Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, t

Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by acarcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion（混淆） over possible links to the country of the same name,but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever．

Sudan 1 is a red industrial dye（颜料） that has been found in some chilli powder, but wasbanned in food products across the European Union (EU) in July 2003．

Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have beentrying to remove some food products from the shelves．So far 580 products have been recalled．

Last week Sudan’s Embassy in the United Kingdom askedthe Food Standards Agency (FSA) for clarification(澄清) of the origin of the dye’s name．

Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan’sEmbassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up anymisunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye．

"Wewant to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there,"she said．"Our embassy to Britain asked them howthe dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country．But they told us there was no relationship．"

The FSA, an independent food security watchdog inBritain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week．

　"Theyasked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it gotthe name," she said．"People found the dye in 1883 and gaveit the name．Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot giveany explanation before we find out．"

Sudan dyes, which include Sudan 1 to 4, are reddyesused for colouring oils, waxes, petrol, and shoe and floor polishes．They are classified as carcinogens by theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer．

1.What does the underlined word “carcinogenic”mean in paragraph one?

A．Causingcancer．                       B．Having sideeffect．

C．Containingpoison．                     D．Poisonous．

2.How did the Sudan 1 get its name?

A．The dye isoften produced in Sudan．

B．The dye hassomething to do with the country named Sudan．

C．Nobody issure of the origin of the name．

D．Many foodsproduced in Sudan contain the dye．

3.We can infer from the passage that．

A．the Sudan governmentis paying much attention to the food safety

B．Sudan 1 isoften used to be added to the food

C．people didn’t realize the danger of Sudan1 until 2003

D．many foodshops will be closed down

4.Which of the following is the best title?

A．Keep away fromSudan1

B．No Sudan 1dye links to the country

C．How Sudan1dye got its name?

D．Pay attentionto the food safety

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【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

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