China has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety. In Panama, it is said that medicine made with a poisonous chemical sickened some people. A Chinese company had identified it as diethylene glycol, a low – cost substitute commonly used in automobile antifreeze.
Some countries have banned Chinese-made toothpaste containing diethylene glycol. China has now told companies to discontinue its use, even though it says the toothpaste is safe. Another industrial chemical, melamine, was found in wheat flour used to make pet food in North America. Thousands of dogs and cats became sick.
The United States has restricted some imports of Chinese seafood because they contained banned substance. And questions have been raised about other products, including children’s toys covered with lead paint.
Chinese officials promised to provide the European Union, the biggest trading partner, with detailed reports on enforcement efforts against unsafe goods.
Meglena Kuneva, commissioner (理事) for consumer protection of the European Union said China should have kept its promise.
China recently closed three companies linked to the Panama and the pet food scare. And it dismissed the former head of its food and drug administration. He was found guilty of corruption (腐敗) for approving unsafe drugs. This week, a conference of the State Council approved a proposed special measure on the supervision of food safety. The Xinhua News Agency said it calls for stronger controls over producers, greater responsibilities for government and more serious punishment for illegal activities.
But Chinese officials have accused some foreign media of overstating problems with goods made in China. They say food imports from the United States also fail inspection sometimes. Next Week, American and Chinese food safety officials are planning to hold 5 days of meetings in Beijing to discuss cooperation.
【小題1】How many cases with safety problems are mentioned in the passage?

A．Six B．Five C．Four D．Three
【小題2】How was Panama case dealt with afterwards?
A. Three companies linked to it were closed down.
B. The former head of food and drug administration was executed.
C. More serious punishment was conducted for leaders linked to it.
D. Both A and B.
【小題3】It can be implied but not clearly stated that ________.
A．Chinese made toothpaste is safe
B．the safety of “made in China” is doubted
C．there are safety problems with one more Chinese products
D．stronger control over Chinese products is in need
【小題4】The passage is mainly about ________.
A．China is facing product safety problems
B．more controls are taken of Chinese goods
C．overstated problems with Chinese goods
D．China is losing its trade partners
【小題5】What does “it” refers to in the last but one paragraph?”
A．China B．The European Union
C．Chinese officials D．The Chinese company


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：中國正面臨嚴峻的食品安全問題。出口到巴拿馬的藥品含有毒化學(xué)物質(zhì)，出口到美國的寵物食品發(fā)現(xiàn)三聚氰胺......當(dāng)然，國外媒體有食品安全問題的嫌疑。
【小題1】根據(jù)前三段“it is said that medicine made with a poisonous chemical sickened some people. ...Some countries have banned Chinese-made toothpaste containing diethylene glycol. ...Another industrial chemical, melamine, was found in wheat flour used to make pet food in North America. ...The United States has restricted some imports of Chinese seafood ...nd questions have been raised about other products, including children’s toys covered with lead paint.”可知，安全問題涉及藥品、牙膏、寵物食品、海產(chǎn)品、玩具等，故選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)第六段“China recently closed three companies linked to the Panama and the pet food scare. And it dismissed the former head of its food and drug administration.”可知，三家相關(guān)的公司被關(guān)閉，食品藥品管理局局長被撤職，故選D。
【小題3】根據(jù)最后一段“But Chinese officials have accused some foreign media of overstating problems with goods made in China. They say food imports from the United States also fail inspection sometimes.”可知，國外有些媒體夸大了“中國制造”的商品存在的問題，故選B。
【小題4】根據(jù)第一段“China has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety.”和所舉的例子可知，文章主要講的是中國面臨嚴峻的食品安全問題。故選A。
【小題5】根據(jù)“China recently closed three companies linked to the Panama and the pet food scare.”可知，it在此指的是China，而且，能夠罷免政府部門官員的只有China，故選A。
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relish           從……獲得樂處，享受
orgy       狂歡，放縱
arena       競技場，活動或斗爭的場所
blood-thirsty     殘忍的，嗜血的
bear-baiting     逗熊游戲
bull-fight    斗牛
batter       猛擊，連續(xù)地猛打/捶，亂打
pulp          成紙漿，成軟塊
burst into flames    突然燃燒起來/著火
grim       令人窒息的，簡陋的
coop up       把……關(guān)起來
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bear-baiting  逗熊游戲。這是一種十六、十七世紀流行于英國的游戲――驅(qū)狗去咬綁著的熊，很殘忍，后被禁止。
…two men batter each other to pulp in the boxing ring.
【結(jié)構(gòu)簡析】batter one to pulp =" beat" one to a pulp 狠揍某人，打癱某人
【參考譯文】兩個人在拳擊場內(nèi)彼此狠揍，知道一個人被打倒在地，爬不起來。
…unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames.
【參考譯文】眼見一輛或多輛賽車相互撞擊，突然燒起來而無動于衷。
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【參考譯文】世界重量級冠軍賽總是頭版頭條新聞。
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However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown. The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those, who lived alongside a greater number of mice, had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their “couch potato" fellows.
Study author, Dr Matthew During, whose team’s findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism, said, “I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs.” explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socializing, he added, “It's not just a sedentary(久坐的) lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities.” Co-author Dr Lei Cao said，“Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death; it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent. Social activities are very vital.”
【小題1】What information can we get from the first two paragraphs?

A．Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter.
B．It doesn’t take long to turn white fat into brown.
C．Social excitement helps gain more weight.
D．Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat.
【小題2】Which of the following statement does the text support?
A．Levels of brown fat can be increased by socializing.
B．The mice lacking social life lose more weight.
C．The research findings haven’t been published so far.
D．Dr Matthew During wasn’t convinced of the result.
【小題3】We can conclude from the text that_______.
A．the fat in mice’s belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment
B．a(chǎn) sedentary lifestyle and high calories foods influence people’s social life
C．surfing the Internet may influence people’s face-to-face communication
D．cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life
【小題4】What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Brown fat is beneficial to people’s health.
B．Socializing is unnecessarily important in people’s daily life.
C．White fat can be changed into brown fat.
D．Socializing contributes to people’s losing weight.

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