精彩内容 Unit 1 CULTURELesson 01 Big and Beautiful?Target Vocabulary1 industry [??nd?str?] n. 工业；企业；行业2 rural [?r??r?l] adj. 农村的；田园的3 tradition [tr??d??n] n. 传统4 obese [???bi:s] adj. 过胖的5 calorie [?kæl?r?] n.（热量单位）卡；卡路里；千卡6 prospect [?pr?spekt] n.（成功的）可能性；前景；前途7 generation [?d?en??re??n] n. 世代；一代；同时代的人8 couscous [?k?sk?s] n. 蒸粗麦粉（北非菜名）9 will [w?l] n. 意愿10 diabetes [?da???bi:ti:z] n. 糖尿病11 modern [?m?dn] adj. 现代的；现代化的Big and Beautiful?Weight loss has become a multi-billiondollar industry1 in many parts of the world. But in rural2 western Africa, wheretradition3values obese4 women, many young Mauritaniangirls are force-fed (also known as gavage 1 ) to become more attractive to men.While many women across the globe count calories 5, skip desser t , and pay forexpensive gym memberships, ten percent of Mauri tanian women are overeating topack on the pounds2, all in the name of beauty."A thin woman feels like bones. A fatwoman feels soft. It is interesting and exciting. When a woman is big, it showsthat she is well taken care of because her family can afford to feed her alot," says 25-year-old male Mohammed M'Barek. "It is tradition. It isour culture."A recent study suggests that this custom isdying out. While over one-third of Mauritanian women over-ate to improvemarriage prospects6a generation7 ago, only about 10 percentcontinue to engage in the practice. Many of these young girls are sent to"fat farms" to consume foods high in calories, such as couscous8 andcow and goat's milk, to gain weight. For many, it is against their will9. It isnot uncommon for girls to be woken up in the middle of the night to eat and tobe punished for refusing to eat."This tradition is old-fashioned.Obesity is known to cause many health issues such as diabetes10 and heartdisease. I don't want my daughter to die young," said the mother of anine-year-old girl who will not be sent to one of many "fat farms" inrural Mauritania along withsome of her friends. "Modern11Mauritanian women want to eat normally and be healthy, not be force-fed."1 gavage（法文），指强饲。2 pack on the pounds 指增胖。After You ReadA. Reading Skill: 用“5W1H”获取信息报刊文章通常会有一定的格式。了解此类文章的撰写方式，可以帮助读者找出文章的重要信息。一般来说，文章的段会提供整篇文章重要的信息。而另一个可以帮助读者找出重要信息的方式，就是通过下列的“5W1H”来获取信息：5W1H：How ... is the story about?Who ... is the story about?What ... is the story about?Where ... does the story take place?When ... does the story take place?Why ... is this happening?Re-read the first paragraph of the readingpassage and complete the chart below.Who?What?Where?When?Why?How?B. Word Study: 同义词英文里有非常多的同义词，同义词（synonym）指具有相同或相近意思的单词或短语。作者在写作时通常会使用同义词，以增加文章的变化性和可读性。在本篇文章中，就包含了许多同义词，包括：fat, big, and obese tradition and customeat and consume 2 Use synonyms found in the Word Box to fill in the blanks.1. Jessica prefers modern (contemporary)furniture in her home.2. People across the (world) share some ofthe same ideals for beauty.3. It is (rare) for there to still be snowon the ground in May.4. If you want to keep (fit), don't eatjunk food.5. The student was (reprimanded) forstarting a fight at school.6. Maria (declined) the job offer.2 Target VocabularyFrom the list of target vocabulary, choosethe word that best completes the sentence.rural prospect calorie diabetes generationindustry couscous will1. The health food isconstantly growing.2. Margaret attended piano lessons againsther to please her mother.3. My uncle was diagnosed with athis last doctor's appointment.4. Many families choose to raise theirchildren in communities.5. How many are in oneslice of pizza?6. Most people from my grandmother's areunfamiliar with new technology.7. Jane says the offinding a job in the field aren't very high.8. I think I'll make instead of rice to serve with
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