雅思考试典型话题阅读练习（3）

　　Questions 1-6

　　Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

　　1. When will instructions be given on reading the color-coded labels?

　　2. Where can customers find the red light labels?

　　3. What problem is the FSA trying to handle with the labeling system?

　　4. Which product sells well but may not be healthy?

　　5. What information, according to the manufacturers, can be labeled on products?

　　6. What can not be advertised during children’s programmes?

　　Questions 7-13

　　Use the information in the text to match the people (listed A-E) with the opinions (listed 7-13) below. Write the appropriate letter (A-E) for questions 1-7.

　　NB You may use any letter more than once.

　　7. Generally we will not agree to use the red light labels.

　　8. It is unreasonable to doubt if FSA is trustworthy.

　　9. We are trying to meet our consumers’ needs.

　　10. The food industry has been improving greatly.

　　11. The color-coded labeling system is scientific.

　　12. Our products will be labeled unhealthy by the FSA.

　　13. We are ready to confront the manufacturers.

　　Answer keys:

　　1. 答案：(in) January (见第2段：The Guardian has learned that the FSA will launch a series of 10-second television adverts in January telling shoppers how to follow a red, amber and green traffic light labelling system on the front of food packs, which is designed to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic.)

　　2. 答案：food packs/packaging (见第2段：The Guardian has learned that the FSA will launch a series of 10-second television adverts in January telling shoppers how to follow a red, amber and green traffic light labelling system on the front of food packs, which is designed to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic. 或者在第4段中也提到另一个答案：The UK market for breakfast cereals is worth ￡1.27bn a year and the manufacturers fear it will be severely dented if red light labels are put on packaging drawing attention to the fact that the majority are high in salt and/or sugar.)

　　3. 答案：(Britain’s) obesity epidemic (见第2段：The Guardian has learned that the FSA will launch a series of 10-second television adverts in January telling shoppers how to follow a red, amber and green traffic light labelling system on the front of food packs, which is designed to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic.)

　　4. 答案：(breakfast) cereals (见第4段：The UK market for breakfast cereals is worth ￡1.27bn a year and the manufacturers fear it will be severely dented if red light labels are put on packaging drawing attention to the fact that the majority are high in salt and/or sugar.)

　　5. 答案：guieline daily amounts/GDAs (见第5段：The industry is planning a major marketing campaign for a competing labelling system which avoids colour-coding in favour of information about the percentage of "guideline daily amounts" (GDAs) of fat, salt and sugar contained in their products.)

　　6. 答案：unhealthy foods (见第6段第1句：The battle for the nation's diet comes as new rules on television advertising come into force in January which will bar adverts for unhealthy foods from commercial breaks during programmes aimed at children.)

　　7. 答案：E (见第12段：Chris Wermann, director of communications at Kellogg's, said: "In principle we could never accept traffic light labelling." )

　　8. 答案：B (见第8段最后一句：It is unjustified and nonsensical to attack the FSA's scientific reputation and to try to undermine its credibility.)

　　9. 答案：D (见第11段最后1句：We're driven by consumers and what they want, and much of what we do has been to make our products healthier.)

　　10. 答案：C (见第10段:Gavin Neath, chairman of Unilever UK and president of the Food and Drink Federation, has said that the industry has made enormous progress but could not accept red "stop" signs on its food.)

　　11. 答案：B (见第8段：Terrence Collis, FSA director of communications, dismissed claims that the proposals were not based on science. "We have some of the most respected scientists in Europe, both within the FSA and in our independent advisory committees. It is unjustified and nonsensical to attack the FSA's scientific reputation and to try to undermine its credibility.")

　　12. 答案：D (见第11段第1句：Alastair Sykes, chief executive of Nestlé UK, said that under the FSA proposals all his company's confectionery and most of its cereals would score a red.)

　　13. 答案：A (见第7段第1句：Ofcom's chief executive, Ed Richards, said: "We are prepared to face up to any legal action from the industry, but we very much hope it will not be necessary.")