题目内容
17.According to its label (标签),a pint of H?agen-Dazs ice cream contains four servings (份).But when was the last time you measured out a fourth of a container of Cookies & Cream,then put the rest away for another day?For many people,the reality is that much of a pint can easily disappear in one sitting.A large package of Cool Ranch Doritos lists a single serving as roughly 12 chips,but it's hard to imagine keeping count of every last chip as you dig into a bag.
Canned soup may be one of the more obvious examples.According to its label,a single serving of Campbell's Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle soup is one cup-just under half a can-and contains about 790milligrams of sodium (钠).But in a national survey of 1,000consumers,only 10 percent of people said they would eat a one-cup portion.Most,about 64percent,said they would eat an entire can at one time,taking in 1,840milligrams of sodium in a sitting.That is roughly 80percent of the 2,300milligrams recommended as the upper limit for daily salt intake.
In the face of increasing criticism,the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) has been under pressure for years to force food makers to include more realistic serving-size information on their labels.The agency regulates the serving sizes that can be listed on packages by providing food makers with detailed instructions to follow,which list the amounts of a specific food that a person would"customarily consume"in a typical sitting.But critics say these so-called reference amounts are often laughably small because they're based in part on surveys of eating behavior that were carried out in the 1970s,when Americans ate less food and portions had not been supersized.
Now,in an effort to emphasize the problems with some labels,the Center for Science in the Public Interest,a consumer advocacy group,has picked out what it says are some of the worst offenders.At the top of its list are labels for canned soups,ice cream,coffee creamers and nonstick cooking sprays-all of which grossly understate (少报) the calories,sodium and saturated fat the average person typically consumes when eating these foods.
The F.D.A.has been in the process of revising existing food labels since 2005.But the agency has been somewhat tight-lipped about where it is in the process and any changes it plans to make,like whether labels should include details on added sugars or just total sugar,for example,and whether calories should be emphasized less or more than they are now.
This fall,the Institute of Medicine is expected to release its own report on food packaging and labeling as well.
63.According to the passage,when eating canned soup,C.
A.people are aware of the amount they take in
B.people are worried about the amount they take in
C.many people take in too big an amount unconsciously
D.most people follow the instructions on the label closely
64.The writer tries to convince us thatB.
A.food consumers are to blame for eating so carelessly
B.food makers show little consideration for consumers
C.most labels on food packages give false information
D.the amount of food in one package is often too large
65.What does the writer seem to think of the F.D.A's efforts?B
A.Considerable. B.Unsatisfying. C.Unreasonable. D.Effective.
66.Which might be the proper title for the passage?A
A.Problem with serving sizes B.Trend of packaging and labeling
C.Relationship between diet and health D.Efforts to reduce criticism.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了食物制造商不为消费者考虑制造不实的食物标签损害了消费者的健康,FDA尽管对此作出了努力但是效果微弱.
解答 63.C.细节理解题.根据文章第一段"But in a national survey of 1,000consumers,only 10 percent of people said they would eat a one-cup portion.Most,about 64percent,said they would eat an entire can at one time"可知吃罐头汤时很多人在不知不觉中吃多了;故选C.
64.B.推理判断题.根据文章第四段"In the face of increasing criticism,the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) has been under pressure for years to force food makers to include more realistic serving-size information on their labels"可知食物制造商给消费者很少考虑;故选B.
65.B.推理判断题.根据文章第四段"But critics say these so-called reference amounts are often laughably small because they're based in part on surveys of eating behavior that were carried out in the 1970s,when Americans ate less food and portions had not been supersized"可知作者对f.d.a的努力结果是不满意的;故选B.
66.A.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知文章主要讲了食物制造商不为消费者考虑制造不实的食物标签损害了消费者的健康,FDA尽管对此作出了努力但是效果微弱,因此最佳标题为关于服务型号的问题;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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