Unit5TravellingabroadⅠ
阅读理解(2018·福建厦门湖滨中学期中检测)IamcurrentlystudyingabroadinLeuven,Belgium
WhenpeoplethinkofBelgium,thefirstthingsthatusuallycometomindarebeerandwaffles(华夫饼)
Beingallergictofoodscontaininggluten(谷蛋白)isastruggleforme,butIstillmakemyexperienceofstudyingabroadeasyandinteresting
BeforeIcametoBelgium,Iresearchedwhichstoressoldgluten-freeproducts
Idiscoveredastore,Delhaize,hadgluten-freebreadandotherproducts
AtDelhaize,Ifoundagluten-freesection,butproductsweremislabeled,soIendedupbuyingsomeproductscontaininggluten
IlaterrealizedthatBelgiansdon’talwaysusetheword“gluten”butsometimesusetheDutchword“tarwe”,meaningflour
It’snecessaryformetolearnallthefoodswithgluteninthenativelanguagetomakeshoppingeasier
SinceBelgiumiscentrallylocatedinEurope,IoftentraveltootherEuropeancountriesonweeken