2024-2025学年新教材高中英语UNIT3FOODANDCULTURESectionⅠReadingandThinking检测含解析新人教版选择性必修第二册

PAGEPAGE8ReadingandThinkingⅠ.阅读理解ATreesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways：theygivehimwoodandotherusefulthings,theygivehimcoolplaces,andtheyhelptostopdroughtandflood.Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,sohehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenworse：forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil—maketherainin—andalsobindthesoil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtopsoil.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了树对人类的作用特别大，可以给人类供应木材、供应阴凉，还可以帮助阻挡干旱和洪水。但实际状况是许多人砍掉了许多树木，破坏了植被，引起了生态危机。1．Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanisthat．A．theyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloodB．theyhelphimtomakemoneyC．theygivehimcoolplacesD．theygivehimwoodandotherthings解析：选A细微环节理解题。依据第一段内容及其次段中的Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.可知树木的第三个用途stopdroughtandflood最重要，故A项正确。2．Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause．A．manytreeshavebeencutdownbymanB．newtreesarenotwelllookedafterC．manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtreesD．alltheabove解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,sohehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.可知A、B、C三项都是树林消逝的缘由。故D项正确。3．Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause．A．rootsoftreesbreakupthesoilB．therearetoomanyrainfallsC．strongwindsbringalotofsandD．therearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetopsoil.解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的Theresultsareevenworse：forwheretherearetrees,...soil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtopsoil.Whenallthetopsoilisgone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.可知，当树被砍掉以后，再也没有树来爱护水土了，导致土地变成了荒漠。故D项正确。4．Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?A．TreesandManB．TheFunctionofTreeWoodC．HowdoPeopledowithTrees?D．TheUsageofTreeRoots解析：选A标题归纳题。本文介绍了树对人类的作用特别大，可以给人类供应木材、供应阴凉，还可以帮助阻挡干旱和洪水。但实际状况是许多人砍掉了许多树木，破坏了植被，引起了生态危机。所以本文主要讲解并描述的是树和人类的关系，A项作标题最能概括本文内容，故A项正确。BOrganicfoodisverypopular.Itisalsoexpensive.Someorganicfoodcoststwiceasmuchasnon­organicfood,butnewparentsandpetownersarewillingtopayupto200%morefororganicfood.However,therearepeoplewhothinkitisawasteofmoney.Thereisonemaindifferencebetweenorganicandnon­organicfood.Organicfarmsdonotuseagriculturalchemicals,suchaspesticides.Inmanycountriesorganicfoodshavespeciallabels.Theseguaranteethattheproductsarenatural.Somepeoplethinkorganicmeanslocallygrown.Originallythiswastrue.Overtimeorganicfarmingbecamemoredifficult.Thedemandfororganicfoodgrewlargerthanthesupply.Smallcompanieshadtosellouttolargecompanies.Thereweren'tenoughorganicingredients,suchasgrainandcattle.Thismadeitdifficultformanyorganiccompaniestostayinbusiness.Today,manylargecompanieshaveanorganiclineofproducts.Isorganicfoodmorenutritious?Thisispartofthedebate.Manyfarmersandconsumersbelieveitis.Theythinkagriculturalchemicalscausehealthproblemssuchascancer.Manyhealthprofessionalsdisagree.Fewstudiesprovethatorganicfoodspreventhealthproblems.Healthspecialistsworrymoreaboutbacteria,suchasE．coliandsalmonella.Thesecangetintocontactwithorganicandnon­organicfood.Doctorsrecommendwashingproduceverycarefully.Handlingmeatcarefullyisimportant,too.Mostpeopleagreethatnaturallygrownfoodtastesbetter.Istastierfoodworththeextramoney?Thisisamatterofopinion.Whetheritishealthierornotmayrequiremoreresearch.However,organicconsumersargueitisbettertobesafethansorry.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章将有机食品和非有机食品进行了对比，并且就有机食品的种植、养分价值和味道等状况进行了说明。5．Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoforganicfoodconsumers?A．Price. B．Safety.C．Freshness. D．Variety.解析：选B推理推断题。依据其次段中的Organicfarmsdonotuseagriculturalchemicals,suchaspesticides.可知有机农场不运用杀虫剂等农药。最终一段中的However,organicconsumersargueitisbettertobesafethansorry.也指出，有机食品消费者认为，平安总比懊悔好。由此可推知，有机食品消费者最关切的可能是平安。故选B。6．Whatisthedoctors'suggestion?A．Growyourownfood.B．Reducetheuseofpesticides.C．Makesurethefoodisclean.D．Buylargecompanies'products.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段中的Doctorsrecommendwashingproduceverycarefully.Handlingmeatcarefullyisimportant,too.可知医生建议细致清洗农产品，当心处理肉类也很重要。由此可知，医生的建议是确保食物干净。故选C。7．Whichofthefollowingdomostpeopleagreeonorganicfood?A．Ittastesbetter. B．Itiseasiertogrow.C．Itcontainsmorefat. D．Itismorenutritious.解析：选A细微环节理解题。依据最终一段中的Mostpeopleagreethatnaturallygrownfoodtastesbetter.可知大多数人同意自然生长的食物味道更好。由此可知，大多数人同意有机食品尝道更好。故选A。8．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Arecipebook. B．Achemistrypaper.C．Amedicalreport. D．Ahealthmagazine.解析：选D文章出处题。文章将有机食品和非有机食品进行了对比，并且就有机食品的种植、养分价值和味道等状况进行了说明。由此可知本文属于饮食健康类文章，因此，这篇文章可能来自健康杂志。故选D。CThecoloroffoodmightaffectjusthowmuchyouwanttoeatthem，butwhataboutthebirdsinyourneighborhood？Wouldtheycarewhatcolortheirfoodis？Trythisoutforasciencefairproject,orjusttolearnsomethingnewwhilemakingyourlocalbirdshappy.Beginthisexperimentwiththequestion“Whatcolorofbirdseed(鸟食),ifany，willbirdslikethemost？”，andthenmakeahypothesis(假设)basedonyourquestion.Anexamplemightbe“Birdswilleatmoregreenbirdseedthanothercolorsofbirdseed.”Youshouldgetseveralbirdfeeders.Purchasebirdseedthatisverylightincolor.Tocolorthebirdseed,pouritintoabowlandthenaddfoodcoloringthatyoucanpurchasefromthestore.Mixthemupwellwithaspoonandcontinuetoaddcoloringuntilalltheseediscolored.Youshouldsampleatleastafewcolorsandhaveonefeederwithseedthathasnotbeencolored—thisiscalledthecontrolanditwillgiveyousomethingtocompareyourresultsto.Nowjusthangthemupoutsideinthesamelocation,andwaitforyourfeatheredfriendstoshowup.Thisworksbestinanareawherebirdsareusedtofeedingfromafeeder—itcantakebirdsoveraweektofindnewfeeders.Observeyourbirdfeederswheneverpossible，andkeeptrackofhowmuchseedisineachbirdfeedereachday.Arulerishelpfulforthis.Youmightalsowanttotakepicturesofthefeedersandkeeptrackofwhatkindofbirdsvisiteachfeeder.Overtime，youshouldbeabletoseeifonecolorofseedgetseatenmorethanothers.Onceyourexperimentisdone，youwillbeabletogobacktoyourhypothesisandseeifitiscorrect.Remember,it'snotbadifyourhypothesiswaswrong.Themainthingisthatyou'velearnedsomethingfromyourexperiment，andhopefullyyouhadsomefundoingit.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了食物的颜色会影响人类的食欲，那鸟类是否也对食物的颜色有所选择呢？作者建议读者做试验来证明自己的观点，并给出了试验的详细步骤及其关键点。9．What'sthepurposeofthisexperiment?A．Toseewhatcolorbirdslikemost.B．Tomakelocalbirdshappy.C．Toseeifthecoloroffoodaffectsbirds.D．Tofindhowlocalbirdsfeedthemselves.解析：选C推理推断题。依据其次段中的Beginthisexperimentwiththequestion“Whatcolorofbirdseed(鸟食),ifany，willbirdslikethemost？”在起先这个试验时，先问个问题“什么颜色的鸟食，鸟类最喜爱？”可知，该试验的目的是查明鸟类是否会依据颜色选择食物。10．What'sthesecondstepforthisexperiment?A．Observingbirdfeeders.B．Raisingaquestion.C．Collectingallthedata.D．Makingahypothesis.解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的thenmakeahypothesis(假设)basedonyourquestion.可知试验的其次步是做假设。故选D。11．Theunderlinedwords“featheredfriends”inParagraph3referto．A.feeders B．birdsC．neighbors D．locals解析：选B词义揣测题。依据第三段中的waitforyourfeatheredfriendstoshowup.Thisworksbestinanareawherebirdsareusedtofeedingfromafeeder.可知，画线词指的是鸟。12．Whatisthemostimportantaboutthebirdfeeders?A．Theyarefilledwithsomewater.B．Theyareplacedinsecretplaces.C．Theyarepaintedindifferentcolors.D．Theyareallthesamesizeandtype.解析：选D推理推断题。依据第三段中的Youshouldgetseveralbirdfeeders...Youshouldsampleatleastafewcolorsandhaveonefeederwithseedthathasnotbeencolored—thisiscalledthecontrolanditwillgiveyousomethingtocompareyourresultsto.可知，试验是把装有颜色的鸟食在鸟食槽内的变更状况与不染色的鸟食在鸟食槽的状况做对比，要想比较就必需在鸟食槽相同的条件下才能得出哪种颜色的鸟食被吃的多，选项D(鸟食槽的大小和类型一样)切题，故选D。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Haveyoueverwonderedthatthefoodyoueateverydaycantellyouaboutwhereyoucomefrom?Haveyoueverwonderedwhypeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldeatdifferenttypesoffood?1Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.2Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodsfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.3Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.4Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.Weshouldembraceourheritage(传统)throughourculture'sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.5A．Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.B．Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.C．Thesmellandtasteofthefoodisveryfamiliartous.D．Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.E．Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.F．Doyoueveraskyourselfwhycertainfoodsorcookingtraditionsaresoimportanttoyourculture?G．Astheworldbecomesmoreglobalized,itiseasiertoaccessfoodsfromdifferentcultures.语篇解读：本文是一篇争论文。文章主要从食物与文化的关系的角度动身，认为传统食物是文化的重要组成部分，它也是文化认同的表现和了解文化的窗口。1．选F上文Haveyoueverwonderedthatthefoodyoueateverydaycantellyouaboutwhereyoucomefrom?Haveyoueverwonderedwhypeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldeatdifferenttypesoffood？与F项Doyoueveraskyourselfwhycertainfoodsorcookingtraditionsaresoimportanttoyourculture？承接自然，选项的问题和上文的两个问题一起导入本文的话题——食物与文化之间的关系。故选F项。2．选B分析段落结构可知，设空处为本段中心句，与下段首句Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.呼应。且由下文Manyassociatefoodsfromour