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高中英语外刊时文阅读训练
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洋葱可能诱发大肠杆菌
Ⅰ.文章话题导入
Ⅱ.外刊原文阅读
Ш.阅读理解专项针对性练习
Ⅳ.话题高频词汇强化训练
Ⅴ.参考译文赏析
【话题·导语】
美国疾病控制和预防中心以及美国食品和药物管理局周三表示，麦当劳Quarter Pounders 上的新鲜洋
葱片可能是大肠杆菌爆发的源头，该爆发已导致十几个州的一人死亡和患病。
【原文·外刊阅读】
Onions are likely source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's
（文章来源：CNN）
Fresh slivered onions served on McDonald's
Quarter Pounders were the likely source of an E. coli
outbreak that has led to one death and illnesses in
more than a dozen states, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and US Food and Drug
Administration said Wednesday.
Additional cases associated with the outbreak have also been reported, bringing the total number of
illnesses to 90 and hospitalizations to 27. However, the CDC notes that the current risk to the public is
“very low,” as the reported illnesses happened before the affected onions were removed from food
service locations.
“It is not necessary to avoid eating onions or other foods made with onions,” the CDC said.
Last week, supplier Taylor Farms issued a recall of four onion products due to “potential E. coli
contamination.” McDonald's stores in affected areas have temporarily stopped using slivered onions, and
other fast food restaurants that received onions from this supplier – including Burger King, Taco Bell,
Pizza Hut and KFC – have proactively removed fresh onions from their menus at some locations.
It is not likely that the recalled onions went to grocery stores or directly to consumers, the CDC
said Wednesday. Diced onions used at McDonald's have also not been linked to this outbreak, according
to the FDA.
Beef patties used on Quarter Pounders were also part of the investigation, which started on October
22. But the Colorado Department of Agriculture said on Sunday that McDonald's fresh beef patties
used for the Quarter Pounder tested negative for E. coli, and the US Department of Agriculture's Food
Safety and Inspection Service said on Monday that evidence did not point to ground beef as the probable
source of the E. coli outbreak.
【原创·阅读理解】
1. What food item is believed to be the source of the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's?
A. Freshly diced tomatoes
B. Slivered onions
C. Grilled chicken
D. Beef patties
2. How many illnesses have been reported due to the E. coli outbreak?
A. 50 cases
B. 70 cases
C. 90 cases
D. 120 cases
3. What action did McDonald's take in response to the outbreak?
A. Removed all beef products from their menu
B. Temporarily stopped using slivered onions
C. Issued a nationwide recall of French fries
D. Closed all stores until further notice
4. According to the CDC, what is the current risk level to the public regarding the outbreak?
A. Extremely high risk
B. Moderate risk
C. Very low risk
D. Uncertain risk
【高频词汇训练】
1．晚上，我去了唐人街，我选择了用漂亮的瓷盘盛放食物的广东餐馆。
In the evening, I went to Chinatown, I Cantonese restaurant that served its food on beautiful
plates.
2．每次霍乱暴发时，就有大批惊恐的老百姓死去。
So many thousands of terrified people died there was an outbreak.
3．作为学生会主席，我被委派负责你在天津逗留期间的所有活动。
a．As chairman of the Student Association, I was appointed to during your stay in Tianjin.
b．As chairman of the Student Association, I was appointed to during your stay in Tianjin.
4．专家们认为，必须找到一个方案使所有的兔子都从岛上消失。
Experts to remove all the rabbits from the island.
5．露西的学校被严重毁坏了，她只好暂时到 Brooklyn 的一所学校去上学。
Lucy’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily in Brooklyn.
6．There is convincing of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
有可靠证据表明日光曝晒与皮肤癌之间有联系。
7．到目前为止还没有其他行星上存在生命的证据。（evidence）
So far there there is life on other planets.
8．We usually get a d of 3% to 5% from our other suppliers. （根据首字母填空）
【参考译文】
洋葱可能是与麦当劳有关的大肠杆菌爆发的源头
美国疾病控制和预防中心以及美国食品和药物管理局周三表示，麦当劳Quarter Pounders 上的新鲜洋
葱片可能是大肠杆菌爆发的源头，该爆发已导致十几个州的一人死亡和患病。
还报告了与疫情有关的其他病例，使疾病总数达到90 例，住院人数达到27 例。然而，美国疾病控制
与预防中心指出，目前公众面临的风险“非常低”，因为报告的疾病发生在受影响的洋葱从食品服务场所
移除之前。
美国疾病控制与预防中心表示：“没有必要避免吃洋葱或其他用洋葱制成的食物。”
上周，供应商泰勒农场因“潜在的大肠杆菌污染”而召回了四种洋葱产品。受影响地区的麦当劳商店
已暂时停止使用切片洋葱，其他从该供应商那里收到洋葱的快餐店，包括汉堡王、塔可钟、必胜客和肯德
基，已在某些地方主动从菜单上删除新鲜洋葱。
美国疾病控制与预防中心周三表示，召回的洋葱不太可能去杂货店或直接送给消费者。美国食品药品
监督管理局表示，麦当劳使用的洋葱丁也与此次疫情无关。
Quarter Pounders 上使用的牛肉饼也是10 月22 日开始的调查的一部分。但科罗拉多州农业部周日表
示，麦当劳用于四分之一磅的新鲜牛肉饼的大肠杆菌检测呈阴性，美国农业部食品安全和检验局周一表
示，没有证据表明碎牛肉是大肠杆菌爆发的可能来源。
