Chinahasrecentlybeenfacedwithseriousissuesofproductsafety.InPanama,itissaidthatmedicinemadewithapoisonouschemicalsickenedsomepeople.AChinesecompanyhadidentifieditasdiethylamideglycol([化]乙二醇),alow–costsubstitutecommonlyusedinautomobileantifreeze(防冻剂). SomecountrieshavebannedChinese-madetoothpastecontainingdiethylamideglycol.Chinahasnowtoldcompaniestodiscontinueitsuse,eventhoughitsaysthetoothpasteissafe.Anotherindustrialchemical,melamine,wasfoundinwheatflourusedtomakepetfoodinNorthAmerica.Thousandsofdogsandcatsbecamesick. TheUnitedStateshasrestrictedsomeimportsofChineseseafoodbecausetheycontainedbannedsubstance.Andquestionshavebeenraisedaboutotherproducts,includingchildren’stoyscoveredwithleadpaint. ChineseofficialspromisedtoprovidetheEuropeanUnion,thebiggesttradingpartner,withdetailedreportsonenforcementeffortsagainstunsafegoods. MeglenaKuneva,commissioner(理事)forconsumerprotectionoftheEuropeanUnionsaidChinashouldhavekeptitspromise. ChinarecentlyclosedthreecompanieslinkedtothePanamaandthepetfoodscare.Anditdismissedtheformerheadofitsfoodanddrugadministration.Hewasfoundguiltyofcorruption(腐败)forapprovingunsafedrugs.Thisweek,aconferenceoftheStateCouncilapprovedaproposedspecialmeasureonthesupervisionoffoodsafety.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaiditcallsforstrongercontrolsoverproducers,greaterresponsibilitiesforgovernmentandmoreseriouspunishmentforillegalactivities. ButChineseofficialshaveaccusedsomeforeignmediaofoverstatingproblemswithgoodsmadeinChina.TheysayfoodimportsfromtheUnitedStatesalsofailinspectionsometimes.NextWeek,AmericanandChinesefoodsafetyofficialsareplanningtohold5daysofmeetingsinBeijingtodiscusscooperation. 小题1:Howmanycaseswithsafetyproblemsarementionedinthepassage? |
A.Six | B.Five | C.Four | D.Three |
小题2:HowwasPanamacasedealtwithafterwards?
A.Threecompanieslinkedtoitwerecloseddown.
B.Theformerheadoffoodanddrugadministrationwasremov