經(jīng)典美食，歐洲人將它和松露、魚(yú)子醬并列稱(chēng)為“三大美食”。近日，英國(guó)王室宣布，王室宅邸內(nèi)將禁止食用鵝肝。為何英國(guó)王室不再吃這一頂級(jí)美味？為什么鵝肝被稱(chēng)為“殘忍的”美食？KingCharles:FoiegrasbannedatroyalresidencesTherewillbenofoiegrasservedinroyalresidences,aletterfromBuckinghamPalacetoanimalrightscampaignershasconfirmed.KingCharlesisunderstoodtohavebeenalongstandingopponentofthefood,madefromtheliverofaduckorgoose,thatcampaignerssayiscruel.TheKing'shouseholdwrotetothePETAcampaigngroupthatfoiegraswasnotboughtorservedinroyalresidences.Therehavebeenprotestsaboutforce-feedingusedtoproducefoiegras.KingCharles,whenhewasPrinceofWales,hadbeenanadvocateofhigherwelfarestandardsinfarmingandforoveradecadehadstoppedtheuseoffoiegrasinhisownpropertiesandhadbeeninstrumentalinawiderbanacrossroyalresidences.NowasKinghehasreaffirmedthisopposition-withtheluxuryfoodstayingoffthemenu.Theanimalrightsgrouphasbackeda"crueltyfree"alternativecalled"fauxgras"andissendingsomeofthistotheKing,whichitsaysisinrecognitionofhis"compassionatepolicy".ThereisabanontheproductionoffoiegrasintheUK,butnotabanonitssaleorimportation.【詞匯過(guò)關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫(xiě)出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.residence[?rez?dns]n.__________________________________2.long-standing[?l???st?nd??]adj.__________________________________3.cruel[?kru??l]adj.__________________________________4.household[?ha?sh??ld]n.__________________________________5.force-feed[?f??sfi?d]v.__________________________________6.instrumental[??nstr??mentl]adj.__________________________________7.faux[f??]adj.__________________________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.__________________________________在野鵝狩獵/追逐中2.__________________________________雞皮疙瘩3.__________________________________（使某人的計(jì)劃等）受挫，使垮臺(tái)4.__________________________________被理解為5.__________________________________擁護(hù)者6.__________________________________更高的福利拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解DifferentcountriescelebrateChristmasindifferentways.Weaskedsomeofourfriendstoexplainwhathappensintheircountries.Thisiswhattheytoldus:FranceInFrance,ChristmasisalwayscalledNo?l.EveryonehasaChristmastree,sometimesdecoratedintheoldwaywithredribbonsandrealwhitewaxcandles.Firtreesinthegardenareoftendecoratedtoowithlightsonallnight.FatherChristmasiscalledPèreNo?l.TheChristmasmealisanimportantfamilygatheringwithgoodmeatandthebestwine.FewpeoplesendChristmascards.MorepeoplesendNewYearcardstowisheveryonegoodluckandjoyfortheNewYear.ThesedaysChristmaslunchisastarteroffoiegras(astrongtastingpatemadefromgooseliver)followedbylunchofseafood—usuallyincludinglobstersandoysters.NewZealandChristmasstartsforuswithgiftsunderthetree,tobeopenedonChristmasmorning.Thenit’sontoaChristmasluncheitherathomeoratone’sparentsplace.Turkeyorchickenwithallthetrimmings(佐料)iseaten.Thencomesteatime.ItisaBBQforfriendsandfamilytogettogether,andhaveafewbeersorwineswiththemeal!RussiaInthedaysoftheSovietUnion,Christmaswasnotcelebratedverymuch.NewYearwastheimportanttime—when“FatherFrost”broughtpresentstochildren.WiththefallofCommunism,ChristmascanbeopenlycelebratedeitheronDecember25th;ormoreoftenonJanuary7th.ThisunusualdateisbecausetheRussianOrthodoxchurchusestheold“Julian”calendarforreligiouscelebrationdays.SpecialChristmasfoodincludescakes,piesand“meatdumplings”.SwedenThemostimportantdayisChristmasEve.AspecialChristmasmealiseatenonChristmasEve—ham(pork),herringfish,andbrownbeans—andthisisthetimewhenfamiliesgivepresentstoeachother.ManypeopleattendachurchmeetingearlyonChristmasDay.5.WhydopeopleinFrancesendNewYearcards?A.TotelltheirfriendstheNewYeariscoming.B.Toaskforsomespecialpresents.C.Toinvitetheirfriendstofamilygathering.D.TosendtheirfriendsbestwishesandhappinessfortheNewYear.6.WhatdotheyhaveincommonwhencelebratingChristmas?A.Aspecialmealisprepared.B.EveryonehasaChristmastree.C.Parentsgivegiftstotheirchildren.D.Peopleattendachurchgathering.7.WhichcountrycelebratesChristmas“twice”?A.France. B.NewZealand. C.Sweden. D.Russia.外刊精選答案【詞匯過(guò)關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫(xiě)出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.residence[?rez?dns]n.住宅;居住;住所;住房2.long-standing[?l???st?nd??]adj.存在已久的;悠久的3.cruel[?kru??l]adj.殘酷的;冷酷的;殘忍的;殘暴的4.household[?ha?sh??ld]n.一家人;家庭;同住一所房子的人5.force-feed[?f??sfi?d]v.強(qiáng)迫進(jìn)食6.instrumental[??nstr??mentl]adj.起重要作用的7.faux[f??]adj.人造的;仿制的【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.onawild-goosehunt/chase在野鵝狩獵/追逐中2.goosebumps雞皮疙瘩3.cooksomeone'sgoose（使某人的計(jì)劃等）受挫，使垮臺(tái)4.beunderstoodtohave被理解為5.anadvocateof擁護(hù)者6.higherwelfare更高的福利【全文翻譯】英國(guó)國(guó)王查爾斯三世：禁止在王室宅邸內(nèi)食用鵝肝白金漢宮致動(dòng)物權(quán)益活動(dòng)人士的一封信證實(shí)，王室住所將不再供應(yīng)鵝肝這道菜。眾所周知，英國(guó)國(guó)王查爾斯三世一直以來(lái)都反對(duì)食用鵝肝；這種食物是由鴨或鵝的肝臟制成，動(dòng)物權(quán)益保護(hù)者稱(chēng)這種做法很殘忍。英國(guó)王室也致信善待動(dòng)物組織（PETA），表示王室宅邸已不再購(gòu)買(mǎi)或食