Passage B
Warm-up Activity
1.What are your favorite foods?
2.Please list some nutritious and healthy foods.
Develop Your Understanding
College Dining Hall Nutrition Tips
There are many reasons why college students gain the dreaded Freshman Fifteen, and one of those reasons is the experience of eating in a college dining hall.The food may not be great, but it’s plentiful, and it’s not necessarily very nutritious!
◆nutrition / nju'trɪʃn / n.营养
◆dreaded / 'dredɪd / a.令人畏惧的
To help you eat as healthfully as possible in your cafeteria, here’s a guide to foods you should choose and foods you should eat only in moderation.
Healthy College Dining Hall Choices
● Fresh fruit.Try to eat a piece of fruit every day.It’s also a good idea to mix fresh fruit into other dining hall options—like by cutting a banana into a bowl of cereal, or by eating fresh strawberries with yogurt.
● Whole grains.Whenever possible, eat whole grain bread, cereal, and pasta.These are immensely more nutritious than products made with processed white f lour.
● Water.Water provides an abundance of health benefits and may help fill you up.Get into the habit of drinking at least a small glass of water with every meal.
● Healthy hot or cold cereal.Don’t eat Corn Pops every day, but eat your fill of shredded wheat, and anything else that’s relatively healthy.Even if there’s some sugar in your selection, this is a much healthier breakfast habit than bacon,pancakes, and other fatty choices.
● Low-fat or fat-free frozen yogurt.Of course, this is a food to eat in moderation.However, it’s a much healthier alternative to ice cream or other fatty desserts, so if your cafeteria offers a frozen yogurt machine, enjoy it.
★cafeteria / ,kæfə'tɪərɪə /n.自助食堂；自助餐厅
◆moderation / ,mɒ də'reɪʃn /n.适度；合理
option / 'ɒpʃn / n.选择
◆cereal / 'sɪərɪəI / n.谷类食物；麦片
strawberry / 'strɔːbərɪ / n.草莓
◆yogurt / 'jɒgət / n.酸奶
◆pasta / 'pæstə / n.意大利面食
◆immensely / ɪ'mensIɪ / ad.极大地
★process / 'prəʊses / v.加工；处理
flour / 'fIaʊə(r) / n.面粉
◆abundance / ə'bʌndəns /n.大量；充足
◆shred / ʃred / v.切碎；撕碎
pancake / 'pænkeɪk / n.烙饼，薄饼
◆fatty / 'fætɪ / a.油腻的
Check Your Study
Activity 1
Read the passage quickly and f ill in the blanks.
College Dining Hall Nutrition Tips
Topic:A guide to healthy diet for college students
Healthy college dining hall choices:
● Fresh fruit:Try to eat 1）_________ fruit every day.
● Whole grains:Eat 2）_________ , cereal, and pasta whenever possible.
● Water:Drink at least 3）_________ of water with every meal.
● Cereal:Eat your fill of 4）________, and it’s a healthy breakfast habit.
● Yogurt:Drink low-fat or fat-free 5）_________ in moderation.
Activity 2
Read the passage carefully and complete the following sentences.
1.Why do freshmen gain weight in the first year?
One reason is the experience of eating in a __________________.
2.What does the author think of the food in the college dining hall?
It may not be great or nutritious, but it’s _____________________.
3.Why should we eat bread made from whole grains?
Because it is _____________________________________________.
4.Which breakfast is healthier, cereal or bacon?
_________________________________________________________.
5.Which one is a smarter choice, ice cream or frozen yogurt?
_________________________________________________________.
Further Your Skills
Exercise 1
Fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.
1.There are a large number of books on（nutritious）______________.
2.We should take part in some social activities in（moderate）______________.
3.Our country has a vast territory and（abundance）______________ resources.
4.I（dreaded）______________ to think what would happen if I couldn’t finish this job.
5.Most of the food in the market is（process）______________ in some way.
6.They enjoyed the film（immense）______________.
7.After graduation he（option）______________ for a career in education.
8.I don’t like（fat）______________ foods as breakfast.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences by translating the given Chinese into English.
1.It is a ______________（食物指南）of my hometown.
2.Wine can be good for you if taken ______________（有节制地）.
3.This TV set will cost ______________（至少）200 dollars.
4.It’s important for children to ______________（养成）the reading habit.
5.You should practice English with your partner ______________（尽可能多地）.
Exercise 3
Let’s sort out the vocabularies in this unit and then build your dictionary.
