问答题Practice 1 When it comes to food, America is not just the fattest country on earth but probably the most schizophrenic as well—home to the Big Mac and Weight Watchers, the super model and the couch potato. The love-hate relationship with food was exa
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Practice 1 When it comes to food, America is not just the fattest country on earth but probably the most schizophrenic as well—home to the Big Mac and Weight Watchers, the super model and the couch potato. The love-hate relationship with food was examined in the aired documentary “Fat”, and if there is any comfort for the more than 90 million overweight Americans it’s that the rest of the world is also getting fatter. “There is an enormous pressure on people to be thin and to be physically fit but at the same time there is a tremendous pressure and inducement to eat,” Dr. Kelly Brownell, professor of psychology at Yale University and a participant in the program, said in an interview. “You’ll see a Baskin Robbins next to Weight Watchers. You’ll see a Family Circle magazine with a delicious chocolate on the cover beside a diet article,” said Brownell. “At the same time as we have record levels of obesity, we have record levels of eating disorders6 too,” he said. The desire to eat fatty food came from a primitive survival instinct to store enough energy in good times to ensure survival when food was scarce. But in a modem urban society, where fast food chains appear on almost every block, the instinct to eat fat has begun to work against us. The documentary claims that nowhere is the exposure to junk food more prevalent than in the United States, where the problem has been compounded by the increasingly sedentary modem lifestyle. It also says that members of Arizona’s Pima Indian tribe are the fattest people in the fattest country on earth. Until recently the tribe lived a simple life, but in 1984 when the tribe won a gaming license it joined the American mainstream. Today the tribe is plagued by obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Just 800 kms south in Mexico, another branch of the Pima tribe continues to live a traditional life and eats a traditional diet. These Pimas have none of the problems of their American counterparts, who are on average 27 kgs heavier. Part of the problem, according to Brownell, is the intense advertising of junk food in the United States. The average American child sees thousands of TV commercials each year, most of which advertise fast food, candy and soda. The food environment has become so “toxic” according to the documentary, that some US schools even offer fast food such as McDonald’s and Burger King in school cafeterias. But junk food is also proliferating overseas, resulting in increasing rates of obesity in such countries as China, where fast food restaurants have recently taken hold. Compounding the new-found availability of junk food is the changing opinion on what is the ideal body. These days thin are king.
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谈及饮食,美国不仅是世界上最肥胖的国家,也可能是对食物持最自相矛盾态度的国家—这里,既有援贫济困的大麦克公司,又有每日心挂体重的减肥者,既有超级名模,又有终日泡在电视机前不思运动的人。
专题片《肥胖》调查了人们对食物爱恨掺杂之情。如果对于九千多万美国肥胖者来说有什么值得欣慰的,那便是,世界上其他国家的人也胖了很多。
“对于人们来说想要瘦身并保持身体健康可是一个不小的压力,并且,人们在吃饭时既要承受极度压力,又忍不住巨大诱惑,”耶鲁大学的心理学教授凯利·布朗内尔在专题节目中接受采访时说道。
“你能看到在减肥者身边有关国贝罗公司生产的31种风味冰淇淋,你也可以看到《家庭圈》杂志封面上精美的巧克力蛋糕和瘦身食品印在一起,”布朗内尔说。“同时,我们有创纪录的过度肥胖,也有创纪录的过度节食,”他说。
多吃含脂肪食物的欲望来源于原始人类的求生本能——在食物充沛的时候储存充足能量以备食物不足时渡过难关。但是在现代都市社会里,快餐连锁店遍布每一条大街,喜欢吃含脂肪食物的本能对我们不利起来。
《肥胖》专题片认为,世界上没有哪个国家像美国那样垃圾食品随处可见、风靡时兴,而且让这一态势更糟糕的是,伏案工作的现代生活方式越来越盛。
专题片中也提到,亚利桑那州皮马部落的印第安人是当今最肥胖的国度里最肥胖的人。直到最近,皮马人都过着简单的生活,不过当l984年他们获得了博彩业特许证,便加入了主流的美国生活。如今该部落深为过度肥胖、糖尿病、高血压和心脏病所困扰。
在墨西哥以南不过800公里居住着另外一支皮马部落,他们仍然过着传统的生活,保持传统的食物结构,与平均体重超过他们27公斤的美国皮马人相比,他们没有得上上面提到的任何一种疾病。
在布朗内尔看来,部分症结在于美国广告大肆宣传垃圾食品。美国孩子平均每年要看几千个电视广告,其中大部分是快餐、糖果和汽水。
根据《肥胖》专题片的调查,美国食物的环境已经变得非常“有害”,有些学校甚至在食堂里供应麦当劳和汉堡王之类的快餐。
但是垃圾食品在海外也迅速风靡起来,结果是在诸如中国之类的国家里过度肥胖者增加。近几年来这些国家的快餐店已经风行起来。
人们新近发现,垃圾食品随处可见;然而使得这一境况更为复杂的,是人们对理想身材的看法又改变了。现在人们认为瘦就是好。
谈及饮食,美国不仅是世界上最肥胖的国家,也可能是对食物持最自相矛盾态度的国家—这里,既有援贫济困的大麦克公司,又有每日心挂体重的减肥者,既有超级名模,又有终日泡在电视机前不思运动的人。
专题片《肥胖》调查了人们对食物爱恨掺杂之情。如果对于九千多万美国肥胖者来说有什么值得欣慰的,那便是,世界上其他国家的人也胖了很多。
“对于人们来说想要瘦身并保持身体健康可是一个不小的压力,并且,人们在吃饭时既要承受极度压力,又忍不住巨大诱惑,”耶鲁大学的心理学教授凯利·布朗内尔在专题节目中接受采访时说道。
“你能看到在减肥者身边有关国贝罗公司生产的31种风味冰淇淋,你也可以看到《家庭圈》杂志封面上精美的巧克力蛋糕和瘦身食品印在一起,”布朗内尔说。“同时,我们有创纪录的过度肥胖,也有创纪录的过度节食,”他说。
多吃含脂肪食物的欲望来源于原始人类的求生本能——在食物充沛的时候储存充足能量以备食物不足时渡过难关。但是在现代都市社会里,快餐连锁店遍布每一条大街,喜欢吃含脂肪食物的本能对我们不利起来。
《肥胖》专题片认为,世界上没有哪个国家像美国那样垃圾食品随处可见、风靡时兴,而且让这一态势更糟糕的是,伏案工作的现代生活方式越来越盛。
专题片中也提到,亚利桑那州皮马部落的印第安人是当今最肥胖的国度里最肥胖的人。直到最近,皮马人都过着简单的生活,不过当l984年他们获得了博彩业特许证,便加入了主流的美国生活。如今该部落深为过度肥胖、糖尿病、高血压和心脏病所困扰。
在墨西哥以南不过800公里居住着另外一支皮马部落,他们仍然过着传统的生活,保持传统的食物结构,与平均体重超过他们27公斤的美国皮马人相比,他们没有得上上面提到的任何一种疾病。
在布朗内尔看来,部分症结在于美国广告大肆宣传垃圾食品。美国孩子平均每年要看几千个电视广告,其中大部分是快餐、糖果和汽水。
根据《肥胖》专题片的调查,美国食物的环境已经变得非常“有害”,有些学校甚至在食堂里供应麦当劳和汉堡王之类的快餐。
但是垃圾食品在海外也迅速风靡起来,结果是在诸如中国之类的国家里过度肥胖者增加。近几年来这些国家的快餐店已经风行起来。
人们新近发现,垃圾食品随处可见;然而使得这一境况更为复杂的,是人们对理想身材的看法又改变了。现在人们认为瘦就是好。
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第1题：
The phrase" special sectors" (line l ,paragraph 7) most probably refers to
[ A] energy ,food and housing.
[ B] indexed programs.
[ C] social security and food stamps.
[ D] large corporations and labor settlements.
正确答案：A
44.A【精析】该题为释义题。第七段第一句“For the special sectors where the big shocks have occurred...”告诉我们，这些特殊行业已经受到了通货膨胀的巨大影响，而且根据第一段最后一句“There also have been tremendous shocks in energy, food and housing prices．making it worse.’：可以看出，能源、食品及住房价格已经发生了巨大震荡，这使得通货膨胀更加糟糕；综合以上两方面的因素，故选A -
第2题：
A gourmet always wants the best food, not the most. The word “gourmet” most probably means: _______.A、person who is expert in the choice of food
B、person who is on diet
C、person who can eat a lot
D、person who can cook
参考答案：A
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第3题：
When a population doubles, the country involved needs twice as much of everything, including ______.
A) hospitals and medicines
B) schools and students
C) food and manpower resources
D) all of the above
正确答案：A
答案：A
[试题分析] 细节题。
[详细解答] 根据本文倒数第二句...including hospitals， schools，resources，food and medicines to care for its people．显然，答案应为A。B，C两项的students和manpower re sources并不包含在内，由此判断，后三项都不正确。
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The world has got rainforests which cover 7% of the earth's surface.They grow around the earth's equator in South America,Central America,Africa,Southeast Asia,and Australia. Rainforests are important.(46)______.These rainforests are wet and warm.They get more than two meters of rain each year,and temperatures are usually between 24℃and 27℃．(47)______. Each area has a different environment with different plants,trees and animals.
(48)______.Every day a part of the rainforest,the same size as a football field,is destroyed because of human activities.(49)______,people cut down trees to make plantations to grow food,to get minerals or metals out of the ground or to build more and more houses.(50) ______.Cutting down trees must be prohibited and wild animals must be protected.If people break these rules,they must be arrested and severely punished._________（47）
A:Therefore strict measures must be taken
B:They give the earth oxygen,and are the home for half of the world's animals and plants
C:Because of a growing population
D:Unfortunately,these rainforests are in danger
E:Tropical rainforests are home to tribal peoples who rely on their surroundings for food,shelter,and medicines
F: They are divided into four different areas答案：F解析：本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解和对文章细节的把握。根据上文内容此处应填写的是“它们给地球提供氧气，是世界上一半动植物的家园”。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。根据下文此处内容是“雨林被分成不同的区域”。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。根据下文内容这里应是 “不幸的是，这些雨林处于危险之中”。
本题考查的是对上下文之间意义关系的理解。根据下文内容，此处是“由于人口增加”。
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第5题：
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第三篇
Food for Learning
In Eritrea,a small country in northeast Africa,approximately 80 percent of the population is illiterate.
That percentage is even higher for women.As in many developing countries,most Eritreans have traditional
ideas about the role of women.They believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and
should not get an education or look for a job.
These beliefs are one of the factors that prevent Eritrea and other developing countries from improving
their economic situation. Experience in many countries has shown that educated women have fewer children
and have more opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of their families.In Eritrea,in fact,there is
great need for improvement.It is one of the poorest countries in the world.For many Eritrean families,getting
enough food is a daily problem.
To deal with these problems,the Eritrean government,together with the World Food Program,has a new
program that offers food as a reward for learning. In primary schools,all the children receive food packages to
take home to their families.However,with the new program,the girls receive 50 percent more food than the
boys.This way,parents are encouraged to send their daughters to school rather than keeping them at home.
Another government program that aims to educate women is Food for Training. Managed by the National
Union of Eritrean Women,this pro缪m offers food rewards(also from the World Food Organization)to women
and older girls who are willing to join the program.Because of the war with Ethiopia,many women are bring-
ing up their families on their own.They often live in refugee camps,with no land of their own and no way to
earn money. Most of these women are illiterate and have no skills to find a job.They spend most of their day
looking for food and preparing it for their families.
The Food for Training program helps the teenagers and women change their lives.If they agree to join
he program,they receive a large package of food each month.In return,the women are required to attend free
literacy classes for two卜ours every day. When Food for Training started with classes in two regions of Eritrea,
5,000 girls and women joined in the first two months.It is especially popular with teenage girls,aged fourteen
to sixteen,who have never had a chance to go to school before.
The organizers of Food for Training also plan to offer other kinds of courses for women,using the same
system of food rewards.In these courses,they will teach women job skills and crafts,such as basket weaving.
These women will not only learn to read and write,but also become aware of what is going on in their coun-
try，and they will be able to have a voice in their future.According to the passage,traditional ideas about women_________.
A:are rejected by the younger generation
B:help improve the economy
C: hinder economic development
D:have little impact on economic development答案：C解析：短文第二段第一句提到，是对妇女的传统观点影响了经济的发展，故选C。
从短文第三段中间可知，政府此举在于改变对妇女的传统观念。
从短文第五段第三句可知，只要她们参加免费的识字课就可以领到食物，所以选A。
从短文第三段第一句可知，这一项目是厄立特里亚政府和国际组织合作的结果。因 此，选项C正确。
从短文第五段的第一句可知，该项目旨在改善妇女的生活条件。 -
第6题：
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第三篇
Food for Learning
In Eritrea,a small country in northeast Africa,approximately 80 percent of the population is illiterate.
That percentage is even higher for women.As in many developing countries,most Eritreans have traditional
ideas about the role of women.They believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and
should not get an education or look for a job.
These beliefs are one of the factors that prevent Eritrea and other developing countries from improving
their economic situation. Experience in many countries has shown that educated women have fewer children
and have more opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of their families.In Eritrea,in fact,there is
great need for improvement.It is one of the poorest countries in the world.For many Eritrean families,getting
enough food is a daily problem.
To deal with these problems,the Eritrean government,together with the World Food Program,has a new
program that offers food as a reward for learning. In primary schools,all the children receive food packages to
take home to their families.However,with the new program,the girls receive 50 percent more food than the
boys.This way,parents are encouraged to send their daughters to school rather than keeping them at home.
Another government program that aims to educate women is Food for Training. Managed by the National
Union of Eritrean Women,this pro缪m offers food rewards(also from the World Food Organization)to women
and older girls who are willing to join the program.Because of the war with Ethiopia,many women are bring-
ing up their families on their own.They often live in refugee camps,with no land of their own and no way to
earn money. Most of these women are illiterate and have no skills to find a job.They spend most of their day
looking for food and preparing it for their families.
The Food for Training program helps the teenagers and women change their lives.If they agree to join
he program,they receive a large package of food each month.In return,the women are required to attend free
literacy classes for two卜ours every day. When Food for Training started with classes in two regions of Eritrea,
5,000 girls and women joined in the first two months.It is especially popular with teenage girls,aged fourteen
to sixteen,who have never had a chance to go to school before.
The organizers of Food for Training also plan to offer other kinds of courses for women,using the same
system of food rewards.In these courses,they will teach women job skills and crafts,such as basket weaving.
These women will not only learn to read and write,but also become aware of what is going on in their coun-
try，and they will be able to have a voice in their future.The Eritrean government is offering extra food to girls in school in order to________.
A:encourage parents to keep girls at home
B:change traditional attitudes towards women
C:help girls feed their families
D:create more jobs for Eritrean teachers答案：B解析：短文第二段第一句提到，是对妇女的传统观点影响了经济的发展，故选C。
从短文第三段中间可知，政府此举在于改变对妇女的传统观念。
从短文第五段第三句可知，只要她们参加免费的识字课就可以领到食物，所以选A。
从短文第三段第一句可知，这一项目是厄立特里亚政府和国际组织合作的结果。因 此，选项C正确。
从短文第五段的第一句可知，该项目旨在改善妇女的生活条件。 -
第7题：
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第一篇
Food Poisoning
Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things,A person who eats such food can get an illness called
food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious,but some types are deadly.The symptoms of food poi-
soning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food.Fever is one of the most common symptoms.
Certain microorganisms（微生物）cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms
can poison eggs,meat,vegetables,and many other foods.After entering the body,these tiny living things re-
lease（释放）poisons that make people sick.
Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown,pro-
cessed,or prepared.For example,many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects.Some
people may have a bad reaction to those chemical、when they eat the crops.
Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people.These includo certain kinds
of seafood,grains,nuts,seeds,beans,and mushrooms.
When people handle food properly,the risk of food poisoning is very small.Microorganisms multiply rapidly
in dirty places and in warm temperatures.This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or
put food on unwashed surfaces.Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing,
Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered
with chemicals before eating it.Finally,people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the
wild.Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans.In addition,some types
of fish can be poisonous.
Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people
eat natural poisons,they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A:Food when poisoned can make people sick.
B:Food poisoning means death.
C:F0od poisoning comes in varieties.
D:Food poisoning can be serious,答案：B解析：该题目考查关于食物中毒的描述。通读全文，可知第一段对食物中毒做了一个简单的 介绍。由第一段第三句“食物中毒通常并不严重，但有些也是致命的”可知D选项表述与原文 一致，B选项“食物中毒就意味着死亡”太绝对，与原文表述不符。从该段第四、五句可知食物 中毒会有很多的症状，最常见的是发烧，由此可知A选项表述正确。从第二段第一句可知食物 中毒也有很多种类，因此C选项表述与原文一致。据此分析，表述错误的只有B选项，因此为正确答案。
根据题目中关键词symptoms迅速定位至第一段最后两句话“食物中毒的症状往往在吃 完食物数小时内就会出现、发烧是最常见的一个症状。”由此可知，A选项表述与原文不一致， C选项表述与原文相符。B、D选项未提及。因此止确答案为C。
该题目考查引起食物中毒的原因。通读全文可知第二段至第四段讨论了什么东西会 引起食物中毒——微生物、化学制品及一些含有天然毒素的植物和动物。C 、A、D兰个选项分 别与之对应。而由第五段“Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing." 可知low temperature、不会导致food poisoning。因此正确答案为B。
根据题目可迅速定位到第五段，由文中的“肉类需彻底烹调以杀灭有毒的微生物。覆 盖有化学物质的食物食用前要清洗：最后，人们不应该吃野生蘑菇或其他野生食物……”可以 推测出D选项表述正确。而A选项表述太绝对，B、C选项则无细节支持。
通读全文可知该篇文章讨论了食物中毒的症状、原因及如何降低食物中毒的风险。由 第五段第一句和最后一段可推测出C选项表述与原文意思相符，D选项表述错误。由第四段 可知天然物质也会引起食物中毒，因此A选项与原文表述不一致。B选项文中未提及。据此 分析正确答案为C。第二篇 本文主要介绍了核辐射危害的严重性、潜伏性和长期性。 -
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How Technology Pushes Down Prices
1 Prices have fallen in the food business because of advances in food production and distribution tech-
nology.Consumers have benefited greatly from those advances.People who predicted that the world would
run out of food were wrong.We are producing more and more food with less and less capital.Food is there-
fore more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been.Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen
for many years,and continues to drop.
2 Supermarkets have helped push down prices mainly because of their scale.Like any big business,
they can invest in IT systems that make them efficient.And their size allows them to buy in bulk.As super-
markets get bigger,the prices get lower.
3 Huge retail companies such as Wal-Mart have tremendous power and they can put pressure on pro-
ducers to cut their margins.As a result,some producers have had to make cuts.In recent years,Unilever
has cut its workforce by 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped lots of its minor brands as part of its"path to
growth"strategy.Cadbury has shut nearly 20 per cent of its 133 factories and cut 10 per cent of its 55,000
global workforce.These cuts help keep costs down,and the price of food stays low.
4 Does cheap food make people unhealthy?Cheap food may encourage people to eat more.Food com-
panies certainly think that giving people more food for their money makes them buy more.Giving people big-
ger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal.That is why portions have got
larger and larger. In America,soft drinks came in 80z(225g)cans in the past,then 120z(350g),and
now come in 200z(550g)cans.If a company can sell you an 80z portion for$7,they can sell you a 120z
portion for$8.The only extra cost to the company is the food,which probably costs 25 cents.
5 Now companies are under pressure to stop selling bigger portions for less money.But it is hard to
change the trend.Big supermarkets can offer food at lower prices because they can buy in__________.
A:their workforce
B:huge portions
C:large quantities
D:their money
E:a good bargain
F:minor brands答案：C解析：文章第一段的主题句是第一句。这段主要讲食物价格下降的原因是生产和分配技术 的发展。
文章第二段主要讲的是超级市场因为规模大，能引进先进技术，故能提供低价格的 商品。
由文章第三段主题句“Huge retail companies...can put pressure on producers to cut their margins.”可知，超级零售商能迫使生产商降低商品价格。
文章第四段讲的是，食品公司给顾客提供每份量大的商品，能很容易使顾客感觉到他 们得到了一个大的折扣，这样顾客会买更多的商品。因此每份量大的食品价格便宜。
文章第二段提到“And their size allows them to buy in bulk.”其中in bulk = in large quantities。
文章第三段提到“As a result, some producers have had to make cuts."make cuts的意思 是“降价”。
文章第三段提到“Unilever...dropped lots of its minor brands...”由此可知答案为F。
文章第四段提到“Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal.”其中a better deal = a good bargain。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本篇文章主要讲述的是奥莎拉·麦卡迪把一生的积蓄全部奉献给了那些她并不认识却需要 帮助才能完成学业的年轻人，同时也证明了人间真正无私的存在。 -
第9题：
材料题
C
The trick in food photography is to show the food looking fresh，so many dishes have stand-ins，just as movie stars do．“When I get my lights and cameras set up，I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing，”explains Ray Webber，who photographs food for magazine advertisements．“Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices because it may have dried out a bit．A and when I‘m shooting（拍照）something like tomatoes，I always carry water to spray them with dew just before I shoot．”
Shooting food outdoors has special problems．“I‘m always worrying about flies or worms crawling up a glass，”Webber explains，“my worry is that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food．”Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to make its color beautiful．Finally he found it：a weed with lovely blue flowers．When the shot appeared，several people were horrified-the weed was deadly nightshade！
（）Just before being photographed，some meats and vegetables are_______．
From the article we can conclude that deadly night-shade is probably a kind of plant that is_______．A.colorful
B.poisonous
C.ugly
D.Both A and答案：D解析： -
第10题：
问答题Practice 1 When it comes to food, America is not just the fattest country on earth but probably the most schizophrenic as well—home to the Big Mac and Weight Watchers, the super model and the couch potato. The love-hate relationship with food was examined in the aired documentary “Fat”, and if there is any comfort for the more than 90 million overweight Americans it’s that the rest of the world is also getting fatter. “There is an enormous pressure on people to be thin and to be physically fit but at the same time there is a tremendous pressure and inducement to eat,” Dr. Kelly Brownell, professor of psychology at Yale University and a participant in the program, said in an interview. “You’ll see a Baskin Robbins next to Weight Watchers. You’ll see a Family Circle magazine with a delicious chocolate on the cover beside a diet article,” said Brownell. “At the same time as we have record levels of obesity, we have record levels of eating disorders6 too,” he said. The desire to eat fatty food came from a primitive survival instinct to store enough energy in good times to ensure survival when food was scarce. But in a modem urban society, where fast food chains appear on almost every block, the instinct to eat fat has begun to work against us. The documentary claims that nowhere is the exposure to junk food more prevalent than in the United States, where the problem has been compounded by the increasingly sedentary modem lifestyle. It also says that members of Arizona’s Pima Indian tribe are the fattest people in the fattest country on earth. Until recently the tribe lived a simple life, but in 1984 when the tribe won a gaming license it joined the American mainstream. Today the tribe is plagued by obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Just 800 kms south in Mexico, another branch of the Pima tribe continues to live a traditional life and eats a traditional diet. These Pimas have none of the problems of their American counterparts, who are on average 27 kgs heavier. Part of the problem, according to Brownell, is the intense advertising of junk food in the United States. The average American child sees thousands of TV commercials each year, most of which advertise fast food, candy and soda. The food environment has become so “toxic” according to the documentary, that some US schools even offer fast food such as McDonald’s and Burger King in school cafeterias. But junk food is also proliferating overseas, resulting in increasing rates of obesity in such countries as China, where fast food restaurants have recently taken hold. Compounding the new-found availability of junk food is the changing opinion on what is the ideal body. These days thin are king.正确答案： 参考译文
谈及饮食,美国不仅是世界上最肥胖的国家,也可能是对食物持最自相矛盾态度的国家—这里,既有援贫济困的大麦克公司,又有每日心挂体重的减肥者,既有超级名模,又有终日泡在电视机前不思运动的人。
专题片《肥胖》调查了人们对食物爱恨掺杂之情。如果对于九千多万美国肥胖者来说有什么值得欣慰的,那便是,世界上其他国家的人也胖了很多。
“对于人们来说想要瘦身并保持身体健康可是一个不小的压力,并且,人们在吃饭时既要承受极度压力,又忍不住巨大诱惑,”耶鲁大学的心理学教授凯利·布朗内尔在专题节目中接受采访时说道。
“你能看到在减肥者身边有关国贝罗公司生产的31种风味冰淇淋,你也可以看到《家庭圈》杂志封面上精美的巧克力蛋糕和瘦身食品印在一起,”布朗内尔说。“同时,我们有创纪录的过度肥胖,也有创纪录的过度节食,”他说。
多吃含脂肪食物的欲望来源于原始人类的求生本能——在食物充沛的时候储存充足能量以备食物不足时渡过难关。但是在现代都市社会里,快餐连锁店遍布每一条大街,喜欢吃含脂肪食物的本能对我们不利起来。
《肥胖》专题片认为,世界上没有哪个国家像美国那样垃圾食品随处可见、风靡时兴,而且让这一态势更糟糕的是,伏案工作的现代生活方式越来越盛。
专题片中也提到,亚利桑那州皮马部落的印第安人是当今最肥胖的国度里最肥胖的人。直到最近,皮马人都过着简单的生活,不过当l984年他们获得了博彩业特许证,便加入了主流的美国生活。如今该部落深为过度肥胖、糖尿病、高血压和心脏病所困扰。
在墨西哥以南不过800公里居住着另外一支皮马部落,他们仍然过着传统的生活,保持传统的食物结构,与平均体重超过他们27公斤的美国皮马人相比,他们没有得上上面提到的任何一种疾病。
在布朗内尔看来,部分症结在于美国广告大肆宣传垃圾食品。美国孩子平均每年要看几千个电视广告,其中大部分是快餐、糖果和汽水。
根据《肥胖》专题片的调查,美国食物的环境已经变得非常“有害”,有些学校甚至在食堂里供应麦当劳和汉堡王之类的快餐。
但是垃圾食品在海外也迅速风靡起来,结果是在诸如中国之类的国家里过度肥胖者增加。近几年来这些国家的快餐店已经风行起来。
人们新近发现,垃圾食品随处可见;然而使得这一境况更为复杂的,是人们对理想身材的看法又改变了。现在人们认为瘦就是好。解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
问答题English food has a bad reputation abroad. This is most probably because foreigners in England are often obliged to eat in the more “popular” type of restaurant. Here it is necessary to prepare food rapidly in large quantities, and the taste of the food inevitably suffers, though its quality, from the point of view of nourishment, is quite satisfactory. Still, it is rather dull and not always attractively presented. Moreover, the Englishman eating in a cheap or medium price restaurant is usually in a hurry—at least at lunch—and a meal eaten in a leisurely manner in pleasant surroundings is always far more enjoyable than a meal taken hastily in a business-like atmosphere. In general, it is possible to get an adequate meal at a reasonable price; in fact, such a meal may be less expensive than similar food abroad. For those with money to spare, there are restaurants that compare favourably with the best in any country.正确答案：
英国食品在海外的名声不好。这很可能是因为去英国的外国人不得不常在更“大众化”的餐馆里用餐的缘故。在那里,必须大量迅速地备餐,因此饭菜的味道必然逊色,尽管在营养方面,饭菜质量还是令人满意的。可是饭菜仍然显得单调,颜色花样也常常不大讲究。此外,在价钱便宜或适中的饭店里用餐的英国人,通常是来去匆匆——至少午餐是如此——而在舒适的环境中从容就餐要比在生意氛围较浓的环境里匆匆忙忙地吃饭更有乐趣。一般来说,花不多的钱吃上一顿饱饭是可能的。事实上,同样的饭菜比国外或许还要便宜些。对于手头有富余的人来说,英国有一些饭店和国外最好的饭店相比还要划算。解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
单选题Which is the best one for preserving food in the following methods?APut the food in a cold place.
BCook the food well.
CDry the food by sun.
DIt is not told.
正确答案： A解析：
本题问下列哪种保存食物的方法是最好的。这是一篇说明文，作者并没有加入自己的观点和评价，所以答案应该选D项“没有提及”。 -
第13题：
Your Bean Steak (素肉排), Sir!
What sort of food are we likely to be eating in the year 2000?
Most people, when you ask them a question like that, either say: " There won't be any left, " or "Whatever it is, there won't be much taste in it." Of course, there are good reasons for being worried about the world's food supplies in the future.Nevertheless, not all the experts share these worries.
For one thing, although the world's population is rising fast, food production is keeping pace with it, even in developing countries.It is therefore argued that the main reason why people are hungry is not that there is a world food shortage but that methods of cultivation are not sufficiently advanced in some areas and the food is not fairly distributed ( 分配 ).
This does not mean, however, that our diet ( 饮食 ) will go on being the same.In many industrialized countries, people feed animals with grain to produce high-quality beef, even though the grain would feed the human population, and use fishmeal to fatten pigs to improve the quality of bacon.While not many of us would like fishmeal for lunch, its nutritional value is high and the unattractive fish it is made from can be presented to the public in colorful packets of fish fingers.
By the year 2000, many of these problems will have been solved.Scientists are already capable of making steaks from soy beans.It is quite obvious that there will still be enough to eat, if we are not too particular about where the food comes from and what it is made of.
1.Most people believe that food supplies in the future().
A、will become a very serious problem
B、will be the same as they are today
C、will be enough in quantity but not good in quality
D、will be much better than they are today
2.The reason why people are hungry in today's world is().
A、poor farming methods and bad distribution
B、slow growth of food production
C、food shortages all across the world
D、fast rising population
3.The word "bacon" in Line 5, Para.3 most probably is().
A、a kind of "meat" made from grain
B、meat made from fish
C、food for fish
D、meat made from pigs
4.The word "particular" in Line 4, Para.4 means().
A、special
B、choosy
C、detailed
D、very exact
5.The title of this passage suggests that().
A、food in the future will be tasteless
B、there will be worldwide food shortages
C、diet in the future will be very different
D、science is making rapid progress
参考答案：AADBC
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第14题：
To most Chinese people, returning home after long absence or departure from home are both significant and there are food customs associated with this.
参考答案：对大多数中国人来说，在长期离家之后返回故里，或离家外出都有重要意义，因此有一些与之相关的饮食风俗。
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第15题：
B
Thus is not a diet．lt's a simple way to lose weight． And you don-t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym． You just follow some habits that thin people have． Keep them，and you'll become thin．
(1)Wake-up
When you wake up in the morning， sit up slowly without using your hands． With legs straight out，bend(弯曲) forward until you feel sore in your back． It will burn about 10 calories ．
(2)Start with soup
When you have a meal，order a clear soup，and have it before having the main food． In this way，you'll feel fuller，so you'll eat less when the main food comes．
( 3) An apple(or more) a day
Apples are full of fiber(纤维) and water，so your stomach will want less food． The study ．shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight．
(4)Stand up and walk around
Every time you use the mobile phone，stand up and walk around． Heavy people sit on aver-age(平均) two and a half hours more each day than tlun people． This skill is very important，as standing up and walking around will burn 50 0r more calories．
Use these skills，and you will have a big weight loss．
( )26． What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?
A．Soup．
B．Ice cream．
C．Salad．
D．Cheese．
正确答案：A
26．A【解析】由原文中减肥方法(2)可知“如果你想吃少量的食物，你应当先喝一些汤”，故选A。 -
第16题：
共用题干
A Country's Standard of Living
The"standard of living"of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services the
country produces.A country's standard of living,therefore____________(51)first on its capacity to produce
wealth."Wealth"in this____________(52)is not money,for we do not live on money but on things that money
can buy:"goods",such as food and clothing,and"services",such as transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to____________(53)wealth depends upon many factors,most of____________(54)
have an effect on one another.Wealth depends_(55)a great extent upon a country's natural re-
sources.Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have fertile（肥沃的）soil
and a favorable climate;other regions_____________(56)none of them.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to_____________(57)them to use.China is perhaps as rich as
the USA in natural resources,but she suffered for many years____________(58)civil and external wars,and
for this and other_____________(59)was unable to develop her resources.Sound and stable political conditions,
and_____________(60)from foreign invasions,enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and
steadily,and to produce more_____________( 61)than another country equally well favored by nature but less
well ordered.
A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and_____________(62)
within its own borders,but also upon what is directly produced through international trade.For example,
Britain's wealth in food stuffs and other agricultural_____________(63)would be much less if she had to de-
pend only on those grown at home.Trade makes it possible for her surplus（剩余的）manufactured goods to
be traded abroad for the agricultural products_____________(64)would otherwise be lacking.A eountry'B
wealth is,therefore,much influenced by its manufacturing capacity,_____________(65)that other countries can
be found ready to accept its manufactures._________（64）
A:who
B:that
C:where
D:when答案：B解析：短文中第一、二句话指出，任何国家的“生活标准”都是指人均享有的这个国家生产的 商品和服务的情况。因此一个国家的生活标准首先依赖于它能生产财富的能力。depend on 这一短语符合语意和搭配习惯。因此C是正确答案。
in this sens。是“在这里的意义”，因此正确答案为A。相关短语in some sense“在某种意 义上，在某种程度上”。
空格所在的句子提到的是，一个国家生产财富的能力依赖于许多囚素。只有produce 为“生产”之意，因此B为答案。
空格处需要一个定语从句的引导词，因此只能在that和which之间选择。因为空格前 出现了介词of，因此排除that，只能选which。
to a great extent“在很大程度上”。因此B为答案。
空格所在的句子意思为“另外一些区域却一样也没有”。只有 possess指“拥有”。
turn...to...“使……变为……”。因此C项是答案。
suffer from“遭受……”。因此答案为D。
根据上下文判断，空格处最合适的词为“原因”，因此A项为答案。
根据下文，此处应该表示的是从外国人侵中获得解放。故选B。
此处是指“能使一个国家和平、稳定地开发它的自然资源，创造出比另一个国家更多的 财富”。故选A。
短文第四段第一句话提到，一个国家的生活水平不只依赖于自己国内生产和消耗的财 富。由此判断空格处为“消耗”，因此D是正确答案。
空格所在的句子意思为“英国的食品和农产品会很少”。由此判断空格处为“产品”，因此选C。
空格处缺少关系代词引导定语从句，并在定语从句中作主语，因此B是答案。
provided“假如，在……条件下”，表示条件，符合题意。 -
第17题：
共用题干
第三篇
Food for Learning
In Eritrea,a small country in northeast Africa,approximately 80 percent of the population is illiterate.
That percentage is even higher for women.As in many developing countries,most Eritreans have traditional
ideas about the role of women.They believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and
should not get an education or look for a job.
These beliefs are one of the factors that prevent Eritrea and other developing countries from improving
their economic situation. Experience in many countries has shown that educated women have fewer children
and have more opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of their families.In Eritrea,in fact,there is
great need for improvement.It is one of the poorest countries in the world.For many Eritrean families,getting
enough food is a daily problem.
To deal with these problems,the Eritrean government,together with the World Food Program,has a new
program that offers food as a reward for learning. In primary schools,all the children receive food packages to
take home to their families.However,with the new program,the girls receive 50 percent more food than the
boys.This way,parents are encouraged to send their daughters to school rather than keeping them at home.
Another government program that aims to educate women is Food for Training. Managed by the National
Union of Eritrean Women,this pro缪m offers food rewards(also from the World Food Organization)to women
and older girls who are willing to join the program.Because of the war with Ethiopia,many women are bring-
ing up their families on their own.They often live in refugee camps,with no land of their own and no way to
earn money. Most of these women are illiterate and have no skills to find a job.They spend most of their day
looking for food and preparing it for their families.
The Food for Training program helps the teenagers and women change their lives.If they agree to join
he program,they receive a large package of food each month.In return,the women are required to attend free
literacy classes for two卜ours every day. When Food for Training started with classes in two regions of Eritrea,
5,000 girls and women joined in the first two months.It is especially popular with teenage girls,aged fourteen
to sixteen,who have never had a chance to go to school before.
The organizers of Food for Training also plan to offer other kinds of courses for women,using the same
system of food rewards.In these courses,they will teach women job skills and crafts,such as basket weaving.
These women will not only learn to read and write,but also become aware of what is going on in their coun-
try，and they will be able to have a voice in their future.With the Food for Training program,women get a large package of food as long as__________.
A: they attend free literacy classes every day
B:they have no land of their own
C:they bring up their families on their own
D:they live in refugee camps答案：A解析：短文第二段第一句提到，是对妇女的传统观点影响了经济的发展，故选C。
从短文第三段中间可知，政府此举在于改变对妇女的传统观念。
从短文第五段第三句可知，只要她们参加免费的识字课就可以领到食物，所以选A。
从短文第三段第一句可知，这一项目是厄立特里亚政府和国际组织合作的结果。因 此，选项C正确。
从短文第五段的第一句可知，该项目旨在改善妇女的生活条件。 -
第18题：
共用题干
第三篇
Food for Learning
In Eritrea,a small country in northeast Africa,approximately 80 percent of the population is illiterate.
That percentage is even higher for women.As in many developing countries,most Eritreans have traditional
ideas about the role of women.They believe that women should stay home and take care of the family and
should not get an education or look for a job.
These beliefs are one of the factors that prevent Eritrea and other developing countries from improving
their economic situation. Experience in many countries has shown that educated women have fewer children
and have more opportunities for improving their lives and the lives of their families.In Eritrea,in fact,there is
great need for improvement.It is one of the poorest countries in the world.For many Eritrean families,getting
enough food is a daily problem.
To deal with these problems,the Eritrean government,together with the World Food Program,has a new
program that offers food as a reward for learning. In primary schools,all the children receive food packages to
take home to their families.However,with the new program,the girls receive 50 percent more food than the
boys.This way,parents are encouraged to send their daughters to school rather than keeping them at home.
Another government program that aims to educate women is Food for Training. Managed by the National
Union of Eritrean Women,this pro缪m offers food rewards(also from the World Food Organization)to women
and older girls who are willing to join the program.Because of the war with Ethiopia,many women are bring-
ing up their families on their own.They often live in refugee camps,with no land of their own and no way to
earn money. Most of these women are illiterate and have no skills to find a job.They spend most of their day
looking for food and preparing it for their families.
The Food for Training program helps the teenagers and women change their lives.If they agree to join
he program,they receive a large package of food each month.In return,the women are required to attend free
literacy classes for two卜ours every day. When Food for Training started with classes in two regions of Eritrea,
5,000 girls and women joined in the first two months.It is especially popular with teenage girls,aged fourteen
to sixteen,who have never had a chance to go to school before.
The organizers of Food for Training also plan to offer other kinds of courses for women,using the same
system of food rewards.In these courses,they will teach women job skills and crafts,such as basket weaving.
These women will not only learn to read and write,but also become aware of what is going on in their coun-
try，and they will be able to have a voice in their future.According to the passage,Food for Training will_________.
A:help women better their lives
B:encourage women to leave their country
C:teach women about international aid
D:allow women to spend more time at home答案：A解析：短文第二段第一句提到，是对妇女的传统观点影响了经济的发展，故选C。
从短文第三段中间可知，政府此举在于改变对妇女的传统观念。
从短文第五段第三句可知，只要她们参加免费的识字课就可以领到食物，所以选A。
从短文第三段第一句可知，这一项目是厄立特里亚政府和国际组织合作的结果。因 此，选项C正确。
从短文第五段的第一句可知，该项目旨在改善妇女的生活条件。 -
第19题：
共用题干
How Technology Pushes Down Prices
1 Prices have fallen in the food business because of advances in food production and distribution tech-
nology.Consumers have benefited greatly from those advances.People who predicted that the world would
run out of food were wrong.We are producing more and more food with less and less capital.Food is there-
fore more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been.Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen
for many years,and continues to drop.
2 Supermarkets have helped push down prices mainly because of their scale.Like any big business,
they can invest in IT systems that make them efficient.And their size allows them to buy in bulk.As super-
markets get bigger,the prices get lower.
3 Huge retail companies such as Wal-Mart have tremendous power and they can put pressure on pro-
ducers to cut their margins.As a result,some producers have had to make cuts.In recent years,Unilever
has cut its workforce by 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped lots of its minor brands as part of its"path to
growth"strategy.Cadbury has shut nearly 20 per cent of its 133 factories and cut 10 per cent of its 55,000
global workforce.These cuts help keep costs down,and the price of food stays low.
4 Does cheap food make people unhealthy?Cheap food may encourage people to eat more.Food com-
panies certainly think that giving people more food for their money makes them buy more.Giving people big-
ger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal.That is why portions have got
larger and larger. In America,soft drinks came in 80z(225g)cans in the past,then 120z(350g),and
now come in 200z(550g)cans.If a company can sell you an 80z portion for$7,they can sell you a 120z
portion for$8.The only extra cost to the company is the food,which probably costs 25 cents.
5 Now companies are under pressure to stop selling bigger portions for less money.But it is hard to
change the trend.Paragraph 3_________
A:Huge Retailers Force Producers to Cut Costsl
B:Consumers Like Supermarkets
C:Technology Helps Reduce Food Prices
D:Food Comes Cheaper in Larger Portions
E:Chain Stores Provide Better Service
F:Bigger Supermarkets Offer Lower Prices答案：A解析：文章第一段的主题句是第一句。这段主要讲食物价格下降的原因是生产和分配技术 的发展。
文章第二段主要讲的是超级市场因为规模大，能引进先进技术，故能提供低价格的 商品。
由文章第三段主题句“Huge retail companies...can put pressure on producers to cut their margins.”可知，超级零售商能迫使生产商降低商品价格。
文章第四段讲的是，食品公司给顾客提供每份量大的商品，能很容易使顾客感觉到他 们得到了一个大的折扣，这样顾客会买更多的商品。因此每份量大的食品价格便宜。
文章第二段提到“And their size allows them to buy in bulk.”其中in bulk = in large quantities。
文章第三段提到“As a result, some producers have had to make cuts."make cuts的意思 是“降价”。
文章第三段提到“Unilever...dropped lots of its minor brands...”由此可知答案为F。
文章第四段提到“Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal.”其中a better deal = a good bargain。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本篇文章主要讲述的是奥莎拉·麦卡迪把一生的积蓄全部奉献给了那些她并不认识却需要 帮助才能完成学业的年轻人，同时也证明了人间真正无私的存在。 -
第20题：
共用题干
How Technology Pushes Down Prices
1 Prices have fallen in the food business because of advances in food production and distribution tech-
nology.Consumers have benefited greatly from those advances.People who predicted that the world would
run out of food were wrong.We are producing more and more food with less and less capital.Food is there-
fore more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been.Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen
for many years,and continues to drop.
2 Supermarkets have helped push down prices mainly because of their scale.Like any big business,
they can invest in IT systems that make them efficient.And their size allows them to buy in bulk.As super-
markets get bigger,the prices get lower.
3 Huge retail companies such as Wal-Mart have tremendous power and they can put pressure on pro-
ducers to cut their margins.As a result,some producers have had to make cuts.In recent years,Unilever
has cut its workforce by 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped lots of its minor brands as part of its"path to
growth"strategy.Cadbury has shut nearly 20 per cent of its 133 factories and cut 10 per cent of its 55,000
global workforce.These cuts help keep costs down,and the price of food stays low.
4 Does cheap food make people unhealthy?Cheap food may encourage people to eat more.Food com-
panies certainly think that giving people more food for their money makes them buy more.Giving people big-
ger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal.That is why portions have got
larger and larger. In America,soft drinks came in 80z(225g)cans in the past,then 120z(350g),and
now come in 200z(550g)cans.If a company can sell you an 80z portion for$7,they can sell you a 120z
portion for$8.The only extra cost to the company is the food,which probably costs 25 cents.
5 Now companies are under pressure to stop selling bigger portions for less money.But it is hard to
change the trend.Paragraph 1__________
A:Huge Retailers Force Producers to Cut Costsl
B:Consumers Like Supermarkets
C:Technology Helps Reduce Food Prices
D:Food Comes Cheaper in Larger Portions
E:Chain Stores Provide Better Service
F:Bigger Supermarkets Offer Lower Prices答案：C解析：文章第一段的主题句是第一句。这段主要讲食物价格下降的原因是生产和分配技术 的发展。
文章第二段主要讲的是超级市场因为规模大，能引进先进技术，故能提供低价格的 商品。
由文章第三段主题句“Huge retail companies...can put pressure on producers to cut their margins.”可知，超级零售商能迫使生产商降低商品价格。
文章第四段讲的是，食品公司给顾客提供每份量大的商品，能很容易使顾客感觉到他 们得到了一个大的折扣，这样顾客会买更多的商品。因此每份量大的食品价格便宜。
文章第二段提到“And their size allows them to buy in bulk.”其中in bulk = in large quantities。
文章第三段提到“As a result, some producers have had to make cuts."make cuts的意思 是“降价”。
文章第三段提到“Unilever...dropped lots of its minor brands...”由此可知答案为F。
文章第四段提到“Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal.”其中a better deal = a good bargain。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本篇文章主要讲述的是奥莎拉·麦卡迪把一生的积蓄全部奉献给了那些她并不认识却需要 帮助才能完成学业的年轻人，同时也证明了人间真正无私的存在。 -
第21题：
材料题
C
The trick in food photography is to show the food looking fresh，so many dishes have stand-ins，just as movie stars do．“When I get my lights and cameras set up，I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing，”explains Ray Webber，who photographs food for magazine advertisements．“Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices because it may have dried out a bit．A and when I‘m shooting（拍照）something like tomatoes，I always carry water to spray them with dew just before I shoot．”
Shooting food outdoors has special problems．“I‘m always worrying about flies or worms crawling up a glass，”Webber explains，“my worry is that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food．”Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to make its color beautiful．Finally he found it：a weed with lovely blue flowers．When the shot appeared，several people were horrified-the weed was deadly nightshade！
（）Just before being photographed，some meats and vegetables are_______．
The second paragraph deals mostly with the________．A.differences between indoor and outdoor photography
B.problems of outdoor food photography
C.ways of keeping food fresh outdoors
D.combinations of colors outdoors答案：B解析： -
第22题：
单选题When you ______ at a restaurant, please order just enough food.Aate
Bwill eat
Ceat
Dhave eaten
正确答案： C解析：
句意：当你在餐馆吃饭时，点足够吃的食物即可。本题考查动词时态。主句是祈使句，when引导时间状语从句，用一般现在时表示将来。故选C项。这是一道易错题。在含有when，after，before和until等引导的时间状语从句的复合句中，主句常用一般将来时．从句常用一般现在时表示将来。但本题中，主句是祈使句，对考生的提示作用不明显，导致错选B项。 -
第23题：
问答题Practice 5 If you think American cooking means opening a package and tossing the contents into the microwave, think again. On the one hand, it's true that Americans thrive on cold cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant dinners. From busy homemakers to professional people, many Americans enjoy the convenience of prepackaged meals that can be ready to serve in 10 minutes or less. On the other hand, many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills. Most Americans will admit that there's nothing better than a good home-cooked meal. Probably every cook has his or her own cooking style. But there are some basic techniques and principles that most people follow. For example, baking is a primary method of preparing food in America. The dinner menu often has roast meats and other baked goods. For that reason, Americans would find it next to impossible to live without an oven. American cooks give special attention to the balance of foods, too. In planning a big meal they try to include a meat, a few vegetables, some bread or pasta and often a dessert. They also like to make sure the meal is colorful. Having several different colors of food on the plate usually makes for a healthy meal.正确答案： 【参考译文】
假如您以为美式烹饪就是打开一个料理盒,将里头的东西抛进微波炉加热,那你得改变想法了。从某一方面来说,美国人靠吃早餐的冷麦片、午餐的三明治及速食晚餐而发育健壮,这倒是真的。从忙碌的家庭主妇到上班族,许多美国人喜欢享受事先包装好的便餐所带来的便利——这些速食在10分钟或更短时间内即可上桌。但是从另一个方面来看,许多美国人都认同厨艺的价值。大多数美国人都承认没有什么能比得上一顿自家做的关食。
大概每一位厨师都有他自己的烹饪方式,但仍有一些基本方法和原则是大多数人所遵循的。例如烘培在美国是一种主要的烹饪方法,晚餐菜单上通常有烤肉及其他烘培食物。因此,美国人会觉得没有烤箱几乎是无法生活。美国厨师们也特别留意食物营养的均衡。在准备一顿大餐时,他们会试着加进一道肉、几种蔬菜、一些面包或面食,而且通常还有一道甜点。他们还喜欢使餐点色彩亮丽,盘中不同色彩食物的搭配构成了健康饮食。解析： 暂无解析 -
第24题：
问答题Practice 3 Directions: Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words. All of us should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food is left uneaten as garbage. In China, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people. In the United States, 40 percent of food is wasted from farm to fork. Each year, the amount of food thrown away in rich countries is almost the same as that produced in sub-Saharan Africa. This raises some important questions. In developing countries, food is lost because farmers do not have appropriate cooling, storage or market access for their crops. Their grains, fruits and vegetables dry up and rot away. In developed countries, the picture is different, and food is wasted in supermarkets, restaurants and at home. China faces both problems, significant losses in farms, as well as at the sale and consumption stages. And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is rapidly increasing. Consumer culture has filled China and urban residents can get quality food from anywhere in the country and from across the planet. Chinese consumers are as particular about their food as those in other countries. In supermarkets, they refuse to buy vegetables that don’t look fresh or have an irregular shape, or milk and other products close to their expiry (失效) date. Should Chinese consumers take more responsibility for the waste they create? Everyone deserves to have enough food to eat. Despite China’s impressive success in reducing hunger over the past three decades, the job is not completed yet.正确答案： 【范文】
Food wasting exists both in developing and developed countries. The rich countries waste their food because they buy a mount of items more than they need and always choose the best products, leaving other products out of date. The developing countries waste their food because they don’t have appropriate methods to store and distribute their food. Nevertheless, China has both problems and still need to make efforts to reduce hunger.
With the rapid development of economy, people’s standard of living increases, but waste phenomena also appear. Therefore, in my opinion, the whole society must work together to solve this problem. For government, they can continue to carry out some activities like “Clean Plate Campaign” and arouse the public’s awareness of saving food. For individuals, we should practice thrifty as a virtue. When buying our food in a restaurant or in a supermarket, we should remind ourselves that many people in the world still have no food to eat.解析： 暂无解析