【广东专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习 课时作业十二 unit2 healthy eating 新人教版必修3.docVIP

课时作业(十二)　[必修3　Unit 2　Healthy eating] (限时：45分钟) 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ⅰ.语法填空 Vitamins are complex chemical substances 1.________ (find) in many foods. The human body needs them for health and 2.________ (grow). The body makes some vitamins, 3.________ usually in amounts too small to meet its needs. 4.________ vitamins are not made in the body. These must be supplied. No one knows exactly 5.________ all vitamins work. Doctors 6.________ know that vitamins have very special uses. One vitamin 7.________ cannot take the place of another. The steady absence of one vitamin in 8.________ otherwise complete diet causes a deficiency disease. Rickets, scurvy, and pellagra are examples of deficiency diseases. It is best to obtain vitamins 9.________ eating the foods in which they occur. There are also pills that contain a single vitamin or a combination of vitamins. People should consult 10.________ doctors before they take any vitamin pills. Ⅱ.阅读理解 A You know eating fruit and vegetables does good. But do you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive, researchers found. Scientists at St Andrews University found eating them slightly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers skin. They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces, arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start, and after three and six weeks. Increasing their intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look more healthy and an extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness, when their photographs were rated by others. Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays, and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer. But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange, it was not kn