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1、Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·福建三明第一中学期中检测)MuchofthefoodAmericansbuyatthestorehasasecretmilitary(军用的)history.PeopleintheUnitedStateseatmoreprocessedfoods(经加工的食品)thanthoseinothercountries.Now,manyfoodslikeenergybarsandfrozendinnerscanbelinkedtoaU.S.militarylaboratory.TheU.S.military’sint

2、erestinfoodscienceexpandedduringWorldWarⅡ.Atthattime,themilitarywentfromfeeding400,000soldierstosendingmealsto11.6milliontroopsworldwide.However,thesefoodswouldturnbadandberuinedovertime,whichledtoamajorefforttolearnhowtoprotect,storeandcarryfoodintobattle.Themilitaryobtainedhelpfrombigfood

3、industrybusinessestohelpproducefoodsforsoldiers.Asaresult,thisU.S.military-ledeffortledtotheinventionofproductslikeenergybars,restructuredmeatandextended-lifebread.Therelationshipbetweenthesefoodcompaniesandthemilitarydidnotendwhenthewardid.Sothesystemwherethemilitary,universitiesandindustr

4、yworkedtogethertosolvesomeofthebigissuesinfoodsciencehasstayedcomplete.Andfromthatsystem,allsortsofprocessingtechniqueshavecomeintothemarketplace.ThesefoodsendedupbecomingpartoftheAmericandiet.Andthiswasnoaccident.ThiseffortledtothedevelopmentofmanyofthefoodsAmericansfindingrocerystores.For

5、example,themilitarydevelopedwholecheesepowder,likethekindoftenfoundinboxesofcheese.Tocreatethepowder,manufacturersremovedwaterfromthecheeseinanefforttoreducetheweightandsizeoffoodsenttosoldiersoverseas.Themilitaryalsowantedawaytoremovewaterfrompotatoes.TheresultingtechnologymadePringle’spot

6、atochipspossible.Consumershavebenefitedbyhavingprocessedfoodsthatareconvenientandsafetoeat.Andtheycertainlyhavehelpedconsumersinmanagingthemodernlifestyles.However,theyarenotnecessarilygoodforconsumers.1.ManyprocessedfoodsintheUnitedStates　　　. A.sellwellworldwideB.tastereallydeliciousC.come

7、fromtheU.S.militaryD.havesomethingtodowiththeU.S.military2.Para.3mainlytalksabout　　　. A.whyprocessingtechniqueswereusedB.howfoodindustrybusinessesmademilitaryfoodsC.whysomeproblemsinfoodsciencestayedunsolvedD.howmilitaryfoodsturnedintoordinarypeople’sdie