Food PoisoningFood sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things.

Food Poisoning
Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.
Certain microorganisms（微生物）cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things release（释放）poisons that make people sick.
Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.
Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are hannful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.
When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans.In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.
Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A、Food when poisoned can make people sick.
B、Food poisoning means death.
C、Food poisoning comes in varieties.
D、Food poisoning can be serious.
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：事实细节题。该题目考查关于食物中毒的描述。通读全文，可知第一段对食物中毒做了一个简单的介绍。由第一段第三句“食物中毒通常并不严重，但有些也是致命的”可知D选项表述与原文一致，B选项“食物中毒就意味着死亡”太绝对，与原文表述不符。从该段第四句可知食物中毒会有很多的症状，最常见的是发烧，由此可知A选项表述正确。从第二段第一句可知食物中毒也有很多种类，因此C选项表述与原文一致。据此分析，表述错误的只 有B选项，因此为正确答案。