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英语 必修第二册(外研)
Unit 1 Food for thought
单元拓展
解析:选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“However, organic consumers argue it is better to be safe than sorry.”可知,有机食品消费者们认为安全总比后悔好,所以愿意为了安全花更多的钱。
语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了人们在有机食物的价格、有机食物是否更有营养等方面持有不同的观点。
解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第四段中“Doctors recommend washing produce very carefully.”可知,医生建议要非常细心地清洗农产品。C项“Make sure the food is clean(确保食物是干净的)”与原文信息相符,故选C项。
解析:选A。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better.”可知,大多数人同意自然生长的食物(即有机食品)味道更好。
解析:选A。推理判断题。文章主要介绍了有机食物的有关信息,并提到了人们对于其营养、价格等方面的不同意见,属于饮食、健康方面的文章。
农产品
种类,类型
非有机的
A flush of pride swept over him
a flush of pride
A wave of happiness
flooded/ swept over him
feel my heart pounding wildly
started to beat wildly
his heart racing
was close to tears
with tears rolling down his face
一、单元主题升华阅读
Organic food (有机食品) is very popular.It is also expensive.Some organic food costs twice as much as nonorganic food.Some parents and pet owners pay up to 200 percent more for organic food while some people think organic food is a waste of money.
There is one main difference between organic and nonorganic food.Organic farms do not use agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides (杀虫剂).This makes sure that the products are natural.
Some people think“organic”means“locally grown”.At the beginning, this was true.Over time organic farming became more difficult.The demand for organic food grew larger than the supply.Small companies had to sell out to large companies.There weren't enough organic materials.This made it difficult for many organic companies to stay in business.Today, many large companies have an organic line of products.
Is organic food more nutritious (有营养的)? This is part of the debate.Many farmers and consumers (消费者) believe it is.They think agricultural chemicals cause health problems, such as cancer.Many health experts disagree.Few studies prove that organic food prevents health problems.Health experts worry more about bacteria (细菌).These can come into contact with organic and nonorganic