Question

The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps 80% of human illness is related to food and 40% of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colour in meats and other food additives（添加剂）caused cancer.

Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings（包装）of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit.

The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues.

1.According to this passage, we can know                  .

A. perhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat

B. perhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat

C. cancer was discovered in 1945

D. science has made food unfit to eat

2.Things that are used to keep colours in meats are                 .

A. harmful        B. useless          C. helpless           D. delicious

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some wrappings of food are harmful.

B. Farmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals.

C. The practice continues” means “things are still going on like that”.

D. We needn’t take care of what we eat.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析： 本文主要讲述的是食物可以让我们生存，但是现在的很多疾病也是与食物有关的。告诉我们要特别注意自己所吃的食物。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段3,4行Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well.说明百分之80的疾病都是由我们吃的食物引起的，故A项正确。

2. A 细节题。根据第一段后3行In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colour in meats and other food additives（添加剂）caused cancer.

说明这些让肉着色的添加剂会导致癌症。那么对人体是有害的，故A正确。

3. 推理判断题。根据第一段前4行The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making 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 human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well.说明食物可以让我们生存，但是现在的很多疾病也是与食物有关的。说明对于我们的食物我们要特别注意。故D项正确。

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