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第一部分 话题读写练
高频话题补充:科普知识(4篇)
陕西英语
英语
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角度:人文科普(2020阅读理解第二节)、其他科普
【教材单元链接】
人教 八(下)U7 珠穆朗玛峰
八(下)U9 三个博物馆
九(全)U6 茶的发展史
九(全)U8 巨石阵之谜
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优质语篇读写练
Passage 1
推荐:泛读 难度:☆☆☆
Do you know that foods will taste different if you don’t have a nose? These experiments(实验) will show how important your nose is when you taste things.
What You Need:
·a friend to help
·small pieces of apple, raw(生的) potato, and onion
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What You Do:
Experiment 1:
Have your friend close her eyes and open her mouth.
Give her a piece of the food and ask her to taste it.
Then, ask her what she thinks it is. She will probably guess correctly.
Experiment 2:
Ask your friend to close the eyes, give her a piece of the raw potato. At the same time, hold a piece of apple right under her nose. Tell her to eat the potato(but don’t say it out by name) and ask what she thinks it is. She will say it is a piece of apple!
续表
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Experiment 3:(for the brave)
Take a piece of raw onion. You don’t have to close your eyes. Squeeze your nose so that no smells can get into it. Now eat the onion. Surprise! As long as you hold your nose, you will not beable to taste the onion.
The Science Secret
Your nose and your tongue(舌头) work together to make food taste the way it does.
Your tongue, however, can taste only certain flavors. All of the other “tastes” are actually “smells”, and you need your nose to “taste” them.
续表
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1. Can the picture on the right show Experiment 2?
____________.
Yes, it can
[解析] 根据Experiment 2的内容可知,第二个实验你是让朋友闭上眼睛,给朋友一块生土豆,同时将一块苹果放在她的鼻子下面,然后让她吃土豆,符合右图的内容。
2.Why won’t you be able to taste the onion in Experiment 3?
Because ____________________.
you hold your nose
[解析] 根据“As long as you hold your nose, you will not be able to taste the onion.”可知,尝不到实验3中的洋葱的味道是因为你捏着鼻子。
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3.What is the article mainly about?
It’s mainly about “________________________________________”.
How smell influences the way food tastes
[解析] 根据“Your nose and your