2020年考研英语一真题

Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Even if families don't sit down to eat together as frequently as before,millions ofBritons will nonetheless have got a share this weekend of one of that nation's greattraditions:the Sunday roast.1 a cold winter's day,few culinary pleasures can2 it.Yet as we report now,the food police are detemined that this 3 should berendered yet another guilty pleasure 4 to damage our health.The Food Standards Authority (FSA)has 5 a public warning about the risksof a compound called acrylamide that forms in some foods cooked 6 hightemperatures.This means that people should 7 crisping their roast potatoes,rejectthin-crust pizzas and only 8 toast their bread.But where is the evidence tosupport such alarmist advice?9 studies have shown that acrylamide cancause neurological damage in mice,there is no 10 evidence that it causescancer in humans.Scientists say the compound is 11 to cause cancer but have no hard scientificproof 12 the precautionary principle,it could be argued that it is 13 to followthe FSA advice.14,it was rumoured that smoking caused cancer for years beforethe evidence was found to prove a 15.Doubtless a piece of boiled beef can always be 16up on Sundayalongside some steamed vegetables,without the Yorkshire pudding and no wine.Butwould life be worth living?17 the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roastfoods 18 ,but to reduce their lifetime intake.However,their 19 risks cominga cross as being pushy and overprotective.Constant health scares just 20 withone listening.1.