[originaltext] Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks Weste

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问题  
Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks Western food boundaries by introducing edible insects as a new source of food. And Sainsbury’s is the first UK supermarket to stock the company’s crunchy roasted crickets.
   Sainsbury’s insists that such food is no joke and could be a new sustainable source of protein. Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsbury’s. As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one going in my mouth made me feel a little sick. But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn’t get stuck in my throat. The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavour, although there was a slightly bitter aftertaste. The texture was crunchy but smelt a little of cat food. Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads.
   The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than beef, chicken and pork, as well as minerals like iron and calcium. Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. However, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many Western countries. I’m not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they’re definitely food for thought.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12. What do we learn from the passage about the food company Eat Grub?
13. What does the speaker say about his first bite of roasted crickets?
14. What does Eat Grub say about his dried crickets?
15. What does the passage say about insect farming?

选项 A、It is environmentally friendly.
B、It is a promising industry.
C、It requires new technology.
D、It saves huge amounts of labour.

答案 A

解析 细节推断题。短文中提到,与(传统)肉类生产不同,养殖昆虫不需要大片的土地、水和饲料,所产生的温室气体也较少。也就是说,养殖昆虫比较环保。
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