高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练28.doc

2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练28 (a)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 wont 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 lets 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. “its 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 didnt 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 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. (b)ancient rome was one of the worlds most powerful empires more than 2, 000 years ago. the romans ideas about roads, laws, government and buildings still influence us today. italy is shaped like a boot. the coliseum in rome was built during the time of the roman empire, in the first century a. d. 6 it is a popular tourist attraction today. italy is well-known for its designers, who create cars, handbages, clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship. today, the economy of italy is stronger than that in the past. 7 today, manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income. there are some big companies, but italy has many smaller companies, too. 8 the southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs, so it is not as prosperous. italy is a member of the european union, a group of countries that join together for better trade. the currency, or money, they use is called the “euro”. food and eating good meals are important to italians. 9 popular foods include pasta, risotto, minestrone and pizza. mcdonalds is also popular there. many families still eat their main meals in the middle of the day. 10 families spend a lot of time together. a. the family is very important to the italian way of life. b. the country used to depend on agriculture. c. mountains cover about three-fourths of the country. d. it could seat about 50, 000 people, who went to see fights between animals and people. e. while there are some supermarkets, many people shop at small, neighborhood markets. f. italy has several islands off the coast. g. the northern part of the country is the main manufacturing center. 答案解析a【文章大意】本文主要提及了食品中所含有的成分并非是广告中所说的那样，认为消费者有权知道内情并呼吁采取措施保护他们的权利。1.【解析】选d。根据前文食品竞争很激烈及下文这会增加收益可知, 此处指的是食品公司的做法，故选d项。2.【解析】选c。前文提到研究人员对商店中出售的28种草莓味的产品进行了分析，后文提到了分析的具体结果，故此处选c项。3.【解析】选b。根据最后一句根本不含有一点草莓可知, 此处选项。4.【解析】选g。根据下文消费者有权知道他们所买产