21世纪大学实用英语全新版综合教程1Unit6

2 Many of the things that we eat are loaded with corn. Chicken nuggets are full of cornstarch. Corn syrup sweetens soda and ketchup. Even toothpaste has corn sugar. 3 “There are some 45,000 items in the average supermarket, ” writes author Michael Pollan. “More than a quarter of them contain corn.” 4 Consider a meal from McDonald’s. “When you eat fast food... you’re eating corn,” says Pollan. “The beef has been corn-fed. The main ingredient in soda is HFCS (highfructose corn syrup), and half the calories in French fries come from (frying them in) corn oil.”
growing fat in the list? Are there some young women here who say yes to that? Does anybody here skip breakfast or lunch just to 2) _s_t_a_y__s_li_m__? Or, are you a picky eater in the dining room? So, you are very careful about what you eat? Because you keep watch over 3) _y_o_u__r _w_e__ig_h_t_ , right? Are there any vegetarians here 4) i_n__c_la__s_s_ ? How come you eat only vegetarian foods? To control your weight, or for 5) _s_o_m__e_t_h_i_n_g__e_ls_e__ ?
Language Points
dramatically: ad. very greatly 巨大地，大幅度地 Drama Dramatical
Language Points
connection: n. something that connects two facts, ideas, etc. 联系；关系；因果关系
triple: v. become or make (sth.) three times as much or as many （使）增至三倍
e.g. His income tripled in three years. 三年中，他的收入增至三倍。
In the past five years the company has tripled its sales. 过去5年中,该公司销售量增至三倍。
3) What is David going to do? A) Reduce the amount of his oily food. B) Switch to(转向)vegetables. C) Study energy balance. D) Follow Dora.
4) Where is all the information available, according to Dora? A) In textbooks. B) On the Internet. C) In the human body. D) In the energy balance.
22. Listen to the short talk again and fill in the blanks below with the missing words.
Hello, young ladies and gentlemen, Can you make a list of things you are 1) _a_f_r_a_id__o_f_? Is
1) Why do you burn more calories than are taken in? A) To balance. B) To eat smart. C) To eat healthy. D) To lose weight.
2) What does David say about Dora? A) She is a vegetarian. B) She spends little on food. C) She is careful about what she eats. D) She likes celery better than anything.
What can causes obesity? For the most part, it is our 7) e__a_ti_n_g__h_a_b__it_s . So, it is important to watch our weight. 8) M__o_r_e_ i_m__p_o_r_ta__n_tl_y_ , we need to eat healthy. Get to know what we eat, how much we eat, and how much 9) _w__e_b__u_rn__ in our body.
5) What also makes sense? A) To know yourself. B) To choose foods wisely. C) To stay physically active. D) To know “calories in vs. calories out.”
Part II Reading
3) What is contained in toothpaste? Corn sugar.
4) How many of the items in the average supermarket contain corn? More than a quarter of them contain corn.
1 The number of overweight kids in the U.S. has tripled since 1980. Meanwhile, the amount of corn being added to our foods has risen dramatically. Is there a connection?
Chinese Version
玉米在使我们肥胖？
桑迪·弗里茨
如在美国，超重儿童的数量自1980年以来已增至三倍。 与此同时，添加进我们食物中的玉米数量也有了大幅增长。 这中间有因果关系吗？
Language Points
overweight: a. (of people) too heavy and fat 超重的，过胖的 lose weight
e.g. an overweight man /woman/child
一个超重的男子/女子/孩子 He eats too much and is quite overweight. 他吃得太多，因此身体太胖。
overweight的反义词是underweight，意思是“重量不足的”。
Language Points
Text A Is Corn Making Us Fat? Exercises
Text B Can Milk Make You Happy? Exercises
Practical Reading
Part II Reading
Text A
Is Corn Making Us Fat? Sandy Fritz
5) What are we eating when we eat fast food according to Pollan? Corn.
Chinese Version
我了果汁汽水和调味番茄酱的甜味剂。甚至牙膏里 也有右旋糖。
“一般超市里约有45000种商品，”作家迈克尔·波伦 写道。“其中超过四分之一的商品含有玉米。”
Part I Listening
11. Listen to the upcoming short talk and then fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with two or three words. First getting to know the useful language below might be helpful.
Relationship Connect v e.g. have a direct/close/strong connection with sth/ sb
与某事物有直接的/密切的/牢固的联系
The connection between smoking and heart disease is well known. 吸烟与心脏病有关系是众所周知的。
The message is clear: To control weight, we need to eat healthy and stay 10) p__h_y_s_i_c_a_ll_y_a__c_ti_v_e_.
55. Dora and David are talking about energy balance. Listen to their conversation, and then answer the questions by choosing the best answer. First getting to know the following useful language might be helpful.
Paras. 2-4 of Text A Questions About These Paragraphs
1) What do many of the things that we eat contain? Corn.
2) Why do soda and ketchup taste sweet? Because they contain corn syrup.
Para. 1 of Text A Questions About This Paragraph 1) What has tripled since 1980?
The number of overweight kids in the U.S.
2) What has risen dramatically? The amount of corn being added to our foods.
Whatever your motivation, I think I can understand. Obesity is a growing problem among us. The WHO says that
obesity is actually a disease. It can cause so many 6) _h_e_a__lt_h_ _p_r_o_b_l_e_m__s_.
Notes
The number of overweight kids…; the amount of corn… 超重儿童的数量……；玉米的数量…… 注意number和amount都表示“数量”意思时的用法：the number of +可数名词复数，谓语动词用单数；the amount of +不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。