# Food safety standards - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2023.6.24/2017.3.30/2015.4.18/2012.9.1 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/af253f66-5a93-4fc6-bda3-eafb2a8fa56f（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,220 Part four. 00:00:02,240 You will hear part of a lecture given to students in a food science department about safety standards. 00:00:10,240 First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:20,280 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:17,140 Good morning, everyone. 00:01:19,840 In today's lecture, I'm going to talk about food safety and the factors involved in setting standards for the food industry with particular reference to the situation here in Australia. 00:01:34,640 Now, before anyone can decide what kind of standards need to be set for ensuring that any specific food product is safe, scientists have to carry out a risk assessment. 00:01:48,840 And in doing this, they have to consider several potential problems. Firstly, they have to consider the ingredients of the product. 00:02:00,930 They have to decide whether any of these might make the finished product more susceptible to harmful bacteria. 00:02:10,380 Then they have to consider the process used in the preparation of the food and whether or not it includes a step designed to eliminate unwanted microorganisms. 00:02:23,880 After that, they've got to consider the way products are stored, for instance, in warehouses or cold stores and distributed to retailers. And it doesn't end there. The analysts even have to be aware of problems that might occur after the food has reached the supermarket. Things like frozen foods being defrosted and then refrozen because the temperature fluctuated or foods being kept past their expiry date. And finally, any assessment of the overall risk has to take into account the way the end users, consumers normally handle food at home. So as you see, the risk assessment is quite complicated. Now, there are several factors affecting what kind of food we eat, only one of which is legislation. 00:03:29,060 Another is the attitudes of consumers. A good example of this is the dislike that many Australians have for additives in their food, even when these additives are considered safe and without them, products have a shorter shelf life or a substandard appearance. 00:03:49,580 This has led to the phenomenal expansion of the market for organic food in Australia. 00:03:56,920 Another important influence on what we eat is the food industry itself. In some large supermarkets, low prices are the main strategy for attracting customers, while for more upscale marketers, image is more important. But we should bear in mind, for all of them, the key consideration is profitability. 00:04:22,400 Finally, there's the influence of the mass media, which is the most important source of information for most people. Unfortunately, this has a rather negative effect because in general, they are not very objective. For one thing, the prime motivation of the media, as with the food industry, is sales, and this has a major influence on the way in which the topic is dealt with. A further problem is that news is regarded as a type of entertainment. Often the issues that get a top billing are those that are sensational or controversial. So it's not at all surprising if the public ends up with a rather distorted understanding of food and food safety. 00:05:14,620 On top of that, up till now, food safety and nutrition have never been considered a really interesting topic for the public. Very few TV or radio shows address the issues, and even those shows that are devoted to cooking or eating generally ignore them. 00:05:35,000 At this point, I'll just offer a personal opinion on this subject of food safety. I firmly believe in food safety education, starting at primary schools. We know that many children who have been taught about the benefits of exercise come home and lecture their parents about it. So the same could be done for food and food preparation. And at the same time, the countless educational television shows- 00:06:12,880 That is the end of part four. You now have one minute to check your answers to part four. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. Risk assessment Scientists have to consider potential problems with: ·the product`s 31_____ (could they attract harmful bacteria?) Risk assessment Scientists have to consider potential problems with: ·the product`s 31_____ (could they attract harmful bacteria?) **答案**：ingredients 原文定位：Firstly, they have to consider the ingredients of the product;They have to decide whether any of these might make the finished product more susceptible to harmful bacteria 同义替换：「attract」↔「susceptible」 ### 32. ·method of preparation (will eliminate harmful micro-organisms?) ·how products are 32_____ and distributed ·method of preparation (will eliminate harmful micro-organisms?) ·how products are 32_____ and distributed **答案**：stored 原文定位：After that, they've got to consider the way products are stored, for instance, in warehouses or cold stores and distributed to retailers ### 33. ·supermarkets (e.g. changes in 33_____ affecting the condition of frozen food) ·end-users (how is food usually handle in the home) ·supermarkets (e.g. changes in 33_____ affecting the condition of frozen food) ·end-users (how is food usually handle in the home) **答案**：temperature 原文定位：Things like frozen foods being defrosted and then refrozen because the temperature fluctuated 同义替换：「changes in」↔「fluctuated」；「affecting the condition of」↔「being defrosted and then refrozen」 ### 34. Factors affecting food consumption ·Legislation ·Consumer attitudes e.g. dislike of additives - growth of the 34_____ food market in Australia Factors affecting food consumption ·Legislation ·Consumer attitudes e.g. dislike of additives - growth of the 34_____ food market in Australia **答案**：organic 原文定位：This has led to the phenomenal expansion of the market for organic food in Australia 同义替换：「growth」↔「expansion」 ### 35. ·The food industry supermarket may use price or 35_____ as their selling strategy (but the main concern profitability) ·The food industry supermarket may use price or 35_____ as their selling strategy (but the main concern profitability) **答案**：image 原文定位：In some large supermarkets, low prices are the main strategy for attracting customers, while for more upscale marketers, image is more important ### 36. ·The mass media now the main source of 36_____ for many ·The mass media now the main source of 36_____ for many **答案**：information 原文定位：which is the most important source of information for most people 同义替换：「main」↔「most important」；「many」↔「most people」 ### 37. negative effect because not objective: concern for 37_____ negative effect because not objective: concern for 37_____ **答案**：sales 原文定位：the prime motivation of the media, as with the food industry, is sales 同义替换：「concern for」↔「prime motivation」 ### 38. news is now a form of 38_____ which can mislead the public news is now a form of 38_____ which can mislead the public **答案**：entertainment 原文定位：A further problem is that news is regarded as a type of entertainment 同义替换：「form」↔「type」 ### 39. few programmes deal with food safety or 39_____ few programmes deal with food safety or 39_____ **答案**：nutrition 原文定位：food safety and nutrition have never been considered a really interesting topic for the public. Very few TV or radio shows address the issues 同义替换：「programmes」↔「TV or radio shows」；「deal with」↔「address」 ### 40. ·Personal opinion importance of education: as with benefits of exercise, many children can influence their 40_____ ·Personal opinion importance of education: as with benefits of exercise, many children can influence their 40_____ **答案**：parents 原文定位：We know that many children who have been taught about the benefits of exercise come home and lecture their parents about it 同义替换：「influence」↔「lecture」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。