知行英语综合教程1-Unit4

知行英语知行英语知行英语知行英语liiueostatseTask1Solvethefollowingcrosswordpuzzle.Forsomewords,thefirstlettersaregiven.Youmayrefertothetipsgiven.ACROSS3theparticulartasteofafoodordrink4verypleasanttotasteorsmell7thespecialfeelingthatisproducedbyaparticularfoodordrinkwhenyouputitinyourmouth8smellingortastingofspice;hot1achemicalorfoodthatprovideswhatisneededforplantsoranimalstoliveandgrowDOWN2aunitformeasuringtheamountofenergythatfoodwillproduce5(offood)hard,dryandeasilybrokenlikebiscuitsorpotatochips6thebasicfunctionofyournose1N4D65C7823F???utrintemellsripsyyspiclvoraClrioea知行英语Task2Thefollowingpicturesshowsomeimportantelementsofourfoodsystem.Matchthepictureswiththecorrespondingelements.1organicfood2fastfood3factory-farmedchickens4exhaustedsoilABDCACBD知行英语1Itseemstomethatcorporationsarealwaystryingtogetkidstomaketheirparentsbuyunhealthyfood.KidsareledtobelievealltheadvertisingonTV.Littlekids,especially,areattractedbycolorfulpackagingandplastictoys.ImustadmitthatIusedtobeoneofthem.Ialsousedtothinkthatallofourfoodcamefromhappy,littlefarmswherepigsrolledinmudandcowsgrazedongrassallday.ReadingItWhat’sWrongwithOurFoodSystem?BirkeBaehr*WordsBetteracquaintanceadvertisingn.广告宣传especiallyad.特别；尤其；格外attractv.吸引；引起……的注意packagingn.包装；包裹plastica.塑料（制）的n.[pl.]塑料；塑料制品admitv.承认；准许……进入mudn.泥；泥浆grazev.吃草1我觉得食品公司总是试着让像我一样的孩子要父母去买那些不健康食品。他们引导孩子们轻信所有的电视广告。小孩子尤其会被彩色包装和塑料玩具吸引。我必须承认，我曾是他们中的一员，我也曾以为我们所有的食物都来自开心小农场，那里每天猪在泥浆里打滚，牛遍地吃草。知行英语2Ihavefoundoutthatthisisnottrue.IbegantolookintothisstuffontheInternet,inbooksandfilms,andinmytravelswithmyfamily.Idiscoveredthedarksideoftheindustrializedfoodsystem.Firstisthegeneticallyengineeredseeds.Aseedismanipulatedinalaboratorytodosomethingnotintendedbynature,liketakingtheDNAofafishandputtingitintotheDNAofatomato.Theseedsarethenplantedandgrown.Thefoodtheyproducehavebeenproventocausecancerandotherproblemsinlabanimals.Peoplehavebeeneatingfoodproducedthiswaysincethe1990sandmostfolksdonotevenknowwhat’shappening.stuffn.材料；东西；原料*industrializeda.工业化的*geneticallyad.在基因上engineerv.设计；策划n.工程师seedn.种子*manipulatev.操纵；控制；影响laboratoryn.实验室intendv.想要；打算；计划provev.证明；证实cancern.癌，癌症folkn.人；人们2但我发现这不是真的。我开始在互联网、书本、电影和与家人一起的旅行中查找真相。我发现了工业化食品体系的阴暗面。首先是转基因种子。这些种子在实验室里经过改造，让它以违背自然的方式生长。比如提取鱼类的DNA，把它植入到西红柿的DNA中，然后种植这些种子，让其生长。转基因的食物经用于动物实验证明会引发癌症和其他问题。自20世纪90年代起，人们一直在吃这些转基因的食物，而大多数人甚至都不知道怎么回事。知行英语3Second,conventionalfarmersusechemicalBetterAcquaintancefertilizerstomakeplantsgrow.Theydothisbecausethey’vetakenawayallnutrientsfromthesoilbygrowingthesamecropoverandoveragain.Next,moreharmfulchemicalsaresprayedonfruitsandvegetablestokillweedsandbugs.Whenitrains,thesechemicalsflowslowlyintotheground,orrunoffintoourwaterways,poisoningourwatertoo.4SoIaskmyself,“HowcanIchangethesethings?”Awhileback,IwantedtobeanNFLfootballplayer.Now,Ihavediscoveredthatthere’samovementforabetterwaytoproduceourfoodandIhavedecidedthatI’dratherbeanorganicfarmerinstead.Hopefully,Iwillhaveagreaterimpactontheworldthanthatofafootballplayer.*conventionala.常规的；普通的chemicala.化学的n.化学制品*fertilizern.肥料*nutrientn.营养；滋养物soiln.泥土；土地；土壤harmfula.有害的；可致损伤的sprayv.喷；（使）溅散*weedn.杂草；野草bugn.虫子flowv.流动；循环waterwayn.水路；航道movementn.（态度、看法或行为的）转变；移动*organica.有机（体）的；有机物的impactn.影响；作用；冲击；碰撞3第二点，在传统种植方式中，农民使用化肥促进植物生长。农民施肥是因为他们年复一年种植同样的作物，已经穷竭了土壤的所有养分。接下来，他们喷洒更多农药到水果蔬菜上，来杀死杂草和虫子。下雨的时候，这些农药慢慢渗入土地，或流到我们的河流中，我们的水也被污染。4所以我问自己，如何才能改变这些状况？就在不久前，我还想成为一个美国国家橄榄球联盟的运动员。现在我发现有一场推动人们用更好的方法来生产食物的运动。我已经决定了，我更愿意成为一个有机农业家，希望这样我会比当一名美式橄榄球运动员能够更好地对世界产生影响。知行英语5Wecanallmakeadifferencebymakingdifferentchoices.Weshouldstartbybuyingorganicfoodandbuyingourfooddirectlyfromlocalfarmersorourneighborswhoweknowinreallife.Organicfoodissaferforusandbetterfortheenvironmentandanimals.Somepeoplesayorganicorlocalfoodismoreexpensive,butisitreally?WithallI’vebeenlearningaboutthefoodsystem,itseemstomethatwecaneitherpaythefarmer,orwecanpaythehospital.NowIknowdefinitelywhichoneIwouldchoose.Iwantyoutoknowthattherearefarmsouttherewhosecowsdoeatgrassandwhosepigsdorollinthemud,justasIthought.environmentn.环境；周围状况*definitelyad.明确地Farmerstheredon’tuseanyharmfulchemicalsorgeneticallyengineeredseeds.SometimesIgotoalocalorganicfarmandvolunteer,soIcanseeupcloseandpersonalwherethemeatIeatcomesfrom.IwantyoutoknowthatIbelievekidswilleatfreshvegetablesandgoodfoodiftheyknowmoreaboutitandwhereitreallycomesfrom.Iwantyoutoknowthattherearefarmers’marketsineverycommunity.那儿的农民不使用任何有害的农药和转基因种子。有时我会去本地的有机农场做义工，所以我可以近距离地亲眼看到我吃的肉来自哪里。我想让大家知道，我相信如果孩子们对食物了解更多，知道它们来自哪里，他们就会愿意吃新鲜蔬菜和健康食物。我还希望大家知道在每个社区都有农民集市。5通过做出与过去不同的选择，我们都可以有所作为。首先，我们要购买有机食品，向当地农民，或者从我们熟识的邻居那儿直接购买食物。有机食品更加安全，对环境和动物更有益。有人说有机食品或者本地食物会比较贵，但事实是否如此呢？根据我所学到的关于食物体系的这些知识，我知道要么我们付钱给农民，要么付给医院。现在我已经明确知道怎么选择了。我想让大家知道还是有那样的农场，那儿的牛儿真的吃草，猪就在泥地里打滚，就如同我想象的那样。知行英语6Nottoolongago,myunclesaidthatheofferedmysix-year-oldcousincereal.Heaskedhimifhewantedorganiccerealorthesugarcoatedflakes.Thelatterseemsmoreattractivetolittlekidswithsweetflavorsandcolorfulcartoonsonitspackage,butmylittlecousintoldhisdadthathewouldratherhavetheorganiccereal.HemadethischoicebecauseherememberedwhatIsaidabouttheharmofsweetcereal.Thatishowwe