AsaresultofpeopleeatingGMFand,infact,thesoybeansgrowninmostpartsoftheworldweregeneticallymodifiedmorethan20yearsagoandappeartohavehadnonegativeeffectsonhealth.Anotherimportantpointisthis;ifaproductispotentiallydangerous,tobaccoproductsforexample,thebenefitsofremovingtheharmfulchemicalsbygeneticmodificationareobvious.GMcropsareoftenmaderesistanttodiseasecausedbybacteria,virusesandfungi,butthistreatmentoftenkillsbeneficialinsectssuchasbees,whichareessentialforthesuccessfulfertilizationofmanyplantspecies,AveryseriousdisadvantageofGMcropsisthattheyareallverysimilargeneticallyandthismeansthattheymayhavefewdefensesagainstnewformsofvirusesandfungi,Scientistshavealreadyshownhowquicklyaviruscanchangeitsformtoovercometheresistanceofitsvictim.DevelopedcountrieshavedifferentattitudestoGMF,EuropeansaremoredoubtfulthanAmericansaboutthebenefitsandsoEuropeancountrieshavetougherregulationsonfoodproductionthantheUSA.InsomecountriesGMFisbannedwhileinothersitmustbeclearlylabeledsothatpeopleareawareofwhattheyarebuying.Largecompanies---usuallyAmericanones---whichhavespentitgreatdealofmoneyontheresearchanddevelopmentofGMcropsareencouragingthefarmersindevelopingcountriestogrowthenewcropsratherthattraditionalonesandindeedfarmersarebecomingincreasinglydependentontheGMcompanies.IntheGMFdebate,itisimpossibletosaywhoisright,orindeedifeithersideisright.Whatisclear,however,isthatwerequirecarefulexperimentation,publicconsultationandstrictgovernmentregulationoftheprocessofGMfooddevelopment.31.GMcropsdonothavetobetreatedwithchemicalssuchasfertilizersorpesticidesandthiswillbenefitthenaturalenvironment.A32.Sincegeneticallymodifiedcropswillnotonlyfeedtheworld’spopulationbutwillalsohelptosavetheEarth’snaturalenvironment,theadvantagesofGMFoutweighthedisadvantages.C33.ExistingGMcrops(e.g.soybeans)appearnottohaveharmedthehealthofconsumers.B34.GMcropsaresimilargeneticallyandmayhaveastrongdefenseagainstnewformsofvirusesandfungi.B35.AllthedevelopedcountriesbelievethatGMfoodisbeneficialandtheyareencouragingthefarmersintheirowncountriestogrowthenewcropsratherthanthetraditionalones.BIII.VocabularyandStructure(20%,40×0.5)Directions:Foreachofthefollowingincompletesentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.36.Itisa_____________truththateveryoneenjoyshumor.A)universalB)unitedC)uniqueD)uniform37.Atrulyfunnypersonhasajokeforeveryoccasion,andwhenoneistold,that_________anentirestringofjokesfromthatperson’smemorybank.A)leadsB)attractsC)triggersD)detects38.Thereisalwaysawarningonthemedicinebottle:keepitbeyondthe_____________ofchildren.A)handB)reachC)touchD)limit39Humorisaliveandwell,anditwill_____________simplybecausetherearefunnythingshappeningeveryday.A)insistB)persistC)resistD)assist40.NearlyallofChristie’sbooksstartwithamurder,forcingthereadertoaskthequestion,“whodunit?”,andallofthem________________asolution.A)endwithB)endupC)endoffD)endat41.Thepoliceofficewas_____________withcallsenquiringabouttheterroristattack.A)consumedB)concernedC)stuffedD)flooded42.InJapan,ifyouare____________tosomeone,youhavetobeveryrespectfultohimorher.A)juniorB)seniorC)superiorD)prior43.Areliablemanisonewhowillalways__________whathehaspromised.A)actonB)callonC)moveonD)holdon44.Our___________oftheworldgraduallybecomesrationalandprofoundaswemature...
