Most fruit and vegetable samples were washed and __64__ if necessary, before testing. In this way the chemical readings closely __65__ the levels present when the produce is consumed, the report said.Apples __66__ the top spot this year after pesticides were found on 98 percent of the more than 700 samples tested. Researchers __67__ that consumers get around the problem by choosing organic. However, one food science professor __68__ that a natural or organic label on produce doesn’t automatically __69__ the problem. Rick Holley, of the University of Manitoba, said: “The E.coli __70__ in Germany clearly shows locally grown organic produce was able to kill 35 people. Therefore, organic produce is not necessarily perfect.”A. breakdown B. outlook C. setback D. outbreak
Most fruit and vegetable samples were washed and __64__ if necessary, before testing. In this way the chemical readings closely __65__ the levels present when the produce is consumed, the report said.
Apples __66__ the top spot this year after pesticides were found on 98 percent of the more than 700 samples tested. Researchers __67__ that consumers get around the problem by choosing organic. However, one food science professor __68__ that a natural or organic label on produce doesn’t automatically __69__ the problem. Rick Holley, of the University of Manitoba, said: “The E.coli __70__ in Germany clearly shows locally grown organic produce was able to kill 35 people. Therefore, organic produce is not necessarily perfect.”
A. breakdown
B. outlook
C. setback
D. outbreak
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本题主要考查词汇在语境中的运用，解题时需要结合上下文的语义和逻辑来选择合适的词汇。
- 第64题：
- 解题思路：根据前文“Most fruit and vegetable samples were washed”（大多数水果和蔬菜样本被清洗）以及“if necessary”（如果需要），可以推测出在清洗之后可能会进行的操作是“去皮”。
- 解析：“peel”有“去皮”的意思，这里用过去分词“peeled”与前面的“washed”构成并列结构，符合语境，所以应填“peeled”。
- 第65题：
- 解题思路：根据句子“the chemical readings closely...the levels present when the produce is consumed”（化学读数紧密地……消费者食用农产品时存在的水平），可知这里需要一个表示“反映”意思的词，使化学读数能体现出食用时的水平。
- 解析：“reflect”意为“反映”，符合句子逻辑，所以应填“reflect”。
- 第66题：
- 解题思路：根据后文“the top spot this year”（今年的首位），结合常识，这里表达苹果占据了首位。
- 解析：“take the top spot”是固定表达，意为“占据首位”，且根据时间“this year”，这里用一般过去时“took”，所以应填“took”。
- 第67题：
- 解题思路：根据“that consumers get around the problem by choosing organic”（消费者通过选择有机产品来解决问题），可知研究人员是在给消费者提出建议。
- 解析：“advise”有“建议”的意思，这里用过去式“advised”，符合语境，所以应填“advised”。
- 第68题：
- 解题思路：根据“a natural or organic label on produce doesn’t automatically...the problem”（农产品上的天然或有机标签并不自动……问题），可知一位教授对前面研究人员的观点提出了不同的看法，进行了争论。
- 解析：“argue”有“争论，主张”的意思，这里用过去式“argued”，符合语境，所以应填“argued”。
- 第69题：
- 解题思路：根据前文教授的观点，有机标签并不能自动解决问题，这里需要一个表示“解决”的词。
- 解析：“solve”意为“解决”，“solve the problem”是常见搭配，所以应填“solve”。
- 第70题：
- 解题思路：根据“E. coli...killed 35 people”（大肠杆菌……导致35人死亡），可知这里描述的是大肠杆菌的爆发事件。
- 解析：“outbreak”有“爆发”的意思，“E. coli outbreak”表示“大肠杆菌爆发”，符合语境，所以应填“outbreak”。