UNIT3 单元话题阅读一（Word练习）-【拓展阅读】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第二册（人教版2019）

 

 

 

(材料选自外研版新教材必修第二册 Unit 1)

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A Child of Two Cuisines①

[1]Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I've enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork — and chopsticks!

[1]本句为复合句，其中Growing up...Chinese mother为现在分词短语作原因状语，ever since引导时间状语从句。

Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love② hot pot③！But there are still some dishes that Dad dare④not try even after many years of marriage⑤ to my mother.He once told me [2]he was surprised by what he saw on the table when he first visited my mother's parents in China.He was even shocked at their wedding⑥ when he saw how the Chinese ate almost every part of an animal.Even today, he still does not easily take to⑦ eating things like chicken feet.

[2] he was surprised...in China为省略了that的宾语从句，从句中what引导宾语从句，when引导时间状语从句。

But I enjoy that sort⑧ of food myself. Last week, I went to the butcher's⑨ and asked, “Do you have pigs' ears? ” “No，”the butcher said, pulling at⑩ his own ears，“just these ordinary ones.” He [3]must have thought I was joking.

[3]此处为“must have done”结构，表示对过去所发生事情的肯定推测，意为“想必/准是/一定做了某事”。

Dad can cook a super⑪“full English breakfast” of bacon⑫， eggs, beans, sausages and toast⑬ with butter⑭— Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen！He also does a typical⑮ Sunday roast⑯.We all love roast beef and vegetables, but Mum says we'd better not eat too much roast food [4]as it may make us suffer⑰ from heat inside our bodies, according to⑱traditional Chinese medicine.

I'll never forget my first visit to China.Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food, and I did! I loved everything. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across⑲ stinky tofu⑳， a horribleB21 grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. “You needn't try it if you don't want to，” Mum said, but I gatheredB22all my courage to take a biteB23and was amazed to find it wasn't so bad.It reminded me of blue cheeseB24, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate. Maybe I'll fall in love with stinky tofu — somedayB25.

People say that one man's meat is another man's poisonB26, but I feel at homeB27 with food from both my cultures. To me, [5]there's nothing better than a cross­culturalB28 afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolongB29 tea in a fine chinaB30 cup!

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①cuisine /kwɪ'ziːn/ n.烹饪(法)

②come to do sth开始(认识、理解或相信等)

③hot pot火锅

④dare /deə(r)/ modal verb胆敢，敢于

⑤marriage /'mærɪdʒ/ n.婚姻

⑥wedding /'wedɪ/ n.婚礼

wedding ceremony结婚典礼

⑦take to doing sth开始喜欢做某事

⑧sort /sɔːt/ n.种，类

⑨butcher /'bʊtʃə(r)/  n.肉贩；肉店老板

the butcher's肉店，肉铺

⑩pull at抓住并不断拉扯

⑪super /'suːpə(r)/ adj.极好的，了不起的

⑫bacon /'beɪkən/ n.[U](通常切成薄片的)咸猪肉，熏猪肉