高考英语时事热点话题阅读：热点13 食品安全及饮食健康问题(学生版+解析版)

高考英语时事热点话题阅读

热点13食品安全及饮食健康问题

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Asglobalizationcontinuestomaketheworldasmallerplace,andgoodsbecomemoreaccessibleacross

borders,concernsaboutfoodsafetyintheAsiaPaciticregionhavesteadilyrisenovertheyears.AnAPECtorumis

beingheldinBeijing,tofindwaystobetteraddresstheproblem.

156participantsfrom19APECeconomiesand4non-APECmembersattendedtheAPECFoodSafety

CooperationForum.Created7yearsago,theforumhasbeenactivelylookingfbrwaystostrengthenfoodsafety

standardintheregion,withoutaffeciingtrade.

“Asconsumersarefacedwithmorevarietiesoffood,thepotentialfoodsafetyriskalsobecomesbigger.This

forumhashelpedAPECeconomiestocooperateinsupervision（监督），exchangeinformation,andimprovethe

overallfoodsafetystandardintheAsiaPacificregion,saiddirectorofChina'sGeneralAdministrationofQuality

SupervisionWuQinghai.

Forthefirsttimetheforumhasbroughttogetherhighlevelregulators,academics,andindustrysiakeholdersto

talkabouttheirrespectiverolesinsafetysupervision.Theysaygovernmentsalonecannotshoulderthisheavyduly.

InChina,thecontinuousfoodsafetyproblemshavegreatlyhurtconsumers'confidenceindomesticproducts;

thereforemoreturnedtoimports.However,problemsrelatedtoqualityofthoseimportedgoodsalsobegantoshow.

InJulythisyear,morethan400batches（Jtt）offoodimportsfrom35countriesandregionswerefoundsubstandard

bythecountry'stopqualitysupervisor.

Governmentsandindustrieshavebeenbroughtcloserbythisforum.Asfoodmovesmorefreelybeyond

borders,（hisforumishopedtopromotesafetycontrolcooperation,soAPECmemberscanbetterbenefitfromthe

economicintegration（经济一体化）.

1.Whatkindoffunctioncantheforumplay?

A.Ithasgreatlyinfluencedtheeconomyinthearea.

B.Ithaslongbeenabletoputeveryside'seffortstogether.

C.Ithelpstobringgovernmentregulatorsandindustriestogether.

D.Ithasfoundwaystodealwithsafetyproblems.

2.Thelastbutoneparagraphtellsusthat.

A.theChinesecustomersaremoresatisfiedwiththeirfoodsafety

B.foodimportedfromothercountriesarcindeedhighinquality

C.manyChinesecustomerswouldratherbuysomeforeignfood

D.thereareonly35countriesandregionsexportingfoodtoChina

3.Theunderlinedword“address“inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby"

A.sendaletteraboutB.dealwith

C.deliveraspeechonD.calloff

4.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

A.Peoplecanbuyforeignfoodmoreeasilythanever.

B.Themorevarietiesoffood,thebiggerthepotentialfoodsafetyrisk.

C.Foodsafetyproblemshaveappearedmanytimesbeforethisfoiuni.

D.Govcnimcntshavestartedtheircooperationwithacademicsandindustriesbeforethisforum.

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NewruleswillletmillionsofAmericansknowwheremoreoftheirfoodcomesfrom.Thelawisknownas

COOL-CountryofOriginLabeling.

AmericanCongressfirstpassedthelawin2002.Storeshavehadtolabelseafoodbycountryoforiginsince

2(X)5.Butindustrypressuredelayedotherrequirementsuntillastweek.

Productsthatmustnowbelabeledincludefreshfruitsandvegetables,musclemeatsandsomekindsofnuts.

Buttherulesarecomplex,andmanyfoodsareexcluded.Forexample,organmeatsarefreetobelabeled.Soare

processedfoods,includingcookedorsmokedfood.

TheUnitedStateshasimportedmoreandmorefoodinrecentyearstosavemoneyandexpandchoices.

Coun(ry-of-originlabelinghasbecomemorecommonlatelybuthasstillbeenlimitedinmanystores.

Foodsafetyisonereasonwhysomeshopperspaycloseattentiontowherefoodscomefrom.Forexample,

whenalargenumberofpeoplerecentlygotsickfromsalmonella,officialsblamedpeppersfromMexico.Yetthe

lastbigfoodscareinvolvedspinach(菠菜)growninCalifornia.Butlabelingisalsoawayforpeopletoknowthey

arcgettingwhattheywant.Somewanttobuylocalfoodsorfoodsfromaparticularcountry.

Thecountry-of-originlabelinglawgivesstores30daystocorrectanyviolations(违反)thatare(bund.Stores

andsuppliersthatarefoundtobedeliberatelyviolatingthelawcouldbefined1000dollarsperviolation.Federal

inspectorsarenottotakeactiontoenforcethelawforsixmonthstogivetimeforaneducationcampaign.

Somefoodsafetyactivistssaytheyarcgenerallypleasedwith:hclaw.Theycallitagoodstepthatwillgive

peoplemoreusefulinformation.

5.What'stheregulationinthenewrules?

A.Storeshavetolabelseafoodbycountryoforigin.

B.Thecountry-of-originlabelinghastobemarkedonmorefood.

C.Labelingoffoodshouldincludemoreusefulinformation.

D.Storeshavetolabelfoodbyitsproducingdatefromnowon.

6.Consumersarcmoreconcernedaboutwherefoodscomefrombecause.

A.theyarcparticularaboutthetastesofthefood

B.tlieyarecuriousaboutthecountryofthefoodorigin

C.mostoftheshoppersarcfoodsafetyactiviststhemselves

D.they,reconcernedaboutfoodsafetyandwanttogetwhattheywant

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Storeownersaremostlikelytobethesupportersof（helaw.

B.MostAmericanspreferimportedvegetablestovegetablesgrowninlocalplaces.

C.ThegovernmentofAmericawillforbidimportingpeppersfromMexico.

D.Thelawwasnotfullycarriedoutuntillastweekbecauseoffoodindustry'sresistance.

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Chinahasrecentlybeenfacedwithseriousissuesofproductsafety.InPanama,itissaidthatmedicinemade

withapoisonouschemicalsickenedsomepeople.AChinesecompanyhadidentifieditasdiethylamideglycol（［化］

乙二醇）,alow-costsubstitutecommonlyusedinautomobileantifreeze（防冻剂）.

SomecountrieshavebannedChinese-madetoothpastecontainingdiethylamideglycol.Chinahasnow（old

companiestodiscontinueitsuse,even（houghitsaysthetoothpasteissafe.Anotherindustrialchemical,melamine,

wasfoundinwheatflourusedtomakepetfoodinNorthAmerica.Thousandsofdogsandcatsbecamesick.

TheUnitedStateshasrestrictedsomeimportsofChineseseafoodbecausetheycontainedbannedsubstance.

Andquestionshavebeenraisedaboutotherproducts,includingchildren'stoyscoveredwithleadpaint.

ChineseofficialspromisedtoprovidetheEuropeanUnion,thebiggesttradingpartner,withdetailedreportson

enforcementeffortsagainstunsafegoods.

MeglenaKuneva,commissioner（理事）forconsumerprotectionoftheEuropeanUnionsaidChinashould

havekeptitspromise.

ChinarecentlyclosedthreecompanieslinkedtothePanamaandthepctfoodscare.Anditdismissedthe

formerheadofitsfoodanddrugadministration.Hewasfoundguiltyofcorruption（腐败）forapprovingunsafe

drugs.Thisweek,aconferenceoftheSlateCouncilapprovedaproposedspecialmeasureon（hesupervisionof

foodsafety.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaiditcallsforstrongercontrolsoverproducers,greaterresponsibilitiesfor

governmentandmoreseriouspunishmentfbrillegalactivities.

ButChineseofficialshaveaccusedsomeforeignmediaofoverstatingproblemswithgoodsmadeinChina.

TheysayfoodimportsfromtheUnitedStatesalsofailinspectionsometimes.NextWeek,AmericanandChinese

foodsafetyofficialsareplanningtonold5daysofmeetingsinBeijingtodiscusscooperation.

8.Howmanycaseswithsafetyproblemsarementionedinthepassage?

A.SixB.FiveC.FourD.Three

9.HowwasPanamacasedealtwithafterwards?

A.Threecompanieslinkedtoitwerecloseddown.

B.Theformerheadoffoodanddrugadministrationwasremovedfromhisposition.

C.Moreseriouspunishmentwasconductedforleaderslinkedtoit.

D.BothAandB.1（）.Itcanbeimpliedbutnotclearlystatedthat.

A.Chinese-madetoothpasteissafe

B.thesafetyof"madeinChina''isdoubted

C.tlierearesafetyproblemswithonemoreChineseproducts

D.strongercontroloverChineseprcductsisinneed

11.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.Chinaisfacingproductsafetyproblems

B.morecontrolsaretakenofChinesegoods

C.overstatedproblemswithChinesegoods

D.Chinaislosingitstradepartners

12.WhatdocsH"rcfbrstointhelastbutoneparagraph?

A.ChinaB.TheEuropeanUnion

C.ChineseofficialsD.TheChinesecompany

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ManyofusmaybeeatingfoodcontainingGM(转基因的)ingredientswithoutrealizingit.AreGMfoodssafe

forpeople?Cantheyhelpsolvethepovertyproblem?Theyhavebeenthesubjectsofahotdebate.

Thisdebateisrelatedtoincreasingchallengesfromrisingclimaticchange,populationgrowth,urbanization,

andnaturalresourceconsumption.AccordingtotheFoodandAgricultureOrganization,foodproductionneedsto

increaseby60percentby2050inordertofeed9billionpeople.Scientistsandpolicymakersaresearchingfor

effectivewaystogainnutritiousfood,fbrtodayandfuture.Unlikepreviousagriculturalmethods(suchasthe

GreenRevolution),GMcropsaretofightfoodsafetyandpovertychallenges.

ThegreatexpansionofGMcropvarietiesoverthelasttwodecadescanbeseeneasily.Thetotalareadevoted

toGMcropshasincreased100timesfrom1.7millionhectaresin1996to170millionhectaresin2012.Developing

countriesnowgrowmoreGMcropsthandevelopedcountries(intermsofarea),largelydrivenbyBrazil'srapid

adoptionofGMcrops.Chinaishometoabout4percentofthetotalglobalareadevotedtoGMcrops.Beans,corn,

andcottonaremainglobalGMcrops,whileChina'sfbcusisoncotton,papaya,andpoplar.

Recently,ascientificstudyshowsthatGMcropsaresafeforpeopleand(heenvironment.Accordingtoa2010

reportonthesafetyofGMcropsbytheEU,“themainconclusiontobedrawnfromtheeffortsofmorethan130

researchprojects,coveringaperiodofmorethan25yearsofresearch,andinvolvingmorethan5(M)research

groups,isthatbiologymethods,arenotmoreriskythantraditionalplantingtechnologies,fbrexample.^^Other

internationalandnationalscientificbodies,suchastheWorldHealthOrganization,havereachedthesame

conclusion.

13.AsforGMcrops,whatdopeoplemainlyfocuson?

A.Foodsafety.B.Foodnutrition.

C.Foodproduction.D.Foodvariety.

14.WhatdoesParagraph3talkabout?

A.MoreGMcropsindevelopingcountries.

B.TheexpansionofGMcropvarietiesoftheworld

C.RapidadoptionofGMcropsinBrazil.

D.LessGMcropsindevelopedcountries.

15.Fromarecentscientificstudy,wecaninferthat.

A.traditionalplantingtechnologiesaremorerisky

B.presentGMcropsaresafeforpeopleandtheenvironment.

C.tliesafetyofGMcropswasreportedbytheEUin2010

D.thesafetyofGMcropshasbeenprovedinmanyways

16.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsGMcrops?

A.Unknown.B.Opposed.

C.Supportive.D.Indifferent.

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Ifyouboughtsomecandymonthsagobutneverateit,howcanyoutellwhetherit'sstillsafetoeat?The

easiestwayistocheckthe“expirationdate（保J贡期）“printedonthewrapper.Ifthatdatehasalreadypassed,

you'relikelytothrowthecandyaway.Butisthatreallynecessary?

AccordingtoanewreportfromtheUSNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil（NRDC）,tonsoffoodiswasted

eachyear,largelybecausepeopledon'tfiillyunderstandwhatexpirationdates,orUusc-bydates,,,actuallymean.

Fooddatingwasintroducedin1970sbecausecustomerswantedmoreinformationaboutthethingsthatthey

wereeating.Whentheyfirstshowedup,use-bydaleswereonlysupposedtoindicatefreshnessbecauseproducers

wantedtheirproductstobetastedintheirbestconditions.

Butthetruthisthatthesedatesaren'trelatedtotheriskoffoodpoisoningorfbod-hornillness,accordingto

TimeNews.However,mostcustomersmisinterpreteduse-bydatesandrelatedthemtothesafetyofthefood,and

theystilllargelydonow.

Eggs,forexample,canstillbeeatenthreetofiveweeksafterpurchaseeventhoughtheuse-bydateismuch

earlier.Whentheiruse-bydalespass,strawberryjuicemayloseitsredcolorandbiscuitsmaylosetheircrunch（松

脆的口感），bulIheyarenotharmful.

“It'saconfusingsubject,thedifierencebetweenfoodqualityandfoodsafety/'saidJenaRoberts,vice

presidentofNationalFoodLab,aUSfoodtestingcompany."EveninthefoodindustryIhavecolleagueswhoget

confused.^^

Thisiswhyscientistsarecallingforastandardexplanationtobeprintedfollowingtheuse-bydates.4tWcwant

thistobeclearlycommunicatedsocustomersarcnotmisinterpretingthedateandcontributingtoalotofwaste,”

saidDanaGundcrs,astaffscientistwiththeNRDC.Butthiswon'tbeamistakethatiseasytocorrectsincepeople

havebelieveditforsolong.Anotherproblemisthatthequalitylevelsofdifferentfoodschangedifferently-some

arestilleatablelongaftertheiruse-bydatewhileothersarenot.

Asaresult,foodindustryofficialsarenowthinkingofchangingtheuse-bydatetoadateindicatingwhenfood

ismostlikelytothrowaway.

17.Accordingtothetext,usc-bydatewasfirstintendedto.

A.reducethewasteoffood

B.showwhetherthefoodwasfresh

C.showthesafetyoffood

D.giveawarmingoffoodpoisoning

18.WhichoffollowingisTRUE?

A.Mostcustomersunderstandwhatusc-bydatemean.

B.Biscuitscan'tbeeatenwhennotascrunchyastheywerebought.

C.”Use-bydates'5haveexistedformorethan50years.

D.Evenaftertheirusc-bydatespass,somefoodarcstillsafetocat.

19.Scientistsarecallingforastandardexplanationtobeprintedtogetherwiththeuse-bydatesbecause.

A.Mostconsumersoftenmisunders:anduse-bydates

B.use-bydatesarenothelpfulorreliable

C.moreconsumersgetworriedaboutfoodsafety

D.thequalitylevelofdifferentfbodschangesdifferently

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Teenagersneedtocathealthyfoodwhilethey'restillyoungsothattheywillgrowuptobehealthyadults.

Therefore,itisnecessaryforschoolcafeterias（食堂）loprovidehealthyfood.Withthisinmind,thegovernment

hasintroducedanewfoodsafetyregulationthatwillimprovehealthlevelsinschools.

ThenewregulationlookeffectonAprili.Itrequiresthosewhoareinchargeofkindergartens,primaryand

secondaryschoolsloeatwithstudentsintheircafeterias.Schoolswillalsoberequiredtomakeinformation

regardingfoodsourcesandsupplierspublic.

Theregulationalsosuggeststhatparentsshouldeatwithstudentsatschoolinordertoprovideadviceonfood

safety.Schoolsmustfindfoodsafetyproblemsandsolvetheminatimelymanner.

Ifaschooliscaughtbuyinglow-qualityfoodorfailingtoreportfoodsafetyevents,thepeopleinchargeofthe

schoolwillbewarned,firedorhandedovertolawenforcement（执法机关），theregulationsays.

ParentsacrossChinahavebecomeincreasinglyangryaboutfoodsafetyeventsinschools,accordingtoThe

BeijingNews.

ThemostrecentexampleoccurredinMarchattheChengduNo.7HighSchoolDevelopmentSchool.Parents

postedvideosandphotosofbadfoodthatwasservedintheschool'scafeteria,ChinaDailyreportedTheschool's

headmasterwaseventuallyfired.InOctober,theheadofaninternationalschoolinShanghaiwasfiredafterlaw

enforcementfoundbadtomatoesandonionsintheschoolskitchen.

20.Whatdoesthenewregulationrequireschoolstodo?

A.Allowteachersandstudentstoeattogether.

B.Improvetheconditionsoftheircafeterias.

C.Showthepublicwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.

D.Buildmorethanonecafeteria.

21.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?

A.Parentsshouldplayapartinimprovingfoodsafetyinschools.

B.Teenagersshouldgohometoeatmealseveryday.

C.Foodsafetyproblemscanbeeasilysolved.

D.Parentsareangryaboutfoodsafetyeventsinschools.

22.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Schoolcafeteriasoftenofferbadfoodtocuttheircosts.

B.Schoolheadmastersnationwidearcnotdoingtheirjobswell.

C.Foodcangetbadmoreeasilyinthesouththaninthenorth.

D.Thepunishmentforofferingbadfoodisserious.

23.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Students'eatinghabits.

B.Foodsafetyinschools.

C.Schoolheadmasters.

D.Parcnt-tcachcrrelationships.

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It'seasytocheckthesell-bydateswhenyougoshopping,sothatyouknowhowlongyoucanstoreanduse

thefoodyouarebuying.Butdidyouknowthatthebestsell-bydatesonfoodpackagingdon'treallytellyouifthe

foodissafetocat?Foodcanlastlongerorontheotherhand,thefoodmaynotlastaslongasitsaysifitwasn't

storedcorrectlyatanypointofthedistributionchain（分销连锁店）.Nowthereisafoodpackagingthatworkswell

tosolvetheproblem.

Americanswaste103poundsofspoiledfood,whichhasgonebad,outoftheirrefrigeratorseveryyear.The

newsmartpackagingfromPrimitivesBiodesign—acompanythatismainlyconcernedwithbiotechinSan

Francisco-canhelploreducethishugewasteoffood.

Thisall-iemaleteamofscieitisls,engineers,andbio-designersofPrimitivesBiodesignspentmonths

developingthisnewhio-basedsmartpackagingthatrespondstoenvironmentalandsafetychangesinthefood.It

willrespondbychangingcolorstotellyouthatfoodisnolongersafe.Sinceitismadefromanaturalsubstance,it

canalsobreakdowninnature.

Makingthepackagingsmartisthedifficultpart.Theyputmuchmanpowerandfundintoit.Heretheteam

usedaprocessthatactsasthewaynaturerespondstochangesintheenvironment.Accordingtothecompany,it

respondslikethewayapineconerespondstowetairbyreleasingseedsorthewayflowerssendcompounds（混合

物）tochangecolors.

Thecompanyhasproveninlabteststhatthetechnologyworksandnow（heyareworkingonhowtodevelop

commercial（商业的）usesforit.Theaddedsafetyfeaturesofthesmartpackagingwillconicoutlater,whichwill

helpcontrolfoodwasteinproductslikemeatorcheesewhichhavehighgreenhousegasemissions（排放最）soas

tohelpreducetheimpactonclimatechange.

24.WhatcanwcknowfromParagraph1?

A.Fewproductsshowdependablesell-bydates.

B.Foodissurelysafetoeatwithinheuse-bydates.

C.Storingfoodcorrectlyisimportantfortheirsafety.

D.Peoplecanknowaboutfoodsafetyfromtheirappearance.

25.What'sthecurrentuseofthenewsmartpackaging?

A.Makingfoodstayfreshlonger.

B.Remindingpeopleofspoiledfood.

C.Recordingtheamountofwastedfood.

D.Adjustingfoodtemperaturebychangingcolors.

26.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatisPrimitiveBiodesigndoingnow?

A.Findingbuyersforthesmartpackaging.

B.Raisingmoneyforenvironmentalprotection.

C.Doingexperimentstotestthenewtechnology.

D.Makingthesmartpackagingpracticalandgreener.

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Isitworthbuyingorganic（有机的）food?Organicfoodisincreasinglypopularnowadays.Customershave

beenwillingtopayuptotwicemor?fbrorganicgood.However,astudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversity

saysthatorganicproductsaren'tnecessarilyhealthier,andthatthey'renolesslikelytosufferfromciseasecaused

bybacteria（细菌）,either.

Thelatestresults,fromAnnalsofInternetMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmoney.uWcdid

notfindsomethingshowingthatorganicfoodishealthier,**saidDr.CrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford

University.uSocustomersshouldn'tthinkthatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafer/,

Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguescarriedoutareviewofresearches.Theyincluded17

studiesthatcomparedhealtheffectsbetweenpeopleeatingorganicfoodwiththosewhohavetraditionalfood,and

223studiesthatwereaboutthenutritional（营养的）contentofthefbod.

Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinthenutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitand

vegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicals（化学品）remainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnor

traditionalfoodshowedlevelsofchemicalswerehighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.Andboth

organicandtraditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylow

rates.Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofhealthyfatwhichwerealso

foundinfish,andcouldhelpreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall.

Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talways

translateintoahealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture（USDA）statesthat"whetheryoubuyorganic

foodornot,findingthefreshestfoodmayhavethebiggesteffectontaste”.Freshfoodisatleastasgoodas

anythingmarketedasorganicfood.

27.WhatdoesthenewstudyoforganicproductsShow?

A.Theyarcmuchhealthier.B.Theygrowwithoutchemicals.

C.Theydon'tcontainbacteria.D.Theyaren'tactuallysafer.

28.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Organicmeatswerebacteria-free.B.Organicfruithadmorechemicals.

C.Fishwashelpfultolowerheartdiseaserisk.D.Traditionalfooddidn'tmeetsafetystandards.

29.WhatisUSDA'sattitudetowardorganicfood?

A.Doubtful.B.Uncertain.C.Unconcerned.D.Supportive.

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Foodexpertssaywashingcouldspreadthegermsonyourturkeyinthekitchensinkornearbyfood.Butit's

beenachallengetryingtoconvincecookstostoprinsing（冲洗）offrawpoultry.Germsthatcanmakepeoplesick

arecommoninthegutsofhealthypoultryandarelegallyallowedtobeonrawturkeyandchicken.Theassumption

isthatnobodyeatstheirpoultryraw,andthatthoroughcookingwillkillthebacteria.

Thedo-not-washrawpoultryadvicefromtheUSDAisrelativelynewandperhapshasn'tcaughtonbecauseit

goesagainstthecommonbeliefthatwashingmakesthingsclean,saidChapman.BenjaminChapman,astudy

authorandfoodsafetyexpertatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,sandtheinstincttowashrawpoultrygoesbackat

leastdecadeswhenpeoplereliedmoreonvisualcluestospotproblemswithpoultry.Meanwhile,washinghands

andsurfacesarealsoimportant.Bu:foodpreparationisacomplicatedact,andgermsfrompoultrycanbespread

evenifiCsnotwashed,especiallywhenbirdsareremovedfrompackaging.

TheUSDA-fundedstudystressesthatpoint.ResearcherssprayedrawchickenwithaharmlessstrainofE.coli

（大肠杆菌）andwatchedvolunteercooksattestkitchens.Amongthosewhowashedtheirrawchicken,abouta

quarterendedupspreadingthebacteriatotheirlettuce.Butevensomeofthosewhodidnotrinsethechickengot

germsonthelettuce.Andtherearcotheropportunitiesforgermstosurviveonturkeys:meltingandcooking.To

ensureabirdisthoroughlycooked,theysaytouseathcnnoinetcrtocheckthatthedeepestandthickestpartsofit

havereached165degrees.Evenafterthemealiscooked,youaren'toutofthedangerzone.Tokeepturkeysand

otherleftoverssafe,expertssaytheyshouldberefrigeratedaftertwohours.

30.Peopledon'tacceptUSDA'sadvicebecause

A.iheadviceisrelativelynew.

B.cookscleantheturkeybeforecookingit.

C.heatcankillmostgermsandnooneeatsrawfood.

D.cleaningseemsmoretrustworthy.

31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromtext?

A.Germsfromaturkeycanbespreadwhetheritiswashedornot.

B.Foodpackagescanygerms.

C.HandsandsurfacesareeasytogetE.coli.

D.Multiplemethodsshouldbeappliedtofoodtogetridofgerms.

32.Whichwaymayhelptocookaturkeysafely?

A.Rinseofftheturkeybeforeitisheated.

B.Keeptheturkeyawayfromthelettuceandrefrigerator.

C.Useathermometertocheckthetemperatureof(heturkey

D.Washhandsandpackagesbeforetakingouttheturkey.

33.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Culture.B.Education.

C.MedicineD.Science.

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Foodsometimesgetspoisonedwithharmfulthings.Apersonwhocatssuchfoodcangetanillnesscalledfood

poisoning.Foodpoisoningisusuallynotserious,butsometypesarcdeadly.Thesymptomsoffoodpoisoning

usuallybeginwithinhoursofeating(hepoisonedfood.Feverisoneofthemostcommonsymptoms.

Certainmicroorganismscausemosttypesoffoodpoisoning.Bacteriaandothermicroorganismscanpoison

eggs,meat,vegetables,andmanyotherfoods.Afterenteringthebody,thesetinylivingthingsreleasepoisonsthat

makepeoplesick.

Somechemicalscanalsocausefoodpoisoning.Theyarcoftenaddedtofoodwhileitisbeinggrown,

processed,orprepared.Forexample,manyfarmersspraychemicalsoncropstokillweedsandinsects.Some

peoplemayhaveabadreactiontothosechemicalswhentheyeatthecrops.

Someplantsandanimalscontainnaturalpoisonsthatareharmfultopeople.Theseincludecertainkindsof

seafood,grains,nuts,seeds,beans,andmushrooms.Whenpeoplehandlefoodproperly,theriskoffoodpoisoning

isverysmall.Microorganismsincreaserapidlyindirtyplacesandinwarmtemperatures.Thismeansthatpeople

shouldnevertouchfoodwithdirtyhandsorputfoodonunwashedsurfaces.Foodshouldbekeptinarefrigerator(o

stopmicroorganismsfromgrowingMeatneedstobecookedthoroughlytokillanydangerousmicroorganisms.

Peopleshouldalsowashfoodcoveredwithchemicalsbeforeeatingit.Finally,peopleshouldnotcatwild

mushroomsorotherfoodsthatgrowint