Today we eat on the go, at our desks and even in front of computers. We eat takeout, delivered and packaged meals.
“Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat, salt and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website Spark People.
Starting at the table,the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure,and that everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage(遗产)of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Post.
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| A．It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday. |
| B．It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives. |
| C．So the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend. |
| D．Slow Food doesn’t necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook. |
| E．It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking. |
| F．It’s not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters. |
| G．At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的) living model. |
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【推荐1】Despite many public health campaigns to highlight various problems with sugary drinks, we drink them a lot. But, not everyone consumes them. Two new studies shed light on the fact that some of us easily fall victim to the harms of sugary drinks than others.
Though sugary drinks are everywhere, some people find them harder to resist and the first study, conducted by professor Joshua McGreen at Flinders University, sought to understand why. For the research, 128 young adults of 17 to 25 completed a computer test evaluating their attitudes about soft drinks, measured against their soft drink consumption. The study showed that the more unconscious positive judgments individuals had of soft drink advertising, the more soft drink they consumed. It also found that a lack of inhibitory control, which is the cognitive process that allows us to control our desires — say, to buy a nice — tasting soft drink even though we know it’s unhealthy — was also a factor in increased consumption.
A second study provides clues about who is more easily influenced by the marketing strategies. The study found that soft drink companies, like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have multi-billion dollar advertising and marketing budgets aimed to “create, maintain and increase consumer demand around benefits related to happiness, social status etc.”. These campaigns are “increasingly being directed at disadvantaged groups”, including children and adolescents generally, and people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Soft drinks, even “zero-sugar” ones, are typically high in calories, but of little nutritional benefit. Placing a tax on sweet drinks may be one strategy to reduce people’s consumption. McGreen also suggests that people develop strong self-control of soft drink consumption. It’s something he wants to research further. He adds, “I would also like to ban advertisements for soft drinks for sports or programs that appeal to children. It is specially important for sports people to stop being walking billboards for junk food and drinks.”
1. What do the two new studies focus on?| A．The harm of sugary drinks. |
| B．The consumers of sugary drinks. |
| C．The popularity of sugary drinks. |
| D．The profit made by sugary drinks. |
| A．Those who have a good impression of soft drinks. |
| B．Those who can control their desires well. |
| C．Those who have a good spending habit. |
| D．Those who have no interest in soft drink advertising. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Education. | C．Health. | D．Sports. |
【推荐2】The “freshman fifteen”
You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university.
Mistakes choosing food
Eating right
•Think more about what you eat.
•Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
•Don’t eat desserts full of sugar; have fruit after dinner.
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•It’s all right to have a little fast food — but not often.
Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone.
| A．Talk to your friends about it. |
| B．Take a long trip and you will feel better! |
| C．A freshman is a first year college student. |
| D．University kitchens serve many kinds of food. |
| E．Try not to eat so much junk food when you study |
| F．If you are careful, you don’t have to add fifteen pounds. |
| G．Students also find that they have less time to do exercise. |
【推荐3】Willy Wonka is the father of nano-food.The great chocolate-factory owner,you'll remember. invented a chewing gum that was a full three-course dinner.One strip of the chewing gum would deliver tomato soup,roast beef with roast potatoes and blueberry pie and ice cream—in the right order.
The end of cooking?Probably not.But Nano-food and nano-food packaging are on their way because the food industry has spotted the chance for huge profits:According to analysts,the business will soon be worth $20 billion annually.You'll first meet nanotechnology in food packaging.Most people have heard about the 'smart' food packaging that will warn when oxygen has got inside,or if food is going bad—research on that is complete and the products are arriving.
But Dr David Bennett,working on a European Commission project on the ethics(道德）of “nanobiotechnology”, believes the public will certainly reject nano-food because of the possible dangers they thought of.“Very little risk assessment has been done on this area,even on some products already entering the market'.What's to be afraid of,from a technology that offers so much-healthier food,fewer,better-targeted chemicals,less waste,'smart'(and thus less)packaging,and even the promise of a technological solution to the problem of the one billion people who don't get enough to eat?‘Matter has different behaviour at nano-scales;says Dr Kees Eijkel from the Dutch Twente University.That means different risks are associated with it.We don't know what these are: For example,some metals will kill bacteria at nano-scale-hence the interest in using them in food packaging—but what will happen if they get off the packaging and into us? Could they be a threat to our health?No one seems to know.
The size question is central to these concerns. Nano-particles that are under 100 nano-metres wide—less than the size of virus—have unique abilities.They can cross the body's natural barriers, entering into cells or through the liver into the bloodstream or even through the cell wall surrounding the brain.I'd like to drink a glass of water and know that the contents are going into my stomach and not into my lungs,'says Dr Qasim Chaudhry of the British government's Central Science Laboratory. ‘We are giving very poisonous chemicals the ability to cross cell membranes( 细 胞 膜), to go where they've never gone before.Where will they end up?It has been shown that free nano- particles breathed in can go straight to the brain.There are lots of concerns.We have to ask—-do the benefits outweigh the risks.'
1. Unlike ordinary packaging,‘smart' packaging________.| A．keeps food fresh permanently |
| B．prevents oxygen from reaching the food |
| C．has yet to arrive on supermarket shelves |
| D．can monitor the condition of the food |
| A．They'll definitely say no to it. |
| B．They'll give it a cautious welcome. |
| C．They'll believe its potential benefits |
| D．They'll be more likely to ask for more research. |
| A．Most substances are poisonous at nano - scales. |
| B．They are too small for scientists to track their position. |
| C．Once they're inside the body,they behave like viruses. |
| D．Their size allows them to pass through the body's usual defences. |
| A．Nano- food:Yes or No |
| B．Nano- food:Best ever Tech in Food |
| C．Nano- food:Leading the World to Nowhere |
| D．Nano- food: A Triumphant Addition to Food List |
【推荐1】In 1970, before he became a blues legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan was working as a dishwasher in Dallas. One of his jobs was cleaning out the trash bin. To do it, Vaughan had to stand on some large wooden barrels, which were for the kitchen crew to dump hot grease(油脂). One day, while he was cleaning, the top of a barrel suddenly gave and he fell in.
Luckily for Vaughan, it had been a while since the last grease was dumped, so the stuff had cooled and he was able to safely climb out of the barrel. However, the next day, Vaughan’s boss fired him for breaking the barrel. The young man could have been severely injured, and he lost his job for his trouble.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. National surveys suggest that burns, cuts, falls and other injuries are extremely common in the fast food industry, where underpaid people are placed under intense pressure to work quickly.
Then there’s wage theft — employers trying to avoid paying workers what they’re legally entitled to. According to the Economic Policy Institute, federal and state agencies recovered $933 million for victims of wage theft in 2012 alone and that was just for the workers who successfully pursued their cases.
People with power — employers, managers and owners of big and small businesses — quite often do mistreat their workers. And they do it because there are no consequences to fear and workers often can’t leave a job without putting their livelihood at risk. So they dare not speak out against the unfair treatment.
So we also need social institutions — a universal basic income, a wage allowance, a job guarantee, truly universal health care and more — that give workers an alternative to depend on in the market for income. And we need a strong labor movement that can credibly punish employers if they don’t give workers a fair share and press the government to enforce the law.
1. Why was Vaughan able to escape serious injury?| A．The barrel had a cover. |
| B．His colleagues rescued him in time. |
| C．The temperature of grease was low. |
| D．He quickly jumped off the barrel. |
| A．Employers treat their employees badly. |
| B．Employees may easily get injured at work. |
| C．Competition is fiercer in the fast food industry. |
| D．Employees fail to defend their rights through laws. |
| A．The potential consequences of wage theft. |
| B．The reasons for the phenomenon of wage theft. |
| C．The conflict between employers and employees. |
| D．The complaints from employees about wage theft. |
| A．Employees should work harder to improve income. |
| B．Vaughan was fired owing to his negative attitude to work. |
| C．It’s unnecessary for employees to be in conflict with employers. |
| D．Measures should be taken to protect employees’ rights. |
【推荐2】On the pristine coast of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a small fishing village called Mahabalipuram is home to Mumu Surf School, one of the most popular surfing schools in India. It is run by Mukesh Panjanathan, also known as Mumu, who lives two minutes from the school on the beach.
Every morning, he watches the sunlight sparkle on the seawater, and palm leaves sway with the breeze. Along the shore are kattumarams, which he used to sneak into the sea as a child to ride the waves. But as beautiful as it looks, the beach town has a dark side.
Mumu was only 12–the youngest of six siblings–when his father, who suffered from alcoholism-related health problems, died by suicide.
“Alcohol addiction is an immense challenge for fishing communities.” Vincent Jain, the deputy chief of the South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies, told VICE. “Most of them start drinking when they reach their teens and start earning some money.”
It is common for fishermen to drink up to three times a day, and paying for their addiction uses up much of the money they make. As things stand, their income has been decreasing because of large-scale commercial fishing activities and the climate crisis.
Mumu, now 36, said fishermen use alcohol as a “painkiller” because of the exhausting nature of their jobs. They paddle（用桨划）their boats into the sea as early as three in the morning, sometimes in very harsh conditions, and return with a batch of fish at sunrise. That is, if they’re in luck, the rest of the day leaves them with nothing to do.
“Drinking makes them feel better. Slowly, it becomes a habit,” he said. “But things are changing.”
Over the last 15 years, the rise of surf culture in Mahabalipuram has not only transformed it into one of India’s top water sports destinations, but also opened doors for the young to pursue alternative careers. “The coming generations have much more freedom to choose what they want to do, instead of sitting around and getting drunk.” said Mumu, who is among the first surfers to emerge from the local fishing community.
1. According to paragraph 2, the underline word “kattumaarams” probably refers to .| A．the alternative for the word “wave” in Mahabalipuram |
| B．a kind of boat used in Mahabalipuram |
| C．the animals living along the shore |
| D．the friends of Mumu with whom he went to the sea |
| A．The drinking culture here causes a lot of trouble. |
| B．Many people died young in this place. |
| C．The people here are too addicted to surfing. |
| D．The night here is longer than other places. |
| A．They have nothing to do after finishing their job. |
| B．Drinking reduces their physical pain caused by their job. |
| C．They are so used to drinking that they can’t quit it. |
| D．Drinking relieves them of the tiredness caused by their job. |
| A．how Mumu became a surfer in the village and started Mumu Surf School |
| B．the new alternative careers the young can choose in the village |
| C．how surfing culture helps fishermen in the village get rid of drinking |
| D．other water sports destinations in India |
【推荐3】The learning difficulties clinic at Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai has been in existence since September 2020, but few people were aware of it until recently, when a parent noticed the clinic’s name on the hospital’s electronic notification board.
The parent then took a photo, uploading it to social media platforms with the comment, “Had there been such a clinic during my childhood, I wouldn’t have been an underachiever and my life would be completely different.”
The post went viral, and Zhu Daqian, director of the hospital’s psychology department, who is also in charge of the clinic, has found herself facing numerous interviews and questions related to learning difficulties.
Similar clinics in Shanghai and cities such as Beijing, Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, and Wuhan, the Hubei provincial capital, have seen a significant rise in the number of people seeking consultations, according to local media reports.
Zhu said: “We decided to establish this clinic in 2020 because we were receiving a growing number of cases of tense parent-child relationships at our psychology clinic. These cases accounted for nearly 90 percent of the total. Most of them were related to children’s less-than-satisfactory academic performances.”
Most parents are still quick to associate their child’s poor academic results with a lack of motivation or low intellect. They rarely consider the fact that the child might have a learning disability.
Zhu said there are various forms of learning disabilities, including dyslexia(诵读困难), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(注意缺陷多动障碍), or ADHD, and autistic spectrum disorder(自闭症系列障碍). The key to solving these problems is to identify them early. She added that children with neurodevelopmental disorders often require rehabilitative(康复) training, which is most effective when they are still in kindergarten.
“Most children with ADHD see great improvements with the proper medication and behavioral intervention,” she said.Zhu added that most learning difficulties are hard to identify early and can go undetected until a child enters the third or fourth grade, when there is a significant increase in the academic workload.
Research worldwide estimates that 10 percent to 17 percent of children experience learning difficulties. Despite this prevalence, the topic is rarely discussed due to misconceptions, ignorance, or the stigma (羞耻)associated with it, Zhu said.
1. What can be inferred from the parent’s comment?| A．She once had learning difficulties. | B．She had an unhappy childhood. |
| C．She wants to have a different life. | D．Her child is an underachiever. |
| A．They have been in operation in China for many years. |
| B．They are actually a branch of the psychology department. |
| C．More people attend the clinics because of the post. |
| D．Lots of parents attended the clinics for consultation in the past. |
| A．More and more children are mentally unhealthy. |
| B．There are too many patients in the psychology clinic. |
| C．It’s hard to maintain the parent-child relationship. |
| D．Why the hospital set up the learning difficulties clinic. |
| A．ADHD is the most serious learning disability. |
| B．They need early detection and early treatment. |
| C．Children with them require long-term medication. |
| D．Early rehabilitative training is the most effective treatment. |
