Esophagus 食道
The esophagus is a long tube inside your chest and neck.
It begins behind your throat and connects to your stomach.
When you eat or drink, food passes through the esophagus on its way to your stomach.
Muscles in the esophagus squeeze gently to help move food down.
The esophagus keeps food and drink going in only one direction.
If food gets stuck in the esophagus, it can be hard to swallow.
食道是人体胸部和颈部内部的一根长管。
它起始于咽喉后方，并连到胃。
吃饭或喝水时，食物会通过食道进入胃里。
食道内的肌肉会轻轻收缩，把食物往下推送。
食道能帮助食物和饮料只往下走，不往回流。
如果食物卡在食道里，吞咽会变得困难。
配套练习✍️ esophagus /ɪˈsɑːfəɡəs/
🔍 完形填空（Cloze Test）
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The esophagus is a tube inside your ______ and neck.
（a. chest / b. hand / c. leg） -
Food moves through the esophagus to the ______.
（a. brain / b. stomach / c. ear） -
The esophagus begins behind your ______.
（a. throat / b. hip / c. knee） -
Muscles in the esophagus help to ______ food down.
（a. paint / b. push / c. catch） -
If food gets stuck in the esophagus, ______ becomes hard.
（a. seeing / b. swallowing / c. dancing）
✅ 选择题（Multiple Choice）
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Where does the esophagus connect after the throat?
A) To the heart
B) To the stomach
C) To the skin -
What do muscles in the esophagus do?
A) Help move food down
B) Help you hear
C) Make you jump -
What is the main job of the esophagus?
A) Keeping food out of the mouth
B) Getting food and drink to the stomach
C) Making food sweet
✏️ 填空题（Fill in the Blanks）
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The esophagus is a ______ that starts behind the throat.
（可选答案：tube, bone, pillow） -
When you swallow, food goes ______ the esophagus.
（可选答案：through, over, under） -
The esophagus lets food move in only one ______.
（可选答案：direction, color, sound） -
If something gets stuck, ______ is difficult.
（可选答案：swallowing, running, reading）
练习答案✅
完形填空
- a. chest
- b. stomach
- a. throat
- b. push
- b. swallowing
选择题
6. B) To the stomach
7. A) Help move food down
8. B) Getting food and drink to the stomach
填空题
9. tube
10. through
11. direction
12. swallowing
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