UNIT1Foodmatters1.Johnsatbesidethewindow，andfixedhiseyesonabook.

→Johnsatbesidethewindow，withhiseyesfixedonabook.

約翰坐在窗邊，目光緊盯著一本書。2.Whenhefinishedthebook，heraised/liftedhiseyesandlookedoutofthe

window.

他讀完這本書后，抬起眼睛向窗外望去。3.Singinghappily，hegazedatthesurroundingswithinnocentandcuriouseyes.

他高興地唱著歌，用天真而又好奇的眼睛注視著周圍的一切。4.Johnnoticedsomeoneapproaching.Hestoppedsingingandhelowered/

droppedhiseyes.→Noticingsomeoneapproaching,Johnstoppedsinging，lowering/dropping

hiseyes.

約翰注意到有人靠近，停止唱歌并垂下了眼睛。5.Whenrecognizingwhothevisitorwas，Johnopenedhismouthwithhiseyes

widening.

當認出來人是誰時，約翰張大了嘴巴，眼睛睜得大大的。6.Shestaredathimindisbelief，shakingherhead.

她搖著頭，懷疑地盯著他。7.Hedidn’tshout，andhejustglaredatmesilently.

他沒有叫喊，只是默默怒視著我。8.Deeplytouchedbythesewords，Ilookedatthedirectiontheyleft.

這些話深深地打動了我，我看著他們離開的方向。WhenIapproachedthehouse，abigleafytree1.____________________atsomedistance.I2.__________________________myshouldertomakesurethatnoonewasfollowingme.3._______________________________，

IplacedtheChristmaspresentdownandpoundedthedoorbell.Afterthat，Ihidquicklybehindthebigtreeand4.______________________________.WhenJamescameoutandspottedthebox，5._____________________________6.__________________________thewarmovercoat.Thenhejumpedup，eyestwinkling，andrantocallhismother.cameintoviewglancedbackoverSeeingnootherpeoplenoticemepeepedatthedoorhiseyeswidenedinsurpriseHiseyesfellon

當我走近房子時，一棵樹葉繁茂的大樹從遠處映入眼簾。我回頭看了一眼，確保沒有人跟著我?？吹?jīng)]有其他人注意到我，我放下圣誕禮物，按了門鈴。在那之后，我迅速躲在大樹后面，偷偷看門。當詹姆斯走出來發(fā)現(xiàn)盒子時，他驚訝地睜大了眼睛。他的目光落在那件暖和的大衣上。然后他跳了起來，眼睛閃爍著，跑去給媽媽打電話。StepⅠ

ReadforthemainideaMatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1A.Comfortfoodsarehighlyindividual，dependingonpeople’sown

uniqueexperiences.Para.2B.RicepuddingcheersmeupwheneverIfeelunhappy.Para.3C.Comfortfoodgivesthe“tasteofhome”topeoplewhofeelhomesick

whentheymovetoanewcountry.Para.4D.Comfortfoodisfoodforthesoul.Para.5E.Comfortfoodhastheuniquepowertomakeusfeelbetter.答案Para.1B

Para.2E

Para.3A

Para.4C

Para.5DStepⅡ

Readthelines(Ⅰ)Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Accordingtotheauthor，whatisthedefinitionofcomfortfood?___________________________________________________________________2.Whichonewillbetalkedaboutinthisarticle?Inbroadestsense：___________________________________________________.Innarrowsense：____________________________________________________.____________________________________________________________________anyfoodthatmakesusfeelbetteraparticulartypeoffoodwhosepowermainlyliesintheassociationsitcallstomindTheoneinnarrowsense.3.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthisarticle“It’sfoodforthe

soul”？Findsentencesinthewholepassagetosupportyourunderstanding.答案Weusuallyassociatefoodwithsomethingourbodiesneed—itrelievesourhungerandsatisfiesourappetite.However，comfortfoodnotonlyservesthatpurpose，butalsomakesusfeelcomfortablementallyandemotionally.Sincecomfortfoodiscloselyconnectedwithpositivepersonalemotionsandhappymemories，eatingitcanliftone'sspirits.Therefore，comfortfoodisconsideredtobefoodforthesoul.①Nomatterhowbadmymoodis，thatperfectcombinationisalwaysenoughtoliftmyspirits.②Itoftenmakesupforbadfeelingsbyhelpingusrecallhappymemoriesofthepeople，thingsorplaceswelove.③Whenweeatitagain，weunlockmemoriesofatimewhenwewerelovedandlookedafter，andthischeersusup.④Onemouthfulofcomfortfoodtakesusbacktoourculturalroots，givingusthe“tasteofhome”thatwecryoutforandrelievingfeelingsofhomesickness.(Ⅱ)Readthetextquicklyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whatdoestheauthorusuallydowhenfeelinglonely?A.Eatingricepudding.B.Goingoutsidetowalk.C.Talkingwithfamily.D.Listeningtowonderfulstories.√2.WhydoestheauthorrefertoricepuddinginParagraph1?A.Totellussomethingaboutthesunnychildhood.B.Toillustratetheuniquepowerof“comfortfood”.C.ToshowthattheauthorlikeseatingfoodmadebyGrandma.D.Toteachushowtoliftourspiritswhenweareinlowspirits.√3.Accordingtotheauthor，whichofthefollowingshapespeople’scomfortfood?A.Howtheyfeel.B.Howtocookit.C.Wheretheylive.D.Wheretheycomefrom.√4.Whatistheuniquepowerof“comfortfood”？A.Ittastesgood.B.Itcanrelievestress.C.Itbuildsanemotionalbondwithourhappymemories.D.Itcantransportusbacktoourchildhood.√StepⅢ

Readbetweenthelines

(Ⅰ)Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Whatisthetexttypeofthetext?√A.Narrativewriting(記敘文).B.Argumentativewriting(議論文).C.Expositorywriting(說明文).D.Practicalwriting(應用文).

2.What’sthestructureofthetext?√3.Howdoesthewriterorganizethethirdparagraph?√A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bytellingthetruth.D.Bymakingcomparisons.4.Whatisthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?√A.Comfortfoodisone’sfavorite.B.One’scultureiseasytochange.C.Comfortfoodislinkedtoculture.D.Therearemanyaspectsofculture.5.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?√A.Totelluswhatricepuddingis.B.Totellushowtoeatcomfortfood.C.Totellussomethingaboutcomfortfood.D.Totellussomethingabouthappymemories.(Ⅱ)Readthetextcarefullyagainandfillintheblanks.combinationComfortfoodWhat’sthewriter’scomfortfood？Nomatterhowbadmymoodis，the1.____________ofrice，milkandsugarcancheermeup，whichseemslike2.______________tobringmebacktomychildhood.Ienjoyedlisteningtomygrandma’s3.____________andeating4.____________onSundayafternoons.Whatiscomfortfood？Comfortfoodisanyfoodthatcanmakeusfeelbetter，whichcanrecall5.________________tomakeupforbadmoods.atimemachinestoriesricepuddinghappymemoriesmemoriesHowdoesthecomfortfoodcheerusup？Whenweeatit，weunlock6.____________ofatimewhenwewerelovedandlookedafter,andthischeersusup.Whatdeterminesthecomfortfood？Thefeelingofhappinessandsenseof7.____________canbeimportantforpeoplewholeavetheir8.____________.Accordingtosomefoodexperts，itisdifficulttoforgetthefoodthatyou9.____________.Comfortfoodlargelydependsonwherethey10.____________.belonginghometowngrowupwithcomefromStepⅣ

Readbeyondthelines1.Whydoestheauthortalkabouthisownexperiencewhilehewasyoung?

(Criticalthinking)___________________________________________________________________Tointroducethetopicofcomfortfoodinamoreconvincingway.2.Whatdoyouthinkofthedifferencebetweenone’scomfortfoodandfavorite

food？(Criticalthinking)One'scomfortfoodmakeshim/herfeelhappy，feelathomeandfeellesshomesick，whileone'sfavoritefoodisjustadeliciousfoodhe/shelikesverymuchbutitcan'tremindhim/herofhis/herfamilyloveorhappychildhood._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Whatisyourcomfortfood?Why？(Creativethinking)LikemostChinesepeople，mycomfortfoodisdumplings，becauseeverytimeIeatdumplings，IwillthinkofmyparentsandthehappinessdumplingsbroughttomewhenIwasyoung._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________StepⅤ

Sentence-learningTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Withpleasure，IrememberthelazySundayafternoonsIusedtospendinthewarmthofmygrandma’sflat，listeningtoherwonderfulstoriesandgreedilyeatingbowlafterbowlofherdeliciousricepudding.[句式分析]

此句是主從復合句。主句部分是IrememberthelazySundayafternoons。Iusedtospendinthewarmthofmygrandma’sflat為定語從句，修飾先行詞thelazySundayafternoons。listeningtoherwonderfulstories和greedilyeatingbowlafterbowlofherdeliciousricepudding為現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。嘗試翻譯：__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________我愉快地回憶起那些慵懶的星期天下午，我常常在奶奶溫暖的公寓里度過，聽她講美妙的故事，貪婪地吃著一碗又一碗她做的美味米糊布丁。

2.Whenweeatitagain，weunlockmemoriesofatimewhenwewerelovedand

lookedafter，andthischeersusup.[句式分析]

此句是主從復合句。

第一個when引導時間狀語從句；第二個

when引導定語從句，修飾先行詞atime。嘗試翻譯：_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________當我們再吃的時候，我們會開啟我們被愛和被照顧的時光的回憶，這讓我們振奮起來。3.Accordingtosomefoodexperts，therearesomeaspectsofculturethatpeoplewillloserightaway，butwithfood，therearemoreopportunitiestoconnecttomemory，familyandplace.[句式分析]

此句是主從復合句。therearesomeaspectsofculture...but...therearemoreopportunitiesto...為并列therebe句型；thatpeoplewillloserightaway為定語從句，修飾先行詞someaspectsofculture；toconnecttomemory，familyandplace為動詞不定式短語作后置定語。嘗試翻譯：_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________根據(jù)一些食物專家的說法，人們會馬上失去文化的某些方面，但有了食物，人們就有更多的機會把記憶、家庭和地方聯(lián)系起來。4.Onemouthfulofcomfortfoodtakesusbacktoourculturalroots，givingusthe“tasteofhome”thatwecryoutforandrelievingfeelingsofhomesickness.[句式分析]

此句是主從復合句。givingusthe“tasteofhome”...andrelievingfeelingsofhomesickness為and連接的現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語；thatwecryoutfor為定語從句，修飾先行詞the“tasteofhome”。嘗試翻譯：_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________吃一口治愈系食物讓我們回到自己的文化根源，帶來我們迫切需要的“家的味道”，以解思鄉(xiāng)之情。StepⅥ

Post-readingFillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.Inthisarticle，wewilltalkaboutaparticulartypeofcomfortfood1.____________powermainlyliesinthe2.____________(associate)itcallstomind