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UNIT 4 Looking good, feeling good
Ⅰ.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍民众和专家在“烹调前将生肉洗净”问题上的分歧,以及专家们的研究发现,这种做法是不可取的。
1.C 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知,本段的主要目的是引出话题:人们在“烹调前将生肉洗净”这一事上存在较多分歧。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,犹太洁食规则会将生肉浸泡在放有盐、酸(如醋)的水中。
3.D 细节理解题。根据第三段中Betty说的The only thing it does ...whatever you have by the sink.可知,Betty认为烹调前将生肉洗净不但起不了作用,反而还会导致交叉感染。
4.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容尤其是最后一句可知,在本段提到biological hazard是为了强调人们遵循的烹调前将生肉洗净的做法是不可取的。
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As soon as the lunch bell rang, Mr Fry pulled Abigail aside.This was the first time she had ever spoken alone with a teacher.She rubbed her hands together and felt butterflies in her stomach.It was not until she heard a soft chuckle that she looked up to meet Mr Fry’s smiling eyes.“I’ve noticed your reserved nature and shyness, but what surprised me was your sharp insight, unique judgment, and calm response during my time of need.These traits demonstrate that you’re an extraordinary kid.Thank you for what you did.”
“Extraordinary,” the word echoed in Abigail’s mind as she walked home from school that day.It seemed as if the word had taken root in her heart.She had never thought that the word could be applied to her.“If I can break out of my shell, things could be different.” Abigail was determined to get the ball rolling.Since then, she has gradually dared to make eye contact when speaking, ask about things she doesn’t understand in class and discuss equations with her classmates.Once and for all, she learned that one should not sell oneself short or get tied up in knots.Everyone has their own unique spark and strengths, waiting for exploration and discovery.
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UNIT 4 Looking good, feeling good
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2025·湖南三模)Beejhy Barhany, growing up in an Ethiopian-Jewish community in Israel, has been cooking for her family as long as she can remember.Now a chef and owner of Tsion Café in Harlem, New York, Barhany continues to pull from cooking traditions, including one that has become the source of much controversy in recent decades: washing raw meat before cooking.
For Barhany, submerging raw chicken in salt and lemon water is both functional and ceremonial, as soaking or rinsing raw meat in salt water and acid — such as lemon juice or vinegar — is a common form of “washing” required by Jewish Kosher rules.And a 2015 survey of over 1,500 American consumers found that nearly 70 per cent rinse or wash their poultry before cooking it, though the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) started telling consumers not to wash raw poultry in the 1990s.Experts including those from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly warned that rather than reducing the risk of foodborne illness (食源性疾病), washing meat increases the likelihood of spreading unwanted pathogens (病原体), like salmonella and campylobacter, around the kitchen.
“Washing meat before cooking is not really helping,” says Betty Feng, associate professor of food science at Purdue University.“The only thing it does is splashing (飞溅) and could cross-contaminate a lot of your kitchen items — your sink, probably your clothes, whatever you have by the sink.” Moreover, Feng cautions against using saltwater, vinegar, or lemon juice, which simply isn’t strong enough to effectively kill foodborne pathogens.“If the acidity is high enough to kill bacteria, then it’s not really likely you can use your bare hand to wash,” she says.
And a 2022 study showed that submerging meat in a bowl of water reduced the splashing but not the spread of germs.“I would treat the entire sink just like the outside of the chicken — it’s a biological hazard,” says Benjamin Chapman, one of the study authors and associate professor in North Carolina State University’s agricultural and human sciences department.“The way that we make meat safe is through cooking, not through the removal of pathogens.”
1.What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?( )
A.To broaden the readers’ horizons.
B.To make a comparison.
C.To introduce the topic.
D.To state the author’s opinion.
2.What is mentioned about the Jewish Kosher rules from this text?( )
A.Nearly 70 per cent of American consumers follow the rules.
B.The rules pay attention to functional and ceremonial aspects.
C.Uncooked meat is submerged in water with salt and vinegar.
D.It warns people of the risk of foodborne illness.
3.What is TRUE about “washing meat before cooking” according to Betty?( )
A.It has sparked a lot of controversy in recent years.
B.It has decreased the risk of foodborne illness.
C.It can not be directly done with your bare hands.
D.It may do a favor to the transfer of pathogens.
4.Why is the underlined phrase “biological hazard” mentioned in the last paragraph?( )
A.To emphasize that chickens pose a level of threat to humans’ lives.
B.To show that sinks can be a way to increase splashing.
C.To prove that cooking is a good way to kill pathogens.
D.To stress that the practice people follow is not advisable.
Ⅱ.读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
(2025·衡阳八中模拟)Every day, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, Abigail would go over to look at herself in the mirror, thinking the same thing: I am just so ...ordinary.
It all started once she entered middle school, where her grades in all subjects were OK but not great, and she couldn’t sing or dance that well, or play sports.She wasn’t even good at making jokes as she was so shy.
As she continued to go down the same mind spiral of “You’re not good enough, what kind of job could you get in the future being someone so ordinary?”, she checked the clock and rushed out the door to get to school on time.
Along the way, she saw Peter walking ahead of her.As one of the class’s top students, he was just so smart and dedicated.Peter always stayed behind after math class to continue working on the equations.He was so obsessed and talented.
A few mornings later in class, something seemed a bit off with Abigail’s teacher, Mr Fry.He was normally quite active, moving quickly from the whiteboard to the podium (讲台) to explain some new knowledge points.But that morning, Abigail noticed that he seemed slower, not very with it.Then, as he asked the students to copy down a math equation, Mr Fry began shaking and then started to fall.Immediately, Abigail rushed from her seat in the fourth row, managing to catch him just in time.He had fainted.“Someone go get the head teacher now!” yelled Abigail in a loud, clear voice.Fifteen minutes later, Abigail and her classmates watched out the classroom window at Mr Fry being wheeled across the parking lot on a stretcher (担架) to be put into an ambulance.
After two weeks off, Mr Fry was back, entering the classroom again to a round of applause from the students.His presence brought a sense of relief and normalcy to the room, easing their worry about his sudden illness.
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As soon as the lunch bell rang, Mr Fry pulled Abigail aside.
“Extraordinary,” the word echoed in Abigail’s mind as she walked home from school that day.
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