首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Over the past few years, outcries from food activists have changed many Americans’ eating habits:Criticism of widespread pestici
Over the past few years, outcries from food activists have changed many Americans’ eating habits:Criticism of widespread pestici
admin
2013-01-15
27
问题
Over the past few years, outcries from food activists have changed many Americans’ eating habits:Criticism of widespread pesticide use led many consumers to organic foods, and early warnings prompted shoppers to shun irradiated and genetically altered food.【B6】______Major players have muscled laws through state legislatures. The statutes make it illegal to suggest that a particular food is unsafe without a "sound scientific basis" for the claim. These so-called banana bills are under discussion in several US states.
Banana bill backers believe the laws will protect agricultural producers from losses like those following the Alar scare in 1989, when the TV magazine show 60 Minutes publicized a Natural Resources Defense Council report charging that the chemical, which enhances the appearance of apples, causes cancer. 【B7】______
Banana bill foes say the laws simply serve to repress those who speak out against risky food-produce with "acceptable" levels of pesticides, genetically altered tomatoes, milk from cows injected with the growth hormone rBST, which boosts milk production. 【B8】______They call them an insult to free speech and an impediment to covering critical food safety issues, notes Nicols Fox in American Journalism Review (March 1995). Most critics question the laws’ requirement that only charges based on "reasonable and reliable" evidence be allowed. 【B9】______After all, it’s unlikely that agribusinesses will accept even the best evidence if it threatens their bottom line. Fox notes that even though the Environmental Protection Agency affirmed that Alar posed unacceptable health risks, Washington State Farm Bureau spokesperson Peter Sternberg insists that EPA’s science is "subject to second opinion. " —opinions that challenged accepted wisdom.
Instead of attacking what they sneer as "junk science", food producers should be listening to the public’s food worries, says Sierra’s Rauber, who cites a recent Young &. Rubicam poll that found that 4 out of 5 Americans are "very concerned about food safety. "【B10】______A case in point is rBST maker Monsanto, who fought and eventually lost a battle to keep dairy producers from advertising that their milk came from rBST-free cows.
A. Many journalists are also outraged about banana bills.
B. Many agribusinesses seem more interested in keeping consumers in the dark about what they’re eating than in exploring ways to produce safe food.
C. But now angry agribusiness groups are fighting back.
D. The nation’s health has doubtless been improved after the banana bill has been approved.
E. Overnight, tons of apples, applesauce, and apple juice became grocery shelf untouchables, and Washington apple growers lost $130 million, according to the Washington State Farm Bureau.
F. Who determines what’s "reasonable"?
【B10】
选项
答案
B
解析
空格前一句的意思是,4/5的美国人很关注食品安全。后面举了一个反例。两个句子之间没有必然关系,因此空格处句子要起到承上启下的作用,所以正确答案是B选项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/E12O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Howdoesithappenthatchildrenlearntheirmothertonguesowell?Whenwecomparewithadultslearningaforeign11.______
Thisisamarketinwhichenterprisingbusinesses______forthedemandsofteenagersandolderyouthsinalltheirrockmaniaa
Thinkaboutwhatwouldmakeyoureally,reallyhappy.Moremoney?Wrong.Smiling,well-adjustedkids?Wrongagain.Thefactisw
Yourkindnessingiving______totheconsiderationoftheaboveproblemwillbehighlyappreciated.
Aparticularareainwhichassumptionsandvaluesdifferbetweenculturesisthatoffriendship.FriendshipsamongAmericansten
Shewasalwaysinperfectsympathywithme______myloveofnature.
Intheairport,Icouldhearnothingexcepttheroarofaircraftengineswhich______allothersounds.
ThemajorobstacletothereforminNewOrleans,______,ismoney.
ProfessorSmithandProfessorBrownwill_____inpresentingtheseriesoflecturesonAmericanliterature.
YeatswasbeginningtouseavocabularyfreshlymintedfromthetreasuryofGaelicliterature,andmanyoftheshorterpoemsin
随机试题
某晚,甲潜入乙家中行窃,被发现后携所窃赃物(价值900余元)逃跑,乙紧追不舍。甲见杂货店旁有一辆未熄火摩托车,车主丙正站在车旁吸烟,便骑上摩托车继续逃跑。次日,丙在街上发现自己的摩托车和甲,欲将甲扭送公安局,甲一拳将丙打伤,后经法医鉴定为轻伤。本案应当以下
设y=(3x+1)27,则y(27)=________.
甲公司分立为乙、丙两公司,约定由乙公司承担甲公司全部债务的清偿责任,丙公司继受甲公司全部债权。关于该协议的效力,下列哪一选项是正确的()
A、热爱专业,立志献身B、刻苦钻研,履行责任C、互相尊重,待人宽容D、抬高自己,诋毁他人E、廉洁奉公,为社会尽义务护理人员面对红包要意识到的是()
面对财政支出的不断增长,经济学家试图从不同的角度给出解释。()提出了“经济发展阶段增长理论”。
法国人谈起中国人心目中的法国文学,总忍不住用一种轻蔑的口吻说:“你们喜欢《茶花女》。”在法国人眼里,喜欢大仲马还算有些品味,毕竟他有一部《基度山伯爵》,有《三个火枪手》,小仲马有什么呢?只不过写了一个交际花而已。法国文学是法国人的骄傲,在世界文学中有
根据《专利法》的有关规定,下列选项中可以授予专利权的是()。
在窗体上画一个名称为Command1的命令按钮,然后编写如下事件过程:PrivateSubCommand1_Click()DimxAsInteger,yAsIntegerDimsAsStrings="2013-
先月大学の友達と一緒に京都と奈良へ行った。はじめに京都に行って、前から見たかった清水寺や金閣寺などを回った。3日後京都をたって、奈良に向かった。奈良へは電車で行ったのだが、その電車の中にカメラを入れたバッグを忘れてしまった。パッグの中には京都で撮ったフィル
Byall【B1】______,thetimeisrightforhousestobecome"【B2】______"Duringthelastdecade,【B3】______havereadilyacceptedsuch
最新回复
(
0
)