《2026年名校金典课堂八年级英语上册人教版》

五、短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。
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We eat food every day to live. In fact，we can not only get necessary things we need from food，but also understand different culture behind it. Just as different clothes signify（象征）different kinds of people，different foods signify different cultures. For example，what will you think of when you see a man wearing a white coat? You may think he is a doctor. Similarly，pizza with tomato，basil（罗勒）and cheese on it makes Italy come to your mind.
It's interesting to explore something special behind food. You may ask，“What do we eat?” The places we live in makes a big difference to our food choice. Japanese love seafood and Europeans often eat potatoes，largely because of the natural environment in their countries.
When making food，it can sometimes be messy in the kitchen. Different family members may have different tastes. So，they might cook separately to follow their own preferences（偏好）.
The second question you can ask is “Who prepares the food?” In some places，it's usual for men to cook food at home，while women have to do all the housework somewhere else. Another question could be “Who sits at the table?” or “Who eats first?” When you start to ask questions like all of these and try to find the answers to them，you will get to learn about the close connection between food and culture.

答案： wearing; Similarly; something; choice; natural; messy; separately; prepares; somewhere; connection