【单选题】
Organic farmers had fought to prevent genetically-engineered crops from being {{U}} (67) {{/U}}organic, and it could {{U}} (68) {{/U}} for them. Plants genetically {{U}} (69) {{/U}} to resist insects and other pests {{U}} (70) {{/U}} about 15-percent of United States crop production, but it has become a {{U}} (71) {{/U}} 15-percent. SeveralEuropean countries are refusing to {{U}} (72) {{/U}} genetically-engineered crops from the United States. Jim Skiff, president of the Illinois-based company US Soy, says his company will not grow crops with genetically modified organisms, known as GMO for short. But the biotechnology industry is fighting back. Here’s an advertisement produced by the Washington-basedCouncil forBiotechnology Information. The biotech industry received a(n) {{U}} (73) {{/U}} inApril, {{U}} (74) {{/U}} a NationalAcademy of Sciences report {{U}} (75) {{/U}} that GMO crops appear to be safe. GMO supporters called the report proof {{U}} (76) {{/U}}fears of these crops are {{U}} (77) {{/U}} , while critics called the report proof that the {{U}} (78) {{/U}} risk of GMO crops are not {{U}} (79) {{/U}} known. Some companies are avoiding GMO crops in their products just to {{U}} (80) {{/U}} the genetic-food fight {{U}} (81) {{/U}} . Jim Schillinger of Iowa-based Whole Soy says his {{U}} (82) {{/U}} of soy-based foods will not include genetically-engineered beans.Agriculture officials in the Midwest United States say it appears farmers are planting fewer {{U}} (83) {{/U}}of GMO soybeans and corn this year, though they say this is probably a {{U}} (84) {{/U}} situation until the controversy {{U}} (85) {{/U}}A、survey conducted by the Food Marketing Institute suggests 63-percent ofAmerican {{U}} (86) {{/U}} are likely to buy genetically-engineered foods. That is down from 77-percent four years ago. |
B.virtue
C.risk
D.damage
网考网参考答案:A
网考网解析:
[答案详解] 词汇辨析。本句中critics一词提示,填入空格的词表示转基因食晶的危害。由此判断,risk意为“危险(性),风险”,符合句意,故选A。virtue意为“美德、优点”。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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