More than just plain old milk
When people talk about milk, they are usually referring to cow's milk. But, nowadays, there are more and more milk alternatives hitting the shelves.
Soy milk
Soy milk is one of the most common choices among alternative milk products. It contains nearly as much protein as cow’s milk, offering about seven grams per cup. Soy milk usually contains oils and thickeners as well as extra calcium (钙), vitamin ( 维生素) D, and vitamin E.
Coconut milk
If protein is of no concern, coconut milk is worth a try. Made from water and the white part of coconuts, this drink has the lowest amount of protein among nondairy milk. What coconut milk does have a lot of is a kind of fat known as MCTs. According to some findings, the fat may reduce appetite and improve blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels.
Almond milk
Almond milk is another popular alternative. Almonds are high in vitamin E- 28 grams contain 37% of one’s daily requirement. Vitamin E helps reduce inflammation (炎症) in the human body. That being said, almond milk is not as nutritious as you might think. Almond milk is mostly water, and almonds only make up about 2 % of many products, though you may be able to find a few that contain up to 15%.
Oat milk
Oat milk is among the most well-liked options and is considered sustainable and environmentally friendly plant-based milk. Like almond milk, oat milk is essentially oats and water. It is high in fiber, which helps lower cholesterol in your body.
1. What do we know about soy milk?| A．It is rich in protein and MCTs. |
| B．It is a good alternative to cow’s milk. |
| C．It may be harmful to the environment. |
| D．It may cause inflammation in your body. |
| A．Soy milk. | B．Coconut milk. | C．Almond milk. | D．Oat milk. |
| A．Both contain a lot of water. |
| B．Both are high in fiber and vitamin E. |
| C．Both help lower cholesterol in your body. |
| D．Both are more nutritious than other milk varieties. |
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【推荐1】Researchers at Columbia University in New York have created a 3D printer that makes cheesecake.
In research published Tuesday in the journal npj Science of Food, the engineers describe how their 3D printer made a cheesecake from seven ingredients: graham cracker, peanut butter, Nutella, banana puree, strawberry jam, cherry drizzle, and frosting; a retrofitted (改装) 3D printer was used; the printing head could pick up any of the seven food “inks” to add to the slice. The final result tasted pretty sweet.
Blutinger, head of the researcher, said in a press release describing the research, “The cheesecake is the best thing we can showcase right now, but the printer can do a whole lot more.” 3D printed food could make foods more customizable — and possibly more nutritious. With more emphasis on food safety, food prepared with less human handling could lower the risk of foodborne illness and disease transmission.
Is 3D food printing healthy? “We have an enormous problem with the low-nutrient value of processed foods,” Cooper said. “3D food printing will still turn out processed foods, but perhaps the silver lining will be, for some people, better control and tailoring of nutrition — personalized nutrition.”
“On every scale, from food manufacturers to restaurants and homes, 3D printers might be the next step in automation, removing more people from the preparation process. You’ll likely pay more for your first 3D food printer than you did for your air fryer. When the first ones arrive, perhaps in five years or so, they will likely come in at less than $1,000,” Blutinger said.
1. What is used to make cheesecake?| A．A 3D film. | B．A newly-built 3D printer. |
| C．A new printing head. | D．A modified 3D printer. |
| A．The cheesecake is the best in the world. |
| B．3D printed food belongs to natural foods. |
| C．3D printed food could be everything but nutritious. |
| D．3D printed food could lower the risk of disease transmission. |
| A．It can print salty cakes. |
| B．It is possible for massive production. |
| C．It will be too much expensive to buy. |
| D．It can be put into the market at once. |
| A．In an entertainment website. |
| B．In an advertisement. |
| C．In a science magazine. |
| D．In a storybook. |
【推荐2】When restaurants first shut down early in the pandemic, Americans raided grocery stores. They started cooking more at home — and, probably, producing more leftovers. Those leftovers can be a convenient future meal — but they’ve got a dark side, too.
“There’s a tendency that if you put an item on a plate that’s a leftover, there’s a higher probability that you’re not going to fully consume that item. And so it’s probably going to waste.”
With his colleagues, Brian Roe, an applied economist at the Ohio State University, recently studied leftovers and food waste by tracking the eating habits of 18 men and women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The participants tracked what they ate using an iPhone app. And during the week-long study, the study subjects totally piled 1,200 different foods on their plates.
After analyzing what got eaten, saved or thrown away, the researchers found that leftovers were more likely to be picked at and not fully eaten — a finding we can all probably identify with.
But they also observed that leftovers — perhaps due to being older and less fresh — directed diners’ attention to the other, more novel items on their plate, which brings up an interesting possible strategy to get people to eat their veggies.
“I guess if you have an item that you don’t eat normally and you’re trying to get people to eat it, perhaps surrounding it with leftovers is a way to make them focus on the newest item on the plate.”
Overall, Roe says one bigger lesson appeared on how to avoid throwing food into the dustbin.
“For us, the real take-home here was: all else equal, choose a smaller meal, and you’re less likely to generate leftovers. And that’s a good thing because leftovers, all else equal, tend to be wasted more often.
“I’m guilty of this myself: we have things left over from last Thanksgiving still sitting in our freezer. And I know people who’ve moved with frozen items before — without ever getting around to eating them.”
1. What’s the disadvantage of the leftovers?| A．Leading to bad habits. | B．Tendency towards waste. |
| C．Lack of deliciousness. | D．Causing a feeling of guilt. |
| A．Trying to cook less generally. | B．Putting the food in the fridge. |
| C．Cooking more vegetables. | D．Dining with a phone in hand. |
| A．He moved with frozen food. | B．He threw leftovers in the dustbin. |
| C．He had some leftovers uneaten. | D．He always cooked more dishes. |
| A．Americans cooked more in the pandemic. | B．More researches should be done on waste. |
| C．Good eating habits can make you healthy. | D．Leftovers are actually a food-waste problem. |
【推荐3】Which of these ingredients have you cooked with or eaten, wild rice, rabbits or roses? Actually, they were part of Native American cuisine in the past. Sean Sherman is a chef from the Oglala Lakota tribe, who is attempting something remarkable. Through his company and his restaurant, Sherman is bringing these ingredients back into the public eye.
Sean Sherman grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. As a reservation kid, Sherman usually didn’t have access to high-quality or tasty food. His family relied on the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which meant canned goods, tasteless food, and powdered milk. After high school, Sherman started working for the Forest Service. As part of his job, he had to learn the names of the plants, which raised his curiosity about indigenous (本土的) plants and foods.
Sherman started doing lots of research on his own, and he started his company in 2014. A few years later, Sherman opened his restaurant Owamni, where he showed native ingredients and flavors. The most significant feature of the restaurant is the native ingredients, none of which is related to European civilizations.
The vibe in the restaurant is totally unique as well. There, a lot of people are really struck by it, because it’s not typical to be able to go someplace and see their native foods on the menu, see native people cooking the food and listen to native music. Therefore, it’s a wholly unique experience and it’s something that’s really special.
Native cuisine allows native people to explore their histories and cultures. It supports local businesses and comes with a host of health benefits. “We should have native restaurants in every city to show the diversity and flavors of all the different tribes across North America and thus have a future where native cuisine is more widespread, and ingredients are more familiar and well known,” Sherman explains.
1. When did Sean Sherman become interested in native foods?| A．As he was a reservation kid. |
| B．Before he entered high school. |
| C．When he worked as a chef in a restaurant. |
| D．When he was working in the forest department. |
| A．The ingredients used are native. |
| B．Native music is played all the time. |
| C．Diverse ingredients are combined in each dish. |
| D．It is a reflection of modern native civilization. |
| A．Service. | B．Decoration. | C．Scenery. | D．Atmosphere. |
| A．To boost the profits of local businesses. |
| B．To help native people to honor their history. |
| C．To present and promote the native cuisine. |
| D．To serve foods with various health benefits. |
【推荐1】Human language is made possible by an impressive gift for vocal learning. Most animals cannot learn to imitate sounds at all. Though some species can learn how to use natural sounds in new ways, they don’t show a similar ability to learn new calls. Among all nonhuman vocal learners across the branches of life, the most impressive are birds.
“I wouldn’t say they have language in the way linguistic experts define it, ” says the neuroscientist Erich Jarvis. “But I would say they have a primitive form of what we might call spoken language. ”
Birdsong appears to have a lot in common with human speech, such as conveying information intentionally and using simple forms of some of the elements of human language. One key element of human language is semantics, the connection of words with meanings. Over the past four decades, numerous studies have shown that many bird species use different alarm calls for different attackers. Recent studies suggest that the order of some birds’ calls may impact their meaning. This could represent a primary form of the rules governing the order and combination of words and elements in human language known as syntax, as illustrated by the classic “dog bites man” vs “man bites dog” example.
And the parallels run deeper, including similar brain structures that are not shared by species without vocal learning. Jarvis and his team have tried to compare the brain structures in songbirds and humans. “I think we humans tend to overestimate how different we are, ” he says. What has happened is that humans and songbirds have evolved a new forebrain circuit for learned sounds that has taken control of the brain stem circuit for natural sounds. “There is an assumption that species more closely related to us (e. g. monkeys) are going to be most like us. And that is true for many features, ” he says. “But, as you see, this is not true for every feature. ”
With all these similarities in mind, it’s reasonable to ask if birds themselves have language. It may come down to how you define it. But anyway, when the story of the evolution of language is finally complete, be prepared to thank the birds.
1. What is the purpose of paragraph 1?| A．To show different capacities for imitating sounds. |
| B．To illustrate the major features of vocal learning. |
| C．To imply the uniqueness of birds as vocal learners. |
| D．To explain the origin of species differences. |
| A．It is superior to human language. |
| B．It lacks meaningful order of calls. |
| C．It has evolved from human speech. |
| D．It shows certain grammatical features. |
| A．Evolved brain circuit paves the way for vocal learning. |
| B．Humans possess biological uniqueness in vocal learning. |
| C．Closely related species are less likely to share parallels. |
| D．Circuit for natural sounds disables new call learning. |
| A．Bird Brains Suggest How Vocal Learning Evolved |
| B．Birds Are Stretching the Boundaries of Language |
| C．Human Speech and Birdsong Share Biological Roots |
| D．Human Speech Could Have Evolved from Birdsong |
【推荐2】Great inventors like Thomas Edison have impacted people's lives with their inventions.While their contributions are certainly valuable, other amazing inventions were actually created by children!
The trampoline
Trampolines are great for both fun and exercise, but they are a fairly recent invention. In the 1930s, George Nissen was inspired to make a bouncy“net" after seeing a circus performance. He thought it more entertaining for performers to continue bouncing instead of landing in a net. So, at the age of 16, he made it by stretching thick cloth in a metal frame.
The Popsicle
Cold weather led to the creation of a delicious invention-the Popsicle. Frank Epperson was just 11 years old when he accidentally created his first Popsicle. He was making himself a soda drink and left his glass outside overnight. When he found it in the morning, it had frozen solid with the stir (搅拌) stick still in the glass. And the first Popsicle was born.
Braille
Three-year-old Louis Braille experienced a serious eye injury that blinded him in both eyes.He struggled to read by moving his fingers across raised letters, but that proved very difficult. At the age of twelve, Louis learned about a communication system where messages could be read silently with fingertips. He changed it and created Braille. It s now used around the world!
BEACON
When Hannah Herbst was just 14 years old, she was named America's Top Young Scientist for inventing a device called BEACON. After receiving a letter from her Ethiopian pen pal, Hannah was inspired to create a device that could convert the energy from ocean waves into electricity which she hopes will help people without easy access to electricity.
1. Which of the inventions greatly benefits the blind?| A．The trampoline. | B．The Popsicle. |
| C．Braille. | D．BEACON. |
| A．George Nissen. | B．Frank Epperson. |
| C．Louis Braille. | D．Hannah Herbst. |
| A．They were all awarded for their amazing inventions. |
| B．They all made improvements on previous inventions. |
| C．They were all teenagers when they made their inventions. |
| D．They all invented great things that influence people's lives. |
Self-esteem (自尊) is all about how much people value themselves, and how worthwhile they feel. Self-esteem is important because feeling good about yourself can affect how you behave. A person who has high self-esteem will make friends easily, control his or her behavior properly, and will enjoy life more.
Some teens struggle with their self-esteem when they begin puberty (青春期) because the body goes through many changes. These changes, combined with a natural desire to feel accepted, mean it can be tempting for people to compare themselves with others. They may compare themselves with the people around them or with actors they see on TV or in magazines.
It’s not just development that affects self-esteem, though. Many other factors can affect a person’s body image too. Family life can sometimes influence self-esteem. Some parents spend more time criticizing (批评) their kids and the way they look than praising them, which can reduce kids’ ability to develop good self-esteem. Sometimes, classmates and peers may also make negative comments and laugh at the way they look. Sometimes racial and ethnic prejudice (种族偏见) is the source of such comments. Although these often come from ignorance, sometimes they can affect someone’s body image and self-esteem.
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves. But actually, all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself.
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in. If you’re very worried about your weight or size, check with your doctor to prove that things are OK. It’s no one else’s but your own business what your body is like — finally, you have to be happy with yourself.
Next, identify which aspects of your appearance you can realistically change and which you can’t. If there are things about yourself that you want to change, do this by making goals for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods.
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop. Try building your self-esteem by giving yourself three compliments (赞扬) every day. By focusing on the good things you do and the positive aspects of your life, you can change how you feel about yourself.
Title：Body Image and Self-Esteem | |
| Introduction | Self-esteem is connected with how much people value themselves. Besides, feeling good about yourself can have an influence on your |
| ● During their adolescence, physical changes mixed with the desire to feel accepted lead them to make a ● In the family, parents seldom ● Sometimes, classmates and peers may also negatively comment on and | |
| Change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself. ● Accept your body as it is ● Make goals to change some aspects of your image if possible. ● Focus on positive comments | |
| Conclusion | Hold a |
