站长素材 SC.CHINAZ.ppt

A lily in the kitchenUnit 3 Text 10Learn the following words before reading1.clove n.one of the small,separate sections of garlic2.lung n.a breathing organ3.crush v.to press so as to break4.pickle n.vegetable usually a cucumber kept in salt water5.leek n.like an onion and having dark-green leavesGlance over the text quickly once and see if you can answer the following questions1.What does“a lily in the kitchen”refer to in this passage?2.What do people today think about garlic?3.Is garlic still used in cooking nowadays?Garlic the wonder foodGarlic and its cousins(onions,chives and scallions)are probably the most intriguing of all vegetables.Garlic lowers cholesterol,reduces the risk of heart disease,fights infection and boosts immunity.And,as if that werent enough,the data is strong for the prevention of cancers of the digestive system,including the esophagus,stomach,colon and rectum.The National Cancer Institute is sponsoring a huge clinical trial on garlics ability to prevent stomach cancer.But why wait years for the results of this clinical trial?It was Louis Pasteur who first described the antibacterial effect of garlic and onion juices.Garlic is effective even against antibiotic-resistant strains.It even kills Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori),a kind of bacteria which is implicated in the cause of some stomach cancers and ulcers.Answer these questions without looking back at the text.1.Garlic belongs to the same family as the A.Onion B.lily C.both A and B2.The story says that both the romans and the israelitesA.Liked to eat garlicB.Thought garlic would keep them wellC.Both A and B3.Most doctors consider that garlicA.Can help make better foodB.Can keep people from getting sickC.Cant help much in curing diseaseThank you