Question

Most drinks stating that they are fruit­flavored (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 non­existent，” 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 strawberry­flavored 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 strawberry­flavored 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：文章主要讲述了食品添加剂的问题。被商家称为“含有水果成分”、“纯天然”的食品，实际上，所含的水果成分很少，甚至一点也没有，使用的全是添加剂和色素。

1.It will increase profits, and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked.（因为）这样做会增加利润，消费者也不会意识到自己被欺骗了。根据下一段的“Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products”可知，D“如果商家通过使用调味品来降低成本，他们很有可能会这么做”符合题意，故选D。

2.Researchers analyzed the contents of 28 strawberry­flavored products sold in stores. Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit.”可知，28种草莓味的产品中，只有11种含有少量的草莓，C“60%的产品都不含任何水果成分”符合题意，故选C。

3.Let's take jam as an example. Some strawberry­flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.”可知，以口香糖为例，一些标有不含任何人工颜料、添加剂和糖精的草莓味口香糖竟不含草莓成分。即使标有不含人工成分、更天然的产品也不含水果成分。故选B。

4.Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought.消费者有知情权，他们有权知道所买商品里面都含有什么，G“食品委员会建议把所使用的添加剂都标在包装上”符合题意，故选G。

5.Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packet with pictures of strawberries is misleading.标榜草莓口味的产品，并在产品包装上贴上草莓图案的行为是在误导消费者。F“实际上，这个产品仅含有少量的草莓成分，甚至一点草莓成分也没有”符合题意，故选F。

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