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【題目】The Women’s Institute is urging supermarkets to do more to help consumers reduce their home food waste, after a survey of its own membership showed widespread confusion about “best before” and “use by” labeling(標(biāo)簽) on packaging.

Its new analysis of products on supermarket shelves found that “once-opened” instructions were often contradictory and often failed to make clear whether they were a guide to food safety or quality. Only 45% of 5,000 WI members surveyed understood that best-before dates were a sign of food quality, while 26% did not understand that the more important use-by dates were a decisive guide to food safety.

In its report on food waste, the WI said supermarkets were “potentially contributing to home food waste by leading customers to buy more food than they need, and giving conflicting and confusing on-pack information that leaves customers unsure about how long a product remains safe to eat in the home setting”. The 42-page report is part of the WI’s ongoing campaign to reduce food waste. To underline the point about conflicting information, it cites(引用) a can of Sainsbury’s own-brand sweetcorn advising consumers to eat it within one day of opening, while a similar tin from Waitrose gave consumers two days to finish it. Green Giant sweetcorn, however, has no specified date for eating once opened.

Marylyn Haines Evans, chair of the Women’s Institute’s public affairs said: “WI members are some of the more informed members of society about food and cookery, but they are still confused about food labelling and ‘once-opened’ information. So we would like supermarkets to extend the amount of time that consumers have to use a product in their homes by making all of their once-opened instructions on product packaging consistent, and completely remove once-opened instructions on products where food safety is not an issue.”

【1】What mainly leads to food waste according to WI?

A. Poor quality of food.

B. Attractive packaging of products.

C. Competition among supermarkets.

D. Consumers’ confusion about on-pack information.

【2】Which of the following can inform you of food safety?

A. B.

C. D.

【3】Why are the three supermarkets mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. To attract more consumers.

B. To compare their products.

C. To comment on their service.

D. To make WI’s report convincing.

【4】What does Evans suggest supermarkets do about reducing food waste?

A. Extend life of a product.

B. Turn to well-informed WI members.

C. Give consistent once-opened instructions.

D. Remove instructions on product packaging.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】本文主要講述了婦女機(jī)構(gòu)強(qiáng)烈建議超市采取幫助消費(fèi)者減少食物浪費(fèi)的措施，比如延長(zhǎng)消費(fèi)者在家中使用產(chǎn)品的時(shí)間，使他們所有曾經(jīng)打開(kāi)的關(guān)于產(chǎn)品包裝的說(shuō)明一致。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段"Only 45% of 5,000 WI members surveyed understood that best-before dates were a sign of food quality, while 26% did not understand that the more important use-by dates were a decisive guide to food safety."可知，消費(fèi)者對(duì)于食品包裝上信息的混淆是導(dǎo)致食物浪費(fèi)的原因。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段"while 26% did not understand that the more important use-by dates were a decisive guide to food safety."可知，use by信息才是食品安全的決定性指導(dǎo)因素。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段"To underline the point about conflicting information, it cites(引用) a can of Sainsbury’s own-brand sweetcorn"可知，引用超市的例子是為了更好的說(shuō)明這一問(wèn)題，即使文章更具說(shuō)服力。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段"we would like supermarkets to extend the amount of time that consumers have to use a product in their homes by making all of their once-opened instructions on product packaging consistent,"可知，為了減少食物浪費(fèi)，超市可通過(guò)使包裝帶上的信息一致來(lái)達(dá)到這一目的。故選C。