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【題目】 Australian consumers in Adelaide are taking part in a study to help realize the potential for edible（可食用的）insects as a food industry. Consumers' attitudes are being put to the test at Adelaide Central Market with an offering of roasted crickets and ants, mealworm cookies and cricket energy bars.

Researchers want to further probe consumers' attitudes towards edible insects, and evaluate taste preferences and consumers5 willingness to buy such products. In an earlier online survey of 820 Australian consumers, the researchers found that 20% had tried edible insects. Of those surveyed, 46% said they'd be willing to try a cookie made from insect flour.

" In the earlier survey, consumers said they were most likely to try flavored or roasted insects and least likely to want to try cockroaches or spiders," Dr Crump says. "In this taste test, we've chosen products that consumers are most likely to react positively towards―apologies to anyone keen to try a cockroach or spider. The samples we'll be offering consumers provide a good spread of the available insect products in Australia' s marketplaces, some of which may be more acceptable than others."

Dr Crump says the research will help guide the development of an edible insect industry. In Australia, edible insects remain a new agricultural industry. Consumer research is needed to improve consumer acceptance of edible insects, so as to realize their potential as an alternative protein（蛋白質(zhì)）source.

Professor Kerry Wilkinson says edible insects could play a role in global food security. "Problems such as climate change, increasing global population, shortage of agricultural land and rapidly changing consumer preferences are common, particularly in developing countries where there is an increasing demand for high quality animal protein," he says. "These food security problems will only be overcome by a change in food consumption habits. Edible insects could provide one solution. We want to look at ways of overcoming barriers to insect consumption in Australia.

【1】What does the underlined word "probe" in paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A.Explore.B.Influence.C.Describe.D.Compare.

【2】Why have the researchers chosen certain insect products for the taste test?

A.Because they are richer in protein than other insects.

B.Because it is not difficult to flavor or roast them.

C.Because they are widely acceptable in Australia.

D.Because they are probably to consumers' taste.

【3】In Kerry Wilkinson's opinion, how can consumers help remove food security problems?

A.By taking in less animal protein.

B.By changing their eating habits.

C.By expanding agricultural land.

D.By controlling their appetite.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.Insects Make Food Security No Longer a Problem

B.Could Edible Insects Help Global Food Security?

C.Edible Insects Prove an Alternative Protein Source

D.What Counts Most When It Gomes to Edible Insects?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章講述了食用昆蟲有助于解決全球的糧食安全問題。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段Researchers want to further probe consumers' attitudes towards edible insects, and evaluate taste preferences and consumers5 willingness to buy such products.可知，研究人員希望進一步了解消費者對食用昆蟲的態(tài)度，評估消費者的口味偏好和購買此類產(chǎn)品的意愿。分析此句可知，probe為“探索，評估”之意，故選A。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段In this taste test, we've chosen products that consumers are most likely to react positively towards―apologies to anyone keen to try a cockroach or spider.可知，在這次味覺測試中，我們選擇了消費者最有可能對其做出正面反應的產(chǎn)品，故被選擇的產(chǎn)品是迎合消費者口味的昆蟲，故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段These food security problems will only be overcome by a change in food consumption habits.可知，只有改變食品消費習慣才能解決這些食物安全問題。故選B。

【4】主旨大意題。閱讀全文我們可以得知，前三段講述了一項調(diào)查：關(guān)于消費者對于可食用昆蟲的態(tài)度；根據(jù)第四段的主題句 Dr Crump says the research will help guide the development of an edible insect industry.可知，這項研究將有助于指導可食用昆蟲產(chǎn)業(yè)的發(fā)展。再根據(jù)第五段的主題句Professor Kerry Wilkinson says edible insects could play a role in global food security. 可知，食用昆蟲可以在全球糧食安全中發(fā)揮作用。由此判斷文章的主旨大意為：食用昆蟲對于解決全球糧食安全問題是否有幫助，故選B。