1、Unit 3 Food and Culture课时素养达标It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat
2、for lunch at school? JapanHigh schools have canteens(餐厅), which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers or chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables. Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on n
3、utrition value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize. The United StatesA typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit
4、and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances(定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories. AustraliaMeat pies, sausage rolls and hot dogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attenti
5、on to childrens health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus. Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled (标签) foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi, sand
6、wiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day. In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice. South AfricaMost of South Africas schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1: 30 p. m. and students get their own lunches. Man
7、y students bring food from home, usually sandwiches. Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards
8、better nutrition(营养). Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了世界各地的学生不同的午餐。. Read the passage to get the main idea of it. It introduces various lunches for the students in differe
9、nt parts of the world. . Choose the best answer. 1. We can infer from the text that_. A. a usual menu from a US school has enough nutritionB. most students in South Africa eat their lunch at homeC. many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their schoolD. you can have whatever you like in
10、 school canteens in Japan【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据The United States部分中的“School lunches must also provide. . . iron, calcium and calories. ”可知, 美国学校的午餐保证充足的营养。2. What does the underlined word “obesity” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Fighting. B. Sadness. C. Food shortage. D. Overweight. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根
11、据画线词后的“being too fat may cause different diseases”可知, 快餐和油炸食品会导致肥胖, 由此可知, 画线词词义是“肥胖”。3. What is the main idea of the text? A. Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students. B. Schools serve different foods from country to country. C. Food served in the US is the best of all. D. School children
12、 all over the world dislike their school food. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。通读全文, 特别是根据第一段首句“It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. ”可知, 本文介绍了世界各地的学生不同的午餐。4. The text is written for _. A. school lunch sellersB. schoolmastersC. students of your ageD. nutritionists (营养学家)【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school? ”可知, 这篇文章是写给学生的。
