荷兰语大学英语四级模拟试卷第12组(阅读4)

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Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Many Americans harbor a grossly distorted and exaggerated view of most of the risks
surrounding food. Fergus Clydesdale, head of the department of food science and
nutrition at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, says bluntly that if the dangers
from bacterially contaminated chicken were as great as some people believe, “The
streets would be littered with people lying here and there. ”Though the public
increasingly demands no-risk
food, there is no such thing. Bruce Ames, chairman of the biochemistry department at
the University of California, Berkeley, points out that up to 10% of a plant’s weight is
made up of natural pesticides, says he: “Since plants do not have jaws or teeth to
protect themselves, they employ chemical warfare. ” And many naturally produced
chemicals, though occurring in tiny amounts, prove in laboratory tests to be strong
carcinogens-a substance which can cause cancer. Mushrooms might be banned if they
were judged by the same standard that apply to food additives. Declares Christina
Stark, a nutritionist at Cornell University: “We’ve got far worse natural chemicals in
the food supply than anything man-made. ”

Yet the issues are not that simple. While Americans have no reason to be terrified to
sit down at the dinner table, they have every reason to demand
significantimprovements in food and water safety. They unconsciously and
unwillingly take in too much of too many dangerous chemicals. If food already
contains natural carcinogens, it does not make much sense to add dozens of new
man-made ones. Though most people will withstand the small amounts of
contaminants generally found in food and water, at least a few individuals will
probably get cancer one day because of what they eat and drink.

To make good food and water supplies even better, the Government needs to tighten
its regulatory standards, stiffen its inspection program and strengthen its enforcement
policies. The food industry should modify some long-accepted practicesor turn to less
hazardous alternatives. Perhaps most important, consumers will have to do a better
job of learning how to handle and cook food properly. The problems that need to be
tackled exist all along the food-supply chain, from fields to processing
plants to kitchens.

36. What does the author think of the Americans’ view of their food?
A) They overstate the government’s interference with the food industry.
B) They are overoptimistic about the safety of their food.
C) They overestimate the hazards of their food.
D) They overlook the risks of the food they eat.