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【题目】New rules will let millions of Americans know where more of their food comes from. The law is known as COOL-Country of Origin Labeling.

American Congress first passed the law in 2002. Stores have had to label seafood by country-of-origin since 2005. But industry pressure delayed other requirements until last week.

Products that must now be labeled include fresh fruits and vegetables, muscle meats and some kinds of nuts. But the rules are complex, and many foods are excluded. For example, organ meats are free to be labeled. So are processed foods, including cooked or smoked food.

The United States has imported more and more food in recent years to save money and expand choices. Country-of-origin labeling has become more common lately but has still been limited in many stores.

Food safety is one reason why some shoppers pay close attention to where foods came from. For example, when a large number of people recently got sick from salmonella (沙门菌病），officials blamed peppers from Mexico. Yet the last big food scare involved spinach (菠菜）grown in California. But labeling is also a way for people to know they are getting what they want. Some want to buy local foods or foods from a particular country.

The country-of-origin labeling law gives stores 30 days to correct any violations that are found. Stores and suppliers that are found to be deliberately violating the law could be fined 1，000dollars per violation. Federal inspectors are not to take action to en-force the law for six months to give time for an education campaign.

Some food safety activists say they are generally pleased with the law. They call it a good step that will give people more useful information.

【1】 What's the regulation in the new rules?

A. Stores have to label food by its producing date from now on.

B. The country-of-origin labeling has to be marked on more food.

C. Stores have to label seafood by country of origin.

D. Labeling of food should include more useful information.

【2】 Why has more and more food been imported to the United States in recent years?

A. Because it is economical and provides people with more choices.

B. Because the United States is short of food supply.

C. Because Americans need more and more food recently.

D. Because foreign food is of higher quality than native food.

【3】 Consumers are more concerned about where foods came from because __________.

A. they are curious about the country of the food origin

B. they are particular about the tastes of the food

C. they are concerned about food safety and want to get what they want

D. most of the shoppers are food safety activists themselves

【4】 The new rules of the country-of-origin labeling law will come into effect __________.

A. right now

B. in a month

C. in three months

D. in half a year

【5】 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Most Americans prefer imported vegetables to the vegetables grown in local places，

B. The government of America will importing peppers from Mexico.

C. The law was not fully carried out until last week because of food industry's resistance.

D. Store owners are most likely to be the supporters of the law.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】将推出新法规要求一些食品贴标签，标出产地。这种要求是出于安全原因。

【1】前两段讲述了新法律规定更多的食品要标出产地，比如海产品等。

【2】 第四段. . . to save money and expand choices. 中说明进口食品是为了节约钱同时增加选择性。

【3】 第五段第一句 Food safety is one reason why some shoppers pay close attention to where foods came from. 说明了人们关心食品来源的原因是考虑到食品安全。

【4】 倒数第二段 Federal inspectors are not to take action to enforce the law for six months to give time for an education campaign. 可知新法规六个月内没有实施是出于教育的目的。

【5】 倒数第三段 when a large number of people recently got sick from salmonella (沙门菌病），officials blamed peppers from Mexico. 可知很多人由于沙门菌而生病，官方归咎于墨西哥进口的辣椒。所以将禁止从墨西哥进口辣椒。