Unit 3 Food and Culture Using Language 课文检测-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第二册

Using language HEALTHY EATING There is much debate nowadays as to 1._________ makes up a healthy diet. For example, scientists have insisted for years that a big enemy of health is 2._________ (fat) food. However, there is 3._________ (increase) evidence that the real driver of poor health is not so much fatty food, as it is sugar. Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. And in America, people who receive 25% of their daily calories or more through sugar are twice as likely to die from heart disease as people who receive less than 10% a day (Journal of the American Medical Association, 2014). This is true regardless 4._________ how healthy the rest of their diet might be. Put more 5._________ (simple), while people continue to argue over 6._________ or not fatty food is dangerous, we already know that sugar is a killer. Much of this extra sugar comes from sweets and sweet drinks. The average American gets 1/3 of his or her sugar through sweet drinks alone. The American Heart Association recommends that we limit ourselves 7._________ less than 100-150 calories a day from sugar, which is less than 8._________ is usually contained in one can of sweet drink or in a single candy bar. In other words, if you want to be healthy, you have to cut down 9._________ desserts, and cut out sweet drinks altogether. Beyond this, you can keep healthy by consuming different categories of fresh foods, especially fruit and vegetables, 10._________ are full of vitamins and fibre, rather than processed foods. 11._________ (process) foods often contain less nutrition, and have higher quantities of sugar, salt, and fat than fresh ingredients. Besides this, it is also important to have some meat, beans, or dairy products in your diet, as they provide the necessary protein for strong bones and muscle 12._________ (grow). As with everything in life, moderation is key. The ideal diet is a 13._________ (balance) one, without too much or too little of any one thing. Finally, a fundamental key 14._________ healthy eating is to eat slowly. It takes about twenty minutes from the time you start eating for your brain 15._________(tell) your body that you are full. What this means is that people who chew too quickly end up 16._________ (eat) too much food because they still feel hungry. 17._________ (eat) slowly also allows your body to digest your food better, and will allow you 18._________ (enjoy) your food more. In addition, studies show that 19._________ (consist) eating habits, for example, taking three meals a day at the same time each day, are better for our health. It is also better to eat a modest amount of food each time, rather than to eat a lot in one meal, and then a little in the next. There is no one trick to healthy eating. Rather, healthy eating starts with having a healthy attitude 20._________ food. One question you can ask yourself is, “Do I eat to live, or live to eat?” If you are using food mostly for nutrition, then you are 21._________ the right track with your diet. However, if food has become the centre of your life, you might be on the road 22._________bad health. It is up to you 23._________ (decide) how you want to live, and to make the right decisions about your diet. 参考答案： 1. what（介词 as to 后宾语从句缺主语，表事物） 2. fatty（形容词修饰名词 food，意为高脂肪的） 3. increasing（形容词作定语修饰 evidence，表不断增长的） 4. of（固定搭配 regardless of，意为不管、不论） 5. simply（副词修饰动词 put，固定短语 put more simply 简言之） 6. whether（whether or not 为固定结构，引导宾语从句） 7. to（固定搭配 limit…to…，把…… 限制在……） 8. what（than 后宾语从句缺少主语，指代所含糖分） 9. on（固定短语 cut down on，意为减少摄入） 10. which（非限制性定语从句，先行词指物，从句作主语） 11. Processed（过去分词作定语，processed foods 加工食品，句首大写） 12. growth（用名词作介词 for 的宾语，muscle growth 肌肉生长） 13. balanced（形容词修饰 one，a balanced diet 均衡的饮食） 14. to（固定搭配 the key to…，…… 的关键，to 为介词） 15. to tell（固定句型 It takes…for…to do sth.） 16. eating（固定搭配 end up doing sth.，最终做某事） 17. Eating（动名词在句中作主语，句首首字母大写） 18. to enjoy（固定搭配 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事） 19. consistent（形容词修饰名词 habits，表规律稳定的） 20. to/towards（固定搭配 attitude to/towards，对…… 的态度） 21. on（固定短语 on the right track，走上正确道路） 22. to（固定搭配 on the road to…，通向…… 之路） 23. to decide（固定句型 It is up to sb. to do sth. 由某人做决定） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $