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Even if families don't sit down to eat together as frequently as before, millions of Britons will nonetheless have got a share this weekend of one of that nation's great traditions: the Sunday roast. 1 a cold winter's day, few culinary pleasures can 2 it. Yet as we report now, the food police are determined that this 3 should be rendered yet another guilty pleasure 4 to damage our health. The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has 5 a public warning about the risks of a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked 6 high temperatures. This means that people should 7 crisping their roast potatoes, reject thin-crust pizzas and only 8 toast their bread. But where is the evidence to support such alarmist advice? 9 studies have shown that acrylamide can cause neurological damage in mice, there is no 10 evidence that it causes cancer in humans. Scientists say the compound is 11 to cause cancer but have no hard scientific proof. 12 the precautionary principle, it could be argued that it is 13 to follow the FSA advice. 14 , it was rumored that smoking caused cancer for years before the evidence was found to prove a 15 . Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be 16 up on Sunday alongside some steamed vegetables, without the Yorkshire pudding and no wine. But would life be worth living? 17 , the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods 18 , but to reduce their lifetime intake. However, its 19 risks coming across as being pushy and overprotective. Constant health scares just 20 with no one listening.
【答案解析】[考点] 本题考查动词词义辨析。 根据句意,食品安全局已经______了一份关于丙烯酰胺化合物风险的公开警告。issued意为“发表,发布”,issue a public warning为常用搭配,意为“发布公开警告”,故答案为A。 B项received(接收,接到),C项ignored(忽视,忽略)和D项canceled(取消)代入原文后均与句意不符,故排除。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[考点] 本题考查介词用法辨析。 根据句意,这种化合物是在高温烹饪的一些食物中形成的。at high temperatures为固定搭配,意为“在高温下”,故答案为B。 A项under(在……下面),C项for(为了,对于)和D项by(在……旁边,通过)均不能与temperatures构成符合用法和语义的搭配,故排除。
【答案解析】[考点] 本题考查名词词义辨析。 文中提到,毕竟,在没有证据证明两者之间的______前,多年来一直有吸烟致癌的传言。分析可知,空格处位于to prove a ______的不定式短语中,该短语为主语补足语,对主语evidence进行补充说明,这里的“证据”应该是证明吸烟和肺癌有联系的。connection意为“联系,关联”,符合句意,故答案为C。 A项resemblance(相似),B项combination(结合)和D项pattern(模式)代入原文后均与文章的意思不符,故排除。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[考点] 本题考查固定搭配。 根据句意,毫无疑问,在星期天,一块煮熟的牛肉总是会和一些蒸熟的蔬菜______。分析可知,空格处为被动语态,和主语a piece of boiled beef构成实际上的“动宾关系”,serve up为固定搭配,表示“上菜,端上”,与文章所表达的意思一致,故答案为B。 A项made(制作),C项saved(节省)和D项used(使用)代入原文后均与句意不符,故排除。
单选题
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[考点] 本题考查短语辨析。 上一句提到,这样的生活有意义吗?本句提到,______,食品安全局表示,他们并不是在告诉人们完全杜绝烤制食物,而是要减少一生中这类食物的摄入量。to be fair意为“公平地说,坦白说”,进一步解释FSA的初衷,符合句意及上下文逻辑,故答案为A。 B项for instance(例如)表示列举,C项to be brief(总结)和D项in general(一般而言)均表示概括和总结,与文章的意思和逻辑关系不符,故排除。