Unit1 Food for thought-period3+4
基础强化&综合训练
基础强化
【单句填词】
1.Tom has taken to (get) up at 6 and going jogging.
2.People who suffer headache will find they get relief from this medicine.
3.They are paid according how long they have been employed.
4.On my way to the museum, I came _ one of my teachers.
5.He reminded me _ (lock) up the house when I went out.
6.The study found a direct (relate) between smoking and lung cancer.
7.It is bad manners _ _ (talk) with your mouth full.
8.She couldn't resist _ (laugh) at him in those clothes.
9.The meeting is scheduled for Thursday when it is convenient everyone.
10.I hope you have adapted well the new school life.
11.The new building is under (construct).It will be completed next month.
12.I pick the trash I see anytime, anywhere.
13.Mother was worried about whether she could adapt_ _living in the mountainous village alone.
14.I would be very grateful if you could inform me of your decisions at your earliest (convenient).
15.Compared with other good students, in my opinion, Jack is a more _ (satisfy) student.
16.We've developed the project from an _ (origin) idea by Stephen.
17.Good friends are those who can share joys and sorrows you.
18.Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought by her aunt.
19.Seeing the toy, she couldn't _ (忍住) reaching out to touch it.
20.He was too far away to be able to (确定) faces.
21.It is not right to buy goods from the Internet according to their (排名).
22.The dog (摆动) its long tail when it saw me.
23.When you go to a new country, you must _ (使适应) yourself to new manners and customs.
24.I promised not to post them on my_ _ (博客).
25.Exercise is one of the key components of a healthy (生活方式).
26.The_ (官员) have tried to raise awareness about protecting environment.
27.Phones make it more_ _ (方便的) for people to make contact with relatives and friends.
28.Not everything you saw at the table (属于) to me.
29.Once we have the design, we can plan the (建造).
30.Though ten years old, this book is highly_ (推荐).
31.He wanted to ask her, but didn't (敢).
32.Can you give me a_ _ (典型的) example
33.In the evenings, we_ (聚集) around the fireplace and talked.
34.They are the_ (象征) of peace, which make me love them more.
35.In my _ (看法), without electricity what can we do
36.Do you mind telling me how to use this_ (功能)
37.How do you feel your_ _ (饮食) and lifestyle
38.Can you tell me the origin of this (习俗)
【选词填空】
try out, pay for, catch up, pick up, make the most of,
end up, more or less, belong to
1.He joined the firm as an office boy, but he gained rapid promotion, and _ as a director.
2.The film _ a type of Chinese story called wuxia.
3.The ladies spent some time _ _on each other's health and families.
4.People in Canada needn't_ _ _their medical fees.
5.It's good manners to give back the things which you _ .
6.A new TV set may cost you 120 pounds _ _ .So it's not worth repairing the old one.
7.I can_ _ _ _ _any opportunities to take up some form of exercise.
8.The new ideas seem fine but they need_ _ .
【补全句子】
1.All night long he lay awake, _ _ _ .
他整夜躺在床上睡不着,思考着那个问题。
2. _ _ time is a panacea, for it can heal all wounds.
人们说时间是一个万灵药,因为它能治愈所有的伤痕。
3.He is _ _ _ the army.
他年龄太小,不能参军。
4. _ _ is a pleasure.
和你一起工作是一种乐趣。
5. _ _ it's fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them.
我认为当我们对它们了解有限时把它们当成宠物是不公平的。
6.My family was_ _ _ cover my tuition.
我家太穷了支付不起我的学费。
7.Why did not you do _ _ _
你们为什么没按照我的要求做呢?
8.Mary _ _ for her examination last night.
昨天晚上玛丽忙于为考试做准备。
9. _ _ we can stay friends.
我认为我们不能做朋友了。
10. _ _ _in the morning will do you a lot of good.
早晨大声朗读英语会给你带来许多好处。
综合训练
【阅读理解】
A
“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 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 disease by 40%.Garlic (蒜) is good for you, too.It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
Unfortunately, not all of Mom's 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 there 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 don't hold_water,_there is still a lot of truth in the old 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.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A.Eating garlic is good for our eyes.
B.Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.
C.Swimming after a meal is dangerous.
D.Carrots prevent people from catching colds.
2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly ________.
A.by cause and effect B.by order in space
C.by order in time D.by examples
3.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means “________”.
A.to be believable B.to be valuable
C.to be admirable D.to be suitable
4.What is the author's attitude towards “old wives' tales” in the text
A.Subjective. B.Objective.
C.Dissatisfied. D.Curious.
B
Do you love holidays but hate the increase in weight that follows You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods.Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight.The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much.You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy.The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Don't miss meals.Before you leave home for a feast (宴会), have a small, low fat snack.This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables.
A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full.
Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high fat foods.Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat.Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruit.They don't have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don't let exercise take a break during the holidays.A 20 minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calo ries (多余的热量).
5.Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ________.
A.bring weight problems
B.bring you much trouble in your life
C.make you worried about your foods
D.make you hate delicious foods
6.In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better ________.
A.drink much water and have vegetables only
B.not eat too much food in high fat
C.not accept invitations to feasts
D.turn away from delicious foods
7.According to the passage, ________ is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.
A.vegetables B.water
C.calories of energy D.physical exercise
8.Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they ________.
A.can't control themselves
B.go to too many feasts
C.enjoy delicious foods
D.can't help turning away from the foods
C
Some people love eating food right after it is cooked.I prefer food just taken out from the freezer.Fruit, candies, nuts, chocolate, cake with buttercream frosting (糖霜), even peas, all of them taste delicious when frozen.In fact, I often eat them that way.
I was a kid when I picked up the habit.In my family, lots of things were thrown into the freezer — finally, two freezers — to prevent them from going bad.Among them were some of the candies my sisters and I had collected on Halloween.
If we eat when they are still warm, we'll find ourselves taking the cookies more than we should.It's better if we can put them into the freezer and wait.That way we'll eat less and enjoy them more because they are hard and chewing becomes a slower, more patient effort.That's the point about frozen buttercream frosting.Put it in your mouth at room temperature, and it's gone very quickly.But when it's frozen, you can enjoy the taste much longer as it melts (融化) in your mouth.
The freezer treats a lot of fruit kindly.Take frozen grapes for example.I keep a bowl of grapes in my freezer.They become a little icy, and somehow their sweetness is improved.They are perfect and healthy dessert (点心). This is the same with oranges, apples, bananas ...You might think bananas would get super hard when frozen.Wrong! They become cool, creamy and sweet.If you have wisely covered some or all of the bananas with melted chocolate before putting them into the freezer, they will have a double taste.
As long as you aren't eating anything that truly has to be hot go ahead and experiment.
9.Why does the author NOT advise us to take hot cookies
A.Because they need more time to prepare.
B.Because the taste is not good when they are hot.
C.Because they are too delicious to avoid our overeating.
D.Because we may eat them quickly and enjoy them less.
10.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to
A.The taste.
B.Buttercream.
C.The cookie.
D.Frozen buttercream frosting.
11.What is the passage intended to tell us
A.Fruit should be frozen before one eats it.
B.Frozen food is better than hot food.
C.The author prefers frozen food.
D.Hot food is not healthy.
12.The author began to enjoy frozen food when he ________.
A.was young B.learned cooking
C.got married D.got a fever
D
Some years ago, a 28 year old Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water.Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a water drinking contest that was held by a local radio show.Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii”, the contest organizers promised a free Wii video game machine to those who drank the most water without going to the bathroom.The woman who died drank about 2 gallons of water during the contest.When she and other participants complained of discomfort and showed signs of pains, they were laughed at by the organizers.
This tragic news story shows the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health.
Consuming more water than you need can increase your total blood volume (容量).And since your blood volume exists within a closed system, increasing your blood volume puts unnecessary stress on your heart and blood vessels (血管).Your kidneys (肾) must work overtime to get rid of extra water out of your system.Your kidneys are not a pair of pipes.Flushing more water through your kidneys doesn't necessarily help it become cleaner.Rather, your kidneys can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time.And drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of kidney damage.
Putting unnecessary stress on your system and your kidneys by consuming unnecessary water is an unnoticeable process.For the average person, it is usually impossible to know that this stress exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a moment to moment basis.But make no mistake about it: this stress is real and can hurt your health over the long term.
Questions:
1.Why is the Californian woman mentioned
2.What's the main idea of Paragraph 3
3.The stress caused by consuming unnecessary water .
【七选五】
Large meals make people full and sleepy. __1__ We want our children to learn, not falling asleep at their desks, so let's keep those lunches on the lighter side. You can do this if you provide them with a good breakfast.
By working beside your children and discussing what they eat for lunch, you are helping them understand the importance of whole foods and the avoidance of junk foods. __2__ As they get older these good habits will stay with them. They will learn that these types of food will help them feel better and look better; give them more energy. Try to let them see that the food choices they are making will help them feel so much better.
__3__ I know of one family that actually had the food pyramid on the wall of their kitchen and it helped their children pick out what foods they wanted. Everyone got a chance to decide what to eat, but they had to pick protein, vegetables and fruit. In addition, the mother had a book with recipes for healthy foods. __4__ So children knew what healthy foods they should choose.
Unlike today, when we grew up we played outside, rode our bikes, ran around, skated, and the list goes on and on. __5__ So in addition to the above healthy eating choices, you need to plan some activities for your children today other than the television or video games.
A.We didn't have TV or computer games.
B.How are children helped to choose their food
C.You are helping them make smart informed choices.
D.Think what large meals do to your children at school.
E.What adults eat daily has a great effect on their children.
F.All of the recipes had pictures of what the food looked like.
G.The recipes for children should mainly include healthy foods.
【应用文写作】
假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Lily在她的微博中写到她为了减肥吃减肥药,而且经常不吃饭,导致身体变得很虚弱,状态很不佳。请你在她的微博上用英文给她留言,内容包括:
1.对她的现状表示担忧;
2.指出吃减肥药以及经常不吃饭的坏处;
3.提出一些健康的减肥方法,如慢跑、定期到健身房健身等。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:减肥药weight loss pill 慢跑jogging
健身房gym
I'm sorry to learn that you are upset about being overweight recently.
【读后续写】
阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
Excited screams of joy,_the sounds of two happy little girls playing in the sand, rang across the beach. But I walked along, barely aware of it. I'd come to this remote beach on my sailboat, a place to escape. My wife and I had recently separated, our marriage in trouble. I worried about my two boys, just six and eight. It seemed like forever since I'd heard them laugh. But I didn't know what to do to make things better.
“Help! Help!” The girls shouted. I'd meant to tell them to stay away from the dangerous water. Now one of them was in the ocean, beyond the surf_line. I could just hear her screams over the waves. Any second now she'd be swept away. I ran across the sand as fast as I could. The other girl was at the edge of the surf line, yelling.
“Wait! Stop! Don't go any farther!” I charged into the waves and was reaching for her when a wall of water dashed over us. For half a second I saw her disappear under another big wave. I'm a strong swimmer, but I could feel the wave pulling me hard. I swam to her and seized her, her little body shaking, trembling. But where is the other girl I saw a waving arm. A head broke the surface, not far away. The arms of the girl I'd rescued were wrapped desperately around my neck. She was breathing with sobs. “Let go of my neck. I need you on my back. Hold my shoulders so I can swim to your friend.”
She loosed her hands and I shifted her to my back. “She's my sister, Sarah,_and I am Lillian,” she said. For a moment I thought of my boys. How much they loved each other. How much I loved them.
I looked across the water and saw a small head after a big wave. I quickened my swimming, fighting for each breath. Tiny arms pressed against my shoulder. I reached out and held the second little girl. She was in total tiredness,_taking deep breaths, crying quietly.
注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
I swam hard with the two girls and looked toward shore, but I couldn't see anyone.
Paragraph 2:
“Mommy!” The loud cry wakened my consciousness.
参考答案:
基础强化
【单句填词】
getting
from
to
across
to lock
relation
to talk
laughing
for
to
construction
up
to
convenience
satisfying
original
with
up
resist
identify
rankings
swung
adapt
blog
lifestyle
officials
convenient
belongs
construction
recommended
dare
typical
gathered
symbol
opinion
function
diet
custom
【选词填空】
ended up
belongs to
catching up
pay for
pick up
more or less
make the most of
trying out
【补全句子】
thinking of the problem
People say that
too young to join
Working with you
I don't think
too poor to
as I had asked
was busy preparing
I don't think
Reading English aloud
综合训练
【阅读理解】
A:1-4BDAB
B:5-8ABDA
C:9-12DDCA
D:13.To_lead_to_the_topic_of_the_text.
14.Why_drinking_too_much_water_is_dangerous.
15.is_really_harmful_in the_long _run
【七选五】
1-5DCBFA
【应用文】
I'm sorry to learn that you are upset about being overweight recently.I think you should stop taking weight loss pills in no time because they are harmful to your health.Besides, you need to eat a healthy diet to recover your strength.There are many other ways to lose weight.For example, jogging is quite a popular form of exercise.You may do it in the morning or after supper.Another way is that you can go to the gym regularly, which is also an effective way of losing weight and keeping healthy.In a word, if you insist on exercising, you are sure to have an attractive figure and stay slim and healthy.
【续写】
Paragraph 1:
I swam hard with the two girls and looked toward shore, but I couldn't see anyone. We were too far away from the beach. I was close to total tiredness. But there was no time to wait. I decided to swim on my stomach. I told Lillian to circle her arms around my shoulder and asked Sarah to hold her sister's arms with both hands. I swam as hard as I could. When I took one last look at the beach, in my mind I saw my wife and children. I could feel their love, and from behind me I felt an incredible force, lifting.
Paragraph 2:
“Mommy!” The loud cry wakened my consciousness. I looked up, a man was trying to drag me out of the water. A woman cried, “Thank you. You saved my daughters.” I tried to comprehend what had happened. My efforts and struggles had paid off. I thought of that giant wave,_lifting and pushing me. I was given the strength I needed. My families were waiting for me. I just needed the strength to make an effort.