2021-2022学年新教材高中英语 UNIT 3 FOOD AND CULTURE检测（含解析）新人教版选择性必修第二册.doc

1、单元加餐练(三).阅读理解“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example, most of us remember our parents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others

2、 have not passed the test of time.Did your mother ever tell you to eat carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this di

3、sease by 40%. Garlic (蒜) is good for you, too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.Unfortunately, not all of Moms advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that ther

4、e is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old

5、wives tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了我们大多数人都记得父母告诉过我们要多吃某些食物或者不要去做某些

6、事情。实际上，其中一些告诫是与现在的医学思想相符的，而另外一些却是经不起考验的。1Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?AEating garlic is good for our eyes.BSticky sweets are damaging our teeth.CSwimming after a meal is dangerous.DCarrots prevent people from catching colds.解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段最后一句Sticky sweets made with grains te

7、nd to cause more problems . simple sugars.可以看出，sticky sweets的确对牙齿有害。2The author develops the third paragraph mainly Aby cause and effectBby order in spaceCby order in time Dby examples解析：选D推理判断题。第三段第一句是主题句。接着举了“饭后一小时内游泳”和“吃糖”这两个例子来支持主题句。因此，这一段主要是通过举例来论述的。3The phrase “hold water” in the last paragrap

8、h most probably means “ ”Ato be believable Bto be valuableCto be admirable Dto be suitable解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的Even though 可知，dont hold water与there is still a lot of truth意义相对立，那么hold water与there is still a lot of truth意义相似，因此A项正确。4What is the authors attitude towards “old wives tales” in the text?A

9、Subjective. BObjective.CDissatisfied. DCurious.解析：选B观点态度题。综合全文，作者既指出了一些传统说法是正确的，又说明了一些传统观念是没有科学依据的。最后一段作者表明了对这些观念的尊重，因此可以看出作者的态度是客观的。.完形填空Teaching your children healthy eating is important so they have a good relationship with food.Children who 1 too much of the wrong types of foods are at 2 risk of

10、 health conditions like fatness, heart disease and cancer.With all the ads for junk food, it can be hard to keep your child eating healthily. 3 ， there are ways you can employ to 4 children achieve this goal.Serve your child mainly 5 snacks, such as fruit and vegetables or wholegrain biscuits and ch

11、eese.Keep healthy snacks accessible by placing them on low shelves in the fridge so your children can 6 them when hungry.If you dont 7 your child to eat a particular food, keep it out of the house.She/He cant eat food that isnt 8 Make less unhealthy food something you eat 9 This will limit the 10 of

12、 junk food your child can eat.Dont use junk food as a trading tool. 11 children with junk food or using it to please children to get them to eat healthier foods 12 makes this food more appealing and healthier foods less attractive, so 13 nonfood rewards.Children learn by 14 what you do.In my opinion

13、, if you dont want your child to eat too much junk food, model healthy eating and 15 eating a lot of junk food yourself.Allow children to help pick out new, healthy foods for snacks.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了培养孩子健康饮食的原因和方法。1A.eatBwasteChave Dmake解析：选A根据上文Teaching your children healthy eating is important

14、 so they have a good relationship with food.及下文可知，文章主题与孩子的吃有关。故选A项。2A.lower BbetterChigher Dbigger解析：选C根据前文too much of the wrong types of foods和后文health conditions like fatness, heart disease and cancer可知，此处指高风险。故选C项。3A.Therefore BHoweverCFormally DFinally解析：选B后文there are ways you can employ to 4 ch

15、ildren achieve this goal.和前文With all the ads for junk food, it can be hard to keep your child eating healthily.之间存在转折关系。故选B项。4A.order BseeChelp Dprotect解析：选C根据下文所提出的方法可知，这些方法能够帮助孩子们实现这个目标，故选C项。5A.unhealthy BsimpleCpoor Dhealthy解析：选D根据后文such as fruit and vegetables or wholegrain biscuits and cheese可知

16、，所列举的食物都是健康的零食。故选D项。6A.cook BreachCarrive Dafford解析：选B根据前文Keep healthy snacks accessible by placing them on low shelves in the fridge可知，此处reach表示“伸出(手)够到”之意，符合句意。故选B项。7A.hope BwantCadvise Dpromise解析：选B根据后文keep it out of the house可知，是不想让孩子吃某种特定的食物。故选B项。8A.here BthereCover Dout解析：选B根据前文keep it out of

17、the house可知，这里指不在屋子里的食物，所以用副词there。故选B项。9A.immediately BalwaysChonestly Drarely解析：选D根据前文Make less unhealthy food something you eat 9 和后文This will limit the 10 of junk food your child can eat.可知，少做不健康的你很少吃的食物，孩子吃的垃圾食品的数量就会减少。故选D项。10A.quality BcharacterCamount Dshape解析：选C参见上题解析。11A.Providing BRewardin

18、gCSharing DFilling解析：选B根据前文Dont use junk food as a trading tool.可知，这里指把垃圾食品当作交易工具，用来奖励孩子，其它选项均不符合句意。段末的nonfood rewards亦是提示，故选B项。12A.only BalsoCeven Dever解析：选A根据前文 11 children with junk food or using it to please children to get them to eat healthier foods可知，这样不明智的做法只会带来不好的后果，所以家长要选择非食物的奖励。故选A项。13A.c

19、hoose BbuyCexchange Ddemand解析：选A参见上题解析。14A.remembering BdelayingCwatching Dimagining解析：选C根据常识和前文learn by可知，孩子往往会观察和模仿(学习)父母的行为，因此要想不让孩子吃太多垃圾食品，自己就要避免吃太多垃圾食品。故选C项。15A.prevent BkeepCavoid Dban解析：选C参见上题解析。.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。It happened when Tom was only ten years old.That day he

20、was at home with his elder sister Jane.Tom was doing his homework when he heard raised voices.At first he didnt think seriously about it, since it was always noisy downstairs, but he soon realized this time it was different.“Quick! Quick! Remove the motorcycles from the shop，” someone yelled.Then a

21、thick burning smell filled the air.When Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate, a thick cloud of smoke greeted him.The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.Jane, who had been playing the violin in her room, hurried to the living room.They rushed out of t

22、he door and along the corridor (走廊) through the smoke.They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane suddenly stopped.She turned around and headed back the way they came.Tom had no idea what she was doing, but he followed her.Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in

23、her 70s who lived next door to them, and who they called Makcik.Jane began banging on Makciks door, but got no answer.As the smoke thickened around them, Tom could see many of their neighbours some still in their pyjamas running for safety.The thought of fear crossed his mind.“She would have run for

24、 safety like everyone else！” Tom cried.However, Jane refused to give up.“I know Makciks still inside.” She said she was familiar with Makciks daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping.She pounded against the door.“Go downstairs.Go now! Go！”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Tom noticed the f

25、lame was reaching up.Luckily, some neighbours passing by stopped and offered help.参考范文：Tom noticed the flame was reaching up.Frozen with fear, he stood rooted to the spot.He comprehended the gravity of the situation and held Janes hand tightly.Both of them were coughing and their eyes were stinging.

26、Time seemed to stand still, though they were probably there for only two or three minutes.Tom begged Jane to run for safety as quickly as possible.Jane tried to shield her nose from the choking smoke and shook her head.She kept pounding against the door.Tom burst out crying.Luckily, some neighbours

27、passing by stopped and offered help.A sense of strength immediately replaced the mounting fear and anxiety in Janes mind.She told them Makcik must be still in the room.They forced the door open with all their might.Sure enough, Makcik was lying in bed, unconscious.She was carried downstairs and then rushed to the hospital, where she finally came to herself.People in the neighbourhood felt relieved and Jane and Tom were very happy.