The dyed bun scandal (染色饅頭丑聞) deals another blow to shoppers' confidence in buying food products, as well as the reputation of local sellers. Li Zhen reports on shoppers’ reactions in Shanghai.
An investigation by the municipal government revealed that Shanghai Shenglu Food Company produced more than 3,000 steamed buns daily. These were then sold across the city, including large supermarkets such as Hualian, Lianhua and Dia.
Fewer steamed buns were for sale at this Lianhua Supermarket. More than 32,000 buns were taken off store shelves when the scandal emerged.
Mr. Wang, Sales Manager of Lianhua Supermarket, said, “We removed the dyed steamed buns produced by Shenglu as soon as we learned of the incident. We gave customers who had bought the steamed buns from our outlets refunds with their receipts. Despite the scandal, our sales volume has been fine so far.”
However, most customers we met remained concerned about food safety. Steamed buns are a regular breakfast food for Ms. Gao. She used to buy them mostly from supermarkets because she felt it was in a clean and safe environment.
But now, she has second thoughts about buying the popular snack.
Ms. Gao, Shanghai shopper, said, “I can’t believe that even steamed buns from the supermarkets are no longer safe. The only places I trusted to shop at were major supermarkets and specialist shops. But now even there, product quality cannot be guaranteed. I really don't know where to buy my goods from in the future.
Shoppers at supermarkets who still bought steamed buns said they had few options. “I feel like giving up supermarkets. But I really don’t know where to do my food shopping. I can't make these things myself.” said Ms. Tang, Shanghai shopper.
小題1:The colored buns were sold in some large supermarkets EXCEPT ______.
A．HualianB．Lianhua C．ShengluD．Dia
小題2: What Ms. Gao and Ms. Tang said suggests that ______.
A．they still trust major supermarkets when shopping
B．they will make food by themselves
C．they will never go to supermarkets
D．they feel confused about where to buy safe food
小題3:The underlined word in the last paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A．choices B．ideas C．hintsD．marks
小題4:What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Major supermarkets removed the dyed steamed buns.
B．Dyed steamed buns brought great loss to major supermarkets.
C．Famous supermarkets are involved in the bun scandal.
D．Dyed bun scandal hurts consumers’ confidence.
小題5:Where can you most probably read the passage?
A．In a fashion magazine.B．In a newspaper.C．In a guideline book.D．In an official document.

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B

小題1:細節(jié)理解題。從第二段Shanghai Shenglu Food Company produced more than 3,000 steamed buns daily一句可知，Shenglu是一家食品公司的名字，而不是超市的名字，所以選C。
小題1:推理判斷題。從I really don't know where to buy my goods from in the future和But I really don’t know where to do my food shopping兩句話可以推知，這兩位顧客對于到哪里能夠買到安全的食品感到非常困惑。
小題1:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文的兩句話可知，Ms. Tang不想在超市買食物了，但卻又不知該上哪里買安全的食品，故可知是幾乎沒有“選擇”了。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中第一句The dyed bun scandal (染色饅頭丑聞) deals another blow to shoppers' confidence in buying food products一句可推知答案。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的Li Zhen reports on shoppers' reactions in Shanghai可知，該文是一篇新聞報道。
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C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being
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B．only young people are suffering from mental health problems.
C．mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness.
D．the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent.
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