四六级口试热点话题预测：饮食
10. What should we do to insure food safety?
To guarantee food safety, we need something more than the strengthening of relevant regulations. Firstly, we need to carry out a comprehensive study of food standards both in China and abroad. Secondly, we should make a breakthrough in supervision technology. Thirdly, we should guarantee the safety of raw materials, the food processing and the transportation. Only in this way can Chinese food become safer and safer.
11. What do you think of losing weight by eating less?
In my opinion, dieting is not beneficial in the long run. People tend to lose weight initially but then they regain their normal weight after some time. To lose weight, you should take correct measures. In addition, losing weight is not only losing weight but also creating a new healthy lifestyle. And you can form good habits and reduce risks of diseases. At the same time, you gain confidence when you slim down.
12. Can you tell me how Chinese food is different from that of other countries?
As far as the cooking techniques are concerned, Chinese people tend to stir-fry the vegetables while people from other countries like to have their vegetables or meat either steamed or boiled. Another difference is that they use cheese a lot while many Chinese people find it too greasy. The very obvious difference is that Chinese people like to have their beef well-done while people from other countries may like it rare or medium.
13. What’s your favorite snack in your hometown?
For me, the hot pot is the first choice. Watching the rolling soup in the pot, inhaling the spicy scent in the air, do not behave yourself, just take off your shirt and gobble up the yummy food. You may ask why people would take off their shirt while enjoying the hot pot, the answer is simple—the spicy hot pot makes them sweat. After a whole day of hard work, several friends gather in the hall of the hot pot restaurant. We chat and laugh while drinking the cold beer and stuffing the mouth with the delicious food.
14. Are you a good cook?
Although I like cooking with my friends together, I don’t have the confidence to say I’m a good cook. Sometimes I don’t do what I’m supposed to do. That’s why I like cooking with people. I like cooking with people on weekends, so that we can share ideas and get to know what we do not know before. So I don’t think I’m a good cook by myself.
双人互动
Topic：These years, genetically modified (GM) food has been the concern of the public. Should it be banned? A: Genetically modified food should be banned. There is a fundamental difference between modification via selective breeding and genetic engineering techniques. B: No, that is not true. Genetic modification is entirely natural. The process of crop cultivation by selective breeding leads to exactly the same kind of changes in DNA as modern modification techniques do. A: No, I disagree. The former occurs over thousands of years and so the genes are changed much more gradually. Genetic modification will supposedly deliver much but we have not had the time to assess the long-term consequences. B: In fact, it makes no difference. A: No, I am afraid I can’t agree with you there. It is wrong to introduce the DNA of one species into the genes of another, such as using fish genes in tomato plants to make them frost-resistant. It is short-sighted and unnatural. B: It is perfectly natural and safe to introduce genes from one organism into another. And if the government bans GM food, the choice is taken away from the consumer. A: It is true that banning GM food would decrease consumers ’choice. However, it is right for the government to intervene and do this to prevent harm to both the population and the environment. Besides, the number of consumers who actually want GM food is tiny anyway. B: Have you ever considered there would be large-scale unemployment in the biotechnology industry if GM food were banned? A: Issues of principle should always come before pragmatic concern about unemployment. Continuing employment is not an argument for the continuation of these harmful and immoral practices, nor is it an argument in favor of GM food.
