Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·福建三明第一中学期中检测)MuchofthefoodAmericansbuyatthestorehasasecretmilitary(军用的)history.PeopleintheUnitedStateseatmoreprocessedfoods(经加工的食品)thanthoseinothercountries.Now,manyfoodslikeenergybarsandfrozendinnerscanbelinkedtoaU.S.militarylaboratory.TheU.S.military’sinterestinfoodscienceexpandedduringWorldWarⅡ.Atthattime,themilitarywentfromfeeding400,000soldierstosendingmealsto11.6milliontroopsworldwide.However,thesefoodswouldturnbadandberuinedovertime,whichledtoamajorefforttolearnhowtoprotect,storeandcarryfoodintobattle.Themilitaryobtainedhelpfrombigfoodindustrybusinessestohelpproducefoodsforsoldiers.Asaresult,thisU.S.military-ledeffortledtotheinventionofproductslikeenergybars,restructuredmeatandextended-lifebread.Therelationshipbetweenthesefoodcompaniesandthemilitarydidnotendwhenthewardid.Sothesystemwherethemilitary,universitiesandindustryworkedtogethertosolvesomeofthebigissuesinfoodsciencehasstayedcomplete.Andfromthatsystem,allsortsofprocessingtechniqueshavecomeintothemarketplace.ThesefoodsendedupbecomingpartoftheAmericandiet.Andthiswasnoaccident.ThiseffortledtothedevelopmentofmanyofthefoodsAmericansfindingrocerystores.Forexample,themilitarydevelopedwholecheesepowder,likethekindoftenfoundinboxesofcheese.Tocreatethepowder,manufacturersremovedwaterfromthecheeseinanefforttoreducetheweightandsizeoffoodsenttosoldiersoverseas.Themilitaryalsowantedawaytoremovewaterfrompotatoes.TheresultingtechnologymadePringle’spotatochipspossible.Consumershavebenefitedbyhavingprocessedfoodsthatareconvenientandsafetoeat.Andtheycertainlyhavehelpedconsumersinmanagingthemodernlifestyles.However,theyarenotnecessarilygoodforconsumers.1.ManyprocessedfoodsintheUnitedStates.A.sellwellworldwideB.tastereallydeliciousC.comefromtheU.S.militaryD.havesomethingtodowiththeU.S.military2.Para.3mainlytalksabout.A.whyprocessingtechniqueswereusedB.howfoodindustrybusinessesmademilitaryfoodsC.whysomeproblemsinfoodsciencestayedunsolvedD.howmilitaryfoodsturnedintoordinarypeople’sdiet3.InWorldWarⅡ,.A.Pringle’spotatochipswereverypopularB.foodsthatwereeasytostorewereingreatneedC.foodsweremadeintopowdertoreducethesizeD.soldiersneededhighqualityfoodstokeephealthy4.Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheauthor’sattitudetoprocessedfoods?A.Habitissecondnature.B.Everycoinhastwosides.C.Makemuchofwhatyouhave.D.Thatthingwhichisrareisdear.导学号〚23280144〛Ⅱ.七选五阅读(2018·重庆巴蜀中学二诊)WaystoTrackYourPersonalHealthInformationonYourPhoneYoursmartphoneisapowerfulandflexibletoolforacquiringinformationrelatedtoyourhealth.1Thereareothervariouswaysthatallowtheuserseveralapproachesforacquiringhealthinformation.◆2Thesensors(传感器)builtintoyourphonecanautomaticallycaptureselectedtypesofhealthinformationwhentheyarelinkedtosuitableapps.Thus,theappstakeadvantageofthephone’sstockhardwaretodeliverspecializedhealth-relatedfunctions.3Numerousappsusethephone’sGPStotrackoutdooractivitieslikerunningorwalking.Ahandfulofappsalsousetheaccelerometer(加速度计)totrackindooractivitiesliketreadmillrunning,whichwouldbeimpossibletomeasurewiththeGPS.◆Acquireinformationwithaseparatehealthsensor.Thesmartphoneitselfisawonderofmoderntechnology.4Hereareafewdevicesyoucanconnectwithyourphonetotrackhealthinformation:Activitytrackerslikethefitbit,bloodpressuremonitor,heartrhythmmonitor.Comprehensiveplatfor...
