2014年6月英语六级长篇阅读匹配的练习题三
<p> <span word="Genetically">Genetically</span> <span word="Modified">Modified</span> <span word="Foods">Foods</span>--<span word="Feed">Feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span>?</p><p> [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="altered">altered</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span>, <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="Particularly">Particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="agrarian">agrarian</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="lobbies">lobbies</span>--<span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soybeans">soybeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biotechnology">biotechnology</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 65 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>.</p><p> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rigorous">rigorous</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="biotech">biotech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tempered">tempered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="from">from</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underfed">underfed</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span>: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biotech">biotech</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>?</p><p> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="The">The</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 6 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="near">near</span> 9 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="cultivable">cultivable</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>. <span word="Arable">Arable</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1960 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Acquisition">Acquisition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agri">Agri</span>-<span word="Biotech">Biotech</span> <span word="Applications">Applications</span> .</p>
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