There is a famous saying from the French politician J.A. Brillat-Savarin that goes: “Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are.” It can be easy to not really think about what you eat. For example, whenever you go into a supermarket to buy a drink, it is all too easy to pick up an ice cream or a piece of chocolate as well. You might not even really want them, but sometimes their bright, nice packaging(包裝) can be too hard to refuse.
So, in our special food magazine we will show you why you should really pay more attention to what you eat! Food not only influences our health but also our beliefs, customs and personalities. 
The first article will look at the way fast food is leading to obesity (肥胖). The famous cook, Jamie Oliver, has made it his purpose to introduce ideas about healthy eating. In a speech, Jamie Oliver told the world that during the 18 minutes that he gave his speech, four Americans would die because of the food that they ate! Obesity is also a growing problem in China. As China Daily reported in February, the number of obese people under the age of 18 in China has reached 120 million.
Jamie has worked for 10 years to try and fight this problem. Learning about food is important not just because of health problems but also because many people still don’t have enough food today. And we know as the improvement of science sometimes we have to face genetically modified (轉(zhuǎn)基因) food. Don’t worry – we’ll make you know more about all these topics in our special article! 
We’ll also tell you something interesting about food. For example, do you know what the largest food on the menu is all over the world? It’s the roasted camel and it has been served for several hundred years, often stuffed (填滿) with chicken, lamb, egg, fish and rice! 
Hopefully by the time you finish reading this edition(版本), you’ll pay more attention to the food that you eat. As Oliver says, food is something that can help us enjoy our life. It is important that we love it!
小題1:Where is J.A. Brillat-Savarin from?
A. America.     B. England.      C. France.       D. Australia.
小題2:Food can influence us in many ways except our ___________.
A．healthB．beliefsC．customsD．dreams
小題3:Someone is too fat , maybe because he eats too much ______.
A．chickenB．lambC．roasted camelD．fast food
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Some people may buy some food just because of it’s packaging.
B．Four Americans died because of Jamie Oliver’s speech.
C．We have enough food for all the people in the world now.
D．Chicken is the largest food on the menu all over the world.
   
小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題解析：本文大意：法國政治家 J.A. Brillat-Savarin說過一句名言“告訴我你吃什么種類的食物，我就會(huì)判斷出你是什么樣子的人。”當(dāng)你進(jìn)超市時(shí)，很容易撿起一個(gè)冰激凌和一塊巧克力，你也許根本不想真要，但有時(shí)它們的亮麗、漂亮的包裝讓你很難去拒絕。食物不僅影響我們的健康也影響我們的信念、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣和個(gè)性。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There is a famous saying from the French politician J.A. Brillat-Savarin 有一個(gè)法國政治家 J.A. Brillat-Savarin說過的名言，可知選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Food not only influences our health but also our beliefs, customs and personalities.食物不僅影響我們的健康也影響我們的信念、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣和個(gè)性，可知選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The first article will look at the way fast food is leading to obesity每一篇文章會(huì)看到快餐是導(dǎo)致肥胖的方式，可知選D
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù).You might not even really want them, but sometimes their bright, nice packaging(包裝) can be too hard to refuse你也許根本不想真要，但有時(shí)它們的亮麗、漂亮的包裝讓你很難去拒絕，可知選A
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