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1、2015年高考英语阅读理解练习：widespreadfood Eversincenewsofwidespreadfoodrecallscausedbyacarcinogenicdyebroke,therehasbeenconfusionoverpossiblelinkstothecountryofthesamename,butSudanofficialssaythereisnoconnectionwhatever. Sudan1isaredindustrialdyethathasbeenfoundinsomechi
2、llipowder,butwasbannedinfoodproductsacrosstheEuropeanUnion(EU)inJuly2003. Sincethebanwasputinplace,EUofficialshavebeenstrivingtoremovesomefoodproductsfromtheshelves.Sofar580productshavebeenrecalled. LastweekSudan‘sEmbassyintheUnitedKingdomaskedtheFoodStandards
3、Agency(FSA)forclarificationoftheoriginofthedye’sname. OmaimaMahmoudAlSharief,apressofficialatSudan‘sEmbassyinChina,explainedthepurposeoftheinquirywastoclearupanymisunderstandingoverlinksbetweenthecountryandthepoisonousdye. ”Wewanttokeepaneyeoneverydetailandavo
4、idanymisunderstandingthere,”shesaid.“OurembassytoBritainaskedthemhowthedyegotthatnameandwhetherthedyehadsomethingtodowithourcountry.Buttheytoldustherewasnorelationship.” TheFSA,anindependentfoodsecuritywatchdoginBritain,receivedaletterfromtheSudaneseembassylast
5、week. ”TheyaskeduswhythedyeisnamedSudan,however,wealsodonotknowhowitgotthename,”shesaid.“Peoplefoundthedyein1883andgaveitthename.Nobodyknowsthereason,andwecannotgiveanyexplanationbeforewefindout.” Sudandyes,whichincludeSudan1to4,arereddyes(颜料)usedforcolourings
6、olvents(溶剂),oils,waxes,petrol,andshoeandfloorpolishes.TheyareclassifiedascarcinogensbytheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer. 1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraphone? A.Causingcancer.B.Havingsideeffect.C.Containingpoison. 2.HowdidtheSudan1getitsname?
7、 A.ThedyeisoftenproducedinSudan. B.ThedyehassomethingtodowiththecountrynamedSudan. C.Nobodyissureoftheoriginofthename. D.ManyfoodsproducedinSudancontainthedye. 3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat. A.theSudangovernmentispayingmuchattentiontothefoodsafety B.Suda
8、n1isoftenusedtobeaddedtothefood C.peopledidn’trealizethedangerofSudan1until2003 D.manyfoodshopswillbecloseddown 4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle? A.Keepawayfro
