英语六级考试备考晨读美文——The Organic Foods
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Organic">Organic</span> <span word="Foods">Foods</span></p><p> <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="organically">organically</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>?<span word="The">The</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="conventionally">conventionally</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marketed">marketed</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="debated">debated</span>. <span word="Advocates">Advocates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> -- <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="proclaim">proclaim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nutritional">nutritional</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="nutritional">nutritional</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preponderance">preponderance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organically">organically</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cures">cures</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="publicized">publicized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="besieged">besieged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="diets">diets</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="vitamins">vitamins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="unsubstantiated">unsubstantiated</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="vitamins">vitamins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fertilized">fertilized</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nutritionally">nutritionally</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unfertilized">unfertilized</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="untreated">untreated</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fumigated">fumigated</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="organically">organically</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="conventionally">conventionally</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="misled">misled</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="nutritional">nutritional</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="conventionally">conventionally</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span>, <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p>
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