强化技能限时训练(十六)阅读理解(综合考查)(限时40分钟)(A)(2015福建普通高中毕业班质量检测)【科普知识类】Theworldhasafastgrowingpopulationandpeopleneedmorelandforhouses,factories,highwaysandsoon.Thefarmlandisdecreasingwitheachpassingday.Howtomeettheneedoffeedingthegrowingpopulation?Onewayistointroducesomehigh-outputgeneintoacroptoenableittoproducemore.Biologistsovertheyearshavediscoveredgeneswhichcanraiseoutputofthecrops,resistpests,improvetaste,etc.However,inmanywesterncountriesthereiswidespreadconcernoverthesafetyof“GeneticallyModified”(GM)(转基因)foods,becausetheythinktheremaybeseriousproblemsofenvironment,health,safety,moralityandsoon.AsascientistImustadmitGMfoodsinvolvegreatriskstohumans.InfactinEuropethey’recalled“Frankensteinfoods”bymany.Frankensteinisacharacterinanovel.Hewasaverycleverscientist.Hecreatedamonster(怪物),whicheventuallykilledhim.Soybeanscanbemadeintomanyfoods.However,it’shardtotracethem.Therefore,it’sveryimportantwehavetomakesurethesoybean,ifgeneticallymodified,isfreefromanypoisonousmatterharmfultohumanbeings.Forthisweneedverygoodtesting.Wedohavesometestingonsomeanimals,butnocompletelysatisfactorytestinghaseverbeenmadesofar.They’reentirelynew,andtheirproblemsareentirelyunknown.Ittakestimetodeveloppersuasiveteststoknowwhetherthey’reharmfultousornot.WemaynotbeabletotellwhatmayhappenifwetakeGMfoods.Someofthemmayberesistanttoantibiotics(抗生素).ThenmanyofthemedicineswehavetodaywillhavenoeffectonpeopleeatingGMfoods.AmorelikelycaseistheGMfoodsmaycontaingenessomepeopleareallergicto.GMproductshavealreadycomeintoourlivesbutmostpeopleevenknownothingaboutit.Atleastwehavetobeclearaboutwhatweareeating.TheChinaConsumersAssociationiscallingforlabeling(标注)onGMfoodssothatconsumerswillknowbeforetheybuythem.1.ThechiefpurposeofdevelopingGMfoodsisto.A.feedthefastgrowingpopulationB.makethefoodsmuchcheaperC.makethefoodsmuchtastierD.killpestsonthecrops2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.manyEuropeansrejectGMfoodsB.GMfoodsareverypopularinEuropeC.FrankensteinfoodscanmakepeoplecleverD.FrankensteinwasascientistcreatingGMfoods3.Theunderlinedphrase“tracethem”inParagraph4probablymeans“”.A.findtheirmarketB.raisetheirqualityC.findtheiroriginsD.enjoytheirtaste4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?()A.GMfoodsmakeantibioticsfailtofunctionproperly.B.PeopleeatingGMfoodswillsufferfromfoodallergies.C.AsGMfoodsaresafeatpresent,they’recertainlysafelateron.D.PeopleshouldbeinformedofwhichfoodsareGMfoods.语篇解读:本文主要讲述了转基因食品的现状和是否有害,人们应该怎么看待这类食品。答案及剖析:1.A细节理解题。根据第一段内容Thefarmlandisdecreasingwitheachpassingday.Howtomeettheneedoffeedingthegrowingpopulation?Onewayistointroducesomehigh-outputgeneintoacroptoenableittoproducemore可知,转基因食品就是为了满足快速增长的人口需要。故选A。2.A推理判断题。根据第三段内容AsascientistImustadmitGMfoodsinvolvegreatriskstohumans.InfactinEuropethey’recalled“Frankensteinfoods”bymany.Frankensteinisacharacterinanovel.Hewasaverycleverscientist.Hecreatedamonster(怪物),whicheventuallykilledhim可知,欧洲人认为转基因食品是可怕的,故他们拒绝该食品,所以选A。3.C猜测词义题。下文Therefore,it’sveryimportantwehavetomakesurethesoybean,ifgeneticallymodified,isfreefromanypoisonousmatterharmfultohumanbeings.Forthisweneedverygoodtesting表示结果,而划线处的句子表示原因,结合上下文语境可知,找到转基因大豆的根源是很困难的,故选C。4.D主...