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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习说理议论阅读理解基础练习（2）说理议论（阅读理解）由(xx陕西,D)改编 Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified(GM,转基因)foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheworld,mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.ButcanGMtechno
2、logysolveworldhungerproblems?Evenifitwould,isitthebestsolution?Despitewhatitpromises,GMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotential(潜力)ofanycrop.Infact,studiesshowthatthemostwidelygrownGMcrop,GMsoybeans,hassufferedreducedproductivity.Forinstance,areportthatanalysedne
3、arlytwodecadesofresearchonmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.Somethingelse,however,hasbeenontherise.WhileGMseedsareexpensive,GMpaniestellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides(杀虫剂).Onthecontrary,USgovernme
4、ntdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideuseparedtotraditionalcrops.“Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsandboostproduction.Butneitheristrue,”saidBillChristison,PresidentoftheUSNationalFamilyFarmCoalition.Atthesametime,theauthorsofthebookWorldHun
5、ger:TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproduction,butbyproblemsinfooddistributionandpolitics.Theseindeeddeserveoureffortsandmoney.Meanwhile,theriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfood,a
6、ccordingtoaxxWorldBankreport.Asamatteroffact,scientistsseebetterwaystofeedtheworld.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhunger,becausebetterwaysoutareavailable,amongwhich“green”farmingissupposedtobethefirstchoice.1.Theau
7、thordevelopsthesecondparagraphmainly . A.byclassificationB.byparisonC.byexampleD.byprocess2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?( )A.Control.B.Evaluate.C.Obtain.D.Increase.3.GMpaniespromisefarmersthattheywillbenefitfrom . A.practising“green”farm
8、ingB.useoflesschemicalsC.fairdistributionoftheircropsD
