题目内容
14.According to a new report from the US Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC),tons of food is wasted each year,largely because people don't fully understand what expiration dates,or"use-by dates",actually mean.
Food dating was introduced in 1970s because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating.When they first showed up,use-by dates only showed freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions.
However,most customers mistakenly believed that use-by dates showed how safe the food was,and they still largely do.But the truth is that these dates aren't related to the danger of food poisoning(中毒),according to Time News.Eggs,for example,can still be eaten three to five weeks after being bought,even though the use-by date is much earlier.When their use-by dates pass,strawberry-flavored cookies may lose their crunch(松脆的口感),but they are not harmful.
"It's an unclear subject,the difference between food quality(质量) and food safety,"said Jena Roberts,vice president of National Food Lab,a US food testing company."Even in the food industry has workmates who are not sure about it."
This is why scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed following the use-by dates."We want this to be clearly communicated so customers are not misinterpreting the information and wasting a lot of food,"said Dana Gunders,a staff scientist with the NRDC.
But this won't be a mistake that is easy to correct since people have believed it for so long.Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently-some are still eatable long after their use-by date while others are not.
As a result,food industry officials are now thinking of changing the use-by date to a date showing when food is most likely to throw away.
56.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 1?D
A.When we throw the food away.
B.How we check the expiration date.
C.How we know if the food is eatable.
D.Whether we have to throw the food.
57.The underlined word"misinterpreting"probably meansD.
A.paying attention to
B.taking no notice of
C.making guesses about
D.having a wrong idea about
58.What can we learn from the passage?C
A.Most customers have a clear idea of what expiration dates mean.
B.Most customers now care more about freshness than food safety.
C.Even after their expiration dates pass,some foods are still safe to eat.
D."Expiration dates"were first used to show when food was likely to go bad.
59.What is probably the best title for this passage?D
A.Customers and food.
B.Food quality and freshness.
C.Use-by-dates and quality levels.
D.Expiration dates and food safety.
分析 文章大意:本文讲述了的是关于食品的保质期的问题,很多人都以为食物到了保质期就不能食用,其实这样会造成很多浪费.很多食物的保质期到了只会影响口感等,是可以食用的.
解答 56-59:DDCD
56题答案:D考查判断推理题,根据文中的If that date has already passed,you're likely to throw the candy away.But is that really necessary?如果日期已经过去了,你很可能会扔掉糖果,但真的有必要吗?可知是否扔掉食物,故答案是D.
57题答案:D考查词汇题,根据文中的We want this to be clearly communicated so customers are not misinterpreting the information and wasting a lot of food,"said Dana Gunders,a staff scientist with the NRDC.我们希望这是清楚的沟通,所以客户没有误解信息,浪费了大量的食物可知有一个错误的想法,故答案是D.
58题答案:C考查细节理解题,根据文中的When their use-by dates pass,strawberry-flavored cookies may lose their crunch(松脆的口感),but they are not harmful.当他们使用日期过去,草莓味的饼干可能会失去他们的松脆的口感,但它们不是有害的.可知 仍然可以吃,故答案是C.
59题答案:D考查细节理解题,根据文章的大意是描述食品的保质期和食品安全,故答案是D.
点评 本文是一篇日常生活类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
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