2014高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题：9.docVIP

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练题（9）及答案 [科普知识型阅读理解(二)]----- (二) Europes deadly outbreak of a rare form of E．coli(大肠杆菌) bacteria has brought new attention to food safety issues. E．coli bacteria naturally live in the intestines(肠) of humans and many animals. Most kinds of E．coli are harmless but some can make people sick. One of the problems when people get sick from food is that the simplest question is often difficult or even impossible to answer. Just what did the people eat that made them sick? Of course, one way to avoid such problems is to keep dangerous organisms out of the food supply. This_is_easier_said_than_done,_but scientists keep looking for new ways. Scientists in the United States have developed an experimental system that uses a hightech optical(光学的)scanner. The inspection system is fixed in the packing houses where produce is sorted for market. The system is designed to identify the produce polluted by soil or animal waste. The new scanner can also show damage and imperfections that might make the produce unappealing to shoppers. Scientists designed the system at a Department of Agriculture research centre in Beltsville, Maryland. Moon Kim of the Agricultural Research Service led the team. MOON KIM: “We were requested, we were asked, to develop a method to test the polluted produce. So we started with the apple as the model sample.” The scanner uses a highspeed camera placed over the conveyer belt that moves the produce along. As the apples move along the belt, the scanner captures images of each piece of fruit. A spectrograph device can use the light to check an apple to show evidence of damage. Moon Kim says the team hopes the system will be available before long. MOON KIM: “We are targeting for development in commercial plants for the next several years.” The scanner can direct a sorting machine to separate the bad apples from the good ones. The system is currently able to show the surface of only half the apple as it speeds by. The inventors hope to improve t