Unit 1 Period 4 Developing ideas-【金版教程】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第二册作业与测评word（外研版2019）

英语 必修·第二册 作业与测评 Period 4　Developing ideas 课时作业(四) Ⅰ　阅读 One day in elementary school, a friend asked me “What are you eating？” as she glanced at my lunchbox. “It smells，” she said, nose crinkled. I was eating bhindi roti, my favorite Indian snack, which my mom had packed for me. But feeling embarrassed for having a “smelly” lunch and wanting to fit in, I quietly shut my lunchbox. That day, I went hungry. Most days after that, lunchtime at school felt like a battle. If I wasn't trying to hide my lunch or sneak quick bites when no one was looking, I'd insist on bringing in the same peanut­butter­and­jelly sandwich as the other kids. My mom, who didn't grow up eating American food, tried her best, but the sandwiches never looked, or tasted, as good as the food I devoured (津津有味地吃) at home. I didn't know that I wasn't alone. Many kids with immigrant parents encounter (遭遇) what's known as “the lunchbox moment” at school: the experience of being judged for bringing in food considered culturally different and so being made to feel like an outsider. For this article, I talked with kids who could relate. But they also surprised me: They dealt with “the lunchbox moment” differently than I did. For example, Satya Singh, 6, who takes her mom's Indian cooking to lunch most days, told me that one day a classmate said that her aloo, or potatoes, looked like garbage. Another time, someone said that the dal, or lentils, looked like “throw up”. The next day, Satya brought enough dal to share with her entire class—and they loved it. From then on, she says, “My teacher at school made a rule: Don't yuck someone's yum.” Looking back, I wish I'd had the wisdom of Satya and offered my friend a bite of my lunch, or just told her it was delicious—especially because now, as an adult, I see that Indian food is universally loved by my friends. Some even try to cook Indian lentils or chickpeas at home! And when I'm hungry, guess what? I miss my mom's bhindi roti and her care in making it for me.