阅读理解Directions: In this section, there are 3 passages followed by multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and thenwrite ONE best answer for each question on your ANSWER SHEET.Passage 1Many Americans harbor a grossly distorted and exaggerated view of most of the risks surrounding food. FergusClydesdale, head of the department of food science and nutrition at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, saysbluntly that if the dangers from bacterially contaminated chicken were as great as some people believe. “The streetswould be littered with people lying here and there.”Though the public increasingly demands no-risk food, there is no such thing. Bruce Ames, chairman of thebiochemistry department at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that up to 10% of a plant’s weight ismade up of natural pesticides. Says he: “Since plants do not have jaws or teeth to protect themselves, they employchemical warfare.” And many naturally produced chemicals, though occurring in tiny amounts, prove in laboratorytests to be strong carcinogens-a substance which can cause cancer. Mushrooms might be banned if they were judgedby the same standards that apply to food additives. Declares Christina Stark, a nutritionist at Cornell University:“We’ve got fat worse natural chemicals in the food supply than anything man-made.”Yet the issues are not that simple. While Americans have no reason to be terrified to sit down at the dinner table, theyhave every reason to demand significant improvements in food and water safety. They unconsciously andunwillingly take in too much of too many dangerous chemicals. If food already contains natural carcinogens, it doesnot make much sense to add dozens of new man-made ones. Though most people will withstand the small amountsof contaminants generally found in food and water, at least a few individuals will probably get cancer one daybecause of what they eat and drink.To make good food and water supplies even better, the government needs to tighten its regulatory standards, stiffenits inspection program and strengthen its enforcement policies. The food industry should modify some long-acceptedpractices or turn to less hazardous alternatives. Perhaps most important, consumers will have to do a better job oflearning how to handle and cook food properly. The problems that need to be tackled exist all along the food-supplychain, from fields to processing plants to kitchens.

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语法与词汇The company has capitalized _____ the error of judgment made by its business competitor.

语法与词汇I don’t think we will ever find another planet that can ______ life.

语法与词汇It is absolutely essential that William _____ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.

语法与词汇According to official statistics, retail sales in China rose 10% and 12% in the first and the second quarter _____this year.

语法与词汇Tim’s brother is _____ than him.

语法与词汇While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, _____ leading to a successfultreatment could come much sooner.

语法与词汇_____ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.

语法与词汇Clinton’s marriage ______ last year.

语法与词汇Choosing a car is like choosing a dress. You should not only read the price ______, but also consider the image itconveys.

语法与词汇She said she wouldn’t go to Beijing the next day, _____ she?

语法与词汇Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of _____ love.

语法与词汇18. _____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprisinghow relatively small the German economy actually is.

语法与词汇All the committee members said the lecture was _____ a second time.

语法与词汇The ball _____ two or three times before rolling down the slope.

语法与词汇His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his _____ as he developed his owntechnique.

语法与词汇I was very interested in _____ she told me.

语法与词汇_____ both sides accept the agreement _____ a lasting peace be established in this region.

语法与词汇The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ______.