Question

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。(每个空格只填1个单词。)

Many people today are worried about the quality of the food they eat. This concern has led to an increasing number of organic products appearing on supermarket shelves. Many people refuse to buy products that contain artificial colorings or preservatives, or foods that come from genetically modified (GM) crops, fearing that these foods are unhealthy and can cause cancer and other diseases. Some advocates of genetically modified foods consider such attitudes unjustified. I am one of them, and in this essay I will try to justify why I think concerns about GM foods have little value.

First of all, GM foods have been around for almost 20 years. Contrary to the claims of those who oppose GM foods, there have not been any officially reported cases of such foods causing cancer or any other diseases. In fact, research into GM foods has been unable to confirm any harmful effects on human health whatsoever.

Secondly, not everyone can afford organic foods. Climate change and rising fuel costs have led to global increases in the price of food, and as a result, many poor people are spending more money on feeding themselves. Many can hardly afford to buy food. GM plants are generally more resistant to droughts, floods and pests, and have higher production per hectare（公顷）, which leads to more affordable food prices.

The world population keeps growing and is expected to reach eight billion by 2015. People in fast-developing countries such as India and China are consuming more energy and food. The only solution to the ever-increasing demand for food is to grow more GM crops. Unless scientists and governments come up with a better solution, GM foods are here to stay.

To conclude, people are free to eat the food of their choice, whether it is organic or not. However, I think that many people overlook major benefits of GM foods, and instead choose to focus on the unproven negative effects of such foods.

Phenomenon	Many people today are worried about the equality of the food they eat, and refused to buy products1. ________ artificial colorings and preservatives, or foods that come from GM crops.
The author’s attitude	As an 2.________ of GM foods, the author consider 3.________ about GM foods of little value.
4.________ for the author’s opinion	GM foods have come into 5.________ for almost 20 years. And there’s no 6.________ showing that GM foods have harmful effects on human health. Contrary to organic foods, GM plants are generally more resistant to natural 7. ________ and pests, and have higher production. As a result, more people can afford to buy GM foods. GM foods are the only8.________ to the increasing demand for food at present.
9. ________	People are free to choose what they eat. However, they should 10.________ on the major benefits of GM foods.

 

Answer 1

1.containing

2.advocate

3.concerns

4.Reasons

5.existence

6.evidence

7.disasters

8.solution

9.Conclusion

10.focus/concentrate

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了时尚在不断的变化，作者分析了时尚变化的原因。

1.性转化。根据文章第一段Many people refuse to buy products that contain artificial colorings or preservatives, or foods that come from genetically modified (GM) crops, fearing that these foods are unhealthy and can cause cancer and other diseases.中的动词contain转化为现在分词containing。

2.原词再现。根据文章第一段Some advocates of genetically modified foods consider such attitudes unjustified.中的原词advocates，注意用单数形式。

3.一段中I am one of them, and in this essay I will try to justify why I think concerns about GM foods have little value.可以得出答案。

4.归纳题。根据表格后项的三点可以归纳出，这里为作者观点的原因，reason for………的原因，注意首字母大写及复数形式。

5.归纳题。根据第二段First of all, GM foods have been around for almost 20 years.可以归纳出短语come into existence存在。.

6.归纳题。根据第二段In fact, research into GM foods has been unable to confirm any harmful effects on human health whatsoever.中的confirm可以归纳出no evidence。

7.三段GM plants are generally more resistant to droughts, floods and pests, and have higher production per hectare（公顷）, which leads to more affordable food prices.中的droughts, floods可以归纳出disasters。

8.原词再现。根据第四段The only solution to the ever-increasing demand for food is to grow more GM crops.中的solution。

9.词性转换。根据文章最后一段To conclude, people are free to eat the food of their choice, whether it is organic or not.中的动词conclude转化为名词conclusion。

10.However, I think that many people overlook major benefits of GM foods, and instead choose to focus on the unproven negative effects of such foods.可以得出答案。

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