2024年5月14日发(作者：宝马mini报价)

上海新世纪英语高二全部课文（包括Additional

Reading）及重点词组

高二第一学期

1. Food in the United States

2. The world’s best ethnic food

3. The global drink

4. Coffee

5. The Mexican (Adapted from The Mexican Jack London)

6. Pele

7. The Olympics

8. Stars from the south

9. Why did I quit hunting?

10. Jane Goodall

11. Oceans under threat

12. What is forestry?

13. Shopping in the States

14. Henry Adam’s shoes

15. What is advertising?

16. Three advertisements

1 1. Food in the United States

Many changes are taking place in food styles in the United States. The United States is

traditionally famous for its very solid and unchanging diet, chiefly made up of meat and potatoes.

Now people in America have many different choices: ethnic food, health food, and fast food, in

addition to the traditional home-cooked meal.

Ethnic restaurants and supermarkets are common in the United States. Being a country of

immigrants, the United States enjoys a wide variety of ethnic food. Most American cities and

towns are filled with restaurants serving international cooking. Many even have ethnic sections:

Chinatown, Little Italy, or Germantown. Having vast ethnic choices, Americans can enjoy food

from all over the world. Besides sections of cities, there are ethnic regions, which are well-known

for certain food because of the people who have settled there. For example, in southern California,

there are many Mexican restaurants.

Health food became popular when people began to think more seriously about their physical

well-being. Health food is fresh, natural, and unprocessed food, which does not contain

preservatives to make it last longer or chemicals to make it taste or look better. People who are

keen on health food are usually vegetarians. They don’t eat meat, but live on beans, cheese, and

eggs.

Fast food restaurants are now expanding rapidly all over the country. In the United States,

speed is a very important concept. People usually have a short lunch break because they just do

not want to waste their time eating. Fast food restaurants are places that take care of hundreds of

people in a short time. There is usually very little waiting, and the food is always cheap. Burger

and pizza places are just two examples.

Americans’ attitude toward food is changing, too. The traditional big breakfast is no longer

popular. However, coming to rediscover the social importance of food, Americans find that dinner

with family and friends is a very special of enjoying time together. Like so many people in other

cultures, many Americans are taking time to relax and enjoy a wider variety of tastes at dinner,

even if they still rush through lunch at a hamburger stand.

2 2. The world’s best ethnic food

How can you travel the world without leaving your own country? Visit an ethnic restaurant!

Trying foods from other countries is a great way to experience different cultures. People around

the world have unique and creative ways of preparing food. The ingredients they use may surprise

you.

So what are the world’s best ethnic foods? Everyone has his or her own personal favourites,

and so do we. The following are the world’s three best ethnic foods---other than Chinese food, of

course!

ITALIAN When you visit an Italian restaurant, order a pasta(意大利面食) dish. The Italians have

hundreds of ways of preparing this food. Pastas usually come with flavourful tomato or cream

sauces, which give the dishes a powerful, rich flavour. There are also different kinds of cheese.

When ordering Italian food, you choose one main dish for yourself. You may, however, order

an appetizer to share with everyone at the table.

MEXICAN What’s great about Mexican food? Most of it you can pick up and eat with your

hands!

One major Mexican food is the tortilla(尤指墨西哥人食用的玉米薄饼). Mexican chefs

mold this corn or flour-based material into round, flat shapes. The tortilla then gets filled with

ingredients such as cheese, meat, sour cream, beans and other vegetables. Tortilla dishes can be

fried, baked or toasted. Don’t forget to add hot sauce---Mexican food is great with a bit of spice!

INDIAN India is the land of curries and strong flavours. You can smell a good Indian restaurant

even before you walk through the door!

The eating method of Indian food also takes a bit of getting used to. Peal off some flat fried

bread and use this “spoon” to get food from a shared dish. You can finish the meal with

Indian-style milk tea.

While Chinese food is great, try something new and expand your horizons. After all, variety

is the spice of life!

3 3. The global drink

Tea, the global drink, is consumed around the world more than any other drink except water.

Originating in China, tea has long established itself as the national drink of this country, the nation

with the biggest population on earth.

A century before the birth of Christ, tea was described in Chinese texts as a health drink that

made one live longer. Tea is still being regarded as such. Scientific studies have suggested that

drinking five cups of tea a day can be compared to having two servings of vegetables. Both green

and black teas are claimed to be effective for preventing cancer, heart disease, and many other

deadly disease. There is only one point people need to be aware of when they drink tea---it should

not be drunk along with meals. This is because an element contained in tea can interfere with the