Foie gras (鹅肝) is a usual French fine food. Many people love it. Foie gras is a part of every holiday.

Foie gras is made of duck or goose liver (肝脏). A liver is a body part. It is very fat. Farmers feed the birds with metal tubes (金属管). The birds eat too much. Their livers swell (增大). It is a very cruel thing. Many people do not like it. They stop eating foie gras. It is not possible to make or sell foie gras in some countries any more.

A French company makes foie gras in a lab. Foie gras grows from the birds’ stem cells (干细胞). A stem cell is a very small part of the body. Anything can grow from it.

Around 70 companies in the world make meat in a lab, because people care more about animals. Meat from a lab is more friendly to the natural world, too.

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1.People in ________ may treat (款待) you with Foie gras.

A Japan

B France

C China

D Germany

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段Foie gras is a usual French fine food.可知，鹅肝是一种常见的法国美食。故选B。

2.Foie gras probably sells well ________.

A every day

B on Monday

C at weekends

D at Christmas

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第一段Foie gras is a part of every holiday.可知，鹅肝是每个节日的一部分。由此推断鹅肝在圣诞节销量好，故选D。

3.The underlined word “cruel” probably means ________ in Chinese.

A 可怜的

B 无奈的

C 残酷的

D 恶心的

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，农民用金属管喂禽类，禽类吃得太多了，它们的肝脏增大，许多人不喜欢这点，由此猜测这是一件非常“残酷”的事情。故选C。

4.Why do many people say no to foie gras?

A Because it is not healthy.

B Because they go on a diet.

C Because many birds die in the farm.

D Because they care more about animals.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据最后一段Because people care more about animals.可知，人们向鹅肝说不的原因是他们更关心动物。故选D。

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A Stem cell can be changed into food.

B People will care more about health.

C The meat from the lab will be popular.

D Foie gras cannot be sold any more now.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，世界上大约有70家公司在实验室里生产肉类，实验室生产的肉对自然界也更友好，由此推断实验室的肉会很受欢迎。故选C。