Question

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。选项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.D

2.C

3.B

4.G

5.F

【解析】

试题分析：英国食品委员会调查发现：很多声称是水果味的饮料用的是果味剂,而根本就没有水果，另外的一些饮料也仅含有很少的水果，甚至产品广告中说是天然产品的饮料也常常不含水果，不幸的是,这仍是合法的和普遍的。

1.D。根据后面一句It will increase profits, and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked.”可知，公司如果可以使用调味品来削减成本，他们很可能会这么做的，故答案选D。

2.C。根据前面一句Researchers analyzed the contents of 28 strawberry­ flavored products sold in stores. ，接下来应该是分析的结果，故选C。

3.B。根据后面所举的例子，可见此处要说甚至广告说纯天然的产品经常不含水果。故选B。

4.G。根据后一句 Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought.消费者有权利知道他们买的是什么东西。答案为G。

5.F。根据前面一句“Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packet with pictures of strawberries is misleading.包装盒用图片描述一个产品经常是误导，而实际上里面只有很少的水果或根本没有水果。故选F。

考点：上下文和句意理解。