Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。

Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored (水果味道的) contain no fruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit, according to a study carried by the British Food Commission.

“Shoppers need to check the labels (标签) before buying drinks, though sometimes the actual content can be non-existent,” said Food Commission spokesperson Ian Tokelove. “Food production is highly competitive. 【1】 It will increase profits, and consumers won’t always realize they are being tricked.”

Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits, meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors. Researchers analyzed the contents of 28 strawberry-flavored products sold in stores. 【2】 Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit. In addition, each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar.

【3】 Let’s take jam as an example. Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.

【4】 Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought. Under current UK law, food packages do not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. “Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packet with pictures of strawberries is misleading. 【5】_ Unfortunately, it is also legal and widespread,” Tokelove said. “It’s time to take measures to protect the consumers’ rights.”

A. The products which contain real fruit are popular with people.

B. Even products advertised as more natural often contained no fruit.

C. They found that about 60 percent of them didn’t contain any fruit at all.

D. If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring, they are likely to do so.

E. It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products.

F. Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all.

G. The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should be listed on the packaging.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】 G

【5】 F

【解析】

【1】 D. 设空处前一句表明食品生产竞争激烈, 而从空后句看，空格处应包含下列元素：食品生产企业通过某种欺骗消费者的途径增加利润（以提高竞争力）。选项D中的关键词companies, cut their costs by using--- 及句意都与前后句逻辑一致。

【2】 C. 空格前句有调查研究者分析了商店里销售的28种草莓味食品的含量，所以空白处一般紧接着会有“他们所发现的结果和一些数据”，而选项C中“they found----60 percent----”刚好符合这一点。

【3】 B. 空格处于段首，应为该段主旨句。而分析该段可知，空格处应为总括性的说明一些标明不含人工色素、添加剂等的水果味食品其实也完全不含天然水果。据此选B项。

【4】 G. 空格同样处于段首，应为该段主旨句。空格后句意为消费者有知情权，而英国现行法律又没规定食品包装上必须标明是天然的还是使用人工添加剂。显然不合理，有待改进或调整，故而段首空格处会有相关改进内容，而且G项有“on the packaging”的关键词。

【5】 F. 重点要理解空格前的这一长难句。将产品描述为草莓味且包装上贴有草莓图片的做法是有误导性的。而空后句又说不幸的是，这种做法却是合法和普遍的。说明空格处为“误导性的描述和图片”掩盖下的“实际的”、“不幸的”情况。而F项中“Actually----just a tiny percentage--- or even no fruit at all”恰好能表达这一点。