2016年12月英語四級聽力短篇新聞模擬習題

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Questions 3 and 4 will be based on thefollowing news item.

3

essor Post is an environmentalist as well.

stock cannot meet the demand for meat.

grown in a lab is much more delicious.

ing meat in a lab cost less than raising livestock.

4

grown meat tastes just like the real thing.

grown meat looks pale and tastes good.

grown meat grows from stem cells.

grown meat needs adding color.

News Item Two

(3) Professor Post is developing a way to grow meatin a lab because he believes that livestock farming isnot good for the environment, not good for animalsnor, he says, is it going to satisfy the growingdemand for meat.

His aim is to produce a burger that looks and tastes just like the real thing but from what Isaw at his lab, which is still a work in progress.

(4) The flesh, grown from stem cells, is pale white and tasteless, so food technologists havehad to mix in breadcrumbs, caramel and saffron to add flavor and juice to add color. Themixture is then put together to make the burger that will be cooked then eaten by two foodwriters.

Initial testing during the development process suggests that it won't taste great, but accordingto Professor Post, it will taste good enough.

Professor Post is developing a way to grow meat in a lab?

do the food technologists have to add juice to the grown meat?

　短篇新聞

Post教授正在研發一種在實驗室種植肉類的辦法，因為他認為畜牧對環境和動物都不利，而且也無法滿足人類日益增長的肉類需求。

他的目標是創造出一種樣式和口味與真實漢堡相似的人造漢堡。但是根據我從他實驗室裏看到的，該實驗仍處於進展當中。

因為人造肉是用幹細胞培育而成，無色無味，因此食物專家用麪包屑，焦糖和藏紅花為其加味、用果汁為其上色。所有用料添加完畢後進行烹製，最後製成漢堡由兩位美食作家品嚐。

起初的試驗階段表明這一漢堡的口味有所欠佳，但是Post教授表示，漢堡會越來越美味的。

問題3.為什麼Post教授要研發在實驗室裏種植肉類的辦法?

問題4.為什麼食物專家要在人造肉里加果汁?

　參考答案：

【小題3】B

【小題4】D

習題解析：

【小題3】新聞開頭提到了 Post 教授在研發一種在實驗室種植肉類的辦法，隨後給出了具體原因：he believes thatlivestock farming is not good for the environment, not good for animals nor, he says, is itgoing to satisfy the growing demand for meat，即畜牧對環境和動物都不利，而且也無法滿足日益增長的對肉類的需要。四個選項中，符合新聞原文的`是 B項，故選 B。

【小題4】本題考查食品技師必須往種植的肉裏邊添加果汁的原因。新聞中提到種植的肉顏色慘白而無味，隨後緊接着説到 so food technologists have had to mix in breadcrumbs, caramel and saffron to addflavor and juice to add color，所以，往種植的肉裏添加果汁的原因是為了增加顏色，故選 D。