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16．The widespread number of food scandals （ 丑聞） in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouth．They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean，healthy and nutritious or does it contain something harmful that will cause disease？
Most of the food we eat today is processed food（ 加工食品）．That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets，especially packaged foods，are prepared in factories．Chemicals are
added to the foods in these factories to make them look better，taste better and last longer on the shelf．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used．Unfortunately，some producers do not obey the laws．
    A producer of steamed buns （饅頭） in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law．He was adding yellow dye （染色） and other banned （被禁止的） chemicals to the buns．He was also taking old buns and using th em to make new buns．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you！
Why did he do it？Why did he break the law and endanger people's health？The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．It was a moral failing，and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others．
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、D四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案
39．Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because theyA．
A．make the foods look and taste better
B．contain something healthy
C．will cause disease
D．a(chǎn)re full of nutrients 
40．According to the passage，which is NOT true？D
A．Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories．
B．Laws regulate which chemicals can't be used．
C．Many people in China worry about the food safety．
D．Most of the buns were eaten by students in Zhejiang Province．
41．What is the main reason of the food scandals in China？C
A．None of the producers obeys the laws．
B．The processed food is clean，healthy and nutritious．
C．Too many people are trying to make more money．
D．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used．

Answer 1

分析 本文敘述了食品添加劑對人們的危害，并舉例抨擊了商人們不該為了利益做出這種非法的事情．

解答 39．A．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段"Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to  make them look better，taste better and last longer on the shelf．"可知化學添加劑使食品看上去更好看，口感更好，保質(zhì)期增長，故選A．
40．D．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中第三自然段Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you！可知．并不是只有浙江省，其他省份也存在這樣的情況，D錯誤，故選D．
41．C．細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)最后一段"The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．"可知使用食品添加劑是為了賺更多錢，故選C．

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