Food we eat
What Do You Know about Eggs?
Read & answer: What nutrition do eggs provide? How do eggs get from the factory to our tables?
Do you like eggs? Eggs are full of good nutrition, such as protein, vitamins and minerals. Protein helps us grow tall and build strong muscles. Vitamins keep our eyes healthy. Minerals keep our bones strong. Eggs are very good for our bodies!
We usually think chickens are raised freely on farms. But today, most eggs come from big, modern factories. Do you know how eggs get from the factory to our tables?
Farmers keep thousands of hens in a "chicken hotel" and feed them grain.
图2 (with the Chinese label "分拣房" on it)
Eggs fall onto moving belts by themselves. The belts carry eggs to the sorting room. How amazing!
Smart machines check the eggs. No cracks! Sort by size! Stamp fresh dates!
The eggs are put into boxes. Now they're ready to go to the supermarket—and then to your breakfast table!
Eggs are very common and healthy. They are easy to cook. We can boil them, fry them or scramble them. Boiled eggs are the best choice. Eat a boiled egg every day to help keep your body strong and healthy!
Ⅰ. Read and number. 读一读，排序。
() Smart machines check the eggs and stamp fresh dates.
() Farmers feed the chickens grain. Hens lay eggs.
() Eggs are ready for the table.
() Eggs are carried to the sorting room.
Ⅱ. Look, choose and write. 看图，选词填空，写一写牛奶的生产过程。
buy fill milk clean put take
1. The machine can the cows automatically（自动地）.
2. Workers check the milk carefully. The machines the milk.
3. Smart machines milk into bottles. They dates on the bottles.
4. Cold trucks milk to supermarkets. We can milk on the shelf.

1. 3 2. 1 3. 4 4. 2
1. milk 2. clean 3. fill, put 4. take, buy

【分析】
本题分为两部分，第一部分是排序题，需通读关于鸡蛋从工厂到餐桌流程的原文，找到各步骤对应的原文内容，按先后顺序标注序号；第二部分是选词填空题，需先理解所给单词的词义，结合句子语境和插图提示，匹配合适的动词，注意单词的正确形式。
【解析】
Ⅰ. 排序题：
1. 原文中“Farmers keep thousands of hens in a 'chicken hotel' and feed them grain.”是流程的第一步，对应第2个括号；
2. 原文中“The belts carry eggs to the sorting room.”是第二步，对应第4个括号；
3. 原文中“Smart machines check the eggs... Stamp fresh dates!”是第三步，对应第1个括号；
4. 原文中“The eggs are put into boxes... ready to go to the supermarket—and then to your breakfast table!”是第四步，对应第3个括号；因此排序为3、2、1、4。
Ⅱ. 选词填空题：
1. 插图为机器挤奶牛，动词milk表示“挤奶”，符合语境；
2. 结合插图和句子，机器清洁牛奶，填clean；
3. 固定搭配fill...into表示“把……装入”，put dates表示“贴日期”，符合语境；
4. 卡车把牛奶带去超市用take，我们在货架购买用buy，符合逻辑。
【答案】
1. 3 2. 1 3. 4 4. 2
1. milk 2. clean 3. fill, put 4. take, buy
【知识点】
阅读理解排序、动词词义辨析、英语词汇运用
【点评】
本题结合语篇内容和语境考查学生的阅读理解细节把握能力与词汇运用能力，题型基础，贴近生活，能有效检验学生对英语基础知识的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.6