Unit2RamenBeforeYouRead读前思考•Answerthefollowingquestions.•1.Whichcountryisfamousforramen?•2.Whydopeoplelikeramen?•3.Describeyourfavoriteramenmeal•Morequestions.•1.Whatareotherexamplesofinstantfoodsthatyouoryourfamilyeats?•2.Whichstreetfoodshaveyoutried?Didyoulikethemornot?TargetVocabulary目标词汇•Matcheachwordwiththebestmeaning•1,___fancya.inthesamewaythatwasusedinthepast•2,___Instantb.madetolookortastebetter;notplain•3,___traditionalC.tomoveinalldirectionsawaytromastartingplace•4,___pourd.afoodlikecarrots,broccoli,corn,etc•5,___spreade.needingonlyalittletimeandefforttomake•6,___vegetablef.todropwaterorliquidoutofonecontainerintoorontosomethingReadingPassage:•RamennoodlesareyellownoodlesthatoriginallycamefromChina.TheybecameapopularstreetfoodinJapanintheearly1900s.Then,afterWorldWarIl,ramenbecameevenmorepopularinJapan.Atthattime,Japandidnothavemuchfoodatall.Ramenwascheapandgood,somoreandmorepeoplebeganeatingit.•Inthe1950s,MomofukuAndo,themanwhostartedtheNissinfoodcompanyinJapan,hadanidea.Hewantedtomakedriedramennoodles.Peoplecouldpourhotwateroverthesenoodles,waitafewminutes,andtheneatthem.Itwouldbeinstantramen!Itwasnoteasy,butfinallyAndocameupwithawaytomakeinstantramen.Japanesepeoplelovedit!SoonothercompanieswerecopyingAndo’sidea.Notlongafterthat,instantramenspreadtoothercountries.•Today,peopleallaroundtheworldenjoyramen.Infact,peopleeatabout40billionbowls,cups,orpacksoframeneveryyear!•Butthestoryoframendoesnotendthere.Ramenisnowmovingfromstreetsandinstantbowlstogoodrestaurants.Allkindsofmeats，vegetables,andspices"arebeingaddedtoramen.Andpeoplearechoosingnoodlebarsoversushibarsforanicedinneroutthesedays.•Sowhetheryouwanttraditional,quick,orfancyramen,youcanfindit.Justlookonthestreet,inastore,orinarestaurantnearyou.•bite•male•female•collar•tellapart•popullar•AfricaandIndia•mane•colonel•P.J.Patterson•Hollywoodmovie•TheGhostandtheDarknessReadingComprehensionCircletheletterofthebestanswer.•1.Thisreadingisabout•c.thewaytocookramen•a,thehistoryoframen•d.kindsoframen•b.amanwhoatealotoframen•2.WhatbecamepopularinJapanafterWorldWarII?•cInstantramen.•aChineseramen•d.Streetramen•bRamenwithmeat•3.WhowasMomofukuAndo?•C.Achef•a.Abusinessman.•d.AsoldierinWorldWarII.•b.Arestaurantowner•4.Whichofthesesentencesistrue?•a.Andothoughtpeoplewouldnot•c.OtherJapanesecompaniescopiesNissin'snewfood.•bInstantramenwasfirstmadebyaccident•d.TheNissincompanywasstartedin1950.•5.WhichofthefollowingkindsoframenisNOTmentioned?•cRestaurant-styleramen•a.Instantramen.•dSushiramen•b.Streetramen.ReadingPassage:•Lionshavebeencalledthekingsoftheanimalworld.TheseanimalscanbefoundwildinAfricaandIndia.LionsinAfricacangowithoutwaterforuptoonemonth,sotheyhavenotroubleduringdrytimes.••Withoutquestion,lionsarealsooneofthemostpopularanimalstoseeinzoos.Almosteveryzooaroundtheworldhasafewlions.••Itisveryeasyforpeopletotellmaleandfemalelionsapart.Lionsaretheonlykindofcatthatshowthisstrongdifferencebetweenmalesandfemales.Amalelionhasamane,alargecollarofhairaroundthelion'sface.Femalesdonothavemanes.•Malelionsarealsolargerthanfemales.Amalelionusuallyweighsabout200kilograms.••Bothmaleandfemalelionshaveverystrongmouths.Theycanbreakthebacksofotheranimalswithonebite,Onelionwillusuallykillbetweentenandtwentylargeanimalseachyearforfood.••Itisunusualforlionstoki...
