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Unit 1 Food matters Welcome to the unit & Reading
一、 单句语境填空
1. In some countries, a typical lunch may consist of a sandwich, a vegetable or fruit salad, a _________(甜点) and a Coke or a cup of coffee.
2. Spaniards gobble(吞食) a dozen grapes before the stroke of midnight, each fruit representing a month that will either be sweet or _________(酸的).
3. The book appeals to readers of all ages and establishes a literary _________(纽带) between parents and children.
4. It's a _________(结合体) of music, dance and writing.
5. Stress can easily be _________(引起) in a class through the use of competitive situations.
6. The route that the boatmen choose _________(不同) according to the water level.
7. Many old people report that their stomachs can't _________(消化) foods high in calories quickly.
8. I'm unable to _________(骑自行车) to school today because my bike is broken.
9. Kunqu Opera uses a variety of movements to express specific _________(情感).
10. The brown sugar makes the _________(味道) especially rich.
二、 单句语法填空
1. The health _________(secure) systems of many countries are undergoing considerable transformation.
2. Abuse can lead to both psychological and _________(emotion) problems.
3. _________(vary) kinds of agricultural products are sold in that supermarket.
4. They have maintained a close _________(associate) with a local college.
5. The children eyed the cakes _________(greedy).
6. The dentist says that the tongue should be cleaned _________(gentle) with a soft toothbrush.
7. They gave her _________(salt) water to make her vomit(呕吐).
8. The driver felt quite _________(relieve) to see that nobody had been injured in the traffic accident.
9. These paints can be used individually or in _________(combine).
10. The library contains many popular works of _________(refer).
三、 完成句子
1. 该地区急需粮食援助,以防止大范围的饥荒。
This region _____________________________________________ to prevent widespread starvation.
2. 不管我怎么努力,我好像总也无法付清所有的账单。(no matter+疑问词)
__________________________________________, I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills.
3. 有时斟酌得当的只言片语就能达到目的。(do the trick)
Sometimes a few choice words ________________________________________.
4. 人的爱好和选择各不相同。
Tastes and preferences ______________________________________________.
5. 许多外国人发现汉语很难学。(find+it+形容词+动词不定式)
Many foreigners ___________________________________________________ Chinese.
6. 没有必要着急,你可以慢慢欣赏这本小说。
There is no need to worry. You can _____________________________________ the novel.
7. 无论何时我情绪低落,与家人或朋友一起享受一些美味的食物都会使我开心起来。(让步状语从句)
________________________________________, enjoying some delicious food with my family or friends can cheer me up.
8. 我很难抵挡住治愈系食物的诱惑,它有助于缓解紧张并使我自我感觉良好。(it做形式主语)
____________________________________ the temptation of comfort food, which helps relieve tension and makes me feel good about myself.
9. 饺子是中国的传统食物,对生活在国外的中国人来说,它是难以忘怀的美味。(非限制性定语从句)
The dumpling is a traditional Chinese food, ____________________________
__________________ for Chinese people living abroad.
10. 尝试不同的体育运动让他意识到自己最喜欢踢足球。(make+宾语+宾语补足语)
Trying different sports ______________________________________________.
四、 语篇语法填空
Comfort food refers to any food that 1._________(lift) our spirits. There is a particular type of comfort food 2._________ power mainly lies in the associations it calls to mind. It often makes up 3._________ bad feelings by helping us recall happy memories of the people, things or places we love.
Our comfort foods are 4._________(high) individual. They vary from person to person, 5._________(depend) on our own unique experiences that have shaped our lives. If we grow up eating certain foods in our family, then those foods tend to 6._________(link) with positive emotions. When we eat them again, we unlock memories of a time when we were loved and looked after, and this cheers us up. The feeling of 7._________(happy) and sense of belonging can become particularly important for people who move away from their home country. People will lose some aspects of culture right away, 8._________ with food, there are more opportunities to connect to memory, family and place. 9._________ 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.
As food for the soul, comfort food tastes good and always makes us feel good by building an 10._________(emotion) bond with our happy memories.
五、 完形填空
Paris Williams is six years old. This little girl is driven by a mission to help others who are less __1__. “I wanted to give something to the __2__,” Paris explained.
Paris might not have had __3__ like some figures in movies, but she didn't let that __4__ her. Turning instead to more practical magic and the __5__ of her parents, Paris filled and delivered more than 500 care packages containing food and some __6__ essentials to downtown St. Louis's homeless people, as well as __7__ approximately 250 meals to onduty workers.
But Paris wasn't __8__ to simply donate goods. It was important for her to make a __9__ with the people she was trying to help. After __10__ each package herself, Paris drew a picture and __11__ a personal message on each one to create the kind of human connection that many of the homeless __12__ lack.
Paris has already __13__ a lot by anyone's standards, but she thinks she's only just getting started. She's __14__ holding a hotfood project for the homeless and also hopes to start a toy fund for kids __15__.
( ) 1. A. energetic B. fortunate C. familiar D. generous
( ) 2. A. young B. old C. homeless D. disabled
( ) 3. A. magic B. deadline C. credit D. contribution
( ) 4. A. stop B. ruin C. touch D. disturb
( ) 5. A. belief B. quality C. rule D. help
( ) 6. A. basic B. unique C. expensive D. rare
( ) 7. A. sorting out B. giving up C. handing out D. putting away
( ) 8. A. active B. satisfied C. foolish D. confident
( ) 9. A. cake B. decision C. mistake D. link
( )10. A. filling B. decorating C. admiring D. measuring
( )11. A. downloaded B. threw C. based D. wrote
( )12. A. slightly B. secretly C. extremely D. hardly
( )13. A. suffered B. understood C. achieved D. invented
( )14. A. looking forward to B. catching sight of
C. getting tired of D. watching out for
( )15. A. in danger B. in charge
C. in debt D. in need
六、 选做题
The pandemic(流行病) has changed every aspect of our lives, including our eating habits. Comfort food was made for times like these. __1__ Many people are eating differently from what the trend suggests. Shopping habits have shifted in favor of convenience foods with long shelf lives that are designed to deliver pleasure.
No judgment here. __2__ To make more money, busy parents are putting breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table between video conferences. Besides, convenience foods are engineered to taste good and make us feel good.
__3__ That's because a growing body of research is showing that green food choices do not merely affect our waistline. __4__ That does not happen in the “I can't believe I ate a dozen cookies in one sitting” sort of way. Rather, there may be something in the food we're eating that's influencing our state of mind.
Nutritional psychology argues that modern Western diets have contributed to increased rates of mental illness, particularly depression. Diets rich in fruits, vegetables and wholegrains have been linked with lower rates of depression. __5__
As a third of all Americans are reporting that the pandemic has caused damage to their mental health, we might need green food more than ever.
A. Money is tight in many households.
B. Perhaps we are bored with routine work now.
C. What we drink probably affects our family atmosphere.
D. Our food choices are also changing the quality of our lives.
E. A diet change of just a few weeks has been found to lift moods.
F. But you might want to save room for something green on your plate.
G. It seems the healthyfood trend that took root in recent years is changing.
1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5._________
一、 1. dessert 2. sour 3. bond 4. combination 5. generated 6. varies
7. digest 8. cycle 9. emotions 10. flavour
二、 1. security 2. emotional 3. Various 4. association 5. greedily 6. gently
7. salty 8. relieved 9. combination 10. reference
三、 1. cries out for food aid
2. No matter how hard I try
3. will do the trick
4. vary from individual to individual
5. find it difficult to learn
6. take your time over
7. No matter when/Whenever I'm in low spirits
8. It is difficult/hard for me to resist
9. which is an unforgettable delicacy
10. makes him realize that he likes playing football best
四、 1. lifts 2. whose 3. for 4. highly
5. depending 6. be linked 7. happiness 8. but 9. It 10. emotional
五、 1—5 BCAAD 6—10 ACBDA 11—15 DCCAD
六、 1—5 GAFDE
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