1、Unit1 Food for thought 单元自测卷单元自测卷 时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分 选择题部分 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Why do Chinese people love hot pot so much？As the winter months are coming in, more and more people are sitting around a table enjoyin
2、g this kind of traditional meal. I find myself wondering what it is about this traditional meal, which has existed for more than 1,000 years.What makes it a Chinese food favorite? It seems that the answer lies beyond the dish itself. Hot pot isnt just designed to keep you warm during the cold months
3、; its also a social experience. Its a “theater” cooked food that turns a meal into an event.There is a lot of fun for everyone to have in adding some foods to the hot pot. Hot pot is eaten over two to three hours. For this reason, it is often considered an evenings entertainment, and a time to spend
4、 with friends and families.However, many Westerners would be put off by the idea of other people sticking chopsticks in their food.When we come to eat at the table in the UK，we often have our own shares， although the experience is still a social one. A similar experience to the hot pot can be found
5、in Korean barbecue restaurants， which let you cook your own meat.This allows people to have their meat done however they want. For most Westerners, the idea of going to a restaurant to cook their own food is very strange. But having a go, I find its now one of my favorite meals in Beijing. The steam
6、 from the pot left my clothes smelling of food when I got home, but perhaps this was also part of the experience. When the cold wind is blowing outside, I am sitting around with my good friends, eating and drinking. For me its like a dinner party where my taste buds (味蕾) and my appetite are equally
7、satisfied in the warm company of friends. 1What is the main reason why hot pot is popular in China? AIt has a history of over 1,000 years. BIt is a fun social experience. CIt serves people with many kinds of foods. DIt keeps people very warm in winter. 2How long do people spend in enjoying the tradi
8、tional meal? AMore than four hours. BOver one hour. CAbout three hours. DAll the evening. 3We can conclude from the article that British people generally _. Aenjoy cooking their own food in restaurants Bprefer a Korean barbecue to Chinese hot pot Cdont like sharing food with others in restaurants Dd
9、ont mind the smell of food staying on their clothes 4What is the authors attitude to hot pot? ASerious. BTired. CHumorous. DAppreciative. B We are what we eat.That is an old expression, but one worth knowing.A recent look at diets around the world shows that people who eat healthy foodand not too mu
10、ch of itlive longer.But which areas of the world have the best diets？ Researchers found that foods in some of the healthiest dietsMediterranean, New Nordic, Japanese and Frenchmay be very different, but they are all heavy on local, seasonal and limit processed foods, which are high in vegetables and
11、 seafood and low in red meat. Mediterranean diet contains lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and olive oil. The diet has proper amounts of fish and poultry (禽肉). Red meat and foods high in sugar and salt are not big parts of this diet. New Nordic diet has whole grains like oats and rye,
12、vegetables such as carrots, broccoli and eggs, seafood, fruits, oil, low- fat milk and cheese. Very sugary desserts are not common in this diet. Japanese people are some of the longest- living people on the planet, with women up to 87 years old and men up to 80. The Japanese diet is the reason for s
13、uch lengths of life. The diet has many foods that are low in calories and high in nutrients. Japanese people eat a lot of seaweed, tofu, rice, vegetables and fish. The tradition there is to stop eating when your stomach feels 80 percent full. However, French people eat fatty foods but do not get fat
14、. And they live a long time. This phenomenon is called the “French Paradox”. The reason why the French eat fatty foods without getting fat may be simple. They eat less. Serving sizes in French restaurants and in products sold in stores are smaller than those in most countries. And generally speaking
15、, most French people do not snack. This means they do not eat food between meals. 5What do we know about the healthiest diets around the world? AThey contain abundant calories. BThey tend to be expensive. CThey share certain similarities. DThey reflect popular tastes. 6What is considered as a harmfu
16、l eating habit in Japanese tradition? AGoing low in calories. BEating to the fullest. CHaving much seafood. DPicking many foods. 7How does the author develop the central idea in the last 4 Paragraphs? ABy building connections. BBy exploring reasons. CBy listing out examples. DBy analyzing figures. 8
17、Which can be the most suitable title for the text? AWhat is the healthiest diet on earth? BHow does the old expression serve? CWhy is a healthy diet so important? DWhere can we plant ourselves well? C Living a healthy lifestyle lies in forming the right eating habits. Here are some of the good habit
18、s you can develop when it comes to healthy eating. Drink plenty of water. you must drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may need even more water if you are in a hot environment or if you are exercising. Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A recent study has shown
19、that those who eat breakfast will use an average of 100 calories less during the day than their colleagues who skip breakfast. They will also be able to concentrate better. Dont skip lunch. If you do so, your blood sugar level will drop and your metabolism (新陈代谢) will slow down. When you get home yo
20、u are starving and eat everything you can find. We all need to snack from time to time, but please choose your snacks carefully. In fact, its a good idea to eat two healthy snacks besides your three main meals. Choose healthy snacks like fruits, low fat yogurt, cottage cheese with apple sauce. Eat y
21、our fruits and vegetables. We should eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Take a piece of fruit for a snack, add some bananas and raisins to your favourite breakfast cereal (谷类食物), have a salad of lunch, and eat at least one vegetable at dinner each night. Do not eat your dinner t
22、oo late. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed, this will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8 hours. Plan dinner for the week ahead of time and make sure you have everything you need in the house so other family members can get ahead st
23、art on dinner if you have a late meeting at the office. 9How many good eating habits are mentioned in the passage? A5. B6. C7. D8. 10The underlined word “raisins” most probably means “_” Adried grapes Bpeach leaves Cpieces of cheese Dpeanuts 11Who is this passage written for? AStudents. BOffice work
24、ers. CHousewives. DCooks. D When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at hospital. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely bu
25、rned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was to reach for his toast, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I dont remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him spread butter and jelly on that toast and eat eve
26、ry bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember bearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And Ill never forget what he said: “Honey, I love burnt toast.” Later that night, I went to kiss daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burnt. He took me in
27、 his arms and said, “Your momma put in a hard day at work today and shes really tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never hurt anyone！” You know, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. What Ive learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults is one of the mo
28、st important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. This good quality is the base of any relationshiphusband- wife or parent- child or friendship! As far as Im concerned, Im not the best engineer as expected. However, I have made my efforts. Thats enough. So learn to take the
29、 good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life. Burnt toast isnt a deal- breaker! Dont put the key to your happiness in someone elses pocket but into your own. You will appreciate the value of every soul including yourself. 12When his mother put the burnt toast on the table, the author _. Awanted t
30、o see how his father reacted Bpretended not to notice it Cpretended to enjoy the burnt food Dstopped his father eating the burnt toast 13We can infer from the passage that the authors mother _. Awas not good at cooking Bactually played a trick Cfelt sorry for the burnt food Dspent more time on break
31、fast than dinner 14How did the author feel when his father said he loved burnt toast? AMoved. BPuzzled. CPleased. DDisappointed. 15According to the text, to get a happy life, one should _. Agive help to people in need Btry to be a perfect person Clearn from ones mistakes Dlearn to be understanding 第
32、二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。 Are you interested in losing your body fat to look slimmer(苗条)? This article concentrates on losing fat,not weight or muscle.You will naturally look slimmer,and be and feel more healthy and attractive. 1 Steps 1.Doproperexercise.
33、These are exercises that get your heart rate as high as possible and burn fat. 2 Doing at least one hour of cardio(有氧运动)every day along with one hour of strength training a few days per week is the best habit.This will make you lose fat faster,combined with muscle exercise and a healthy,low- fat die
34、t. 2. 3 Eating whole,unprocessed foods is the best way to not take in too much fat.This means eating foods that are in their natural state such as fruit and vegetables.Buy raw foods and cook meat yourself,with plant oil.Protein(蛋白质)helps gain muscles.You can find protein in foods like milk,fish,beef
35、 and eggs.Get filled with low calories foods such as vegetables. 4 3.Watchwhatyoudrink. Dont drink soda,alcohol and fruit juice all the time,since these drinks contain a lot of “empty calories” which will only lead you to put on unnecessary weight.Green tea is good,healthy choice. 5 Drink one full g
36、lass of water every morning when you wake upit is said to make you lose weight faster. A.Build muscles. B.Eat healthily and diet. C.These exercises include running,jogging,swimming,etc. D.Read on if you are interested in getting all of these advantages! E.This will make you eat less fattening food,t
37、hus making you slimmer. F.Before going on a diet,you should consult with your doctor to avoid side effects. G.Drink two cups of water with each meal to fill you up,avoiding eating too much. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用语言运用(共共三三节，满分节，满分 40 分分) 第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可
38、以 填入空白处的最佳选项。 In a remote village, selling chestnuts was the main source of livelihood for local villagers. In late autumn, the hills were covered by the trees and chestnuts were _1_ from the branches of the trees, which _2_ with the wind attracting local villagers to _3_ them at this time of year.
39、The villagers took the chestnuts, carried them home and _4_ them out. The whole family sifted (筛) and sorted them according to their _5_， and then transported them to the city for wholesale or retail. Every villager knew that if they wanted to sell for a good price, what really _6_ was to send the s
40、elected chestnuts to the market first. Many families, which were short of _7_， would go to the nearby villages to hire workers with high _8_. Still, to many peoples _9_， there was a young man in the village who could never need help, _10_ he had limited hands. He lived with his blind and old mother.
41、 He always arrived at the market one step ahead of the other ones _11_ he could sell out of all the chestnuts and then happily drove back with his truck _12_. The secret of the young man was: after picking chestnuts, he put them _13_ into a sack (麻袋) and carried them to the truck. When he set out, h
42、e chose the road, _14_ and bumpy (不平的), to go, _15_ the small ones would jump to the _16_ of the bag and the larger ones would stay on the top of the bag. It would save time for classification and selection. When inquired how he found the way, the young man _17_： “If you put your heart into it, you
43、will find the right way. This is not an accident but a(n) _18_ result.” There will always be people who get _19_ or complain when they hear bad news. As a matter of fact, if you use your head, you will be _20_ to the people and things in the environment. When you turn your mind into action to move f
44、orward step by step, you can also create a new world for yourself. 1A.holding Bfilling Cplanting Dhanging 2A.fell Bshook Cjumped Dfolded 3A.enjoy Bview Cseek Dpick 4A.poured Btook Cthought Dfigured 5A.shape Bsize Ctaste Dcolor 6A.mattered Bcared Cinterested Dminded 7A.hands Bpower Cexperience Dways
45、8A.quality Bquantity Cmoney Dsalary 9A.puzzlement Brelief Castonishment Ddelight 10A.only if Bas if Ceven if Dif only 11A.which Bwhere Cwhom Dwho 12A.full Bfilled Cempty Dloaded 13A.suddenly Bshortly Cdirectly Dhurriedly 14A.tough Brough Cregular Dsmooth 15A.even Bor Cbut Dso 16A.hole Btip Cmiddle D
46、bottom 17A.sighed Bexcited Csmiled Dsneezed 18A.unexpected Bnecessary Caccidental Ddeliberate 19A.stricken Bsatisfied Cupset Dsurprised 20A.sensitive Baccessible Crelative Dflexible 非选择题部分 第二节 语篇语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形 式。 Chinese tea is good for cleaning our
47、 digestive system. From time _1_ time, we would like to have a cup of Chinese tea after _2_ meal. Sometimes, we use Chinese tea for cooking, especially tea eggs. Tea eggs, a popular Chinese food, _3_ (sell) along the busy sidewalk or at a market food stand. It is not only a quick and delicious way t
48、o fill up your stomach, _4_ a unique way to learn Chinese culture of food. Chinese tea eggs are easy to make. Simply prepare some _5_ (boil) eggs. Gently tap the egg shells with the back of a teaspoon and crack the shells. Next, _6_ (careful) place the cracked eggs in the pot with marinade (卤汁) and
49、boil for about 15 minutes. Then let the eggs soak (浸泡) in the _7_ (mix) for about 4 hours, _8_ makes the eggs have enough flavor. The dark color of the marinade gives the egg a marbled effect. Before _9_ (serve), gently reheat the eggs with the marinade. Although a tea egg comes from China and _10_ (have) much to do with Chinese cuisine (烹饪), other similar recipes have been developed throughout Asia. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5_ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9_ 10._
