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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Increasingly,overthepasttenyears,people--especiallyyoungpeople--havebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabits,becausemuchofthefoodtheyeat,particularlyprocessedfood,isnotgoodforthehealth.Consequently,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods.Foodswhichdonotcontainchemicaladditives(添加剂)andwhichhavenotbeenafectedbychemicalfertilizers,widely
usedinfarmingtoday.
Naturalfoods,forexample,arevegetables,fruitandgrainwhichhavebeengrowninsoilthatisrichinorganic(有机的)matter.Insimpleterms,thismeansthatthesoilhasbeennourishedbyunusedvegetablematter,whichprovidesitwithessentialvitaminsandminerals.Thisinitselfisanaturalprocesscomparedwiththeuseofchemicalsandfertilizers,themainpurposeofwhichistoincreasetheamount--butnotthequality--offoodsgrownincommercialfarmingareas.
Naturalfoodsalsoincludeanimalswhichhavebeenallowedtofeedandmovefreelyinhealthypastures(牧场).Comparethiswithwhathappensinthemassproductionofpoultry:therearefarms,forexample,wherethousandsofchickenslivecrowdedtogetherinonebuildingandarefedonfoodwhichislittlebetterthanrubbish.Chickenskeptinthiswayarenotonlytastelessasfood,theyalsolayeggswhichlackimportantvitamins.
Thereareotheraspectsofhealthyeatingwhicharenowreceivingincreasingattentionfromexpertsondiet.Take,forexample,thequestionofsugar.Thisisactuallyanon-essentialfood!Althoughanaturalalternative,suchashoney,canbeusedtosweetenfoodifitisnecessary,wecaninfactdowithoutit.Itisnotthatsugarisharmfulinitself.Butitdoesseemtobeaddictive:thequantityweusehasgrownsteadilyoverthelasttwocenturiesandinBritaintodayeachpersonconsumesanaverageof200poundsayear!Yetallitdoesistoprovideuswithenergy,intheformofcalories.Therearenovitaminsinit,nomineralsandnofiber.
Itissignificantthatnowadaysfiberisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofahealthydiet.Inwhitebread,forexample,thefiberhasbeenremoved.Butitispresentinunrefinedflourandofcourseinvegetables.Itisinterestingtonotethatincountrieswherethenationaldietcontainslargequantitiesofunrefinedflourandvegetables,certaindiseasesarecomparativelyrare.Hencetheemphasisisplacedontheeatingofwholemealbreadandmorevegetablesbymodernexpertson"healthyeating".
Peoplehavebecomemoreinterestedinnaturalfoodsbecause(  ). A.theyaremorehealthconscious
B.theywanttotasteallkindsoffoods
C.naturalfoodsaremoredeliciousthanprocessedfoods
D.theywanttoreturntonature

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