河北省唐山市路北区2019-三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解.docVIP

河北省唐山市路北区 2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编 阅读理解 2021年河北省唐山市路北区中考二模英语试题 VII. 阅读理解（共 15 小题, 每小题 2 分, 计 30 分） A The food we eat seems to have great effects on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat Some research has shown that 80 percent of all human illness are connected with diet and 40 percent of cancer is connected with the diet as well. Food is connected with illness is not a new discovery. In the 1940s scientists realized that nitrates（硝酸盐）, which are often used to keep color of meat, and other additives（添加剂）caused cancer. However, these additives remain in our food and it becomes more difficult to know which additives are helpful or harmful. Farmers sometimes give drugs（药）to animals not because the animals are ill but because they want to sell the animals at higher prices. For example, farmers try hard to make animals grow big so that they can sell he big animals for more money. Although the Food and Drug Administration has tried again and again to control farmers to do so, farmers go on doing this. 51. According to the passage, what has science done to mankind （人类）? A. Because of science, there is no polluted food any more. B. Science makes food have less value. C. As a result of scientific invention, some things that may be harmful have been added to our food. D. Now the scientists can keep the color of meat but not that of vegetable 52. What are nitrates used for? A. They keep flavor （风味） of food. B. They keep the color of meat. C. They keep food fresh. D. They make animals fatter 53. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Some additives besides nitrates can cause cancer. B. All additives cause illness. C. All additives can cause cancer. D. Nitrates except other additives can cause cancer. 54. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons. B. Some additives in our food