2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：选修8 Modules 1-3Deep South,The Renaissance Foreign Food
<p> 考点规范练39(选修8 <span word="Modules">Modules</span> 1-3)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1975,<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Carlin">Carlin</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="show">show</span>,<span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="Night">Night</span> <span word="Live">Live</span>,<span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span>.“<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span>?<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span>—<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span>;<span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span>.<span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span>?”</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>,<span word="Carlin">Carlin</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span>—<span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="Fresh">Fresh</span>-<span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="blueberries">blueberries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>,<span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="jam">jam</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blueberries">blueberries</span>—<span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>—<span word="is">is</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>.</p><p> <span word="Eating">Eating</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span>,<span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.<span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Spence">Spence</span>—<span word="an">an</span> <span word="experimental">experimental</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="University">University</span>—<span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.<span word="Commonly">Commonly</span>,<span word="we">we</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20% <span word="sweeter">sweeter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="are">are</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sour">sour</span>.<span word="Spence">Spence</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>: <span word="human">human</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="watching">watching</span>—<span word="green">green</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="red">red</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>?<span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="blueberries">blueberries</span>,<span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dyed">dyed</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="artificially">artificially</span>.<span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="dyes">dyes</span>—<span word="while">while</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.<span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="dyed">dyed</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span>? </p>
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