1. What is your favorite food? Is it healthy or unhealthy?

2. Which foods can give you the most nutrition?

 

Choose the answer:

1. “Hidden hunger” refers to a situation in which _____.

A. people eat a big meal

B. people don’t feel like they are full

C. people have stomachaches

D. people don’t get enough nutrition

 

2. How many people in China are suffering from “hidden hunger”?

A. 2 billion.

B. 3 billion.

C. 300 million.

D. 4000 million.

 

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. How agricultural products are produced.

B. Why Chinese people lack certain nutrients.

C. Why Chinese people enjoy processed foods. 

D. How vitamins and minerals go into food.

 

4. According to CNN, _____.

A. “hidden hunger” can cause serious problems

B. the world’s farmland is becoming less suitable for farming

C. people have taken action to deal with “hidden hunger” 

D. cooking methods have an influence on nutrition

 

Match the word or phrase with its correct meaning

1. suffer from                      an illness

2. disease                             something relating to farming.

3. agricultural               cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

4. boiling                      feel unwell or uncomfortable 

 

1. Can you talk about “hidden hunger and how to eat healthily?

 

Do you want to study abroad in the future?

Which country will you study in?

 

Fill in the blanks:

 

Make some sentences using the following phrases :

1. It is impolite to speak loudly in the public .

2. We decided to visit our friends in UK last year.

3. you should find out what happened in class.

4. He often helps his mom clean the house during the weekend.

5. Exercising frequently helps us stay healthy.

 

1. Can you tell your classmates something about schools in the UK?

2. Do you think it is a good idea to study in the UK?

1. What is the most important thing to remember while reading?

 

Choose the answer:

1. Word order doesn't affect experienced readers much because _____.

A. they read sentences word by word

B. they read in full phrases or sentences

C. they are familiar with every word in most sentences

D. they pay attention to the length of the sentences

 

2. We can understand scrambled sentences based on the fact that _____.

A. we are always learning how to read better

B. we have a good memory

C. we are familiar with the content

D. our brains will never get confused  

 

3. Paragraph 6 is written to _____.

A. suggest that learners remember words letter by letter

B. give suggestions on how to remember the meanings of words

C. explain why people can understand scrambled sentences

D. stress that the order of the letters in a word is not important

 

4. What is the main idea of the story?

A. Words should always appear in the right order.

B. Experienced readers can understand scrambled sentences.

C. We don’t have to pay attention to small details.

D. We remember the meanings of words by their shape.

 

Match the word with its correct meaning

1. experienced          a small individual fact or item

2. detail          to think or accept that sth is true without having proof of it

3. assume              out of order/disorderly

4. scrambled         having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity

 

How are people able to read scrambled sentences?

 

1.A. 文章第一段第三句话解释了Hidden hunger，This means that the food you eat is not giving you the nutrition that your body needs.意思是那些并没有为你的身体所需带来营养的食物。

2.C. 由第三段including 300 million people in China可知hidden hunger影响了全球2 billion people，其中包括300 million中国人。

3. B. 第四段大意是很多中式食品没有足够的铁钙维生素A,D，主要原因是农产品并没有太多营养，百分之40以上农用土地维生素和矿物质流失，所以庄稼所含营养也越来越少。

4. D. 根据CNN报道最后一段最后一句蒸煮的蔬菜相比煎炸更能保留住营养。 For vegetables like carrots, boiling and steaming can better keep their nutrition when compared to frying them, CNN suggests 由此可见，其要点是不同的烹饪方式导致营养不同。

 

1. English 2. culture 3. ways of teaching    4. 11       5. subjects 6. language 7. seat 8. books 9. sports 10. clubs

 

1.B. 第三段中 由But after we become more experienced, we read in full phrases and even sentences 可知，我们在起初学习阅读的时候，是逐字阅读的，但是一旦我们有了一定的基础时，就会整句整段的阅读。

2. C. 第三段最后一句 as experienced readers, we take the things we’re familiar with for granted . We don’t pay as much attention to small details, such as word order 当我们成为一个有经验的读者时，对于熟悉的内容会司空见惯，这时我们并不会太在意打乱的顺序。

3. C. 由于第五段中给出一个打乱顺序的句子，人们的阅读并没有因为打乱顺序而受影响。所以第六段引用剑桥大学Matt Davis的话证明人们可以明白打乱顺序的句子。

4. B. 文章在第一段提出打乱顺序的句子并不会影响人们的阅读。然后用事实证明有基础的阅读者并不会太注意顺序被打乱这一事实。