UNIT3 单元话题阅读二（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）

(材料选自译林版新教材选择性必修第一册Unit 1)

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Comfort food

[1]Whenever I feel lonely, I have a secret recipe that never fails: rice, milk and sugar, cooked low and slow. [2]No matter how bad my mood① is, that perfect combination② is always enough to lift my spirits. [3]Sometimes the smell alone can do the trick③， not to mention④ the lovely creamy⑤flavour⑥， which works like a time machine immediately transporting me back to my sunny childhood. [4]With pleasure⑦，I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma's flat, listening to her wonderful stories and greedily⑧eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding. I take my time over⑨ every spoonful, gently⑩ rolling the silky dessert⑪ around my mouth and enjoying the perfect marriage of rice and milk.Before I know it, I'm happy again.

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①mood /muːd/ n.情绪，心情；气氛，氛围

②combination  /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/ n.结合体，联合体；联合，混合

③do the trick奏效，起作用，达到目的

④not to mention 更不用提，更别说……

⑤creamy /'kriːmi/ adj.含奶油的；像奶油的，光滑细腻的；淡黄色的

⑥flavour /'fleɪvə(r)/ (AmE flavor) n.味，味道；特点，特色

vt.给……调味，加味于

⑦with pleasure很乐意，很高兴

⑧greedily /'ɡriːdɪli/adv.贪婪地，贪心地

⑨take one's time over慢慢做，从容不迫地做

⑩gently /'dʒentli/ adv.轻柔地，温和地

⑪dessert /dɪ'zɜːt/ n.(饭后)甜点，甜食

[1]本句为主从复合句。whenever引导让步状语从句，表示“无论……时候”。

[2]本句为主从复合句。其中no matter how引导让步状语从句，表示“无论……样”，相当于however bad my mood is。

[3]本句为主从复合句。not to mention 是固定结构，表示“更不用提……”；which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the lovely creamy flavour。

[4]本句为主从复合句。主句部分是I remember the lazy Sunday afternoons；I used to spend in the warmth of my grandma's flat为定语从句，修饰先行词the lazy Sunday afternoons; listening to her wonderful stories和greedily eating bowl after bowl of her delicious rice pudding为现在分词作伴随状语。

My experience with rice pudding illustrates⑫ the unique power of “comfort food”.In its broadest sense, comfort food refers to any food that makes us feel better. [5]In this article, we will talk about a particular type of comfort food whose power mainly lies in the associations⑬it calls to mind. It often makes up for⑭ bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people, things or places we love.

[5]本句为主从复合句。we will talk about a particular type of comfort food为主句； whose引导定语从句，修饰先行词a particular type of comfort food; 在该从句中it calls to mind也为定语从句，修饰先行词the associations。

Our comfort foods are highly individual. [6]They vary⑮ from person to person, depending on⑯ our own unique experiences that have shaped our lives. If we grow up⑰ eating certain foods in our family, then those foods tend to be linked⑱ with positive emotions⑲.For example, we

often connect chicken soup with⑳ a happy childhood and its flavour becomes tied up withB21the feeling of being taken care of. [7]When we eat it again, we unlock memories of a time when we were loved and looked after, and this cheers us upB22.

[6]本句为主从复合句。depending on our own unique experiences为现在分词作状语；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词our own unique experiences。

[7]本句为主从复合句。第一个when引导时间状语从句；第二个when引导定语从句，修饰先行词a time。

[8]The feeling of happiness and sense of belonging can become particularly important for people who move away fromB23 their home country. [9]According to some food experts, there are some aspects of culture that people will lose right away, but with food, there are more opportunities to connect to memory, family and place. [10]It is hardest to give up the food that you grow up with. Of course, each person's comfort food largely depends on where they come from — for a Chinese it might be a plate of dumplings with a saucerB24 of vinegar, and for a nativeB25 of the UK it might be the classic fish and chips, served hot, saltyB26 and sourB27. [11]One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots, giving us the “taste of home” that we cry out forB28 and relievingB29 feelings of homesickness.

[8]本句为主从复合句。who引导定语从句，修饰先行词people。

[9]本句为主从复合句。there are some aspects of culture...but... there are more opportunities to...为并列there be句型；that people will lose right away为定语从句，修饰先行词some aspects of culture。

[10]本句为主从复合句。其中It is hardest to ...为it作形式主语的句型，真正主语是to后的不定式；同时that you grow up with是定语从句，修饰先行词the food。

[11]本句为主从复合句。One mouthful of comfort food takes us back to our cultural roots为主句部分； giving us the “taste of home” ...and relieving feelings of homesickness为and并列结构中现在分词作状语； that we cry out for为定语从句，修饰先行词the “taste of home”。

That's certainly true for me.Comfort food tastes good and by building an emotional bondB30 with our happy memories, always makes us feel good.It isn't just a bowl of noodles or chicken soup.It's food for the soul.,⑫illustrate /'ɪləstreɪt/ v.