Almost all Britons make risky hygiene（卫生）mistakes at the barbecue, research has found, leading a Government body to suggest they cook the food in the oven first.

Some 94% of people say they have at least one habit at the barbecue that risks the health of them and their guests, while one in five (21%) believe they have been ill due to something they have eaten as a result. More than half of Britons (54%) are set to take advantage of the approaching Bank Holiday weekend to enjoy what could be the last barbecue of the summer before returning to work or school.

The survey found that 24% of those who describe themselves as the main cook at a barbecue do not usually cook at home. It found 19% of barbecue cooks do not keep raw and cooked food on separate plates, 21% do not wash their hands with soap after handling raw meat and almost half (47%) do not keep food chilled until just before use. 

Just over half (51%) risk cross-contaminating（交叉污染）food by using the same tongs for raw and cooked meats. The risks of cross-contamination can lead to illnesses such as campylobacter, which causes food poisoning in an estimated 280,000 people each year. Almost a third (28%) admit to not checking that burgers and sausages are cooked all the way through and 32% do not check that chicken is thoroughly cooked.

The researchers have released a list of tips to help cooks cut the risk of food poisoning, with the first being to pre-cook the meat or poultry in the oven and finish it off on the barbecue for flavor. It also warned that "charred doesn't mean cooked", and that meat should be steaming hot all the way through, not pink, and with any juices running clear.

Other tips warn that disposable（一次性的）barbecues take longer to cook food, raw meat should be stored and handled separately and raw chicken should not be washed as it splashes germs around.

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1.What does the passage include?

A Survey results and suggestions.

B Survey results, analysis and suggestions.

C Analysis and health warning.

D Pop culture, comments and health warning.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，本文介绍了对烧烤习惯的调查，并提出了保证食物卫生的具体建议。

2.What can be implied in the passage?

A Barbeques are Britons’ most favorite activity in holidays.

B Most Britons are good cooks both at home and at barbeques.

C Cooking meat in the oven beforehand can avoid health risks.

D Barbeque cooks do not actually cook at home.

解析：选C。C。推理判断题。结合文章第一段和第五段可以判断，烧烤食物之前，先在烤箱里烤一下，是保证食物卫生，避免食物中毒的安全做法。

3.What is advised on preventing food cross-contamination in barbeque?

A Washing hands with soap after handling raw meat.

B Using different tongs for raw and cooked meats.

C Steaming meat hot all the way through.

D Storing and handling raw meat separately.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据文章第四段Just over half (51%) risk cross-contaminating food by using the same tongs for raw and cooked meats可知，用夹生肉的钳子夹熟肉是造成交叉污染的原因，因此，要避免交叉污染，应使用不同的钳子。

4.How many of the surveyed people do not put the meat in the fridge until they use it?

A 57%.

B 54%.

C 32%.

D 47%.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段…almost half (47%) do not keep food chilled until just before use可知，约47%的人在烹调肉类之前不会把肉放到冰箱里冷冻一下。

5.In which column of a website can you read this book?

A Travel.

B Dietary.

C Lifestyle.

D Health.

解析：选D。D。推理判断题。本文介绍了英国人烧烤中存在的卫生误区，属于健康主题，因此选D。