Section A: Banked Cloze
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
If you've ever looked at the ingredients list while grocery shopping, chances are you've seen the term 'natural flavors'. But have you taken a 26 ______ to consider what these natural flavors actually are?
Most of us might think that 'natural flavors' are, well, naturally good for us. A recent study in the journal Appetite found that when the word 'natural' appears on packaging, people 27 ______ that the food within is indeed healthier. In truth, natural flavors do not 28 ______ much, at least chemically speaking, from their flavor-boosting 29 ______: artificial flavors. Both can be made in a lab by trained flavorists, but artificial flavors use chemicals to give a product a 30 ______ smell or taste.
Natural flavors come from plant or animal 31 ______, like fruit, vegetable, meat, fish or milk that is then processed or refined in some way. In short, natural flavors are 32 ______ from plants and animals to create specific flavors for processed foods. But that does not 33 ______ make it easier to tell what is really in your food. Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not 34 ______ the term, companies can use it to refer to pretty much anything derived from a plant or animal. And natural flavors can also include a variety of chemical additives, such as preservatives. The FDA doesn't require companies to reveal what additional chemicals a specific item 35 ______.
So if you want to know for certain what you're getting with your groceries, you might want to stick to the farmer's market.
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如果你在购物时看过成分表，你可能见过"天然香料"这个词。但你有没有停下来考虑一下这些天然香料到底是什么？我们大多数人可能认为"天然香料"对我们天然有益。《Appetite》杂志上的一项最新研究发现，当"天然"一词出现在包装上时，人们会认为里面的食物确实更健康。实际上，天然香料在化学上与它们的增味对应物——人工香料——没有太大区别。两者都可以由受过培训的调味师在实验室中制造，但人工香料使用化学物质赋予产品特定的气味或味道。天然香料来自植物或动物来源，如水果、蔬菜、肉类、鱼类或牛奶，然后以某种方式加工或精炼。简而言之，天然香料是从植物和动物中提取的，为加工食品创造特定的风味。但这并不一定更容易辨别你食物中真正含有什么。因为美国食品药品监督管理局尚未定义这个术语，公司可以用它来指代几乎任何来自植物或动物的东西。天然香料还可以包括各种化学添加剂，如防腐剂。FDA不要求公司透露某一产品中含有哪些额外的化学物质。所以如果你想知道你购买的食品中确切含有哪些成分，你最好坚持去农贸市场。Answers & Explanations
26. M (second)。解析：空格位于 take a [26] 结构中，且意为“花点时间考虑”。take a second 是地道的口语表达，意为“花点时间/花一秒钟”。
27. L (perceive)。解析：空格为主句谓语。当看到“天然”字样时，人们会“察觉/认为（perceive）”里面的食物更健康。
28. F (differ)。解析：do not [28] much from... 构成固定搭配 differ from（不同于）。句意：天然香料与人工香料在化学上并无太大“区别”。
29. D (counterparts)。解析：flavor-boosting [29] 指代与天然香料对应的东西。counterparts 意为“对应的人或物”，此处指人工香料是天然香料的对应物。
30. K (particular)。解析：修饰名词 smell or taste。人工香料给予产品一种“特定的（particular）”气味或味道。
31. N (sources)。解析：come from plant or animal [31]。天然香料来源于植物或动物“来源（sources）”，如水果、蔬菜等。
32. H (extracted)。解析：be [32] from... 构成被动语态。天然香料是从动植物中“提取（extracted）”出来的。
33. J (necessarily)。解析：does not [33] make it easier。not necessarily 是高频副词搭配，意为“不一定”。尽管是天然提取，但“不一定”让辨别成分变得更容易。
34. E (defined)。解析：has not [34] the term。由于 FDA 尚未对该术语进行“定义（defined）”，公司可以随意使用。
35. C (contains)。解析：a specific item [35]。item 为单数主语，需接动词单三形式。FDA 不要求公司透露特定物品“包含（contains）”哪些额外化学物质。