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16．The widespread number of food scandals （ 丑闻） 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 （馒头） 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．
根据短文内容，从A、B、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案
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．are 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 本文叙述了食品添加剂对人们的危害，并举例抨击了商人们不该为了利益做出这种非法的事情．

解答 39．A．细节理解题，根据第二段"Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to  make them look better，taste better and last longer on the shelf．"可知化学添加剂使食品看上去更好看，口感更好，保质期增长，故选A．
40．D．细节理解题，根据文中第三自然段Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students…like you！可知．并不是只有浙江省，其他省份也存在这样的情况，D错误，故选D．
41．C．细节理解题，根据最后一段"The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．"可知使用食品添加剂是为了赚更多钱，故选C．

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