nerMsaid that urenondecrease theds ofitessinghitewinter.This isa pretycod system,but it lacks the mnind msrethat we saw last year,"he said.24.Why coud Interstate5 near the Grapevine be losed according to the artice?A.Strong winds.B.Heavy rain..C.Snow and ice.25.What does the underlined word"hazardous"in paragraph 2 mean?D.Fog on the road.A.Risky.B.Depressed.C.Poisonous.D.Complicated.26.According to Robbie Munroe,why is the current cold system less likely to lead to a massivewinter storm like last year's?A.Lack of sufficient cold.B.Lack of damp.C.Insufficient wind speed.D.Lack of warning notifications.27.What's the main idea of the news?A.Huge winds led to power failure in Southern California.B.Temperatures dropped because of snow and ice.C.Southern California suffered from tornado.D.Frost and ice struck Southern California.CThat unexpected ingredient is something called a plasticizer:a chemical used to make plasticmore flexible and durable.Today,plasticizers-the most common of which are calledphthalates-show up inside almost all of us,right along with other chemicals found in plastic,such as bisphenol-A like BPA.These have been linked to a long list of health concerns,even atvery low levels.Consumer Reports has investigated bisphenol-A and phthalates in food and food packaging afew times over the past 25 years.In our new tests,we checked a wider variety of foods to seehow much of the chemicals Americans actually consume.The answer?Quite a lot.Our tests of nearly 100 foods found that despite growing evidenceof potential health threats,bisphenol-A and phthalates remain widespread inoufood.The findings on phthalates are particularly concerning:We found them in almost every foodwe tested,often at high levels.The levels did not depend on packaging type,and no oneparticular type of foody,dairy products or prepared mealswas more likely than another tohave them.For exampe,we found high levels in,among other products,Del Monte sliced peaches,Chicken of the Sea pink HOW PLASTIC CHEMICALS GET INTO FOOD amn,FairlfeCoewer high-protei keYoprign rvat【高考冲刺试卷(六)·英语第5页(共12页)】