There are a variety of ways in which genetic modification has helped food producers.They can improve the nutritional value or the storage conditions of the food.Today there are only two genetically modified foods that have been allowed for use，these are GM soybean and GM maize.

　　Despite any safety checks，many people are still cautious about eating genetically modified foods.By providing these people with the necessary information，we can allow them to make decisions about these foods.

　　16.What do we know about the novel food?

　　A.It’s very popular in EU.

　　B.It’s bad for people’s health.

　　C.It’s a new kind of food.

　　D.Its story has been published.

　　答案　C

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“A novel food is described as one that has not been eaten by EU consumers widely in the past.”可知，新食品指的是还没有被欧盟成员国的消费者广泛使用的产品，故选C。

　　17.Genetically modified foods are allowed to be sold if they are

　　.

　　A.tested for safety

　　B.of high quality

　　C.more nutritional

　　D.grown in Europe

　　答案　A

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They are being tested for safety by the best scientific experts...They are not for sale until they have gone through this complete safety process...any slight problem with them could affect a whole country...”可知，转基因食品正在接受专家的检测，在证明它们的安全性之前，转基因食品是禁止销售的，故选A。

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