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（健康与饮食）
李仕才
导
读：你见过蓝色和绿色的蜂蜜吗？这些奇怪颜色的蜂蜜是怎么来的呢？
The colorful honey
Blue
and
green
honey
may
look
cool,
but
beekeepers
in
northeastern
France
are
not
happy
about
their
strange-looking new product.
Over
the
past
few
months,
beekeepers
in
Ribeauvillé,
a
town
located
in
the
Alsace
region,
have
noticed
that bees there have
been making honey in many strange colors. Bees
have been returning to
apiaries
with
different colors coating their bodies. The colors
then
①
end up polluting the
honey.
A recent research showed that a
nearby M&M’s factory is behind the change in
color. Waste from
the factory has been
exposing the bees to a number of chemicals. Some
of the chemicals are used in
the outer
shells of the candies, which come in many bright
colors.
The local beekeepers do not
know if the polluted honey is dangerous to eat,
but they are not taking
any chances.
They are
②
throwing away the
candy-colored honey, which means a big loss to
local
businesses.
“For
me,
it’s
not
honey,”
Alain
Frieh,
leader
of
the
town’s
beekeepers
union,
tells
the
Reuters
news agency. “It’s not
sellable
.”
The honey industry in this part of
France has been suffering this year. According to
Frieh, many
bees died last winter or
were unable to make honey because of the bad
weather. This new problem of
colored
honey is hurting the beekeepers’ way of life even
more.
The region
③
is home to
about
2,400 beekeepers and 35,000 colonies of bees,
according to Alsace’s
chamber
of agriculture.
④
The beekeepers
harvest approximately 1,000 tons
of honey each year,
making
the product a big part of the region’s
economy.
Agrivalor is the
company that processes the M&M's factory's waste.
According to co-manager
Philippe
Meinrad, the company has been
⑤
attempting to stop the
pollution.
“We discovered the problem
⑥
at the same time
they did,”
Meinrad tells Reuters. “We quickly put
in place a
procedure
to stop
it.”
彩色的蜂蜜
蓝色和绿色的蜂蜜可能看
起来很酷，但法国东北部的养蜂人却不喜欢这种看起来怪异的产品。
< br>在过去的几个月中，位于阿尔萨斯地区的维列小镇上的养蜂人注意到那里的蜜蜂酿出了许多奇怪颜色的蜂< /p>
蜜。蜜蜂身上带着不同的颜色返回养蜂场。那些颜色最终染到了蜂蜜中。
< br>
一项最新研究发现附近的一家
M&M’s
工厂是造成蜂蜜改变颜色的根源。那家工厂排放出来的废物使蜜蜂受
到那些化
学物的影响。其中的一些化学物用于糖果的外包装，那是许多鲜艳的颜色的根源。
当地养蜂者不知道吃那些被染色的蜂蜜是否有危险，
但他们没有冒险
。
他们把那些糖果色的蜂蜜扔掉了，
这
对他们造成了很大损失。
Alain Frieh
是当地养蜂协会的一位领导人，告诉路透新闻社说：
“对于我来说，这不是
蜂蜜，不能出售。
”
今年以来，法国
这部分地区的蜂蜜行业一直遭受着被染色的侵扰。据
Frieh
说，由于恶劣的天气，去年冬天
许多蜜蜂死亡或者不能酿蜜。而现在的染色蜂蜜问题更加
严重影响了养蜂者的生产。
根据阿尔萨斯农业委员会，该地区
是大约
2,400
养蜂户的基地，那里有
35,000
个蜂群。每年养蜂户们收获
近乎
1,000
吨蜂蜜，这使得蜂蜜成为该地区经济的重要产业。
< br>
Agrivalor
是处理
M
&M’s
工厂废物的企业。根据合作经营者
Philippe
Meinrad
，该公司一直在努力阻止污
染。
Meinrad
告诉路透社，
“在他们发现的同时，我们也发现了该问题。我们很快地采取了措施来防止污染。
”<
/p>
重点单词
:
1.
apiary ['e
?
p
??
r
?
]
n.
蜂房；养蜂场
2.
sellable
['sel
?
bl]
adj.
适于销售的
3.
chamber ['t
?
e
?
mb
?
]
n
.
（身体或器官内的）室，膛；房间；会所<
/p>
4.
procedure [pr<
/p>
?
'si
?
d<
/p>
??
]
n.
程序，手续；步骤
重点短语
/
亮点句式：
1. end up
结束；最终成为。如：
How
does the story end up?
这个故事是怎么结尾的
?
Be
careful, you could end up by getting hurt.
当心
,
你可能最终会伤到自己的
.
2.
throw away
扔掉；浪费。如：
How much food do we throw away into the
garbage each year?
每年我们当垃圾扔掉的食物有多少
?
2
Fires are often
caused by cigarette ends which people carelessly
throw away.
火灾经常是由人们不小心扔掉的烟蒂引起的。
3. be home to
是……的所在地；……的发源地。如：
The Chesapeake used to be home to wild
oysters, but 99 percent of them are gone.
< br>切萨皮克曾经是野生牡蛎的家园，但是现在
99%
的牡蛎
都不会再生活在这里了。
making
th
e product a big part of the region’s
economy
为现在分词短语作结果状语，表示自然而然的结
果，且该部分为“
make+
宾语
(t
he product)+
宾语补足语(a big part of the
region’s economy)结构”
。如：
He cut off the electricity quickly,
preventing an accident.
他迅速切断了电源，防止了一起意外事故。
His parents died, making him an orphan.
父亲去世了，使他成为孤儿。
5.
attempt to
尝试；企图。如：
I would be the last to attempt to
answer the question.
我是最不可能去尝试回答这个问题。
She will attempt to beat the world
record.
她决心要打破世界纪录。
6. at the same time
同时。如：
By
coincidence, we arrived here at the same time.
You've got to be firm, but at the same
time you must be sympathetic.
你态度要强硬，但还必须有同情心。
名句背诵：
If you wish
to
succeed,
you
should use persistence as
your good friend,
experience
as
your reference,
prudence
as your brother and hope as your sentry. (Thomas
Edison)
如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以谨慎为兄弟，以
希望为哨兵。
（美国发明家爱迪生）
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【话题解读】
＂饮食与健康＂是高中
英语新课标话题当中非常重要的两个话题，
饮食与健康自古以来都是人们所关心的重
大问题，
尤其是随着社会进步和人们物质生活水平的提高，
食物质量和安全问题以及身体健康更是受到了人们空
前的关注，因此顺应
时代潮流，高考英语对这两个话题更是有所体现。
由于饮食与健康是热点话题，
高考英语中对这两个话题会涉及较多的
考查内容，
常以阅读理解、
完形填空、
语法填空以及书面表达的形式出现，例如
2017
年新课标卷<
/p>
I
语言知识运用的第二节（语法填空）
，
2016
年四川
卷阅读理解
D
篇，
2016
年全国卷
Ⅲ七选五，
2015
年广东卷基础写作，
2015
课标全国卷Ⅱ阅读理解
B
篇
，
2013
新课标全国卷Ⅱ阅读理解
C
篇等。
【相关词汇】
Ⅰ
.
写作必记单词
1.
benefit
n.
利益，好处→
beneficial
adj.
有好处的
2. burden
n.
负担
3. comfortable
a
dj.
舒服的，安逸的→
uncomfortable
adj
.
不舒服的，不自在的→
comfort
n.&
vt.
安慰
4. harm
n.& vt.
伤害；损伤→
harmful
adj.
有伤害的→
harmless
adj.
无害的
5. hurt
vt.
伤害，受伤；使痛心
6. necessary
adj
.
必需的，必要的
7.
pressure
n.
压迫，压力
8. reduce
vt.
减少，缩减
9. serve
vt.
招待
(
顾客等
)
，服务<
/p>
10. strengthen
v
.
增强→
strength
n.
长处，优势→
strong
adj.
强壮的
Ⅱ
.
阅读识
记单词
al
adj.
反常的
adj.
严重的；
(
疾病
)
急性的
ic
adj.
过敏的
te
n
.
食欲，胃口
ium
n .
细菌
adj.
苦的，有苦味的
4
vi.
出血，流血
sion
n
.
抑郁症→
depress
vt.
使沮丧，使意志消沉，使心灰意冷→
depressed
adj.
抑郁的，沮丧的
vt.
消化；领会
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．阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
（2018·新课标
II
卷）
< br>
Many
of
us
love
July
because
it’s
the
month
when
nature’s
berries
and
stone
fruits
are
in
abundance.
These
colourful
and
sweet
jewels
form
British
Columbia’s
fields
are
little
powerhouses
of
nutritional
protection.
Of the common berries, strawberries are
highest in vitamin C, although, because of their
seeds,
raspberries
contain
a
little
more
protein
(
蛋白质
),
iron
and
zinc
(not
that
fruits
have
much
protein).
Blueberries are
particularly high in antioxidants
(
抗氧化物质
). The yellow and
orange stone fruits
such as peaches are
high in the carotenoids we turn into vitamin A and
which are antioxidants. As for
cherries
(
樱桃
), they are so delicious
who cares? However, they are rich in vitamin C.
When combined with berries of slices of
other fruits, frozen bananas make an excellent
base for
thick,
cooling
f
ruit
shakes
and
low
fat
“ice
cream”.
For
this
purpose,
select
ripe
bananas
for
freezing
as they are much
sweeter. Remove the skin and place them in plastic
bags or containers and freeze.
If you
like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the
bananas will prevent them turning brown. Frozen
bananas will last several weeks,
depending on their ripeness and the temperature of
the freezer.
If you have a juicer, you
can simply feed in frozen bananas and some berries
or sliced fruit. Out
comes a
“soft
-
serve” creamy
de
ssert, to be eaten right away. This
makes a fun activity for a
children’s
party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen
bananas into the top of the machine and
watching the ice cream come out below.
1. What does the author seem to like
about cherries?
5
A.
They contain protein.
B.
They are high in vitamin A.
C. They
have a pleasant taste.
D. They are
rich in antioxidants.
2. Why is fresh
lemon juice used in freezing bananas?
A. To make them smell better.
B.
To keep their colour.
C. To speed up
their ripening.
D. To improve
their nutrition.
3. What is “a juicer”
in the last paragraph?
A. A
dessert.
B.
A drink.
C. A container.
D.
A machine.
4. From which is the text
probably taken?
A. A biology textbook.
B. A health magazine.
C. A research paper.
D. A travel
brochure.
B
Your
house
may
have
an
effect
on
your
figure
.
Experts
say
the
way
you
design
your
home
could
play
a role in whether you
pack on the pounds or keep them off . You can make
your environment work for
you instead
of against you . Here are some ways to turn your
home into part of diet plan.
Open
the
curtains
and
turn
up
the
lights.
Dark
environments
are
more
likely
to
encourage
overeating,
for
people
are
often
less
self-
conscious(
难为情)when
they’re
in
poorly
lit
places
-and
so
more
likely
to
eat
lots
of
food.
If
your
home
doesn’t
have
enough
window
light,
get
more
lamps
and
flood
the
place
with
brightness.
Mind the colors. Research
suggests warm colors fuel our appetites . In one
study, people who ate
meals in a blue
room consumed 33 percent less than those in a
yellow or red room . Warm colors like
yellow make food appear more
appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less
hungry. So when it’s
time to repaint,
go blue.
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