Many people of the early times believed that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves. They thought,,that eating deer would make them run like a deer. Some people believed eating enemies who hadbravery in the battle would make them brave. The practice of eating human flesh might have started because people were to become as strong and brave as their enemies. Many people once thought that ginger roots(姜根）by some magical power couldthe memory .Eggs were thought tovoice pretty. Tomatoes werebelieved to have magical powers. They were called love apples and were believed to make people who ate them fall in. Later, another wrong idea about tomatoes. The idea was that they were poisonous(有毒的）.How The people who thought tomatoes were poisonous would be if they could know that millions of tomatoes were given to the soldiers abroad the Second World War. Even today there are still a great manyideas about food. Some of them are found in many places. Oneidea is that fish is the best brain food. But no one has been able tothat fish is better for the brain than many other kinds of food.such idea is that people should not drink water with meals. Washing food down with water instead of chewing it is not a good idea,but some water with meals has been found to be.It helps to digest(消化）the food.
试题分析：短文大意：早期的人认为吃动物可以获得这种动物的一些好的品质。他们认为吃鹿肉能使他们跑得像鹿一样快。许多人曾经认为姜的根有种魔力可以改善记忆。即使在今天，仍然有许多关于食物的错误的想法。 【小题1】考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：例如，他们认为吃鹿肉能使他们像鹿一样跑得快。for example例如；in fact事实上； in general通常; 大体上; 一般而言，总的来说; later on后来，以后。联系后面的句子that eating deer would make them run like a deer可知这里是在举例说明，所以选A。 【小题2】考查动词及语境理解。句意：有些人认为吃在战斗中勇敢表现的敌人会使他们勇敢。seen看见；show给……看，显现；found找到，发现；realized意识到。根据句意可知该选B。 【小题3】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：吃人肉的做法可能已经开始，因为人们兴奋得能变得像他们的敌人一样强壮和勇敢。excited兴奋的；pleased高兴的；worried担忧的；anxious焦虑的。A 【小题4】考查动词及语境理解。句意：许多人曾经认为姜的根有种魔力可以改善记忆。improved提高，改善；help帮助；use用；make制造，做。根据句意结合语境可知该选A 【小题5】考查动词及语境理解。句意：鸡蛋被认为能使嗓音变漂亮。leave离开；let让；get得到，获得；make制造，做。Make + 名词 +形容词，是一个固定结构，所以选D。 【小题6】考查副词及语境理解。句意：西红柿也被认为有一种魔力。also也，用在肯定句中；too也，用在肯定句末； either也，用在否定句末； neither也不。联系前面的句子Many people once thought that ginger roots(姜根）by some magical power couldthe memory可知该选A。 【小题7】考查名词及语境理解。句意：它们被称为爱的苹果，他们认为吃了它的人会坠入爱河。likeness相象，相似; enjoyment令人愉快的事物; love爱；friendship友谊。fall in love是一个固定短语，所以选C。 【小题8】考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：后来，另一个关于番茄的错误的思想在成长。used up用光；thought of想；thought about考虑；grew up成长。所以选D。 【小题9】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：如果他们知道在第二次世界大战期间给在国外的士兵们吃了数以百万计的西红柿那些认为番茄有毒的人会多么害怕。bored无聊的；terrified很害怕的，吓坏了的; surprised惊讶的；interested有趣的。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。 【小题10】考查介词及语境理解。句意：如果他们知道在第二次世界大战期间给在国外的士兵们吃了数以百万计的西红柿那些认为番茄有毒的人会多么害怕。through通过，穿过；of···的；before在···之前；during在··期间。根据句意可知该选D。 【小题11】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：即使在今天，仍然有许多关于食物的错误的想法。right对的；wrong错误的；good好的；true真实的。联系第三段第一句Later, another wrong idea about tomatoes可知该选B。 【小题12】考查连词及语境理解。句意：一个这样的观点就是认为鱼是最佳的健脑食品。so如此，所以；such如此；what什么；how怎么。联系后面的句子such idea is that people should not drink water with meals.可知该选B。 【小题13】考查动词及语境理解。句意：但是没有人能够发现鱼对人的大脑比其他许多种食物更好。say说；show给……看；find找到，发现；think思考，认为。根据句意可知该选C。 【小题14】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：另一个这样的观点是：人不应该吃饭时喝水。Other其他的，只能作定语；Others其他的，只能单独使用；Another另一；The other特指另一或其他的。联系前面的句子Oneidea is that fish is the best brain food. 可知该选D。 【小题15】考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但人们发现吃饭时喝些水是有好处的。wonderful精彩的；useless无用的；helpful有帮助的；thankful感激的。根据下句It helps to digest(消化）the food.的描述可知该选C。 考点：故事类短文。