1 . What Kids Eat for Lunch Around the World
Australia
While Aussies are largely lunchbox people, Australian schools have indoor and outdoor canteens, where students order from a menu of snacks and standard dishes like hot dogs, meat pies, and sausage rolls.
Brazil
Brazil began one of the world’s oldest school feeding programs in 1955, providing lunch for more than 43 million children. The Guideline 2009 limited processed foods and sugars and required schools to offer students one third of their daily nutritional requirements. A school lunch might include meat with vegetables, rice and beans, fresh-baked bread, salad and banana.
France
Unsurprisingly, France takes food seriously, especially school lunches. Each lunch usually has a multicourse meal including a raw vegetable starter and dairy course and a warm main meal with more vegetables, followed by a dessert.
Cuba
Cuban schools provide free lunches that usually feature rice, beans, hard-boiled eggs, vegetables such as sliced tomatoes, and a dessert. Children bring their own drinks and sometimes some snacks from home.
Japan
In Japan, children are typically used to at least trying every food on their plates out of respect for its preparation. A traditional lunch usually consists of local and seasonal ingredients that result in healthy meals such as hearty soups and stews, grilled fish, seasoned rice, and fried noodles. Each lunch contains a specific number of calories.
1. What is the main feature of Brazilian lunch?A.It’s free of charge. | B.It’s nutritionally balanced. |
C.It’s served off campus. | D.It’s ordered in the canteens. |
A.Neither has milk and eggs. | B.Neither has rice and noodles. |
C.Both include drinks and snacks. | D.Both include desserts and vegetables. |
A.It is prepared by the elders. | B.It is limited in diversity. |
C.It is made from fresh ingredients. | D.It contains too much fat. |
A.100 pounds. | B.115 pounds. | C.150 pounds. |
A.He’s on a diet. | B.He feels unwell. | C.He’s not hungry. |
1. Where are the two speakers going?
A.A mall. | B.A park. | C.A gym. |
A.Eat fewer sweets. |
B.Choose juice over junk food. |
C.Have more vegetables and protein. |
A.Healthy food. | B.Eating habits. | C.Weight loss. |
6 . Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in Yorkshire, England, in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.
When he was a boy, Watson stayed on a farm. He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then, one day, he saw a man killing a pig. He was very sad. From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat. Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became a vegan.
Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him. They thought it was crazy to do it. Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time, more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.
People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing.
Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources, including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.
Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.
1. At first, Watson refused to eat meat ________.A.because of his love for animals |
B.because he has a lot of health problems |
C.because of environmental reasons |
D.because keeping animals needed lots of resources |
A.likes keeping animals |
B.protect animals |
C.doesn’t kill any animals |
D.doesn’t eat any product from animals |
A.hard | B.acceptable | C.uncaring | D.unhealthy |
A.Donald Watson: A New Way to Eat |
B.Animal Protection in England |
C.The Vegan Society: A Special Group |
D.Healthy Eating Habits |
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9 . Healthy Eating
There is much debate nowadays as to what makes up a healthy diet. For example, scientists have insisted for years that a big enemy of health is fatty food.
Beyond this, you can keep healthy by consuming different types of fresh foods, which are full of vitamins and fibre, rather than processed foods. It is also important to have some meat, beans, or dairy products in your diet. As with everything in life, moderation (适度)is key.
Finally, a key to healthy eating is to eat slowly. It takes about twenty minutes from the time you start eating for your brain to tell your body that you are full.
There is no one secret to healthy eating.
A.It starts with having a healthy attitude towards food. |
B.Healthy foods help protect you against lots of diseases. |
C.Processed foods often contain a large amount of sugar. |
D.Much of extra sugar comes from sweets and sweet drinks. |
E.What this means is that people who eat too quickly end up eating too much. |
F.The ideal diet is a balanced one, without too much or too little of any one thing. |
G.However, there is increasing evidence that the real driver of poor health is sugar. |
A.Change her diet. | B.Do more sports. | C.Drink warm milk. |