14.What does the underlined word “boost” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A. Control.
B. Evaluate.
C. Obtain.
D. Increase.
答案:D。词义猜测题。
control控制;evaluate评估,评价;obtain获得;increase增加,提高,根据前后文可知,boost在此相当于increase(增加生产量)。
15.GM companies promise farmers that they will benefit from________.
A. practising “green” farming
B. use of less chemicals
C. fair distribution of their crops D. using more crops for fuel
答案:B。事实细节题。通过题干中promise和 benefit from分别定位到文章第三段第二行和第四行引号部分就可选出答案。
16.Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology?
A. Optimistic.
B. Defensive.
C. Disapproving.
D. Casual.
答案:C。态度观点题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。A乐观的;B保护的;C不赞成的;D随便的,漫不经心的。显然C项是作者对于转基因技术的态度。
E
(·安徽卷,E)
George Prochnik would like the world to_put_a_sock_in_it. He makes his case in a new book, listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):
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