LONDON(Reuters)—Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood. “Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,”Goldsaid.“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(农药),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannotitislocallygrownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimportedtomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,”saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness. 小题1:MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause_____. |
A.theyaregettingricher |
B.theycangetthefoodanywhere |
C.theylikehome-grownfruit |
D.theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollution |
小题2:WhichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?
A.Itgrowsindoorsallyearround. |
B.Itisgrownonfamilyfarms |
C.ItisproducedoutsideBritain. |
D.Itisproducedonlargefarms. |
小题3:Whatisthemeaningof“theorganictrend”asthewordsareusedinthetext?
A.betterqualityoforganicfood. |
B.growinginterestinorganicfood. |
C.risingmarketfororganicfood. |
D.higherpricesoforganicfood. |
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