我们吃的东西正在发生改变，新鲜、天然的食物正在被便宜、高度加工的三餐所取代。这种改变增加了人们患上多种慢性疾病的风险，包括肥胖和抑郁症。国际专家认为，我们需要采取行动减少全世界饮食中的超加工食品，因为这些食品对我们的健康构成了威胁。

The international team of researchers says ultra-processed foods present too great a danger to health to wait any longer to take action against them.

一个国际研究团队称，超加工食品对健康的危害太大，所以必须立即采取行动来应对。

They say products containing high levels of saturated fat, salt, sugar and additives are displacing fresh food. Examples include processed meats, crisps, mass-produced bread, ready meals and fizzy drinks.

研究人员表示，含有大量饱和脂肪、盐、糖和添加剂的食品正在取代新鲜食物，比如加工肉类、炸薯片、批量生产的面包、即食餐和碳酸饮料。

The researchers take aim at a handful of massive food corporations, calling for them to face marketing restrictions and extra taxes.

研究人员将矛头指向了少数几家大型食品公司，呼吁对它们施加营销限制并征收额外的税费。

词汇表

saturated fat 饱和脂肪
additives 添加剂
displacing 取代
mass-produced 大量生产的
ready meals 即食餐
take aim 瞄准，以…为目标
a handful 少数 

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. What is the main idea of this report?

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. The team of researchers are from the UK.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

2. The team of researchers think it is urgent to take action against ultra-processed foods.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

3. _______ drinks are an example of an ultra-processed product.

4. What do the researchers want food corporations to face?
a. marketing restrictions
b. extra taxes
c. both

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. The international team of researchers says ultra-processed foods present ________________ danger to health to wait any longer to take action against them.

2. The researchers take aim at a handful of massive food corporations, ________________ to face marketing restrictions and extra taxes. 

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. What is the main idea of this report?

Ultra-processed food is bad for global health and something should be done about it, according to experts.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. b. False. The international team of researchers…

2. a. True. The international team of researchers says ultra-processed foods present too great a danger to health to wait any longer to take action against them.

3. Fizzy drinks are an example of an ultra-processed product.

4. c. The researchers take aim at a handful of massive food corporations, calling for them to face marketing restrictions and extra taxes.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. The international team of researchers says ultra-processed foods present too great a danger to health to wait any longer to take action against them.

2. The researchers take aim at a handful of massive food corporations, calling for them to face marketing restrictions and extra taxes.