阅读理解模拟题(二)

时间:2007-10-31 08:19:41

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Passage 2

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps inmaking food more fit to eat,it has,at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat.Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon1.Difficult cultures are some prone2 to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures.That food is related to illness is not a new discovery.In 1945,government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites,commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives3,caused cancer.Yet,these carcinogenic additives remain in our food,and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.The additives which we eat are not all so direct.Farmers often give penicillin4 to beef and poultry5 and because of this,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.Sometimes similar drugs are administered(given) to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons.The farmers are simply trying to fatten6 the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market.Although the Food and Drug Administration has tried repeatedly to control these procedures,the practices continue.


How has science done a disservice to manmind?_____.[ANSWER]
A)Because of science,disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually done away with
B)It has caused a lack of information,concerning the value of food
C)As a result of scientific intervention,some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food
D)The scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables 


What are nitrates used for?_____.[ANSWER]
A)They preserve flavor in packaged foods
B)They preserve the color of meats
C)They are the objects of research
D)They cause the animals to become fatter


What does FDA mean as an organization?_____.[ANSWER]
A)Food Direct Additives
B)Final Difficult Analysis
C)Food and Drug Administration
D)Federal Dairy Additives


The word carcinogenic means most nearly the same as _____.[ANSWER]
A)trouble-making
B)color-retaining
C)money-making
D)cancer-causing


Which of the following statements is not true?_____.[ANSWER]
A)Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
B)Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
C)Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for over thirty-five years
D)Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world


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1 colon jqfzJ     
n.冒号,结肠,直肠
参考例句:
  • Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样,应当在冒号后加破折号。
  • The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。
2 prone 50bzu     
adj.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的
参考例句:
  • Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
  • He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
3 additives cf3f12a049807f79b9faf1553e074059     
n.添加剂( additive的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • chemical additives in petrol 汽油中的化学添加剂
  • It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives. 包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 penicillin sMXxv     
n.青霉素,盘尼西林
参考例句:
  • I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.我应当让他给我打一针青霉素的。
  • Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。
5 poultry GPQxh     
n.家禽,禽肉
参考例句:
  • There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
  • What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
6 fatten ClLxX     
v.使肥,变肥
参考例句:
  • The new feed can fatten the chicken up quickly enough for market.新饲料能使鸡长得更快,以适应市场需求。
  • We keep animals in pens to fatten them.我们把动物关在围栏里把它们养肥。

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