Section 2---Unit 14 Some Food Facts to Chew On

 Section 2---Unit 14 Food and Health

Some Food Facts to Chew On

How much do you know about the foods you eat? Indeed, some foods might make you wonder each time you eat them.

Consider Pop Rocks. If you've tried them, then you'll know the popping sensation that they create in your mouth. This effect comes from the great pressure that Pop Rocks are made under, which locks gas inside. When we put these candies in our mouths, the sugar melts and the gas escapes, creating the interesting sound.

Few people know that ketchup was once considered a medicine. In the 1830s, Dr. John Cook Bennett from Ohio reported tomatoes’ effectiveness in treating illnesses. Then, a salesman began selling tomato-based "medicine" with great success. Around the same time, the first tomato ketchup was created, and it became a hit in the West.

Some foods aren't what they appear to be. Take Pringles, for example. They may look like perfectly formed potato chips, but in fact, they're only 42 percent actual potatoes. The rest of Pringles consists mainly of wheat starch and flour. For this reason, they don't meet the definition of potato chips.

Lastly, there's a food that most of us have eaten: McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. Perhaps not many people know that besides chicken, these bite-size pieces contain a high percentage of corn and sugars. They also have a host of things not normally used in home cooking. One of these is a chemical that stops Chicken McNuggets from producing foam during the preparation process.

As you can see, food can contain a lot of surprises. It's always a good idea to know exactly what you are putting inside your body. Think about the foods you eat, and perhaps do some research on them to find their health value. Food may never taste the same again.

	actual	第二級	[形容詞] 實際的;事實上的
	based	第二級	[動詞] base(以...為基地) 的過去式及過去分詞
	besides	第三級	[副詞] 並且; [介系詞] 除...之外
	chemical	第二級	[形容詞] 化學的; [名詞] 化學製品;化學藥品
	chew	第四級	[動詞] 咀嚼; [名詞] 咀嚼
	chips	第三級	[動詞] chip(削,鑿,鏟) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] chip(晶片;屑片;炸洋芋片;籌碼) 的複數
	consider	第二級	[動詞] 考慮
	considered	第二級	[動詞] consider(考慮) 的過去式及過去分詞
	consists	第四級	[動詞] consist(組成,構成) 的第三人稱單數現在式
	contain	第二級	[動詞] 包含;容納
	corn	第二級	[名詞] 玉米
	create	第二級	[動詞] 創造
	created	第二級	[動詞] create(創造) 的過去式及過去分詞
	creating	第二級	[動詞] create(創造) 的現在分詞
	definition	第三級	[名詞] 定義;釋義
	effect	第二級	[動詞] 造成;招致; [名詞] 效力;作用
	effectiveness	第二級	[形容詞] effective(有效的) 的衍生的名詞
	escapes	第二級	[動詞] escape(逃跑;逃脫) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] escape(逃跑;逃脫) 的複數
	exactly	第二級	[形容詞] exact(確切的,精確的) 的衍生的副詞
	flour	第三級	[名詞] 麵粉
	foam	第四級	[動詞] 起泡沫; [名詞] 泡沫
	formed	第二級	[動詞] form(形成) 的過去式及過去分詞
	gas	第三級	[名詞] 瓦斯;汽油
	host	第二級	[名詞] 主人
	indeed	第二級	[副詞] 確實,實在
	ketchup	第二級	[名詞] 番茄醬
	locks	第三級	[動詞] lock(鎖住) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] lock(鎖) 的複數
	melts	第三級	[動詞] melt(融化;熔化) 的第三人稱單數現在式
	normally	第三級	[形容詞] normal(正常的,正規的) 的衍生的副詞
	percent	第四級	[名詞] 百分之一
	percentage	第四級	[名詞] 百分率,百分比
	perfectly	第二級	[形容詞] perfect(完美的) 的衍生的副詞
	pop	第二級	[形容詞] 通俗的,流行的; [名詞] 流行音樂,汽水,發出砰的一聲,
	preparation	第三級	[名詞] 準備,預備
	pressure	第二級	[動詞] 對...施加壓力;迫使; [名詞] 壓力
	process	第三級	[動詞] 加工沖洗(膠卷); [名詞] 過程,進程
	producing	第二級	[動詞] produce(製造;出產) 的現在分詞
	research	第四級	[動詞] 調查,探究; [名詞] (學術)研究;調查,探究
	salesman	第二級	[名詞] 售貨員
	sensation	第五級	[名詞] 感覺;知覺;轟動
	success	第二級	[名詞] 成功
	used	第二級	[形容詞] 習慣於; 舊的;用舊了的
	value	第二級	[動詞] 估價,評價;尊重;重視; [名詞] 價值
	wheat	第三級	[名詞] 小麥
	wonder	第二級	[動詞] 納悶; [名詞] 驚奇;奇觀

Reading Comprehension

(   ) 1. Which of the foods mentioned in the article was originally used as a medicine?

(A) Pringles                   (C) McNuggets        (B) Ketchup                   (D) Pop Rocks

(   ) 2. According to the article, which of the following is NOT true?

(A) McDonald's Chicken McNuggets contain a chemical that prevents the nuggets from creating foam during the preparation process.

(B) Pringles don't meet the definition of potato chips because the percentage of potato is under the requirement.

(C) When the first tomato ketchup was invented, it wasn't popular in the West.

(D) Pop Rocks are made by locking gas inside, which creates the interesting sound when being eaten.

(   ) 3. According to the writer, what is one thing that many people may not know?

(A) Chicken McNuggets contain a lot of corn and sugars.

(B) Ketchup was invented by a doctor in Ohio.

(C) Pringles look exactly like potato chips.

(D) Pop Rocks make an intriguing noise when you put them in your mouth.

(   ) 4. According to the article, which foods include sugar?

(A) Pop Rocks and Pringles

(B) Tomato Ketchup and Pringles

(C) Pop Rocks and Chicken McNuggets

(D) Pringles and Chicken McNuggets

	according	第五級	[動詞] accord((與...)一致;調解) 的現在分詞
	article	第二級	[名詞] 文章;報導；論文;物件;條款
	being	第二級	[名詞] 存在;生存;生命;本質
	chemical	第二級	[形容詞] 化學的; [名詞] 化學製品;化學藥品
	chips	第三級	[動詞] chip(削,鑿,鏟) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] chip(晶片;屑片;炸洋芋片;籌碼) 的複數
	contain	第二級	[動詞] 包含;容納
	corn	第二級	[名詞] 玉米
	creates	第二級	[動詞] create(創造) 的第三人稱單數現在式
	creating	第二級	[動詞] create(創造) 的現在分詞
	definition	第三級	[名詞] 定義;釋義
	exactly	第二級	[形容詞] exact(確切的,精確的) 的衍生的副詞
	foam	第四級	[動詞] 起泡沫; [名詞] 泡沫
	following	第二級	[形容詞] 接著的,其次的;下面的; [介系詞] 在...以後; [名詞] 一批追隨者;下列事物(或人員)
	gas	第三級	[名詞] 瓦斯;汽油
	include	第二級	[動詞] 包含
	intriguing	第六級	[動詞] intrigue(耍陰謀;激起好奇心) 的現在分詞
	invented	第三級	[動詞] invent(發明) 的過去式及過去分詞
	ketchup	第二級	[名詞] 番茄醬
	locking	第三級	[動詞] lock(鎖住) 的現在分詞
	mentioned	第二級	[動詞] mention(提到,說起) 的過去式及過去分詞
	originally	第三級	[形容詞] original(最初的,本來的;原始的) 的衍生的副詞
	percentage	第四級	[名詞] 百分率,百分比
	pop	第二級	[形容詞] 通俗的,流行的; [名詞] 流行音樂,汽水,發出砰的一聲,
	preparation	第三級	[名詞] 準備,預備
	prevents	第三級	[動詞] prevent(防止,預防) 的第三人稱單數現在式
	process	第三級	[動詞] 加工沖洗(膠卷); [名詞] 過程,進程
	requirement	第二級	[名詞] 需要;必需品
	true	第二級	[形容詞] 真實的;正確的; [動詞] 配準,擺正; [副詞] 準確地;真實地
	used	第二級	[形容詞] 習慣於; 舊的;用舊了的