1 . Scenes of a comic character swelling up after eating peanuts in Western TV shows have long been puzzling for many Chinese viewers, as few people in China meet those who have a severe peanut allergy (过敏反应).
Their confusion can be explained by Chinese researchers in a new study that Chinese adults and children are more likely to be allergic to seafood, and less likely to be allergic to peanuts compared to people in the United States and Europe. “Animal-derived (动物源的) foods were the primary offending foods, especially shrimp, and skin symptoms were the most commonly reported unpleasant reactions,” said the study. The difference means that cultural, dietary, industrialization and biological factors can play an important role in food allergy patterns, it added.
Chen Hongbing, a professor from the State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology at Nanchang University, who was involved in the study, said, “For instance, in a previous study on self-reported food allergies among children, seafood topped the list, followed by fish, eggs, fruits and milk.” However, some research also puts wheat as one of the most common allergy triggers among the general population, eggs and milk are considered the most common allergens among infants and young babies. Chen said more research is needed to address these discrepancies (差异性) and to determine if various dietary habits across China result in varied food sensitivity.
Luo Xiaoqun, a doctor who was not involved in the studies at Fudan University’s Huashan Hospital, said that the increasing rate of food allergies is a phenomenon observed worldwide, driven by changes in lifestyles, eating habits, as well as growing health awareness and diagnostic ability.
Reading allergen labeling on food packages is an easy way to protect consumers from potential allergy triggers. However, food allergen labeling in China is not obligated currently and labeling largely follows an international food regulations. “China has made improvements in devising food labeling standards in recent years, hopefully our findings can accelerate the process of making such labeling compulsory in the near future,” Chen said.
1. What’s the purpose of writing paragraph 1?| A．To introduce food people are commonly allergic to. |
| B．To make a comparison between different allergies. |
| C．To introduce a study about allergies. |
| D．To describe typical allergy symptoms. |
| A．eating habits. | B．cultural factors |
| C．diagnostic ability | D．biological factors |
| A．results | B．patterns | C．reactions | D．causes |
| A．China has popularized food labeling in recent years. |
| B．The findings have speeded up the process of food labeling. |
| C．Professor Chen expects a promising future of food labeling. |
| D．China makes no progress in making food labeling. |
| A．Unhealthy. | B．Convenient. | C．Delicious. |
3 . One debate about chicken eggs is why white eggs usually cost more than brown ones. Some people think white eggs are more nutritious (有营养的). Is that true? According to Sherman Hickman, the director of community outreach and education for Hickman’s Family Farms, it’s first important to know why chickens have different egg colors.
Jesse LaFlamme is the CEO of Pete and Gerry’s Organic Egg. She says, the chicken breed (品种) decides whether or not hens have pigment genes, the natural chemical that results in a colored shell. Although all eggs start out white in color, shell color can change from white to brown and even blue in some rare breeds. An interesting way to know what color eggs a hen lays is to look at the color of its ear feathers (羽毛), LaFlamme says. Breeds such as the Leghorn chickens lay white eggs, while Orpington chickens lay brown eggs and Ameraucana chickens produce blue eggs.
Hickman notes that the Leghorn breed is a popular choice for farmers because it lays more eggs. Hens that produce colored eggshells, however, usually are larger and require more feed and energy to create that painted shells. Since those breeds cost more to feed, their eggs are more expensive.
Although eggs sometimes look different and are priced differently, it’s impossible to know their nutrition according to shell color alone. “Choosing between brown and white eggs is a matter of personal preference,” Malina Linkas Malkani, media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says. “But it’s important for people to know that the color of the eggshell is related to the breed of the hen, not the egg’s nutrition, quality or shell thickness.” What does affect the nutrition is the specific food the hen eats, according to Malkani.
1. What decides the color of eggshells?| A．Hens’ breed. |
| B．Eggs’ nutrition. |
| C．Shell thickness. |
| D．Hens’ ear feathers. |
| A．Ameraucana chickens lay white eggs. |
| B．Orpington chickens lay brown eggs. |
| C．Leghorn chickens lay blue eggs. |
| D．Hickman’s Family Farms chickens lay red eggs. |
| A．They lay rare eggs. |
| B．Raising them costs more. |
| C．Their eggshells are white. |
| D．Their eggs are more nutritious. |
| A．Why eggs are priced differently. |
| B．What color of eggs people like best. |
| C．What decides the nutrition of eggs. |
| D．Why people like to eat eggs. |
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| A．8:25. | B．8:45. | C．9:00. |
| A．Clothes. | B．Tool. | C．Food. |
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