阅读理解Some hot dog lovers may feel guilty when they enjoy their favorite food. They even exercise excessively(过分的)to burn off calories afterward. Now they can relieve the pain. A company in Norway develops a product made from trees. It can replace fat in foods like hot dogs but has no calories. A product named SenseFi is introduced to the public by a Norwegian biorefinery company, Borregaard. Though its taste and feel are similar to those of fat, no calories are contained in it. The material used to create this product is microfibrillated cellulose(MFC), which is a waste product that trees produce when they are cut and prepared for use. Every year there is over a hundred billion tons of cellulose(纤维素) produced by plants, among which only a small part is now useful to humans. According to a report from the Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet, Borregard has spent $36.3 million on developing SenseFi. This project went through a 10-year study conducted by the Paper and Fibre Research institute in Trondheim, Norway. It successfully entered the U.S. market and the company opened a plant in Wisconsin. The food industry there was expected to embrace the arrival of SenseFi.The company is speaking highly of this product for its incredible effect on fighting against obesity(肥胖). "We're rolling it out primarily in the U.S., where it has been approved. Sales are just about underway, and there is a lot of focus on fighting obesity," said the company's Business Director Harald Ronneberg.Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that about 40 percent of adults are overweight, and in 2008, the cost of medical treatment of obesity was $147.With the help of SenseFi, meat used for making foods like hot dogs can be recreated. Not only does it keep the flavor of fat, but it also reduces calorie intake while providing the body with more fiber, which helps people fill themselves up and digest more effectively.
(1)
What do we know about the raw material of SenseFi?
A . It helps cut trees.
B . It comes from trees.
C . It is similar to hot dogs in taste.
D . It exists in a small amount.
(2)
What does the underlined word "embrace" in Paragraph 3 possibly mean?
A . Spread.
B . Increase.
C . Welcome.
D . Praise.
(3)
Which factor of SenseFi would appeal to customers most?
A . It doesn't have any calories.
B . It keeps the feel and flavor of fat
C . It provides different kinds of nutrition.
D . It is based on a 10-year study.
(4)
Why does Borregaard introduce the product mainly in America?
A . It opened a plant in Wisconsin.
B . The food industry in America is booming-
C . Most Americans think highly of the products.
D . Many Americans suffer from problems linked to obesity.
答案: B
C
A
D