2024_2025学年新教材高中英语UNIT3FOODANDCULTURE检测含解析新人教版选择性必.docVIP

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单元加餐练(三)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

“Oldwivestales”arebeliefspasseddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Forexample,mostofusrememberourparentstellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?Someofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinking,butothershavenotpassedthetestoftime.

Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic(蒜)isgoodforyou,too.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.

Unfortunately,notallofMomsadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudies.Forexample,generationsofchildrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearchsuggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems?Well,yesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.

Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditionalbeliefsdontholdwater,thereisstillalotoftruthintheoldwivestales.Afterall,muchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulated(积累)fromthousandsofyearsofexperienceinfamilyhealthcare.Weshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoproveittrueorfalse.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲解并描述了我们大多数人都记得父母告知过我们要多吃某些食物或者不要去做某些事情。事实上，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。

1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.

B．Stickysweetsaredamagingourteeth.

C．Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.

D．Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.

解析：选B细微环节理解题。由第三段最终一句Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblems...simplesugars.可以看出，stickysweets的确对牙齿有害。

2．Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainly．

A．bycauseandeffect B．byor