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雅思（阅读）模拟试卷84(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1.

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedon

ReadingPassage1below.Astronauticecream,anyone?Freeze-dryingisa

techniquethatcanhelptoprovidefoodforastronauts.Butitalsohasother

applicationsnearerhome.Freeze-dryingislikesuspendedanimationforfood;youcan

storeafreeze-driedmealforyears,andthen,whenyou’refinallyreadytoeatit,you

cancompletelyrevitaliseitwithalittlehotwater.Evenafterseveralyears,the

originalfoodstuffwillbevirtuallyunchanged.Thetechniquebasicallyinvolves

completelyremovingthewaterfromsomematerial,suchasfood,whileleavingthe

restofthematerialvirtuallyintact.Themainreasonfordoingthisiseithertopreserve

thefoodortoreduceitsweight.Removingthewaterfromfoodkeepsitfromspoiling,

becausethemicroorganismssuchasbacteriathatcausespoilingcannotsurvive

withoutit.Similarly,theenzymeswhichoccurnaturallyinfoodcannotcauseripening

withoutwater,soremovingwaterfromfoodwillalsostoptheripening

process.Freeze-dryingsignificantlyreducesthetotalweightofthefoodbecausemost

foodislargelymadeupofwater;forexample,manyfruitsaremorethan80-90%

water.Removingthismakesthefoodmuchlighterandthereforemakestransportation

lessdifficult.Themilitaryandcamping-supplycompaniesfreeze-dryfoodstomake

themeasierforanindividualtocarryandNASAhasalsofreeze-driedfoodsforthe