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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习强化技能限时训练（十六）阅读理解（综合考查）( A )(xx福建普通高中毕业班质量检测)【科普知识类】Theworldhasafastgrowingpopulationandpeopleneedmorelandforhouses,factories,highwaysandsoon.Thefarmlandisdecreasingwitheachpassingday.Howtomeettheneedoffeedingthegrowingpopulation?Onewayistointroducesom
2、ehigh-outputgeneintoacroptoenableittoproducemore.Biologistsovertheyearshavediscoveredgeneswhichcanraiseoutputofthecrops,resistpests,improvetaste,etc.However,inmanywesterncountriesthereiswidespreadconcernoverthesafetyof“GeneticallyModified”(GM)(转基因)foods,becausetheythin
3、ktheremaybeseriousproblemsofenvironment,health,safety,moralityandsoon.AsascientistImustadmitGMfoodsinvolvegreatriskstohumans.InfactinEuropethey’recalled“Frankensteinfoods”bymany.Frankensteinisacharacterinanovel.Hewasaverycleverscientist.Hecreatedamonster(怪物),whichevent
4、uallykilledhim.Soybeanscanbemadeintomanyfoods.However,it’shardtotracethem.Therefore,it’sveryimportantwehavetomakesurethesoybean,ifgeneticallymodified,isfreefromanypoisonousmatterharmfultohumanbeings.Forthisweneedverygoodtesting.Wedohavesometestingonsomeanimals,butnople
5、telysatisfactorytestinghaseverbeenmadesofar.They’reentirelynew,andtheirproblemsareentirelyunknown.Ittakestimetodeveloppersuasiveteststoknowwhetherthey’reharmfultousornot.WemaynotbeabletotellwhatmayhappenifwetakeGMfoods.Someofthemmayberesistanttoantibiotics(抗生素).Thenman
6、yofthemedicineswehavetodaywillhavenoeffectonpeopleeatingGMfoods.AmorelikelycaseistheGMfoodsmaycontaingenessomepeopleareallergicto.GMproductshavealreadyeintoourlivesbutmostpeopleevenknownothingaboutit.Atleastwehavetobeclearaboutwhatweareeating.TheChinaConsumersAssociati
7、oniscallingforlabeling(标注)onGMfoodssothatconsumerswillknowbeforetheybuythem.1.ThechiefpurposeofdevelopingGMfoodsisto . A.feedthefastgrowingpopulationB.makethefoodsmuchcheaperC.makethefoodsmuchtastierD.killpestsonthecrops2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat . A.manyEurope
8、ansrejectGMfoodsB.GMfoodsareverypopularinEuropeC.FrankensteinfoodscanmakepeoplecleverD.Frankensteinwasascientistcreat
