Question 12 is based on the passage you have just heard.

Passage Two

听力原文

    (12) Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks western food boundaries by introducing edible insects as a new source of food. And Sainsbury’s is the first UK supermarket to stock the company’s crunchy roasted crickets.

    Sainsbury’s insists that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein. Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsbury’s. As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one going in my mouth made me feel a little sick. (13) But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn’t get stuck in my throat. The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavor although there was slightly bitter aftertaste. The texture was crunchy, but smelt a little of cat food. Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads.

    (14) The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than beef, chicken and pork, as well as minerals like iron and calcium. Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, (15) and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. However, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many western countries. I’m not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they’re definitely food for thought. 

12. What do we learn from the passage about the food company Eat Grub?

解析：A。录音开始就说到Eat Grub是一家食品公司，打破了西方的食物界限，引入可食用的昆虫作为一种新的食物来源，A项表述与此相符，因此选A。原文中未提到Eat Grub公司扩展业务或进口异域食物，故排除B、C两项。录音中说到，塞恩斯伯里超市是英国第一家供应Eat Grub的昆虫食品的超市，并非售卖宠物昆虫，故D项错误。