A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what? It’s not a joke.
From September, cookery will be a compulsory (必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK. Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food. At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking.
Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table.
“One in four British families no longer has a table that everyone can eat around.  One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite in 2006. Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.
“It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman of the Department for Education. “We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.
【小題1】What are high school students in UK supposed to learn about cookery?
【小題2】Is UK famous for its delicious food?
【小題3】How many British people of all enjoy eating meals with their children according to Joanna Blythman?
【小題4】Why have ready meals become very popular with many British kids?
【小題5】What’s aim of the cookery course in UK?


【小題1】They should / are supposed to master a number of different meals and learn some cooking skills including baking
【小題2】No, it isn’t.
【小題3】Four out of ten. / 40%.
【小題4】Because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.
【小題5】To develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.

解析試題分析:一個(gè)14歲的英國(guó)學(xué)生為明天的課程做準(zhǔn)備,物品包括:課本、筆記本、筆、250克面粉、雞蛋和一些食用油。烹飪課程是英國(guó)7 - 14歲的孩子必修課。教育界的一位官員說(shuō):我們想鼓勵(lì)他們提高對(duì)食物和烹飪的愛(ài)好,讓這些伴著他們成長(zhǎng)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題:在英國(guó)的高中生應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)關(guān)于烹飪什么?聯(lián)系原文:At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking.句意:在高中,學(xué)生將掌握許多不同的食物。他們還將學(xué)習(xí)一些烹飪技巧包括烘烤。明確提出英國(guó)高中生的烹飪技術(shù)要學(xué)會(huì)什么。故填:They should / are supposed to master a number of different meals and learn some cooking skills including baking
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題:英國(guó)是以它的美味食物而著名嗎?聯(lián)系原文:Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits.句意:英國(guó)是有時(shí)被稱(chēng)為有糟糕的國(guó)家食品和不健康的飲食習(xí)慣的國(guó)家。因此對(duì)于本句的問(wèn)題應(yīng)該做否定回答。故填:No, it isn’t.
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題:根據(jù)英國(guó)作家喬安娜萊斯曼的介紹,有多少英國(guó)人喜歡與他們的孩子們共進(jìn)晚餐?聯(lián)系原文,這位作家所列的數(shù)據(jù):Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children.句意:僅有百分之四十的人喜歡與孩子們一起共進(jìn)晚餐。明確數(shù)字為40%。故填:Four out of ten. / 40%.
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題:為什么快餐對(duì)于許多英國(guó)的孩子非常受歡迎? 原文中明確答案:because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.句意:因?yàn)樗麄兊母改柑α耍荒茏鲆淮蜗駱拥娘。故填:Because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)題:在英國(guó)開(kāi)設(shè)烹飪課程的目的是什么?分析原文:We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.句意:我們想鼓勵(lì)他們提高對(duì)食物和烹飪的愛(ài)好,讓這些伴著他們成長(zhǎng)。故填:To develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.
考點(diǎn):社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類(lèi)短文閱讀。

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