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6-Monday 食品添加劑 241詞

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MSG （monosodium glutamate）is a food additive，which has been widely used by many food factories all over the world since it appeared first in Japan in 1909.

MSG is a substance that is added to some food to improve its original taste and colour．It is used in foods around the world such as cakes，bread，frozen meats，fish and vegetables．In the beginning，people thought MSG was safe just like salt and sugar.

However，in 1968 some people reported they seemed to have bad reactions to MSG after having had a meal at a restaurant．They included headaches and quick heartbeat．It was also reported that MSG after having had a meal at a restaurant．They included headaches and quick heartbeat．It was also reported that MSG excited a person's brain and caused his death in Japan．Scientists think that MSG may lead to many neurological disorders．In mice studies done by a university，the evidence showed the mice didn't want to eat the food including MSG.

Today many food companies“hide”MSG on food labels by using different names．If you see“natural flavorings”，“hydrolyzed （水解的） protein”and“spices”in a food label，you are probably seeing a hidden way to“report”MSG in a food label.Every time we have a meal in a restaurant，we always feel the food very delicious to taste，but sometimes it is dangerous for our health because some poisonous food additives have been added to the food.

To protect people's health，our governments，from central to local，are taking actions to stop factories producing poisonous food additives.

生詞

additive　n． 添加劑：These crisps contain no additives．這些油炸土豆片不含添加劑。

original　adj． 最初的，最早的：The original owner still lives in the house．原先的主人仍住在那座房子里。

reaction　n． 反應：I'm afraid I usually have a bad reaction to penicillin．恐怕我對青霉素過敏。

heartbeat　n． 心跳：Your heartbeat is quite normal．你的心跳很正常。

disorder　n． 紊亂，失調：He had a disorder of the digestive organs．他的消化器官機能失調。

flavour　n．味道　v． 給……調味：Before roasting，flavor the beef with salt，pepper，and fresh garlic．在烘烤之前，用鹽、辣椒和新鮮的大蒜給牛肉入味。‖flavouring　n． 調味品：foods with artificial flavourings加人工增味劑的食物

spice　n． 香料，調味品：too much spice in the cake糕餅中過多的香料

1．Monosodium Glutamate is ________.

A．a food

B．an additive

C．a factory

D．a country

2．MSG is often used in ________.

A．frozen meats

B．cups

C．clothes

D．book covers

3．The examples in the second paragraph tell us ________.

A．the food including MSG is delicious

B．people like to eat in a restaurant

C．mice like eating the food including MSG

D．MSG is not safe sometimes

4．If you see“natural flavorings”，“hydrolyzed protein”and“spices”in a food label，you will know ________.

A．you must eat the food in a hidden way

B．the food label must be hidden

C．MSG is probably added to the food

D．you must report the food to your parents

5．The underlined word“substance”in the article means ________.

A．colour

B．material

C．taste

D．food

參考譯文

味精（谷氨酸鈉）是一種食品添加劑。自1909年在日本問世以來，全世界許多食品廠都在廣泛使用味精。

味精是一種添加到某些食品后能改進它們最初味道和顏色的物質。它被世界各地的人們用于制作蛋糕、面包，烹調凍肉、魚和蔬菜等食物中。一開始，人們以為味精就像鹽和糖一樣安全。

然而，1968年，有人報告說，他們在飯店用餐后身體似乎對味精出現了不良反應，其中包括頭痛、心跳加速。另有報告稱，在日本，味精引發(fā)某人大腦興奮，導致其死亡?？茖W家認為，味精可能造成多種神經系統紊亂。某大學在老鼠身上做過實驗，結果表明，老鼠不想吃含味精的食物。

如今，許多食品公司在標簽上通過使用其他名字“隱瞞”味精的成分。如果你在食品標簽上發(fā)現“天然調味料”、“水解蛋白”和“香料”之類物質，十有八九你看到的是“報告”味精存在的隱晦方式。每次下館子，我們總會覺得飯菜吃起來非常美味，但有時這對我們的健康是危險的，因為飯菜中添加了某些有毒的食品添加劑。

為了保護公眾的健康，各級政府，從中央到地方，都在采取措施，防止工廠生產有毒的食品添加劑。

參考答案

Monday 1．B　2．A　3．D　4．C　5．B